Mastodon
Formed: 2000
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GA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
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Live Concert Report: Mega-Monsters
When I first saw the poster for this tour, I was amazed. Upon closer review, I noticed that the 4/20 show was within a day’s driving distance, and the Concord Pavilion is less than five miles from a Gojira-loving good friend’s home. How could I resist?
I live between Portland and Concord. With a day off after their 4/18 gig, I actually saw every member of Mastodon and some members of Gojira and their crews roaming the streets of my little town on 4/19. Had I not been making the long drive to see them all perform the following night, I would have felt sick to be missing this. Instead, I knew that the following day would be an epic adventure. Let’s skip some of the adventures and get straight to the show.
Lorna Shore was the opener, but, as I’ve noted elsewhere, I have yet to appreciate bands that are described as “deathcore” or “metalcore”. I have eventually become a fan of some metal subgenres that I didn't initially like, but that hasn't happened yet with anything core. I tried; I really did. I had Lorna Shore in constant rotation the past few months, but they still don’t work for me. Some of the solos are fantastic, but the rest just doesn’t compute in my brain.
Gojira and Mastodon are co-headlining this tour, and I think Gojira finished the night off in Portland. So on this 420, Gojira went first, which made sense given that Mastodon is one of the biggest stoner metal bands on the planet.
I have always liked Gojira, but they never climbed into the “love” category. Nor have they ever remained in my permanent music rotation. I saw them seven years ago in Denmark, and, while a good show, that performance didn’t change their status much in my book.
On this night in Concord, however, I fell in love. Gojira has now earned a spot in my permanent music rotation, and I hope this wasn’t the last time I see them live.
I photographed two different setlists on the stage, and they were slightly different from each other. (How confusing for the band members?!?) This one may have Amazonia and The Chant in reverse order from what actually transpired. I don’t remember.
Mastodon’s setlist was:
The Wolf Is Loose
Crystal Skull
Megalodon
Divinations
Andromeda
Sultan's Curse
Fallen Torches
Pushing the Tides
More Than I Could Chew
Aqua Dementia
Steambreather
Iron Tusk
March of the Fire Ants
Mother Puncher
Circle of Cysquatch
Blood and Thunder
In other words, more focus on earlier material than recent tours. Seven songs off of Leviathan and Blood Mountain—when is the last tour that happened? Only two songs off of their most recent release, Hushed and Grim, and nothing from The Hunter or Once More ‘Round the Sun. I always want to hear more from Crack the Skye, but Divinations was the lone track from my favorite Mastodon album.
I wonder if the setlist selection has something to do with who they are touring with? Go heavier with Gojira but not so much when touring with Opeth, Ghost, etc.? I don’t know—just wondering what the selection process is like.
I've been to hundreds of concerts in the Bay Area over the past 40+ years. Somehow, this was my first visit to the Concord Pavilion. Great experience for the most part but one complaint--the merch situation. There were only two places to buy merch, in a venue that holds over 12,000 people, and the lines went on forever and didn't move quickly. I walked by each of the lines, at various times in the evening, at least two or three times and the situation was always the same. You either had to miss an hour of the show or forgo purchasing anything. I chose the latter. The bands could have hawked a lot more of their wares had this situation been improved.
The evening was a trip, in many ways.
Gojira And Mastodon Announce Co-Headlining Tour
Teaming up for what promises to be an unforgettable jaunt of epic proportions, Grammy Award-nominated French heavy metal luminaries, Gojira, will join forces with iconic Grammy Award-winning heavy rock band Mastodon (pictured above) for a massive co-headline tour across North America in 2023. The Mega-Monsters Tour finds these two juggernauts taking over arenas and amphitheaters throughout the spring and summer, alternating closing sets each night.
The tour kicks off at the Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, OR on April 18 and includes stops at legendary venues such as the Forum in Los Angeles, CA on April 21. The first leg concludes at Santander Arena in Reading, PA on May 11 and resumes with a second leg that runs August 9 through September 2nd. Special guest Lorna Shore serves as direct support on all dates.
Fan pre-sales for tickets begin January 18 at 10 AM, local time and include both Mastodon and Gojira artist pre-sales. General on-sale will launch January 20 at 10 AM, local time with VIP ticket packages available at gojira-music.com and mastodonrocks.com.
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Lamb Of God Announces Headbanger's Boat Cruise
Lamb Of God and Sixthman, creators of unforgettable festivals on sand and at sea for more than two decades, have announced the first-ever "Headbangers Boat," sailing October 31 - November 4, 2023 from Miami, FL to Nassau, Bahamas aboard the Norwegian Pearl.
Sign up for the pre-sale for Lamb Of God Headbangers Boat by November 3 to purchase your cabin before they’re made available to the public on Friday, November 11 at 7pm GMT (2pm EST).
