Mastodon, Machine Head, and Lamb of God have announced separate Australian Sidewave shows to coincide with Soundwave 2012.
Mastodon will team up with Gojira and Kvelertak; Machine Head will perform with Chimaira, Shadows Fall, and Times of Grace; Lamb of God will play with In Flames and The Black Dahlia Murder. Dates follow:
Nominees for the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards have been announced.
Amongst those nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance: Mastodon for “Curl Of The Burl” and Megadeth for “Public Enemy No. 1.”
Skrillex was nominated for five awards: Best New Artist, Best Dance Recording and Best Dance/Electronica Album for “Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites,” Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical for “Cinema (Skrillex Remix),” and Best Short Form Music Video for “First Of The Year (Equinox).”
A complete list of nominees can be found at GRAMMY.com.
The GRAMMY Awards will be held on February 12th.
Mastodon and Feist are planning a 7″ split for Record Store Day 2012.
For the release, Mastodon have plans to cover a Feist track, while Feist is set to cover a Mastodon track, according to MTV News Canada in the interview below.
Mastodon will perform on Last Call With Carson Daly on November 15th.
The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman will be spending today working on Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, the collaboration with Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds.
“So about G.T.O (Giraffe Tongue Orchestra), Brent and I have already got new material,” Weinman commented on the band’s official website. “The guy just spits out riffs like a riff machine…we shall be working all day on sweet sweet melodies sure to make the young girls cry and the old one scream (not necessarily in that order).”
The project is also expected to feature former Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery and ex-The Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen.