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[L-R] Bill Kelliher of Mastodon and Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth
Mastodon and Opeth announce 15-date co-headline US tour for late 2021

By Sam Roche Published

Swiss avant-garde metallers Zeal & Ardor are booked to support

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Bill Kelliher performing live with Mastodon
Mastodon announce epic new double album Hushed and Grim, share pummeling lead single, Pushing the Tides

By Matt Owen Published

The upcoming effort – described as the band’s “most ambitious body of work to date” – is set to arrive October 29 via Reprise Records

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Mastodon
Mastodon announces first-ever acoustic show – at an aquarium

By Sam Roche Published

The hard-riffing metal outfit will ditch the distortion for a night at Atlanta's Georgia Aquarium on July 15

Concert, Gigs & Tours
Troy Sanders (left) and Bill Kelliher perform live with Mastodon
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 Published

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

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Brent Hinds of Mastodon
Mastodon release high-octane new single, Forged By Neron, taken from DC Comics' Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack

By Sam Roche Published

The “first-of-its-kind” soundtrack arrives June 18, and features original music from Manchester Orchestra, Soccer Mommy, Chelsea Wolfe and more

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Bill Kelliher
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 Published

The Mastodon guitarist details his philosophy on riff-writing in a new interview with Line 6

Artists
The Kings of Quarantine
Mastodon, Faith No More, Sepultura members join forces to cover Public Enemy's She Watch Channel Zero

By Matt Owen Published

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

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Metallica
Watch Metallica, Mastodon, Dave Navarro, Kim Thayil cover Alice in Chains at MoPOP Founders Award virtual celebration

By Richard Bienstock Published

Metallica deliver an acoustic cover of AIC’s 1992 hit Would?, while surviving Soundgarden members tackle Angry Chair

Events & Trade Shows
Members of Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Anthrax cover Soundgarden’s Rusty Cage in blistering new playthrough video
Alice in Chains, Mastodon and Anthrax members cover Soundgarden’s Rusty Cage in blistering new playthrough video

By Michael Astley-Brown Published

The lockdown clip has already got Kim Thayil’s seal of approval

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Marty Friedman teamed up with Two Minutes to Late Night for a cover of Fleetwood Mac's You Make Loving Fun
Marty Friedman teams up with Mastodon, Baroness members to shred Fleetwood Mac’s You Make Loving Fun

By Richard Bienstock Published

Believe in miracles with the latest quarantine video jam from Two Minutes to Late Night

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