Lamb Of God Headbangers Boat will feature live music from sun-up to sundown, across several stages and settings throughout the ship, including two unique shows from Lamb Of God, featuring a complete performance of their 2004 landmark third album, "Ashes Of The Wake," in its entirety. The 5x Grammy Award-nominated band will further honour heavy metal’s past, present, and future by curating a spectacular selection of special guests, including such hard rock icons as Mastodon, Hatebreed, GWAR, Shadows Fall, God Forbid, Fit For An Autopsy, and Lamb Of God’s Mark Morton (Solo Band), with special guest hosts Jose Mangin and Riki Rachtman, Jamey Jasta’s The Jasta Show, and more to be announced.
In addition, the fully immersive schedule of events will see members of Lamb Of God hosting an array of activities including a Q&A conversation and photography show with vocalist Randy Blythe, a drum-off with drummer Art Cruz, and casino tournament with bassist John Campbell. All guests will receive a signed Lamb Of God commemorative item, with a special cabin photo with Lamb Of God available exclusively to pre-sale buyers.
"Imagine the sheer horror on the faces of all the happy families aboard, let’s say, a Disney Cruise, when they look across the sea and see GWAR decapitating someone on the main deck of a big-ass boat filled with a few thousand crazed metalheads," says Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe. "If there’s any better reason to go on the Headbangers Boat, I can’t think of one…well, that and all our other friends we’ve played shows on land with that will be joining us. It’s gonna be a party for sure – see y’all somewhere in the Atlantic!"
"A thrash metal cruise vacation to the Bahamas? Hell yea! Headbangers Boat!," says Lamb Of God guitarist Mark Morton. "We’re stoked about this one y’all! Join us in a celebration of the heavy metal movement that these bands and these fans have been building for the last two decades. Lots of incredible bands with some more surprises announcing soon. LFG!" More...
Mastodon Premiere New Music Video
Progressive metal outfit Mastodon premiere a new official music video for their latest single, “More Than I Could Chew“, taken from the band's eighth studio full-length 2021’s “Hushed And Grim“.
The band will be out on the road again with Ghost and Spiritbox in late August, hitting the below cities: More...
Ghost Announces North American Tour Dates
"We wish to inform you, Ghost will be haunting North America this Summer 2022 on the ImperaTour with special guests, Mastodon & Spiritbox," states an update from Ghost.
The North American ImperaTour will see the Grammy Award-winning Swedish theatrical rock band headlining 19 arenas across the US and Canada (plus an appearance at Virginia's Blue Ridge Rock Fest), kicking off in August.
The newly announced dates will comprise Ghost’s first North American run since the March 11, 2022 release of its fifth album, Impera, via Loma Vista Recordings.
The announcement of ImperaTour’s North American swing completes a perfect storm of Ghost mania, coinciding with this week’s ascension of “Call Me Little Sunshine” to the top of the Rock Radio chart and the unveiling of Chapter 11: Family Dinner, the newest instalment of Ghost’s long-running narrative series of webisodes. In this next chapter, we find Papa Emeritus IV, having returned to the Ministry, joining Sister Imperator, Mr. Saltarian, and the spirit of Papa Nihil for a meal of Chinese takeout.
Tickets for Ghost's North American ImperaTour will be on sale from May 20 at 10 AM local time, here. American Express Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Wednesday, May 18 at 12 PM, local time through Thursday, May 19 at 10 PM, local time.
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Mastodon Unveils New Lyric Video
Coinciding with the opening date of their current tour with Opeth, Georgia's Mastodon has posted a new lyric video online for the song, "Peace And Tranquility." You can check it out below. The song comes from the band's latest album, "Hushed And Grim," a double album which was released in October of last year through Reprise Records. More...
Copenhell Finalizes 2022 Lineup
15 new bands completed the already stacked and long since sold-out Copenhell 2022 festival today. Copenhell takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark from June 15 - June 18. More details here.
Alestorm, Suicidal Tendencies, Thunder, Raised Fist, Sounds, Sacred Reich, Red Fang, Wargasm, LLNN, Urne, Horndal, Bombus, Sorthandsk, Deadly Apples, and Nerved bring the total number of bands at Copenhell 2022 up to 70.
The lineup already featured foreign acts like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metallica, Mastodon, Opeth, Devin Townsend, Emperor, and Kiss. Danish acts include Mercyful Fate, Denial of God, Nyredolk, Artillery, Redwood Hill, Myrkur, Baest, and D-A-D.
Mastodon, Anthrax, Etc. Members Cover Judas Priest
Below you can watch Mastodon, Anthrax, Municipal Waste, etc. band members having their take on Judas Priest’s classic track “Screaming For Vengeance”, the title track to the legendary British heavy metal act‘s 2x multi-platinum 1982 album of the same name.
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Opeth Announces North American Tour Dates
Opeth will return to the stage this spring on the second leg of their North American co-headlining tour with Mastodon. The journey will commence April 21 in Montreal, Quebec and make its way through sixteen US and Canadian cities, coming to a close on May 11 in Riverside, California. See all confirmed dates below.
