Mahr’s Bräu, a renowned brewery in Bamberg, Germany, gifted Mastodon with its very own lager to honor the shredheads’ recent set on the German leg of the Sonisphere Festival. A limited, 200-bottle batch of Mastodon’s Premium Lager was waiting for the band as they rolled into the festival site over the weekend, all of which was most likely gone before they left. No word on whether or not they shared with the dudes in Linkin Park. (via The Daily Swarm)
Bombshell is Tripwire contributor Zeena Koda’s monthly metal column. In this, her first installment, Z sits down with Troy Sanders of Mastodon, Grace Perry of Landmine Marathon and the men of Torche.
Metal wouldn’t exist without three core things — intoxicants, babes and the BOOM. In this edition of Bombshell we have the trifecta for you; a legit babe who slays the mic with intelligence and beauty, as well as two seminal intoxicant heavy bands that have carved out a mark for a generation of new metalheads to adore (see: they bring the motherfuckin’ BOOM). In preparation for the onslaught of summer tours, check out what some of my current faves are getting into and get your pink ass out to the pavement to see them in full glory. I promise, with all the female advice you’ll get from this column, you’re one step closer to getting laid.
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Metal fans are blowing their proverbial load today as Mastodon drummer/lyricist Brann Dailor (formerly of the possibly even more awesome Lethargy) announced that the band’s recently released concept album Crack The Skye could be on its way to Hollywood — the band has apparently written a screenplay with a director who shall remain nameless and had interest from three others in creating the film adaptation.
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You may not know Red Fang by name, but if you’ve been near the internets recently, you’ve probably seen the video for their debut single “Prehistoric Dog”. It’s ‘gone viral’ as the kids say, and rightfully so: it’s easily one of the best videos of the last five years. Incorporating host of visual delights, including excessive beer consumption, live action role playing, creative recycling and Monty Python-esque gore, you owe it to yourself to seek it out immediately. In fact, the video is so good that you might be distracted from the fact that Red Fang are much more than an awesome video. That would be doing the four Portland natives a great disservice, as a trip through the self-titled Red Fang debut will assert quite definitively that they are nothing less than a full-on four-piece Metal onslaught.
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The line-up for San Francisco’s second annual Outside Lands Music & Arts festival has been announced. The three-day festival will take place in late August at the Golden Gate park, and headliners include Pearl Jam, Beastie Boys, M.I.A. Dave Matthews Band, and… Tom Jones. (If that’s not enough to make you want to go by itself, than we don’t know what to tell you.)
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