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MASTODON: 'Divinations' Video Trailer Available

A 50-second trailer for "Divinations", the new video from Atlanta-based hard rock behemoths MASTODON, can be viewed below. The clip was helmed by director Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober; METALLICA's "All Nightmare Long") who previously worked with MASTODON on the "Sleeping Giant" video. "Divinatio...

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THE RED CHORD To Enter Studio In April/May

Boston, Massachusetts death metal/grindcore band THE RED CHORD has issued the following update: "As you may have noticed, we have taken a break from touring to buckle down and get a record written. The writing of our new full-length is well along its way. The current intention is to get into the stu...

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'Guitar Hero: Metallica' Lead Designer Interviewed By GameTrailers.com; Video Available

GameTrailers.com recently conducted an interview with Neversoft lead designer Alan Flores about the forthcoming Guitar Hero: Metallica game. Watch the chat below. METALLICA has revealed the complete track listing for Guitar Hero: Metallica, which is due out in North America on March 29. It is as fol...

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NEUROSIS' SCOTT KELLY Performs With MASTODON At SCION ROCK FEST; Video Available

Scott Kelly, one of three founding members of long-running Oakland, California-based industrial/alternative/metal pioneers NEUROSIS, performed "Crystal Skull", "Divinations", and "Aqua Dementia" with MASTODON at this past Saturday night's (February 28) Scion Rock Fest at The Masquerade in Atlanta, G...

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MASTODON: North American Tour Dates Announced

Atlanta-based progressive metal band MASTODON will embark on a spring U.S. headlining tour in support of its second album for Reprise Records, "Crack The Skye". MASTODON will perform "Crack The Skye" in its entirety along with career-spanning surprises and plenty of visual stimulus in store. This fi...

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MASTODON To Play New Album In Its Entirety On Upcoming Tour

According to Billboard.com, Atlanta-based progressive metal band MASTODON will perform its new album, "Crack the Skye", in its entirety on the group's upcoming tour. The complete album performance is something new for the group, says bassist Bill Kelliher, but "there's something about ["Crack The Sk...

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16 To Guest On KNAC.COM This Weekend

Legendary sludge misanthropes 16 will be interviewed live and in the studio on KNAC.COM this Sunday, March 1 between 3 and 5 p.m. PST. 16 has posted a number of photos from its "Bridges To Burn" record-release show in Los Angeles and its West Coast run with GIANT SQUID. "Bridges To Burn" is ...

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KORN, DOWN, KAMELOT, PENDULUM & THE SWORD For Holland's SONISPHERE Festival

KORN, DOWN, KAMELOT, PENDULUM and THE SWORD have been confirmed for the Holland installment of the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place June 20 at Goffertpark in Nijmegen. The festival billing is as follows: METALLICA SLIPKNOT KORN LAMB OF GOD DOWN KAMELOT PENDULUM MA...

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STARRING JANET LEIGH Signs With IRONCLAD RECORDINGS

Ironclad Recordings (Trevor Phipps of UNEARTH's label) has announced the signing of STARRING JANET LEIGH. Formed in 2003, the Canadian metal act began with creating music the band found both interesting and challenging with no compromise to musical integrity. Fusing death metal, hardcore, and modern...

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BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

Welsh metallers BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical order): ALICE IN CHAINS AVENGED SEVEN...

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MASTODON Announces Digital Album Pre-Order Exclusively On iTunes Today

Atlanta-based hard rock behemoths MASTODON have announced an exclusive pre-order of "Crack The Skye", their seven-song strong, Brendan O'Brien-produced opus, which begins today, February 24, exclusively through iTunes. Those who pre-order the album digitally will also be able to immediately download...

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SLIPKNOT, SYSTEM OF A DOWN, MASTODON, CLUTCH Members Talk 'Watchmen' Movie

ARTISTdirect.com editor Rick Florino has written a feature compiling band reactions to the upcoming $120 million comic book adaptation "Watchmen". For this exclusive feature, he spoke with SLIPKNOT and STONE SOUR frontman Corey Taylor, SYSTEM OF A DOWN drummer John Dolmayan, MASTODON drummer Brann D...

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ACTIVISION's TIM RILEY Talks 'Guitar Hero: Metallica'; Video Available

Tim Riley, vice president of music affairs at Activision, recently spoke to the Scandinavian gaming mag Gamereactor about the new importance of games as a platform for distribution and the new position it holds as catalyst for increased digital music sales in reference to the company's upcoming META...

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MASTODON Unveils 'Tripped-Out' Web Site For New Album

Head over to CrackTheSkye.com and get ready to have your mind blown! The new MASTODON microsite has just launched and features animation inspired by the band's upcoming album, "Crack the Skye". The new site is a Flash-based, interactive experience threading fans through an extremely visual, user-con...

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THIN LIZZY, MACHINE HEAD, ALICE IN CHAINS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD Confirmed For U.K.'s SONISPHERE

THIN LIZZY, MACHINE HEAD, ALICE IN CHAINS, AVENGED SEVENFOLD and THE SWORD have been confirmed for the METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. The festival billing is shaping up as follows (in alphabetical or...