by Bram Teitelman | Jan 28, 2016 | New Music, News
Savannah, Georgia’s Black Tusk have a new album, Pillars of Ash, coming out tomorrow. And while the sludge band is still very much an entity, a big part of them died in 2014, when bassist Jonathan Athon passed away following injuries sustained from a motorcycle...
by Alix Vallecillo | Nov 18, 2015 | New Music, News, Updates
There is no doubt Savannah’s Black Tusk are an unstoppable machine when it comes to hard work. It’s been a year since the passing of their bassist Jonathan Athon and, while most would’ve taken some time to mourn, the band kept going with their plans...
by Alix Vallecillo | Aug 10, 2015 | News, Touring, Updates
Georgia’s sludge trio, Black Tusk, are back at it and announced the dates for their upcoming headlining tour across the US this fall and will be joined by Wrong and Lazer/Wulf on the road. This will be their first full-blown headlining tour in North America...
by Zach Shaw | Nov 9, 2014 | In Memoriam, News, Updates
In an unfortunate turn of events, Black Tusk bassist Jonathan Athon has passed away. Athon was in a medically induced coma following a serious motorcycle accident this past Friday. He was 32 years old. Black Tusk has issued the following statement regarding the...