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Mastodon on stage at Bloodstock 2025
Did we just see Mastodon play their best ever festival show? Yes, yes we did

By Stephen Hill Published

Few would argue Mastodon are a band at their best outdoors. Their incredible Bloodstock set just changed that

Live Performances
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"I've never met three people that were so full of themselves. It's disgusting." Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds hits out at his former bandmates in scathing social media post

By Paul Brannigan Published

Brent Hinds' latest outburst against his former Mastodon bandmates suggests his exit from the group was less than amicable

Bands & Artists
Harrison/Johnston – Early Mercy
“Terrifying quality and no noodle-fest”: Gavin Harrison and Nick Johnston’s Early Mercy

By Grant Moon Published

King Crimson and Porcupine Tree drummer and new Mastodon guitarist deliver strange, beautiful music with help from Allan Holdsworth bassist Evan Marien

Albums
Ultramega Kings publicity collage featuring shots of William DuVall, Bill Kelliher, Mark Menghi and Charlie Benante
Listen to new supergroup King Ultramega's cover of Soundgarden's Rusty Cage

By Fraser Lewry Published

King Ultramega are made up of members of Alice In Chains, Mastodon, Anthrax and Metal Allegiance

Bands & Artists
Ozzy Osbourne smiling while sat in a black throne on stage
Black Sabbath's Back To The Beginning: our ultimate review of their triumphant final show

By Rich Hobson Published

Our blow-by-blow review of the biggest heavy metal show ever as Black Sabbath triumphantly bow out

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Concerts & Shows
Kerry King live with Slayer in Cardiff 2025
Slayer's return to the UK was chaotic but ultimately triumphant

By Rich Hobson Published

Amon Amarth, Anthrax, Mastodon and Hatebreed supported Slayer for their spectacular UK comeback

Live Performances
Arcadea
Brann Dailor's synth proggers Arcadea return with zany new video for Fuzzy Planet

By Jerry Ewing Published

Synth prog trio Arcadea, featuring Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, will release secind album, The Exodus Of Gravity, in August

Bands & Artists
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Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds hits out at his former bandmates on social media

By Paul Brannigan Published

It seems that Brent Hinds' exit from Mastodon may not have been entirely amicable

Bands & Artists
Mastodon posing for a photograph in the early 2000s
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

Interviews
Shavo Odadjian performing live in 2018 and Brent Hinds performing live in 2024
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

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