• Listen to Mastodon, Alice In Chains, & The Mars Volta Supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra

    Supergroups are possibly the most hit-or-miss ventures in the music industry. Those attempting to make such a band come together must tread lightly because, no matter what, you're going to a lot of guff about the passé subject from fans and critics. Luckily for the unfortunately named supergroup Giraffe Tongue Orchestra (don't give up on them just yet!), the members featured in this outfit are too enticing to ignore. Musicians from Alice in Chains, Dethklok, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Mars Volta make up this band, and thanks to some Instagram videos that premiered this week, you can listen to clips of new songs below.

  • Christian Bale Listened to Pantera & Mastodon for 2 Weeks to Learn Drums for 'The Big Short'

    Christian Bale proves once again that he is one of the best method actors of our time; claiming that he learned to play drums by listening to the heavy metal band Pantera's "By Demons Be Driven" for two weeks to prepare for his role as 'The Big Short's' Mike Bury. In the movie, and apparently in real life, Bury unwinds at the end of his days as a hedge fund manager (one of the first to invest in the subprime mortgage crisis), by listening and playing double kick drum along to metal bands such as Pantera and Mastodon.

  • Young Thug, Lil Wayne, Travis Barker and More: Face and Head Tattoos in Music

    Young Thug shocked the world when he revealed that he had gotten an ice cream cone tattooed on his face in tribute to Gucci Mane. "Shocked" might be a bit of a stretch, considering that the rapper has been on a tear of unpredictable behavior since the release of his Barter 6 album. First he tried to cop the name Tha Carter 6 from Lil Wayne (and in an "unrelated" incident, his road manager was just arrested for allegedly shooting at Weezy's tour bus). The he got the "tribute" tattoo. What next? Will he start wearing clocks on chains as a "tribute" to Flava Flav? Anyway, all we have right now is that Young Thug got some fresh ink, and it's on his face. Here are six other prominent musicians that have used their heads as showcases for questionable art installations.

  • HBO's 'Game of Thrones' Releases 'Catch the Throne, Vol. 2' Featuring Snoop Dogg, Anthrax, Ty Dolla $ign and Others

    HBO has released the second edition of its mixtape series for the hit show Game Of Thrones. The second Catch The Throne tape builds on the debut compilation, adding five more songs and picking up some big names across music. Like Catch The Throne, the mixtape calls upon a diverse array of artists across numerous genres, but primarily in metal and hip-hop. Names like Snoop Dogg, Ty Dolla $ign, Anthrax, Mastodon and Method Man hold the crown in this mixtape. Each track is thematic for the show with titles like "White Walker" and "Among the Crows."

  • Mastodon, Clutch Co-Headlining Tour [SCHEDULE]

    Mastodon and Clutch are teaming up to bring metal fans a unique 2015 concert experience. The two groups will switch off headlining gigs for a lengthy run that begins April 16 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Graveyard and Big Business will provide support for the two rock mainstays. While Clutch — founded in 1991 —precedes Mastodon by nine years, the latter group will be the featured artist for most of the trek.

  • Shaky Knees '15 Lineup: The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco to Headline ATL Festival

    Atlanta's Shaky Knees Music Festival announced its 2015 lineup, and it certainly holds its own against some of the bigger events. The Strokes, Wilco and The Avett Brothers are set to headline along with Ryan Adams, The Pixies and Social Distortion. Tickets for the three-day festival, which will run May 8 to 10, go on sale Friday, Jan. 16, "Consequence of Sound" reports. The third annual fest is offering an array of talent from alternative to metal, with most bands falling in the indie rock category. Here are the other artists you can look forward to seeing if you go: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, Tame Impala, Brand New, Old Crow Medicine Show, Mastodon, Interpol, TV on the Radio, James Blake, Neutral Milk Hotel, Flogging Molly, Manchester Orchestra, Dr. Dog, Milky Chance, Death from Above 1979, Spiritualized, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Kaiser Chiefs, ZZ Ward, Panda Bear, Clutch, American Football, The Black Lips, The Devil Makes Three, The Mountain Goats, Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls, The Kooks, Wavves, Built to Spill, Mac DeMarco, Diamond Rugs, Minus the Bear and Old 97s. Rounding out the bottom of the roster are The Heartless Bastards, The Mowglis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Bronx, Two Gallants, Tennis, Speedy Ortiz, The Whiskey Gentry, Fences, The Sheepdogs, Surfer Blood, The Damnwells, Field Report and many more.

  • Screaming Females Brush Their Teeth In "Criminal Image" Music Video [WATCH]

    New Jersey punk trio Screaming Females have shared a new track titled "Criminal Image," off of their upcoming album 'Rose Mountain,' which you can check out here. The track is filled with some excellent riffage from guitarist Marissa Paternoster (who's truly one of America's best living guitarists), but has an uncharacteristic yet still excellent piano break in the middle. The song is accompanied with a video of the band brushing their teeth, because punk rock.

  • 10 Best Album Covers Of 2014

    Music lovers often experience album covers before hearing the album itself, so it's pretty appropriate that we're publishing our list of the best album covers of 2014 before our list of best albums of 2014 (stay tuned for that one in a few weeks, by the way). Here are the year's top 10 album covers.
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