High On Fire has commenced work on its long-awaited, fifth studio album and follow-up to 2007's Death is This Communion.

The stunning new album, Here Waits Thy Doom, was tracked in Seattle's Sound House Recordings with renowned producer Jack Endino (High On Fire) and is soon to be hailed as the gospel of all things heavy.

Bonnarro added more non-Phish bands to its 2009 lineup, including PE, High On Fire, Dillinger Escape Plan, Passion Pit, and Amadou & Mariam. The comedy tent includes Jimmy Fallon because the trainwreck tent was canceled. Details at bonnaroo.com.

Photos by Mike White; Above: MastodonThe Scion Rock Fest pulverized the city of Atlanta on Saturday, with just about every single awesome metal band on the planet crammed into the Masquerade for a ridiculously badass day of music. Mastodon capped off the blitzkreig, performing songs from their forthcoming album Crack the Skye, and welcoming spec...

Scions look like shoeboxes with wheels, and for some reason they're usually the exact same color as orange Tang. They're like Honda Elements except somehow less cool.And yet the company must have at least a few incredibly cool people working for it. Because Scion, as a brand, has promoted something like a million really good rap shows over the p...