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MASTODON's BRENT HINDS Designs Flying-V Custom Guitar From EPIPHONE

Epiphone, the world leader in affordable, professional instruments, proudly presents the debut of the limited-edition Brent Hinds Flying-V Custom, a new signature model designed by Brent Hinds, lead singer and guitarist of MASTODON. Hinds was recently honored with a Metal Hammer Golden Gods award by...

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MASTODON Drummer To Sit In With House Band On NBC's 'Late Night With Seth Meyers'

MASTODON drummer Brann Dailor will sit in with THE 8G BAND, featuring Fred Armisen, on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" starting tonight through Thursday. THE 8G BAND is Seth Jabour, Eli Janney, Syd Butler and Marnie Stern. Dailor commented: "I'm so excited to combine three of my favourite things. Play...

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DEATH: Deluxe Reissue Of 'Scream Bloody Gore' Due In May

DEATH's legendary 1987 debut, "Scream Bloody Gore", is more than just an untouchable album — upon its release, it was positively genre-creating. "Scream Bloody Gore" founded the quintessential death metal sound, with more tormented riffs, screams, and leads than the world had ever imagined, and esta...

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PANTERA Gets Mentioned At ACADEMY AWARDS

PANTERA got a shoutout during Sunday's 88th Academy Awards before the film "The Big Short" took home the Oscar for "Best Adapted Screenplay". Christian Bale, who has earned a reputation for being an incredibly intense method actor, learned to play double-bass drums for a short scene in "The Big Shor...

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MASTODON To Open Rehearsal Facility In Atlanta

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON have purchased a rehearsal building in the West End area of their hometown and are working on turning it into a place that will house about twenty individual rehearsal spots. MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher is overseeing the project, which came about after two...

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ALICE IN CHAINS Frontman Singing For GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA Project

According to The Pulse Of Radio, ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall is fronting a new act called GIRAFFE TONGUE ORCHESTRA, which is also comprised of members of MASTODON, THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN, THE MARS VOLTA and others. While the lineup has changed since the project was launched in 2012 — wi...

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VEKTOR To Release 'Terminal Redux' Album In May

Highly complex progressive sci-fi themed metallers VEKTOR have revealed the full details of their long-awaited new album, "Terminal Redux". Due on May 6 via Earache, "Terminal Redux" is VEKTOR's third full-length release and the band's first ever concept album, further exploring the themes that firs...

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APOCALYPTICA Announces U.S. Tour

Finnish cello rockers APOCALYPTICA will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in April. The dates are as follows: Apr. 23 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom Apr. 25 - Pontiac, MI - Cro-foot Apr. 26 - Chicago, IL - House Of Blues Apr. 27 - Minneapolis, MN - Mill City Nights Apr. 29 - Denver, ...

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FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH, DISTURBED, NIGHTWISH, VOLBEAT, Others Confirmed For HEAVY MONTREAL

Heavy Montreal 2016 returns to Parc Jean-Drapeau at the Plaine Des Jeux festival site on August 6 and August 7. The complete lineup for this year's festival is as follows: FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH DISTURBED NIGHTWISH VOLBEAT MASTODON BREAKING BENJAMIN KILLSWITCH ENGAGE BLACK LABEL SOCIETY GHOST ZAKK...

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HEAVY MONTREAL 2016: MASTODON, DESPISED ICON Confirmed; BLABBERMOUTH.NET Presale Announced

Heavy Montreal 2016 returns to Parc Jean-Drapeau at the Plaine Des Jeux festival site on August 6 and August 7. As an official partner of the festival, BLABBERMOUTH.NET can exclusively reveal that reactivated deathcore pioneers DESPISED ICON will perform at the event. Earlier today, MASTODON was als...

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Video: MASTODON's BILL KELLIHER Demonstrates New Signature Amp At NAMM

Premier Guitar has uploaded video footage of Bill Kelliher (MASTODON) talking about and demonstrating his new signature Butterslax 100-watt head and cabinet from Friedman at this year's NAMM show in Anaheim, California. This three-channel amp is handwired in the USA, and the cabinet consists of 2×15...

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Not everyone got on board with BARONESS's last album "Yellow & Green". However, most fans recognized it as one of the bravest albums the heavy underground turned out in recent years. Embracing more of BARONESS's space rock, trad metal, alternative, punk and Eighties rawk affinities, "Yellow &amp...

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MASTODON's Contribution To 'Catch The Throne' Mixtape To Be Made Available On Vinyl Picture Disc

Atlanta progressive metallers MASTODON will release a 12-inch vinyl picture disc of their non-album track "White Walker" on February 19 via Warner Bros. Records. Side A features "White Walker", which was originally released digitally last winter as part of the "Game Of Thrones" mixtape "Catch The Th...

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Video: Actor CHRISTIAN BALE Talks About Learning To Play Double-Bass Drums By Listening To PANTERA, MASTODON

Christian Bale, who has earned a reputation for being an incredibly intense method actor, spoke to Screen Rant 's Don Kaye (a veteran rock journalist who has written CD reviews for BLABBERMOUTH.NET) about his role in the new film "The Big Short", for which he learned to play double-bass drums for a...

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METAL ALLEGIANCE To Pay Tribute To LEMMY At West Hollywood Concert

METAL ALLEGIANCE, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT, will pay tribute to iconic MOTÖRHEAD frontman Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister during METAL ALLEGIANCE's January 9 concert at the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California. With th...