High on Fire

Dethklok is a fictional band featured on the Adult Swim show "Metalocalpyse." Read More

Speaking of deep-space exploration freaks, the Atlanta band Mastodon has become a bit of a Lil Wayne figure for modern metal -- an inventive, genre-beloved act that has crossed over into hipper media favor and much wider sales even as longtime fans wonder what exactly they're up to anymore. Read More

The makeshift music room, lit by a single light bulb, feels more like an 8-by-8-foot tomb. Read More

Around this time every month, The A.V. Club forgets to lock its back door, and Texas-dwelling scumbag Leonard Pierce lets all of his disreputable longhair friends in to spike the water cooler with SoCo and listen to thrash until someone calls security. Read More

Talking Metal are offering a free download in their news section of a rare Zakk Wylde track featuring Bumblefoot. Read More

Boston-based ICHABOD is one of those "secret bands" that has been engulfing fans both live and on record for three previous full-lengths over the past decade; expanding musically on each release, and tapping into new territory - both on the road and on tape. Read More

In a recent interview, voice actor John DiMaggio quipped that actors secretly wanted to be rock stars...and rock stars secretly want to be actors. Read More

Volume is every child's ultimate weapon. Read More

Mastodon Infinitely heavy prog-metal masters Mastodon do sometimes answer to the "Stoner Rock" label, but this music isn't for the dirt-weed set. Read More

Brendon Small is the co-creator of Adult Swim's "Metalocalypse," which chronicles the adventures of the death-metal band Dethklok, the biggest entertainment act on the planet. Read More