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Mastodon Sign With Warner Bros.

posted Apr 9, 2005 at 3:56 PM by darkstar.  (8 Comments)

Mastodon, who've been wined and dined by countless majors since Leviathan was released in August, have become the latest metal act to board the corporate ship. According to a Warner Bros. source, the Atlanta quartet has left its longtime home at Relapse. The source said the deal was finalized two weeks ago.

Source: MTV.com

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8 Comments on "Mastodon Sign With Warner Bros."

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1. zaratan writes:

hopefully WB will be as good to mastodon as relapse was, and not rape them like most big corporate companies. good luck to the both of them

# Apr 9, 2005 @ 7:10 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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2. voodoo_child writes:

lets hope they end up as well off as lamb of god

# Apr 10, 2005 @ 5:05 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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3. zaratan writes:

agreed

# Apr 10, 2005 @ 5:07 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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4. RememberMetal? writes:

Wow...from Relapse to Warners.....Good for them.

They earned it, those guys have been slugging it out in a sh**ty van for a loooong while, doing alot of setting up their shows without a crew (it seems) not so long ago. So long as their able to keep their rage and not go soft...Lamb of God held it together so that is encouraging....On a similar note, Shadows Fall are being courted by the major labels since they left century media as well. I guess a year or two from now we'll see if the bands mentioned still manage to impress....I'd be surprised if any of those bands compromised anything to be honest.

I'm just hoping we don't end up with a casualty like Hopesfall.....eeesh....from "Satelite Years" to "A-types"....WTF!?!?!

# Apr 10, 2005 @ 5:43 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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5. BLACKDOG writes:

The major label's are courting alot of underground band's lately I'm not a big fan of mastodon but they are alway's good for a listen or two.Let's see what happens.Hopefully they wont go soft or get screwed.

# Apr 10, 2005 @ 6:52 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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6. bradispissed writes:

this was a terrible move


watch the mastodon lunch boxes start filtering out like no other

# Apr 10, 2005 @ 9:43 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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7. brokenwings13 writes:

Brad's right on the target! You know I saw a Megadeth lunchbox the other day? Freaking weird is what I'd call it, it was the cover of "Peace Sells....But Who's Buying?"

Weird.

# Apr 11, 2005 @ 12:06 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
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8. weiner writes:

i hope mastadon wont sellout to Warner Brot. even though i do need a lunchbox

just kidding i dont eat lunch


Bitter Beucolic

# Apr 18, 2005 @ 9:23 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

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