Mastodon Confirmed For Sonisphere

Mastodon have announced they will be joining Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax, and more on the Sonisphere Festival in 2010 on the following dates:

6/16 2010 Bemowo Airport - Warsaw, POL
6/19 2010 Mimon Airport - Prague, CZE

More information on the Sonisphere Festivals can be found at this location. Mastodon also have the following upcoming European tour dates with support from Totimoshi: More...

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Mastodon Lands On Time's Top 10 Albums Of 2009

Mastodon's latest album "Crack The Skye" has landed on spot #3 of Time's top 10 albums of 2009. "Crack The Skye" was the only metal album to make the list. Time had this to say about about the album:

The band name doesn't inspire confidence. Nor does the warlock-strewn album cover. Nor the fact that Crack the Skye is the last of a four-album cycle about Earth's elements. But before you sneer, "Hello, Cleveland," listen to Mastodon's thunderous, disciplined and expansive brand of metal. There are plenty of bass-drum carpet-bombings, and "The Czar," a four-part ode to Rasputin — O.K., go ahead: "Hello, Cleveland!" — has all the whiplash rhythm shifts of vintage Metallica. But the album also has nods to European folk, free jazz and prog rock, and as produced by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam), it fronts a brawny sound that doesn't overwhelm the clarity of individual notes. Chuckle at lyrics about "the space-time paradigm" if you must, but the ambition and tenacity of Mastodon's music makes Crack the Skye sonically unforgettable.

The other artists on the list included Brad Paisley, Dirty Projectors, Miranda Lambert, Phoenix, The-Dream, Raekwon, Grizzly Bear, The Avett Brothers, and Lady Gaga.

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Mastodon Announces Support For European Tour

Mastodon have announced that Totimoshi will be supporting them on their upcoming European tour in February. The currently confirmed dates are as follows:

2/5 2010 Fri-son Fribourg
2/6 2010 Melkweg Amsterdam
2/8 2010 Gruenspan Hamburg
2/9 2010 Columbia Club Berlin
2/10 2010 Batschcapp Frankfurt
2/12 2010 Arena Vienna
2/13 2010 Backstage Munich
2/14 2010 Essigfabrik Cologne
2/16 2010 Wulfrun Wolverhampton
2/17 2010 Academy Bristol
2/19 2010 Barrowland Glasgow
2/20 2010 Academy Manchester
2/21 2010 Academy Newcastle
2/23 2010 Rock City Nottingham
2/24 2010 Roundhouse London

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Mastodon To Tour With Metallica In South America

Mastodon have announced they will be supporting Metallica in Mexico and South America. The currently confirmed dates are as follows:

03/01/2010 Guadalajara, Mexico Estadio Tres de Marzo
03/03/2010 Monterrey, Mexico Estadio Universitario
03/05/2010 Guatemala City, Guatemala Estadio Mateo Flores
03/07/2010 San Jose, Costa Rica Saprissa Stadium
03/08/2010 Panama City, Panama Plaza Figali
03/10/2010 Bogota, Colombia Park Simon Bolivar
03/12/2010 Caracas, Venezuela La Rinconada
03/14/2010 San Juan, Puerto Rico Coliseo de Puerto Rico

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Black Friday Heavy Metal Deals Revealed

As we near Black Friday, the busiest Christmas shopping day of the year, many retailers and online stores have announced a variety of special deals. Many of these deals offer metal and hard rock albums at greatly reduced prices. As more Black Friday ads are announced we will continue to update this page with the most recent information. The current metal deals are as follows: More...

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Mastodon Updates Tour Schedule

Mastodon have updated their tour schedule with the following Australian and European dates:

1/15 2010 Big Day Out Auckland
1/17 2010 Big Day Out Gold Coast
1/21 2010 Roundhouse Sydney
1/22 2010 Big Day Out Sydney
1/26 2010 Big Day Out Melbourne
1/28 2010 The Palace Melbourne
1/29 2010 Big Day Out Adelaide
1/31 2010 Big Day Out Perth
2/4 2010 Megazzini Generali Milan
2/5 2010 Fri-son Fribourg
2/6 2010 Melkweg Amsterdam
2/8 2010 Gruenspan Hamburg
2/9 2010 Columbia Club Berlin
2/10 2010 Batschcapp Frankfurt
2/12 2010 Arena Vienna
2/13 2010 Backstage Munich
2/14 2010 Essigfabrik Cologne
2/16 2010 Wulfrun Wolverhampton
2/17 2010 Academy Bristol
2/19 2010 Barrowland Glasgow
2/20 2010 Academy Manchester
2/21 2010 Academy Newcastle
2/23 2010 Rock City Nottingham
2/24 2010 Roundhouse London

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Mastodon Announces Australian Shows

