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The most animated act grabs the spotlight at a metal mash. It's telling that the most orthodox act on one of the season's most anticipated metal package tours was the one composed of cartoon characters.

Throw in a couple of amazing underground metal bands in High on Fire and the insanely creative Converge , and you've got a metal tour that literally kicks the crap out of the big summer geezer quilting parties like Cruefest and Mayhem .

Hailed as one of the most brutal and face-melting shows of the year, the Adult Swim tour featuring metal bands Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire may sound a little extreme to the uninitiated.

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will take part in a signing session at Best Buy in Tempe, Arizona on Tuesday, November 17 at 5:30 p.m. Pick up a copy of "Crack The Skye" and have it autographed.

Concert Review: Dethklok and Mastodon in Orlando November 8, 2009 at 11:25 pm by Joel Weiss You people out there give us something more than just record sales.

One word: Brutal! Undoubtedly the worlda s best metallic progressive band tag-teaming with the worlda s best faux death metal commodity.

Progressive metal act Mastodon is full of meaty, hot-blooded manliness, much like the other bands on Saturday night's bill at the Brady Theater: Converge, High on Fire and Dethklok.

Thanks to their pulverizing sound, an endorsement from Metallica, and their dinosaur-elephant name, Atlanta metal band Mastodon are one of the genre's biggest recent crossover successes.

PODCAST: Dethklok foe Malcolm McDowell speaks [MP3] 0 Malcolm McDowell at Rock & Shock 2009 Starting tomorrow, metal worshipers will be descending on the House of Blues for two nights of "mind-throttling chasm-fording riff salad" with High on Fire , Mastodon , and hometown-pride-instilling acts Converge , legendary hardcore heavies from Salem, MA ...

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have written the score to "Jonah Hex" , the comic-book Western/horror film starring Josh Brolin in the lead role, with support from John Malkovich , Megan Fox , Will Arnett , Michael Fassbender and Michael Shannon .

Do you remember the news that heavy metal band Mastodon would be scoring the Jonah Hex movie? Yea, I'm still a bit bewildered by that, but it's being cleared up today, finally.

Purple Hill Together, Jordan Bruce, Brent Hough and Owen Marchildon make up Purple Hill, a jangle-friendly three-piece that might be Toronto's answer to The Feelies.

According to a posting on MASTODON 's official Twitter profile , the band's October 17, 2009 concert at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, Illinois will be recorded for future release.

Mastodon. How do you improve on a concert by supreme metal band Mastodon? You get the coolest fake metal band since Spinal Tap to share top billing.

Dethklok, Mastodon, Converge and High on Fire Saturday, October 10, 2009 Fillmore Auditorium Better than: Seeing the Archies, Alvin and the Chipmunks or any other cartoon rock band "There sure are a lot of nerds here for a heavy metal show," said a friend while overlooking the sea of fist-pumping, metal-crazed fans covering the floor of the ...

Drummer Brann Dailor of Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON has scheduled the following signing sessions during the band's tour with DETHKLOK : Oct.

Add American Draft to Chicago's instrumental rock pedigree. The band's second full-length release, the eight-track Hawk On Coachhouse , is like a less frenetic Mastodon minus the vocals.

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Dominic Murphya s feature debut White Lightnin' is the tale of Jesco White, a The Dancing Outlawa .

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have confirmed that they are working with composer John Powell and director Jimmy Hayward on the score to "Jonah Hex" , the comic-book Western/horror film starring Josh Brolin in the lead role, with support from John Malkovich , Megan Fox , Will Arnett , Michael Fassbender and Michael Shannon .