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Mastodon - Announce Tour With Dinosaur Jr.

Mastodon and Dinosaur Jr. are touring together in North America in September! Support comes from Netherlands. Prior to that, in May, Mastodon will also tour in the U.S. with Primus showcasing their latest record, Emperor Of Sand. Recently, the band also released a video for "Clandestiny" off of the album and you can now watch it here.

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Source: mastodonrocks.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 01.05.2018 by BloodTears | Comments (1)


Primus - Announce Extensive US Tour With Mastodon

Primus and Mastodon have announced an extensive spring / summer tour across the States'. Support on the road will come from JJUUJJUU​ and All Them Witches on respective, select dates. The complete schedule of tour dates can be found below the official tour flyer.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Primus
Posted: 31.01.2018 by Abattoir | Comments (1)


Mastodon - Win Grammy For Best Metal Performance

The 60th annual Grammy Awards were held last night at Madison Square Garden in New York. In the metal category, Mastodon took home the Grammy for "Best Metal Performance"! They won with "Sultan's Curse" from their latest album, Emperor Of Sand. The other nominees were August Burns Red, Body Count, Code Orange, and Meshuggah.

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Source: grammy.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 29.01.2018 by BloodTears | Comments (19)


Mastodon - Premiere New Song

Mastodon have premiered a new song, entitled "Toe To Toes", taken from the upcoming new EP Cold Dark Place, which features four previously unreleased tracks and will be out in stores on September 22nd via Reprise Records. You can check it out below.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 01.09.2017 by nikarg | Comments (10)


Mastodon - 'Cold Dark Place' To Be An EP, Details Revealed

Mastodon have officially confirmed the release of the four-track EP Cold Dark Place on September 22nd via Reprise Records. Three of the songs were recorded with producer Nick Raskulinecz during sessions for 2014 album Once More 'Round The Sun, while the fourth, "Toe To Toes", was recorded with Brendan O'Brien while the band worked on the most recent album, Emperor Of Sand. See the tracklist below as well as a behind the scenes into the making of the cover art.

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Source: mastodonrocks.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 29.08.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (3)


Mastodon - Launch Video For 'Steambreather'

Emperor Of Sand has been out for a while, yet Mastodon has launched another video for a track off of that very record. After showing an audio visual earlier, now an official video for the song "Steambreather" has been revealed. Check the music video down below. Expect the usual Mastodon videos shenanigans.

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Source: mastodonrocks.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 26.08.2017 by Jagsey | Comments (3)


Mastodon - New Release On The Way

When Mastodon revealed they were working on a new album, which turned out to be Emperor Of Sand, they said they were working on a double album. In fact, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds said he had written one album himself, titled Cold Dark Place. That album is now being released by Mastodon and Hinds recently shared its cover art. So, it all points to it being a companion piece to Emperor Of Sand.

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Source: instagram.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 21.08.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (13)


Mastodon - Scott Kelly To Join Them On European Tour

This November, Mastodon will be touring in Europe and showcasing their newest album, Emperor Of Sand. In case you didn't know, a very special friend will be joining the group on stage in Europe: none other than Scott Kelly, frontman of Neurosis. He will take part of a special setlist never done before, only excluding the U.K. It will be the first time Scott Kelly joins the band for a full run of dates. What songs would you like to hear?

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 16.08.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (3)


Mastodon - Unveil New Audio/Visual Clip

As you might know, Mastodon have released a new album this year, Emperor Of Sand, and next month they will embark on a North American tour to support it. As they gear up to get back on the road, the metallers have also unveiled an audio/visual clip of "Streambreather", taken from the current record. The trippy visual was created by Aaron Hymes.

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Source: mastodonrocks.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 02.08.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (0)


Mastodon - Music Video For 'Show Yourself' Released

Mastodon have just let loose the official video for their song "Show Yourself" on their official YouTube channel. The band already had the audio video up for a while, along with the audio for "Sultan's Curse" and the more recent "Andromeda" but have now released the music video for "Show Yourself" with the accompanied visuals. Their upcoming record, Emperor Of Sand, will be out on March 31st. Check out the entertaining video below.

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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 16.03.2017 by Jagsey | Comments (6)


Mastodon - Reveal New Song

Mastodon have just released another new song via their official Youtube channel. The song is called "Andromeda" and is the third song to be revealed from the upcoming album (after "Show Yourself" and "Sultan's Curse"), Emperor Of Sand, which will come out on March 31st via Reprise Records. Check it out below and tell us if you dig it.

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Source: youtube.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 07.03.2017 by Jagsey | Comments (9)


Mastodon - New Song Unveiled

Atlanta's Mastodon have released yet another song from their upcoming album, Emperor Of Sand, called "Show Yourself". This is the second song they reveal from the album so far, where they first revealed "Sultan's Curse". This song has more of a hard rock vibe to it, what do you think about it?

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 03.02.2017 by Fallen Ghost | Comments (20)


Mastodon - New Album Detailed, Share Song

Are you up for a new Mastodon song? In case you didn't know, the band has recently revealed some info about the follow-up to Once More 'Round The Sun. It will drop on March 31st, 2017. It's called Emperor Of Sand and the first single has just arrived today after some teasing from the band. Satisfy your curiosity below and listen to the tune "Sultan's Curse".

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 27.01.2017 by Paz | Comments (14)


Mastodon - Tease New Album

Mastodon are gearing up to release a new album and so the teasing has started. The U.S. metallers have released two goofy teasers so far. You can watch them below and see if you can decipher anything. The new offering is expected out this spring and was recorded with Brendan O'Brien (Rage Against The Machine, Korn) who worked with the group in Crack The Skye.

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Source: facebook.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 23.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (8)


Mastodon - Announce Headline Tour

Mastodon have announced a spring headline tour with Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles in support of their new record! Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 13th. Every pair of tickets purchased online for Mastodon includes your choice of a physical or digital copy of their new, soon-to-be released album. You will receive instructions via email on how to redeem your album once it is released (date yet to be confirmed).

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Source: mastodonrocks.com
Band profile: Mastodon
Posted: 11.01.2017 by BloodTears | Comments (1)