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It seems they don't call Unearth bassist John 'Slo' Maggard 'Slo' for nothing. The cardinal rule of 'Your iPod is Showing' is no cheating. Guilty pleasures and fluke embarrassments are just as revealing to us as cult favorites and credibility markers...

Over in About.com's metal realm, Chad Bowar just put together a holiday gift guide for your favorite metalheads. Music may be an easy go-to, but included are 10 varied ideas that would pique any heavy metal music fan's interest, along with links to compare prices for each item...

During Mastodon's recent tour with Dethklock, Converge and High on Fire, rhythm guitarist Bill Kelliher had a little bit to say about the band and its new album. Talking about the band's namesake, which for them had more to do with 'Star Wars' than 'Lord of the Rings,' it turns out their first run of shirts were misspelled and probably make a fine collector's item...

A fan trying to get Converge bassist Nate Newton's attention kept shouting "Hey, I'm a jew!" until Newton -- who was setting up his gear on the tall Hammerstein stage -- caught on. "Did you just say 'I'm a jew?'" Newton asked inbetween mic checking and adjusting his gear...

The album isn't expected to drop until sometime in February, so things could change -- but according to High on Fire frontman Matt Pike, the sludge metal trio's forthcoming LP is tentatively titled 'Snakes for the Divine.' And Pike says its perhaps the most progressive offering the band's ever churned out...

I thought I saw a few kids in the front crying because they were watching their favorite band come to life. But no, that was just the reflection of William Murderface, Skwisgaar Skwigelf, Nathan Explosion, Pickles and Toki Wartooth gleaming in their eyes...

To celebrate the most metal of all holidays, Halloween, we asked Gwar's nefarious frontman, Oderus Urungus, to interview death metal cartoon titans, Dethklok, live on the air. We were hoping the presentation would be more exciting than a Tera Patrick costume party, and that the participants would fill our trick or treat bags with hysterical volleys of death metal humor...

Though every Wednesday is 'No Service Fee Wednesday' for Live Nation venues across the U.S., today marks a special promotion. Not only can fans purchase tickets without any additional cost, they will automatically be entered to win an Ultimate Access Pass that will allow them entry into every show at the venue in question in 2010...

'Axe to Fall' has been receiving scores of praise since its recent release. The latest record from metalcore mainstays Converge is solidly produced and, according to Decibel magazine, possibly their greatest album yet. The publication's December issue features the album, but their Web site also includes a track-by-track look at 'Axe' from frontman Jacob Bannon...

The Windy City rumbled Oct. 17, as one of the biggest metal shows currently crisscrossing the States hit Chicago's Aragon Ballroom. And the city's illustrious blog, Chicagoist, was there to cover the debauchery. Imagine this: The gig started promptly at 6:30 PM, with High on Fire tearing "through a short, tight set of British-style garage metal" that ran 30 minutes ...