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“Death happens to everyone and if it hasn’t happened yet it’s going to happen. So what better way to deal with it?”: How Mastodon found light in darkness with The Hunter
By John Doran published
With 2011’s The Hunter, Mastodon ditched the concepts and came up with something different

Why progressive metal will rule the world in 2025
By Matt Mills published
Sleep Token headlining Download! A long-awaited Mastodon album! Polyphia x Babymetal?! This is why forward-thinking metal will have a banner year in 2025

10 crazy metal collaborations that took us totally by surprise last year
By Matt Mills published
From ska-punk/metalcore crossovers to industrial threesomes, these team-ups showed metal is more collaborative than ever

The Story Behind Mastodon's prog metal breakout Oblivion
By Dave Everley published
A drunken fist-fight, childhood tragedy and an all-star producer all helped Mastodon channel their melodic tendencies on Oblivion

The 50 best metal songs of 2024
By Rich Hobson published
Ghost, Judas Priest, Babymetal, Gojira, Knocked Loose... 2024 was a massive year for metal songs. But which song did you vote as the very best?

Mastodon’s new album is “all over the place” musically, says Brann Dailor
By Matt Mills published
“I hear some punk rock in there, but then I hear some insane prog and I hear the heaviest version of ourselves poking its head out again”

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher says bands are still trying to recover from "irreparable damage" to touring business
By Stef Lach published
Mastodon man gives brutally honest insight into why touring is so much harder now and why merch got so expensive

Mastodon join stacked Bloodstock 2025 lineup
By Merlin Alderslade published
Mastodon will subheadline Sunday at Bloodstock, playing right before Gojira
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