There a few more days of pretending to look busy at work ahead, but as far as our iTunes are concerned 2009 can't get here soon enough. We're done with the lists. It's time for the new. We pored over…   Read Story »

NAME: Mastodon PROGRESS REPORT: Crack The Skye out early 2009; recorded in Atlanta, Georgia at Southern Tracks studio You don't need us or Mastodon vocalist/bassist Troy Sanders to tell you what…   Read Story »

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/music/Bonnaroo_2008_Lineup_Metallica_Pearl_Jam_Jack_Johnson'; After hints and clues, Bonnaroo's 2008 lineup's been announced. They've confirmed Lez Zeppelin, but not Led…   Read Story »

We saw a lot of concerts this year! You probably did too, if you're the sort to be checking music blogs on your downtime over holiday break, so let's all trade notes. Stereogum's Amrit Singh kicks…   Read Story »

Fresh off performing one of the 'Fork Fest's best (and dustiest, thank you mosh pit) sets, the men of Mastodon unveil a new vid for Blood Mountain's "Sleeping Giant." Roboshobo is your director in…   Read Story »

Not sure that anybody commanded a bigger crowd than Mastodon on Saturday. This band is huge. (Seriously, it's more than just Pitchfork readers that love them.) In that sense, it's amazing the Atlanta…   Read Story »

Our friends Aziz, Paul, and Rob have had a funny run so far on their MTV show Human Giant, though the troupe's absurdist shorts presumably haven't lived up to Viacom brass's lofty expectations.…   Read Story »

It's taken 25 years, but the shy guys of Slayer are finally ready to take on television. They'll do Jimmy Kimmel's late night show, perfect for maximum nightmare potential. Via Blabbermouth:According…   Read Story »

Last we checked in with Atlanta's evil-riffed metal men of Mastodon, they were bringing it LOST style. Now they're out to help you enter Blood Mountain with some 8-bit (4-bit?) office…   Read Story »

Hard to get around the impression that the boys in Mastodon have been geeking out Jack, Kate, and Sawyer style recently 'cause this clip -- set on a vaguely tropical island replete with roaming,…   Read Story »