Quick Hits & Clips: Inward Eye, Mastodon, Rise Against, Gaslight Anthem

• Inward Eye are now giving its fans a sneak peek of their new EP with its first single, Shame, available for free download. The band's new animated Remy M Larochelle-directed music video for the single is also up for your viewing pleasure. As a bit of added incentive, Inward Eye is giving away 4 Guitar Hero kits (1 full band kit and 3 full guitar kits) to a few lucky people who sign up for the download on their contest page.
• Headbanger's Blog has premiered the new Mastodon video, "Divination." The clip was helmed by Roboshobo, who also directed the video for "All Nightmare Long" from Metallica. The clip depicts the band members on a rock n' roll mission, trudging through the frozen tundra. "We're climbing a mountain looking for a creature named Brent," guitarist Bill Kelliher told HeadbangersBlog.com. "We were mountaineers - explorers like in John Carpenters 'The Thing.'" Says guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, "It's a really fun video. I'm an old caveman trapped in a block of ice. Explorers find me and they put the flying V [guitar] up to the ice and it melts me. I grab the guitar, do the solo and then I kill them."
• On March 12th, Rise Against will join the growing roster of artists to debut exclusively created music to Guitar Hero fans with the debut of “Death Blossoms” as downloadable content for Activision Publishing, Inc.’s Guitar Hero® World Tour. The Guitar Hero alums, with “Prayer of the Refuge” and “Re-Education (Through Labor)” appearing in previous versions of Guitar Hero, complete the Rise Against Track Pack with “Audience of One,” and “Ready to Fall.” Commemorating the release of the Rise Against Track Pack, virtual rockstars will have the unique opportunity to join Tim McIlrath on the digital stage for performances of Rise Against smash hits. For a chance to rock with the Chicago native in the Game with Fame on March 14th from 1:00 to 3:00 PM Central (11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Pacific) in Guitar Hero World Tour on the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, send a friend request to the gamertag GHRiseAgainst1. “Guitar Hero continues to be a platform for artists to deliver new music while gaining invaluable exposure,” says Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision Blizzard. “We are thrilled that Rise Against was willing to compose and record ‘Death Blossoms’ exclusively for our audience offering fans an opportunity to download music heard nowhere else.”
• MySpace Music is pleased to announce an upcoming Secret Show featuring the much buzzed about band The Gaslight Anthem at Common Grounds in Gainesville, FL, on Monday, March 9. Opening for the band in this intimate venue will be Fake Problems. The Secret Show performance will be held exclusively for MySpace users, who were notified via MySpace Music's Secret Show profile. The doors open at 8:00 PM.

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