American heavy metal outfit Mastodon has announced that they will be heading Down Under in January to perform on the Big Day out tour, and has announced two headlining off dates as well. The band may add more dates nearer the future but the initial headlining off dates are as follows:

January 21 - Roundhouse - Sydney, Australia
January 28 - The Palace - Melbourne, Australia

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The Haunted Nominated For Danish Metal Award

The Haunted has announced that they've been nominated for a Danish Metal Award for their latest album, "Versus," in the category of "Best International Metal Album." The other nominees are:

GOJIRA: The Way of All Flesh
MASTODON: Crack the Skye
THE HAUNTED: Versus
HEAVEN & HELL: The Devil You Know
SATYRICON: The Age of Nero

The Danish Metal Awards takes place January 16, 2010 at Amager Bio, Copenhagen, Denmark. Tickets are 290 Danish kroner can be purchased at Billetnet.dk.

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Today Is Live Nation Ultimate Access Triple Play

Today-only (Wednesday, October 28, 2009) every single fan who buys a ticket to a Live Nation club show is automatically entered to win an Ultimate Access Pass to the venue for which they bought their ticket. The Ultimate Access Pass is Live Nation’s golden ticket, good for admission to every single show in 2010 to an individual Live Nation venue. Every Live Nation club venue will have an Ultimate Access winner, with the names of winners posted on LiveNation.com Thursday morning at 12 Noon Eastern time. On Ultimate Access Wednesday every single ticket will be available at reduced cost as Live Nation drops the service fee on hundreds of thousands of tickets in its club venues across the country for one day only.

In addition to offering the concert goers the chance to win the Ultimate Access Pass, Live Nation is bringing music fans and their favorite bands closer together by hosting fan-and-band meet and greets at venues across the country. Bands including Anvil, Between The Buried And Me, Dethklok and Mastodon, Hellogoodbye, Hollywood Undead with Atreyu and Escape The Fate, LMFAO with Shwayze, Taking Back Sunday, Tesla and The Used will spend the afternoon meeting fans, taking pictures and answering questions. The box offices at Live Nation clubs will be open on Wednesday afternoon, selling no service fee tickets to all scheduled events. All fans purchasing tickets at the box office on Wednesday will also be entered to win the Ultimate Access Pass for that club.

It all happens Wednesday, October 28th as Live Nation drops the service fee on hundreds of thousands of tickets in its club venues across the country. In addition to the onsite meet and greets, the No Service Fee offer will also be available at www.LiveNation.com for 24 hours beginning at 12:01 a.m. local time on Wednesday, October 28th on participating shows.

“This week we’re bringing fans 3 amazing opportunities,” said Michael Rapino, President and Chief Executive Officer of Live Nation. “The first is the opportunity for fans to connect directly with the bands they love in our venues, as the bands themselves help sell no service fee tickets. Second, is the chance to win ‘Ultimate Access Pass,’ to every one of our clubs. And third, is the chance to pick up no service fee tickets to see their favorite bands on hundreds of thousands of club tickets on LiveNation.com. This Wednesday is all about Live Nation and the bands we work with saying ‘thanks’ to the fans for their support and their love of live music.”

The following acts will be meeting fans this week:

Anvil Hard Rock Café, Toronto 5 – 7 PM
Between The Buried And Me The Fillmore Charlotte 5:30 – 6:30 PM
Dethklok & Mastodon House of Blues Boston 6:30 – 7 PM
Five Finger Death Punch The Fillmore Denver 6 – 7 PM
Hellogoodbye Atlanta Tabernacle 5 – 6 PM
Hollywood Undead w/ Atreyu & Escape the Fate The Gramercy Theater, New York 4 – 6 PM
LMFAO w/ Shwayze The Hollywood Palladium 6 – 8 PM
Taking Back Sunday House of Blues Chicago 5 – 5:30 PM
Tesla Murat Egyptian Room, Indianapolis 5 – 7 PM
The Used TLA Philadelphia 5 – 6 PM

Lawn, general admission or reserved tickets subject to available at participating venues and select shows. Parking and shipping fees may apply. Cannot be combined with any other offer or discounts.

Ultimate Access Pass good at one of participating venues only. Not available in Canada. No purchase necessary. For complete details and official rules go to livenation.com.

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High On Fire Changes Tour Date Venue

High on Fire have announced that their show with Dethklok and Mastodon in Mesa, Arizona on November 17th has changed venues. The tour date will now take place in Tempe, Arizona at the Marquee Theater. All existing tickets will still be honored.

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Mastodon To Film Chicago Show For DVD

American heavy metal outfit Mastodon has announced that they will be recording their upcoming show in Chicago (which takes place Saturday October 17th) for a future live DVD and CD. The release is expected to hit the shelves sometime next year. Stay tuned for more details.

