Mastodon’sBill Kelliher was recently interviewed byFace Culture and talked about the first time he heardMetallica!We’ve all had those moments where a particular album has really cut through, andBill said that

Well it feels like Christmas has come early because this news isprettyexciting.Mastodon were only just here forSoundwave earlier in the year, but they are already back for their first ever headlining tour!

Heavy music is typically a battlefield upon which the uninitiated dare not tread, but MASTODON unifies the tribes unlike anyone else.

Relative NewcomersKing 810have just dropped their brand new video, Desperate Lovers.

The song is taken from the band’s debt release Memoirs of a Murderer which dropped in August of this year. Even before this release these guys were playing at Download Festival and that was before a full-length release!

King 810 never thought they would leave their small town ofFlint, Michigan and have somehow found themselves on tour in the UK! Front manDavid Gunn spoke withMetal Hammerabout moving on from the streets ofFlint and truly understanding the meaning of music being a universal language.

Get your questions ready forGerard Way’s live chat at 3pm TODAY! Head here to join in!

Slipknot’s Jim Rootrecently caught up withMusic Feeds to talk about life is in Slipknot camp, how the new members are fitting into the band, and a potential Australian headlining tour (after Soundwave of course!)

Music Feeds: New album, new tours, new members. Hows life in the Slipknot camp at the moment?

Soundwavepromoter AJMaddah just revealed that the 2015 Soundwave Festival will move to being a massive 2-day event! Check out what Soundwave posted on their facebook page -

Our friends at Soundwave Festival are running a pretty awesome competition forMastodon to celebrate the release of their new albumOnce More ‘Round The Sun next Friday the 20th of June! Click the photo to be in the running!

Remember the good times of Soundwave and how we held this instagram#ShotsOfSoundwave competition? Well finally, we have picked some winners! All the entries were awesome and we’ve spent all these months combing through them, reflecting on the amazing day that wasSoundwaveand getting excited for next year.