Thrash Hits — Following reports that the new Slayer album is to be released on July 7, we went a little bit thrash metal-mental here at Thrash Hits. That could also be in part because we’re off to see Bonded By Blood and Cauldron play live tonight. All in all, i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Mastodon played the entire Crack the Skye from the beginning to the end, to the utmost satisfaction of those who have been crazy about the album since it came out in March. They were projecting... more info

411 Mania — Album about a quadriplegic, wormholes and mysticism could be headed to the big screen... more info

Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS- See updated itinerary below for MASATODON, they've added an European trek. Their video for the track "Divinations", from their groundbreaking CRACK THE SKYE album, has been named "iTunes Video of The Week," and is available free for one..... more info

Thrash Hits — California-based psychedelic rockers Valient Thorr are landing in the UK as support to Mastodon at their tiny club shows. Valient Himself answered these questions with an elegance clearly unattributable to real Earthlings. How’s it working ou... more info

Ryan's Smashing Life — TICKET GIVEAWAYS!Landsdowne Street will be alive all week long with the sounds from all over the musical spectrum. Ground Zero is the HOUSE OF BLUES BOSTON. Here's what to expect: Some years ago, I saw The Crystal Method play the Avalon (on the very... more info

Chicago Tribune — Remove the copious tattoos, and the four members of Mastodon don't look much like rock stars. Guitarist Brent Hinds could pass for a burly, bushy-haired lumberjack; rhythm guitarist Bill Kelliher looks as if he just got off work at an auto shop; and ... more info

Culture Bully — Mastodon could have easily sold-out a venue three times the size (or more) of the Fine Line, and the relatively tiny venue could barely contain not only their mighty sound but also the absolutely huge crowd, who were treated to an intimate, intense s... more info

Chicago Sun-Times, IL — Atlanta-based Mastodon have a strange story to tell on their new seven song, 50-minute heavy metal opus, “Crack the Skye.” And the best way to hear the whole twisted tale will be live and direct: The band is performing the album in ... more info

Thrash Hits — Mastodon aren’t playing Download Festival 2009 but they are playing some lovely, tiny club shows across the UK the week before. The Atlantan prog metallers are preparing to run around Europe in support of Metallica, ending up at Sonisphere Festival... more info