by Matt Brown | Mar 11, 2014 | News, Video
[youtube]http://youtu.be/5pxPIp2rGtU[/youtube] At the tail end of February, Mastodon, Baroness, and Gojira played a show in Melbourne, Australia at the Sidewave festival. During Baroness’s set, they acquired an extra guitarist, specifically Brent Hinds of...
by Matt Brown | Mar 10, 2014 | News, Releases, Updates
We’ve been waiting eagerly for new details to emerge for the supergroup Killer Be Killed before they even named the band. Finally, the group, consisting of Max Cavalera, Troy Sanders, Greg Puciato, and Dave Elitch, have announced details for their debut album,...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 4, 2014 | Metal on Metal, News, Touring
With Mastodon taking Gojira and Kvelertak on the road with them starting in late April, ARTISTDirect lined up members of all three bands to talk about touring together. Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher, Gojira’s Joe Duplantier and Kvelertak’s Erlend Hjelvik...
by Bram Teitelman | Mar 3, 2014 | News, Record Stores
[youtube]http://youtu.be/tkcL1yP3qGI[/youtube] Last year, Mastodon released a live album, Live at Brixton. The album, which was taken from a 2012 performance at London’s O2 Academy, served as a greatest hits of sorts for the band, spanning their career and...
by Bram Teitelman | Feb 27, 2014 | In The Studio, Mastodon Insider, New Music, News, Updates
One of the most anticipated albums of the year is Mastodon’s as-yet-untitled sixth album, which is due out sometime this Summer. Spin headed to the Tennessee studio where they’re recording the album, their first since 2011’s The Hunter, with Nick...