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The chaotic birth of prog metal giants Mastodon
By John Doran published
How Mastodon crawled from the Atlanta underground metal scene to become one of the most important bands of the 21st century

System Of A Down’s Shavo Odadjian: “I never knocked out Brent Hinds”
By Matt Mills published
System Of A Down’s bassist dispels the widely circulated story that he punched Mastodon’s ex-guitarist/vocalist after an awards ceremony in 2007

Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed
By Philip Wilding published
A cancer tragedy and other real-life dramas inspired Mastodon’s seventh album Emperor Of Sand, which they believe was 17 years in the making

Mastodon add headline shows to their summer tour in the UK and Europe, but there's still no news on who's replacing Brent Hinds
By Paul Brannigan published
Good news for European metal fans

“We embrace the spirit of early 70s prog as being the way that you should always approach music." Mastodon and their prog epic Crack The Skye
By Malcolm Dome published
In 2009 US prog metallers Mastodon released their conceptual opus Crack The Skye. It proved to be the step up to the big time the band deserved...

Mastodon are looking for their next guitar player – and they have a very specific list of requirements
By Matt Mills published
Longtime guitarist Brent Hinds left the sludge/prog metal favourites earlier this month

Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher explains Brent Hinds exit: “Like a marriage, sometimes people grow apart, and they get interested in other things”
By Matt Mills published
Hinds parted ways with the pioneering progressive/sludge metal act last week, ending his 25 years of service

Mastodon announce shock departure of guitarist Brent Hinds
By Paul Brannigan published
By mutual consent, Brent Hinds leaves Mastodon
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