Comments Opeth mainman Mikael Åkerfeldt, ”We’re excited to come back to North America for the second leg of shows together with our ‘brothers from other mothers’ in Mastodon. And… hello, Canada! It’s been too long, we know! We’ll soon dust off the ole guitars etc. and get in shape for this run. The last tour was quite splendid; the only downside being the restrictions. We don’t know for sure how it’s going to pan out this time around, but we’re hoping for a bit more freedom to move around. Crossing fingers here. See you semi-soon! Signing off from a rainy, gloomy Stockholm, Mikael (on behalf of Opeth).”
Knotfest.com ticket pre-sales will be available Tuesday, February 8 at 10 AM EST through Thursday, February 10 at 10 PM, local time. General on sale date is Friday, February 11 at 10 AM local time. Visit the band’s official tour page here for tickets.
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Trivium & Testament Frontmen Team Up For New Track
Trivium singer and guitarist Matt Heafy and Testament frontman Chuck Billy join forces for a new track titled "Behold Our Power". The song serves as the theme for the "Mystic Festival" which will take place between June 2nd and 4th in Gdansk, Poland. The festival will be headlined by Opeth, Judas Priest, and Mercyful Fate with supporting acts including Katatonia, Mastodon, and Mayhem.
Matt Pike (High On Fire/Sleep) Premieres Video
High On Fire's Matt Pike will be releasing his debut solo release “Pike Vs. The Automaton” on February 18th via MNRK Heavy. You can stream a new official music video for the album’s first advance track “Alien Slut Mum” via YouTube below.
Pike wrote and recorded the album with ex-Lord Dying drummer Jon Reid, while Billy Anderson (Sleep, High On Fire) took over the recording duties. The album featuresnumerous guest appearances, including his High On Fire bandmate Jeff Matz (playing electric saz), his own wife Alyssa Maucere-Pike (Lord Dying/Grigax), Brent Hinds (Mastodon), etc.
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Mastodon Premiere New Track "Sickle And Peace"
Mastodon premiere another new track from their forthcoming new album “Hushed And Grim”, due out next Friday, October 29th. The new single “Sickle And peace” is now streaming for you via YouTube below:
You can catch the band live this fall. Opeth and Zeal & Ardor will support them at the following shows: More...
Mastodon Premiere New Music Video "Teardrinker"
A new music video for Mastodon's new track “Teardrinker” has premiered, streaming for you below. It’s the second advance track taken from their impending new double-album “Hushed And Grim“. The outing will feature guest spots from Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil, Municipal Waste, etc. drummer Dave Witte among others. An October 29th release date has been slated for it.
This fall the band will be out on the below co-headlining tour with Opeth. Zeal & Ardor will open: More...
Mastodon Premiere New Music Video
Mastodon‘s forthcoming new outing “Hushed And Grim” has been slated for an October 29th release. A first track from the albu by the name of, “Pushing The Tides“, has premiered streaming for you below.
“Hushed And Grim” track list: More...
Mastodon Premiere New Single "Forged By Neron"
Mastodon premiere their new single “Forged By Neron” as the second official advance track to be released from the forthcoming ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal‘ soundtrack, due out in stores on June 18th (digitally) and July 16th (physically) via Loma Vista Recordings. That release serves as companion piece to the DC Comics series ‘Dark Nights: Death Metal‘, and was produced by Tyler Bates.
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See: Trailer For ‘Snowblind’ Feat. Brent Hinds
Previously promoted as an actual group, it now seems that Snowblind are in fact a fictional metal band of a forthcoming coming horror movie showcasing Mastodon‘s Brent Hinds. You can watch a first trailer for"Snowblind" streaming via YouTube for you below.
Killer Be Killed Premiere New Song & Music Video
Killer Be Killed - the supergroup featuring Soulfly, Mastodon, Converge and ex-The Dillinger Escape Plan members - premiere an animated music video for their new track “From A Crowded Wound“. The single is taken from the band’s sophomore album, “Reluctant Hero”, out in stores now.
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Killer Be Killed Premiere New Song & Music Video
Killer Be Killed, featuring current/former members of Mastodon, Soulfly, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Converge, premiere their new track “Inner Calm From Outer Storms“, taken from their impending record “Reluctant Hero” out in stores on November 20th.
The premiere of a music video for the new track is also only a few hours away and will be streaming via YouTube below: More...
Killer Be Killed Premiere New Music Video
Killer Be Killed - featuring current and former members of Soulfly, Mastodon, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Converge - premiere their second advance track and music video named “Dream Gone Bad. The track is off of their sophomore album “Reluctant Hero”, out in stores on November 20th via Nuclear Blast.
Mastodon Premiere New Official Music Video
Mastodon premiere a new official music video for their single, “Fallen Torches“. The group once again had Scott Kelly of Neurosis guest on that song, which is taken from their recently released rarities compilation, “Medium Rarities“.
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