Mastodon Shares New Single – “Sickle and Peace”


Prog metal masters Mastodon have shared a new single – “Sickle and Peace” – their third from their upcoming new album Hushed and Grim, due out October 29th, 2021 via Reprise Records. The new video for “Teardrinker” was directed and directed and edited by Lorenzo Diego Carrera for his company a YHELLOW Production. Comprised of fifteen tracks and dedicated to their late manager Nick John, Hushed and Grim is the first new Mastodon full-length studio album since 2017’s Emperor of Sand (Reprise). That album was Ghost Cult’s album of the year for 2017. Hushed and Grim was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel). The band also announced a co-headline tour with Opeth and tickets are on sale now. Watch the video fo r”Sickle and Peace”right now! Continue reading


Mastodon Shares New Single and Video for “Teardrinker”


Prog metal masters Mastodon have the second new single and video in the last few weeks, “Teardrinker,” from their upcoming new album Hushed and Grim, due out October 29th, 2021 via Reprise Records. The new video for “Teardrinker” was directed and directed and edited by Lorenzo Diego Carrera for his company a YHELLOW Production. Comprised of fifteen tracks and dedicated to their late manager Nick John, Hushed and Grim is the first new Mastodon full-length studio album since 2017’s Emperor of Sand (Reprise). That album was Ghost Cult’s album of the year for 2017. Hushed and Grim was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel). The band also announced a co-headline tour with Opeth and tickets are on sale now. Watch the video for “Teardrinker” right now! Continue reading


Mastodon Announce New Album and Release New Single and Video for “Pushing the Tides”


Prog metal masters Mastodon have officially announced their new album, Hushed and Grim, due out October 29th, 2021, via Reprise Records. Comprised of fifteen tracks and dedicated to their late manager Nick John, Hushed and Grim is the first new Mastodon full-length studio album since 2017’s Emperor of Sand. That album was Ghost Cult’s album of the year. Hushed and Grim was produced by David Bottrill (Tool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel). Watch the video for the killer new single “Pushing the Tides” right now! Continue reading


CLASSIC ALBUMS REVISITED: Mastodon Breaks Through With “Crack The Skye”


After emerging from the muddy underground in a wonderful muck of sludge, prog, hardcore, and doomy weirdness out of Atlanta in the early aughts, Mastodon built up a strong reputation after their crucial third album, Blood Mountain (Reprise). They were not shy about embracing their proggier side, and they never needed a push over the edge to go fully away from most conventional types of metal they were known for at the time. Their second major label album came at a time of transition that would alter the course of the band and see them leave the underground and embrace a different path. That change led to the creation of Crack The Skye (Reprise) which is now ten years old.

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