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Meat Puppets with Soundgarden in Calgary

Meat Puppets are  playing with Soundgarden on July 27th at the Saddledome.   Tickets are on sale now and available HERE!

Joey Belladonna in the Studio for the New Anthrax Album

Anthrax is releasing a new album later this year with Joey Belladonna on vocals.  Joey was recently in the studio laying down vocal tracks for the release.  Check out the photos from the studio.

SPIN Talks Big 4

SPIN Magazine sat down with Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine, Slayer’s Tom Araya, and Anthrax’s Scott Ian to discuss the Big 4 performances and what’s changed between the bands over the years.  Check it out HERE.

Bad Brains working on 2011 release

“Stand by for the ‘realist’ we have ever written,” continues Bad Brains’ Daryl Jennifer. The yet untitled album is said to be channeling progressive elements and Megaforce expects the album to be released in late-summer 2011.

Meat Puppets Orange Video Pitchforked

The video for Orange, from the latest Meat Puppets release Lollipop, debuts on Pitchfork TV.  Check out the video here.

Rolling Stone discusses Anthrax’s Worship Music w/Joey Belladonna on Megaforce Records

Anthrax is back in the studio with singer, Joey Belladonna, preparing for a release of new material in the Fall of this year.  Tracks will include a song dedicated to Judas Priest.  Rolling Stone recently sat down and interviewed the band.  Check it out here.

Scelestus – The Debut E.P. from the Godfathers of the Cleveland Metal Scene

Scelestus are putting the final touches on their self-titled debut EP for a 05.10.11 release on Filthy Hands/Megaforce Records.   The group features
ex-Mushroomhead vocalist Jason ‘J. Mann’ Popson, current Mushroomhead drummer Steve ‘Skinny; Felton and Tommy Church of The Autumn Offering within their lineup.

This is J Mann & Skinny’s first collaboration in over eight years. 

Four brutal tracks featuring members of : MUSHROOMHEAD, PITCH BLACK FORECAST & THE AUTUMN OFFERING.

Produced by Tommy Church and Steve Felton.

 “I wear a wristband that says What Would Scelestus Do ?”  – JESUS
“It’s like bringing dynamite to a knife fight”  – GANDHI

FOR FANS OF:
– Lamb of God
– Mushroomhead
– S.O.D.
– Peanut Butter

Buy the E.P. here!

49% Motherf**ker, 51% Son of a Bitch Available Everywhere

The Lemmy documentary is in stores in both DVD and Blu-ray formats.  His dedicated fans made sure it reached #1 on Billboard’s Music Video Chart.  The documentary features cameos by Metallica, Dave Grohl and tons more.

On a recent episode of THAT METAL SHOW, all three hosts picked the Lemmy film as a pick of the week. Matt Sorum from GNR/The Cult/Velvet Revolver, who was one of the guests, raved about it, too. Check out the full episode here.

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Truth & Salvage Stagecoach

Truth & Salvage Play Stage Coach Festival May 1!  For more info, check out the Stagecoach site.

Meat Puppets In Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone updated readers on current status of Meat Puppets with the following headline and article:

Meat Puppets’ Curt Kirkwood on Making New Album ‘Lollipop’ and Their Summer Plans

It’s shaping up to be a busy year for veteran desert punkers the Meat Puppets. First up will be the release of a new studio album, Lollipop, on April 12th via Megaforce Records. Then the group will perform their classic 1985 album, Up on the Sun, in its entirety at All Tomorrow’s Parties in England (which runs from May 13-15, and is curated by Animal Collective), before hitting the road in the U.S. this summer….read the rest of the artcile here.

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