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How Mastodon transcended tragedy and trauma to make Crack The Skye
By Alexander Milas published
The story of Mastodon’s 2009 prog metal masterpiece, Crack The Skye

Mastodon drummer hints new music to come “really, really soon”
By Matt Mills published
Brann Dailor teases that new Mastodon music “might” come sooner rather than later

Mastodon explain why Leviathan is so obsessed with Moby-Dick
By Matt Mills published
Mastodon explain why 2004 classic Leviathan is so fascinated with Herman Melville’s classic novel in a new interview

Order your limited edition Metal Hammer x Mastodon bundle – featuring an exclusive Leviathan t-shirt!
By Eleanor Goodman published
This Leviathan-inspired shirt – featuring artwork by Metallica, Foo Fighters and Sleep Token collaborator Luke Preece – is only available via the Metal Hammer webstore

“Some of the riffs are really heavy and tasty”: Mastodon are hard at work making “two different projects”
By Matt Mills published
Expect double trouble from the Atlanta sludge/prog pioneers – and expect it to be heavy as hell

How Mastodon made a psychedelic prog metal masterpiece with Blood Mountain
By David MacNamee published
Mastodon’s third album Blood Mountain saw them going from underground favourites to metal’s brain-frying new heroes

Mastodon have their own line of pickles now. Seriously.
By Matt Mills published
As briny as the depths where Moby Dick lives (probably)

How Mastodon matured with Once More ‘Round The Sun
By Paul Brannigan published
Mastodon's sixth album was the moment they took stock of previous achievements as they faced their highest expectations to date
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