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Metalocalypse Guest Stars Revealed For Season 3

When answering questions from fans and users of MetalSucks.net recently, Metalocalypse creator Brendon Small has revealed that the next season of Metalocalypse will include special guest voice work from Mastodon, Slash, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai. An excerpt from the interview is as follows:

Q: Can we expect to see more voice work from the members of the metal community in the new season, perhaps your tourmates in Mastodon?

A: "That’s funny that you mentioned that, [because] we just recorded Mastodon in the upcoming episode and they were… we were blown away. We get a lot of people and we’re always surprised that they have this kind of other talent or can do voiceover stuff. Mastodon surprised us more than anybody else — they were really funny. Just hanging out with those guys on this tour has been really fun. They have a very good sense of humor. A lot of people in rock and roll, metal and all that stuff spend all their time on the bus just watching comedy and Monty Python and stuff like that. We have Mastodon coming. We have members of In Flames coming this season. I have some of my guitar heroes playing parts on this season, doing voiceovers, like Satriani, Vai, and Slash. I’m a guitar nerd so I had to reach out to those guys to see if I can get them on the show. They were great too."

Read the full article at MetalSucks.net.

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Tonight's Headbangers Ball Line-Up Details

Tonight's Headbangers Ball on MTV2 at 2 AM ET/PT will feature Every Time I Die and the following line up of videos:

Kittie - "Cut Throat"
Every Time I Die - "The New Black"
Hatebreed - "In Ashes They Shall Reap"
Every Time I Die - "We'rewolf"
Mastodon - "Oblivion"

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Dethklok Announces More US Tour Dates

Dethklok has announced additional tour dates in New York and Los Angeles, plus new dates in Norfolk, Charlotte and San Jose. The complete Dethklok tour schedule with Mastodon, High On Fire, and Converge is as follows:

10/02 - Roseland Theater - Portland, OR
10/03 - WaMu Theater - Seattle, WA
10/04 - Orpheum Theatre - Vancouver, BC
10/06 - Big Four Building - Calgary, AB
10/07 - Shaw Conference Centre - Edmonton, AB
10/09 - Great Saltair - Salt Lake City, UT
10/10 - Fillmore Auditorium - Denver, CO
10/12 - Uptown Theater - Kansas City, MO
10/13 - The Pageant - St. Louis, MO
10/14 - Val Air Ballroom - Des Moines, IA
10/16 - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Minneapolis, MN
10/17 - Aragon Ballroom - Chicago, I
10/18 - Eagle’s Auditorium - Milwaukee, WI
10/20 - LC Pavilion - Columbus, OH
10/21 - The Fillmore Detroit - Detroit, MI
10/23 - Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
10/24 - The Fairgrounds - Buffalo, NY
10/25 - Armory - Albany, NY
10/27 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
10/29 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/30 - Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
10/31 - Patriot Center - Washington, DC
11/01 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA
11/03 - The Norva - Norfolk, VA
11/04 - The Fillmore - Charlotte, NC
11/05 - Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA
11/06 - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
11/07 - Hard Rock Live - Orlando, FL
11/08 - Pompano Beach Amphitheater - Pompano Beach, FL
11/11 - House of Blues - Dallas, TX
11/12 - Verizon Wireless Theater - Houston, TX
11/13 - Austin City Music Hall - Austin, TX
11/14 - Brady TheaterTulsa, OK
11/16 - Pan American CenterLas Cruces, NM
11/17 - Mesa AmphitheaterMesa, AZ
11/18 - House of BluesLas Vegas, NV
11/19 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
11/20 - Palladium - Los Angeles, CA
11/21 - Events Center - San Jose, CA

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Extra Date Added To Dethklok Tour

A new date has been added to the Dethklok and Mastodon co-headline tour (with support from High on Fire and Converge): November 21st – San Jose, CA Event Center.

The October 16th tour date in St Paul has also been moved to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN.

The currently confirmed tour dates are as follows: More...

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Tonight's Headbangers Ball Play List Revealed

The play list for tonight's MTV2 Headbangers Ball, which airs at 2AM EDT, will be as follows:

Hatebreed – “Thirsty and Miserable”
Lamb of God – “Set To Fail”
Mastodon – “Oblivion”
Clutch – “50000 Unstoppable Watts”
Rob Zombie – “American Witch”
DevilDriver – “Pray For Villains”
Job For A Cowboy – “Unfurling A Darkened Gospel”
Gallows – “Vulture Act II”

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Mastodon To Play Secret Show In San Diego

Atlanta, Georgia based metal outfit Mastodon has been confirmed to play a secret show for San Diego's FM 94/9 Studio Session for a select group of FM 94/9 Insiders.

The radio station explains: "We're going to record the session and play it back for the rest of San Diego, but you can be in the audience by entering here. Plus, we'll also throw in a pair of tickets to Street Scene on Friday, August 28th where you can see Mastodon, MODEST MOUSE, CAKE, BAND OF HORSES, CAGE THE ELEPHANT and others! To be eligible to win, make sure you enter by midnight on Sunday, August 16th. We'll randomly select and notify 20 winners."

