by Bram Teitelman | May 1, 2017 | New Music, News
It’s hard to remember, but MTV used to break bands. Even after they stopped playing videos, in the early to mid 2000s, the popularity of Jackass helped put CKY on the map. The Westchester, PA-based group, who initially got popular via skateboarding videos,...
by Bram Teitelman | Apr 30, 2017 | Good News, Mastodon Insider
Friday night’s Mastodon show in Birmingham, AL was a special one. In the midst of their tour with Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles, the Alabama show at Iron City is as close as the tour is coming to their native Georgia, and with singer/guitarist Brent...
by Zach Shaw | Apr 1, 2017 | News
Last month, Mastodon’s Brent Hinds boldly claimed that Judas Priest was not metal, even stating how weird he thought it was to hear Rob Halford proclaim himself as a “Metal God.” Most of the metal community considered Hinds’ remarks a bit baffling. However, it...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 14, 2017 | News, Television
Mastodon’s Brent Hinds is a creature of habit. Not only has he claimed to not like metal once again, he’s also returning to Game of Thrones this upcoming season. Hinds was on a climactic episode of Season 5 of the show two years ago, along with...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 13, 2017 | News, Podcasts
Back in 2015, Mastodon guitarist/singer Brent Hinds found himself in a weird place by stating that he really wasn’t a fan of metal. Stating that metal was a phase he went through in his 20’s during an interview with Guitar Player Magazine, he stated...