Mastodon announces first-ever acoustic show – at an aquarium By Sam Roche The hard-riffing metal outfit will ditch the distortion for a night at Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium on July 15
From rapid-fire nu-metal to neo-neo-soul: here are this week’s essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche Close the week out with a bounty of guitar greatness from the likes of Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Naia Izumi, Dayglow, Mastodon, Sleater-Kinney, Yngwie Malmsteen and more
Mastodon release high-octane new single, Forged By Neron, taken from DC Comics' Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack By Sam Roche The “first-of-its-kind” soundtrack arrives June 18, and features original music from Manchester Orchestra, Soccer Mommy, Chelsea Wolfe and more
Bill Kelliher: “It’s not the gain from your pickups, pedals or amp that makes your riff heavy – it’s the riff itself” By Sam Roche The Mastodon guitarist details his philosophy on riff-writing in a new interview with Line 6
Mastodon, Faith No More, Sepultura members join forces to cover Public Enemy's She Watch Channel Zero By Matt Owen The Kings of Quarantine recruit Bill Kelliher, Billy Gould, Mike Bordin and many more for their latest effort, which raises awareness for the Roadie Relief fund
Watch Metallica, Mastodon, Dave Navarro, Kim Thayil cover Alice in Chains at MoPOP Founders Award virtual celebration By Richard Bienstock Metallica deliver an acoustic cover of AIC’s 1992 hit Would?, while surviving Soundgarden members tackle Angry Chair
Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Anthrax members cover Soundgarden’s Rusty Cage in blistering new playthrough video By Michael Astley-Brown The lockdown clip has already got Kim Thayil’s seal of approval
Marty Friedman teams up with Mastodon, Baroness members to shred Fleetwood Mac’s You Make Loving Fun By Richard Bienstock Believe in miracles with the latest quarantine video jam from Two Minutes to Late Night
From high-energy party metal to furious, face-melting shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more
From metal heavyweights to hot funk ’n’ roll: here are this week's essential guitar tracks By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche Fresh cuts from Joe Bonamassa, Mastodon, Lomelda, South of Eden and more
Mastodon premiere trippy new song, Fallen Torches, ahead of Medium Rarities compilation By Richard Bienstock New release collects cover tunes, soundtrack contributions, instrumentals, B-sides and live recordings
Mastodon’s Brent Hinds teams up with Marcus King to absolutely slay Black Sabbath’s Electric Funeral By Richard Bienstock Prepare for a full-on Flying V shred-fest
Watch members of Tool, Primus, Mastodon and Coheed and Cambria absolutely crush Rush’s classic Anthem By Richard Bienstock The latest from Two Minutes to Late Night is a wonder in the world
Marcus King to team with Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and others for Four of a Kind, Live from Nashville charity series By Richard Bienstock The livestream event will feature King and his guests “performing with no audience and still trying to bring the same energy as a full live show”
Mastodon's Bill Kelliher, Emma Ruth Rundle and more give Kate Bush’s Running Up That Hill a moody metal makeover By Richard Bienstock Its another epic jam courtesy of heavy metal-themed talk show Two Minutes to Late Night
The 25 greatest metal guitar tones of all time By Jonathan Horsley We chart the rise of heavy guitar tones, from Sabbath to stoner, Swe-death to djent, thrash to doom…
Watch Mastodon Geek Out About Gear, Guitar Solos By Richard Bienstock “The gear is definitely why I get out of bed in the morning,” says guitarist Brent Hinds.
Listen to Mastodon’s Faithful Cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” By Richard Bienstock The band retitled the song “Stairway to Nick John” in tribute to their late manager.
Coheed and Cambria and Mastodon Team Up for ‘The Unheavenly Skye Tour’ By Richard Bienstock The outing will also feature support from Every Time I Die.
Mastodon's Brent Hinds is Selling Studio and Stage Guitars and Other Gear By Richard Bienstock The Mastodon guitarist has teamed up with Reverb.com to launch an online shop.
