Stereogum — Usually, prominent face tattoos make it hard to get major movie roles. When you’re playing one of the Jackass guys, though, all bets are apparently off. Loudwire reports that Brent Hinds, the red-bearded Mastodon guitar hero will play Ryan Dunn, th... more info

Stereogum — Last night, Atlanta metal monsters Mastodon were the musical guests on the Late Show With David Letterman, and it is still weird to see these grimy motherfuckers on network TV. They played “The Motherload,” the single from their recent album Once... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin, words by Rob Sperry-Fromm "Mastodon killed it last night. I'm still feeling the repercussions at work today." - @ARodzATX Mastodon, Gojira and Kvelertak have spent a fairly staggering amount of time on the road together this... more info

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L.A. Times - Entertainment — It's not every rock band that can be comfortable and accepted at both the Mayhem and Coachella music festivals, playing for metalheads at one, and new music connoisseurs at the other. more info

Stereogum — Mastodon caused a minor stir a few weeks back with their satirical video for “The Motherload,” which featured a heavily stylized twerking competition. Those outraged by the clip said it objectified the women involved, though at least one of the w... more info

The Independent — Mastodon have released the music video for their new single 'The Motherload', and instead of featuring a mythical sea beast emerging from an ocean or some other metal trope they've chosen to satirise pop's fondness for slow motion ass-based videos. more info

NME — Metal band are surrounded by dancers in latest video from 'Once More 'Round The Sun' album more info

Stereogum — Mastodon released the album Once More ’Round The Sun this past summer, and now they’ve got a new clip for “The Motherload,” which is not your typical metal video. There are some fantasy-inspired set pieces, there are some cool shots of the ba... more info

Stereogum — People within the metal underground are always worrying that their scene is getting too friendly or commercialized. And to those people, I say: Don’t you want to see a bunch of face-tatted swamp-monster-looking motherfuckers ripping through faces o... more info