For the sake of this poor kid’s humility, I’m going to omit his name. But holy hell, this is funny!At 9:18pm last night we received the following email:To whom it may concern,I just received some information personally from Tracy Sanders of Mastodon. He had privelidged me with the title of their upcoming album. From his [...]
A role reversal from the night before: the Phillies lost, but late night was full of musical delights. There wasn't a truly weak pick in the bunch (at least objectively), and plenty of great acts playing for almost every late night show. Weezer played Letterman, where we noticed Rivers Cuomo seems to look more and more like Fred Armisen, while the formerly in love Once couple, the Swell Seaso...
Metalocalypse is known to ask musicians in the scene to play obscure parts on the show (here's a comprehensive guide). Well, when our brohams at MetalSucks recently interviewed DETHKLOK creator Brendon Small, they had to ask if we will see more of these, especially from their tour-mates in MASTODON and here is what he said:That’s [...]
You’ve seen ‘em around and you’ve looked at them longingly. Don’t pretend you’re too cool, ’cause you ain’t. They’re Mastodon Vans. You know you’ve wanted them.We’ve got one pair to give away in any of the four configurations you see above and in your own size. Here’s how you win: tell us why you deserve [...]
MetalSucks photographer Diana Lee Zadlo was on hand at Philadelphia’s Electric Factory on November 1st to shoot the ruckus of Mastodon, Dethklok, Converge and High on Fire (for our own quick wrap of the NYC stop, check this out). Her stellar photography of all four bands, after the jump.RELATED POSTS:TICKING FOR THE GUESTKLOKMASTODETHKLOK THE DEVIL [...]
The UK leg of the Sonisphere Festival kicked of at Knebworth last weekend. Below is a showcase from day two of the festival, featuring bands such as Buckcherry, Killing Joke, Paradise Lost, Lamb Of God, Mastodon, Limp Bizkit, Alice In Chains and Architects.Click below.*For best results*Options > Uncheck box that says “embiggen small things to [...]
You could have passed it off as a fluke. Remission was an awesome album, helping revitalize metal and bringing the band much deserved notice. Leviathan was a gigantic leap, perhaps the most ambitious metal album in years. But could it keep going? People were concerned-side glances were given, hand wringing [...]Related posts:Blood Mountain Review (by Mastodon)Blood Mountain Reviews (by Mast..
Bringing their UK tour to an overwhelmingly barnstorming close is the leviathan that is Mastodon. If you weren't there, our photos barely manage to catch the power of it all. Just don't miss them next time!
[05-10-2009] When it was announced that Mastodon would play the Music Hall of Williamsburg, one thing came to mind: this show would sell out fast. MHW seemed way too small to house an act as popular as the 'Don. Well, my initial fears turned out to be correct, as I sat online for about four hours, constantly refreshing Ticketmaster's web page to try to purchase tickets, only to be blocked out e...
We'll dispense with the usual bullshit: chances are, you're already familiar with Mastodon. They've been, inarguably, one of the most important metal bands of the 21st century thus far, and a band that we pretty much revere at MetalSucks. We recently got the chance to interview bassist and co-vocalist Troy Sanders during some pre-show downtime at [...]~~
It's my understanding that Mastodon's Blood Mountain was a concept album much like Leviathan was. I say "it's my understanding" because I have no fucking idea what they were going on about. I mean, I get that they were looking for crystal skulls and yadda yadda, but once you get into that whole Lord of [...]
Haa, well Mastodon really went for it with the first Crack The Skye clip. In a Progress Report they told Jessica the album would be a "combination of 'brutal,' 'fucking' and 'epic,'" and that the record would be "dissecting the dark matter that dominates the universe, in a nutshell." The Roboshobo-directed "Divinations " video hits all the beats: the band goes mountain climbing to unlock the a...
A role reversal from the night before: the Phillies lost, but late night was full of musical delights. There wasn't a truly weak pick in the bunch (at least objectively), and plenty of great acts playing for almost every late night show. Weezer played Letterman, where we noticed Rivers Cuomo seems to look more and more like Fred Armisen, while the formerly in love Once couple, the Swell Seaso...