MASTODON recently spoke with Kerrang! about their upcoming double album “Hushed And Grim” and touched on what inspired their latest effort. Sadly, a great deal of the inspiration behind the new MASTODON double-album is drawn from the death of the band’s manager Nick John, who passed away in 2018 following a battle with pancreatic cancer....
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OPETH And MASTODON Announce Fall 2021 Co-Headlining U.S. Tour Dates
OPETH will return to North America this fall for a tour with fellow masters of prog-metal MASTODON. Announced today, the bands will embark with special opening guests ZEAL & ARDOR on a two-week tour kicking off in Asheville, North Carolina on November 16 and wrapping in Denver, Colorado on December 5. Tickets go on sale...
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MASTODON Releasing New Album In October; Listen To New Song ‘Pushing The Tides’
MASTODON will release their new album, “Hushed And Grim”, on October 29. The official Lorenzo Diego Carrera-directed music video for the disc’s first single, “Pushing The Tides”, can be seen below. The follow-up to 2017’s “Emperor Of Sand”, “Hushed And Grim” was recorded at West End Sound, which is located inside of Ember City, the...
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MASTODON To Perform Acoustic Show At Georgia Aquarium
MASTODON have teamed up with Dreamstage to present a completely unprecedented live performance set for July 15 at 9 p.m. EDT. The Grammy Award-winning rock band along with the pioneering HD live streaming platform Dreamstage, is thrilled to announce “Captured Live At Georgia Aquarium”, a unique live MASTODON experience in a rare, intimate setting from...
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ROB ZOMBIE, CHEVELLE, MASTODON And More Announced For ‘Voragos: Destination Lunasea Beach’
The brand-new rock festival vacation experience Voragos: Destination Lunasea Beach has announced an incredible lineup for its inaugural event, set to take sail in early 2022. ROB ZOMBIE, CHEVELLE and MASTODON lead the headlining talent for the immersive private island festival and five-day rock cruise, taking place February 16-21, 2022. Departing from Miami, an intimate...
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ALICE IN CHAINS, ANTHRAX And MASTODON Members Cover SOUNDGARDEN’s ‘Rusty Cage’
ANTHRAX drummer Charlie Benante virtually got together with ALICE IN CHAINS singer William DuVall, MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher and METAL ALLEGIANCE bassist Mark Menghi to bang out a killer cover of the SOUNDGARDEN classic “Rusty Cage”. Benante uploaded a video of the performance to his YouTube channel, saying: “Rusty Cage…first song off of Badmotorfinger and...
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Listen To The New MASTODON Song ‘Fallen Torches’
As we mentioned yesterday, MASTODON are set to release a rarities collection called “Medium Rarities” on September 11 which includes the killer new song “Fallen Torches” (featuring a guest appearance by Scott Kelly from NEUROSIS. So what’s rarities collection I speak of you ask? Well it’s looking like a bevy of classic covers, soundtrack contributions,...
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New MASTODON Drops Tomorrow; Sample New Track ‘Fallen Torches’
Yeah you read that right. Brand new stuff from MASTODON is set to drop tomorrow (Friday, July 31) in the form on the new track ‘Fallen Torches’. The song is taken from what appears to be a new rarities compilation titled “Medium Rarities”, which is scheduled to arrive on September 11. A short “Fallen Torches”...