MASTODON speaks...about things that are importnat tho them, mushc as: cat urine...
Their next LP, produced by Brendan O'Brien (Springsteen, Foos, othing big names's wholse records youi've purchased, etc), is nearly complete! Brace yourselves! Listen to Troy & Brann from somewhere on the recetnly completed Mayhem tour...

MASTODON TO RECORD WITH BRENDAN O’ BRIEN
MAYHEM IN JULY
ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE NAMES MASTODON “BEST METAL BAND”

Atlanta’s heavy rock heroes MASTODON have chosen famed producer Brendan O’ Brien to record their follow up to their 2006 Reprise Records album debut, BLOOD MOUNTAIN. One of the most-respected American producers of all-time, Brendan O’ Brien has worked with a diverse range of artists including Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC to name a few. Sessions will begin immediately.

As previously announced, the mighty MASTODON will join this summer’s most-anticipated concert festival, the first-ever ROCKSTAR ENERGY MAYHEM FESTIVAL. The tour will kick off July 9th at the White River Amphitheatre in Seattle and will hit 30 cities in the U.S. and Canada between early July and late August.

MASTODON will appear on the main stage along with DRAGONFORCE and headliners SLIPKNOT and label-mates DISTURBED.

Wed July 9 White River Amphit. Seattle, WA
Fri July 11 Sleep Train Amphit. Sacramento, CA
Sat July 12 Shoreline Amphit. San Francisco, CA
Sun July 13 Glen Helen Pavilion San Bernardino, CA
Tue July 15 Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Wed July 16 Coors Amphit. San Diego, CA
Fri July 18 CricketWirelessPavilion Phoenix, AZ
Sat July 19 Journal Pavilion Alb, NM
Sun July 20 Coors Amphit. Denver, CO
Tue July 22 Verizon Amphit. Kansas City, MO
Wed July 23 Verizon Amphit. St. Louis, MO
Fri July 25 Superpages.Com Center Dallas, TX
Sat July 26 Verizon Amphit. San Antonio, TX
Sun July 27 Sam Houston Race Park Houston, TX
Tue July 29 Ford Amphit. Tampa, FL
Wed July 30 Cruzan Amphit. W. Palm Beach, FL
Fri Aug 1 Verizon Amphit. Virginia Beach, VA
Sat Aug 2 Post Gazette Pavilion Pittsburgh, PA
Sun Aug 3 Toyota Pavilion Scranton, PA
Tue Aug 5 Tweeter Center Boston, MA
Wed Aug 6 Nassau Coliseum Uniondale, NY
Fri Aug 8 Downsview Park Toronto, ON
Sat Aug 9 DTE Energy Theater Detroit, MI

The Mighty MASTODON are "Best Metal Band," says to Rolling Stone Magazine. Check out the BEST OF ROCK 2008 issue dated May 1, 2008 - on stands now.

Brent & Brann of MASTODON meet The Boss in Atlanta last weekend to audition for new E Street band members as he's been talking about "thickening up his sound, downtuning to a fat, low E-tuning (no pun) and working with some fresh Terks."
No, not really. Jeez...

BEST METAL BAND
Mastodon

"The Mastodon was this pre-historic, lumbering beast," says Troy Sanders, singer-bassist of the Atlanta metal crew. "It matches the idea of the music we want to create: just a powerhouse." Masters of virtuosic, twisted riff attacks, Mastodon are the kings of the current metal scene - drawing everyone from stoner dudes to urban hipsters at their unhinged live shows. In 2006, the band hit its stride with Blood Mountain, a concept album about a mountain inhabited by ogres and dwarves. (The band digs a conceit: 2004's Leviathan was based on Moby-Dick, and the next record - due out this year - explores czarist Russia.) And the group's sound ranges way beyond Slayer and Metallica: "Iron Tusk" features Beethoven-esque guitar, and "Megalodon" is laced with bluegrass.

The band's favorite gig was in 2001, when Mastodon were denied entry into Canada. They sought out the closest venue to blow off steam, ending up at a bar in Fargo, North Dakota. After convincing the bartender to let them play an impromptu show, Mastodon cleared the room. "No one gave a shit about us," says Sanders. "But we had so much pent-up energy, we probably played the best set ever." KEVIN O'DONNELL

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/20200609/page/8

Check out the new television spot for the EA Game, "Army of Two," featuring Mastodon's cover of "One" by Harry Nilsson ("One is the loneliest number..."). The game streets on March 6th.

Also, here's a behind the scenes look at the making of the song!

... from the band Mastodon accepts a drawing from loyal fan at their sold-out show with Neurosis this past Friday at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple.

http://www.vbs.tv/player.php?bctid=1380403532&bccl=MTM4ODgxMzgyNV9fRVRD
Here's a note from our friends at Vice Magazine...

January 24th, 2008
Hello,

Tonight in Brooklyn, Oakland metal legends Neurosis are playing a special concert with Mastodon at a former Masonic Temple in Fort Greene. We feel safe in saying it will be the heaviest show of the current year, at least until tomorrow when they do it again. Don't bother getting all worked up if this is the first you've heard about it-tickets for both nights are long gone by this point. You may be able to finagle some sort of deal on eBay or with someone outside the venue, but we really wouldn't hold out hope. Sorry to tease.

Anyways, in anticipation of the concert, today we are pleased to present to you the inaugural episode of a brand-new music show here on VBS. It is called VBS VS. and how it works is we ask a band to pick a sport, then we play them and act all shocked when they trounce us in a game of their choosing. Up first: bowling with Mastodon.

xoxo,
VBS

From left to right: Diarmuid Quinn (Exec. VP of Marketing, Warner Bros Records), Bill Kelliher (Mastodon), Tom Whalley (Chairman and CEO, Warner Bros Records), Serj Tankian (WBR artist), Troy Sanders (Mastodon) and Nick John (Mastodon's manager)

Mastodon performs "Colony Of Birchman" with the help of Queens of The Stone Age's Josh Homme at the Foo Fighters' Las Vegas Fantasy Suite party. Follow the link below to check it out!

http://www.mtv.com/overdrive/?id=1568781&vid=174558