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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

Slayer announce two monster UK shows with Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and more
By Matt Mills published
The thrashers have scheduled headliners in Cardiff and London around their appearance at Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning event in July

50 metal albums you need to hear in 2025
By Rich Hobson published
From Ghost to Babymetal, Halestorm to Sleep Token, these are the metal albums you should keep an eye out for in 2025

“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
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