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Altsounds — Celebrate the release of Mastodon's eagerly anticipated new album, 'The Hunter' (out September 26th) at UK album launch parties,in association with Scuzz TV, Blue Banana, Kraken Black Spiced Rum & Jim Dunlop! Mastodon fans who have already had a tas... more info

Metalsucks — No joke: With a single image, Nightfall’s completely fucking crazy clip for “Astron Black” becomes a contender for Best Video of 2011. And that image is this: This is really the only moment of overt humor in the clip, which basically plays like... more info

Metalsucks — Say! Have you ever wanted to be able to look at your computer monitor and see yourself as some kind of freaky animal thinger? Like, for example, the freaky animal thinger on the cover of the new Mastodon album, The Hunter? Of course you have! I mean,... more info

Metal Injection — Time to crack open that piggy bank, because the tour of the Fall has been announced. Mastodon will be taking out the Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang for a 27 date tour all across the US (and Toronto and Montreal as well). This stellar bill kicks o... more info

Metalsucks — Fall has become the de-facto touring high season for metal bands in the U.S. Aside from a small handful of medium-sized tours, there’s rarely much to go see during the summer: bands spend May, June, and part of July touring the European festival ci... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mastodon at MSG (more by Matthew Eisman) With their new LP The Hunter on deck (due 9/27), Mastodon will team up with The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang for a string of US dates in late October and on... more info

Metalsucks — You know the deal… lots of great unsigned bands, so little time. Let’s do this: Kerretta: Halfway between Big Sugar and Mastodon, blending big, burly stoner guitar riffs with blues-soaked synths. I wish there was more than just the one song poste... more info

Stereogum — Georgia metal demigods Mastodon have already shared “Black Tongue” and “Curl Of The Burl,” two tracks from their new album The Hunter, and now they’ve dropped another one via kaleidoscopic YouTube video. The song is called “Spectrelight,�... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Primate at Scion Rock Fest 2011 (more by Adam Murray) Mastodon have released another video from their upcoming LP The Hunter (due on September 27th). The new video, for "Spectrelight", features Scott Kelly from Neurosis, and follows recent... more info