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"Brutal Legend" Track Listing Revealed

GameDaily.com is reporting that the track listing for the upcoming heavy metal themed video game "Brutal Legend," which features the voice of Jack Black, has been revealed. The projected track listing can be viewed below. "Brutal Legend" is set to be released on October 13th in North America and October 16th in Europe. More...

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Dethklok and Mastodon Announce Massive US Tour

This fall, two of the most popular bands in metal will co-headline a 34-city North American tour as the Grammy® Award-winning Mastodon hits the road with Dethklok, the world’s most brutal animated death metal band from Adult Swim’s Metalocalypse. In one of the most highly-anticipated tours of the year, the Adult Swim Presents Dethklok and Mastodon tour will kick off on October 2 in Portland, Ore. and bring mayhem and destruction to local venues throughout the nation. Adding even more layers to this fall’s top metal tour, Oakland’s High On Fire and Converge will open each show. There will be a ticket pre-sale that begins on Tuesday, August 4 at 10:00 AM EST, while the full allotment of tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Friday, August 7. For more information about the tour including the pre-sale ticket password, price ranges and how to order, please visit www.adultswimpresents.com.

As sponsor for the entire tour, Adult Swim will feature "Brütal Legend" gaming stations for fans to experience the videogame first-hand, while a two-minute animated content piece, created by Titmouse, will air during each show. Print ads, AdultSwim.com and on-site materials will also feature the videogame as the tour’s key sponsor. "Brütal Legend" is an epic action game from visionary developer Tim Schafer. Jack Black stars as Eddie Riggs, a legendary roadie summoned to a world of Heavy Metal where mountains are made of amplifiers, killer spiders spin guitar strings and Rock Legends roam the landscape. As Eddie, crush skulls with a battle axe, ravage the road in a super-charged Hot Rod and unleash the power of Rock to reign down fire from the sky – all to save humanity and become a Brütal Legend.

Nathan Explosion, William Murderface, Skwisgaar Swigelf, Toki Wartooth and Pickles – better known as Dethklok – will take to the road in support of the band’s latest CD release from Williams Street Records, "Dethklok: The Dethalbum II," which will be released as both a standard and deluxe edition on September 29 from Williams Street Records. A limited-edition vinyl of the album will also be released at local record shops starting November 24. Bringing the animated band to life on stage each night will be series co-creator and composer Brendon Small along with an all-star band including the legendary Gene Hoglan, Bryan Beller and Mike Keneally. These real life-musicians will perform live while dark-lit and playing underneath a giant projection screen featuring all-new animation and music videos from Dethklok to create a truly unique concert experience.

Sharing the bill with Dethklok on this seven-week tour is Grammy® Award-winning hard icons Mastodon, who are currently touring Europe and the UK with Metallica. The band’s groundbreaking new album Crack The Skye was released on March 24, debuting on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at #11 to overwhelming international critical praise.

Also on the tour is High On Fire. Described as “a supersonic exercise in conquest by volume and sheer heaviness,” High On Fire has forged a style and sound that is both unique and absolutely crushing. The group features vocalist and cult guitar hero Matt Pike, a founding member of the famed underground band SLEEP. Pike was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as one of its “New Guitar Gods.”

Also on the tour, Converge will release their anticipated new album "Axe To Fall" on Epitaph on October 20th. The release is the follow up to their highly-acclaimed "No Heroes" album, released on Epitaph in 2006.

The tour schedule for Adult Swim Presents Metalocalypse’s Dethklok and Mastodon with High On Fire and Converge is as follows: More...

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Metal Music To Be Featured In Madden '10 Game

The forthcoming new video game Madden 10 will be seeing its fair share of metal music featured on its soundtrack, as classic songs from the likes of Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Pantera and Iron Maiden will be appearing on the game. The game will be released on July 31st.

The tracklisting for the game is as follows:

2pac - Can't C Me
Airbourne - Heads Are Gonna Roll
Alice In Chains - Them Bones
B.O.B. - Created A Monster
Bang Camaro - Revolution
Beastie Boys - Sabotage
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Cypress Hill - Get 'em Up
Helmet - Unsung
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Judas Priest - Painkiller
Kid Rock - I Am The Bulldog
Killswitch Engage - Reckoning
Korn - Blind
Mastodon - Divinations
Nas feat. Puff Daddy - Hate Me Now
Nirvana - Breed
Pantera - Walk
Public Enemy - Shut 'em Down
Rage Against The Machine - Guerilla Radio
Set Your Goals - Gaia Bleeds (Make Way For Man)
Slipknot - Duality
System Of A Down - Sugar
The Vanity Plan - Before I Die
Young Dre The Truth - Cheah Beah

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