Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Mastodon at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by Tim Griffin) Mastodon has posted the album cover, a partial track listing, and teaser from their forthcoming LP The Hunter. Check that all out below, and take particular note of... more info

Metal Injection — Yes! Yes, and Yes Again! After revealing their album art last week, the 'don come back with a pretty titalting album teaser featuring our first taste of a track called "Black Tongue." It definitely sounds like Mastodon. While the band was promis... more info

Metalsucks — Last week Mastodon broke out the cover art for their new album, The Hunter; now they’ve released a one-minute trailer for the album, which is one complete minute of a new song, “Black Tongue.” Man, Brent Hinds is way into weird tongues, huh? An... more info

NME - Festivals — Didn't get a ticket to this weekend's Knebworth rock bash? Well that would mean you've missed out on this, and this, and that, and this, and, well, all of this - not that we want to rub it in. But fear not, as we've got a solution that means you can ... more info

Altsounds — THE HUNTER by Mastodon (http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?llr=tb54bdfab&et=1106467006158&s=3778&e=001dzx4DHE2BmSB1H9kYMjVMbElQkzHbQ_FNKgWhjl28RVr8ErRszvDepaqTvkxqU4xPiv39p_tfD4nAjsYT3olyWhGyvnFWe3C2yPH4UsAq2ppMXBlBk3QUw==) will be released later this year.... more info

Metal Injection — It may just be. MetalBandArt.com, a great new site exploring the artwork behind our favorite genre, has discovered this to be the album cover for Mastodon's next opus, The Hunter. The artwork is a departure from the 'don style of yore, and ... more info

Metalsucks — Our inbox blew up with links to the new Mastodon album cover last night, but as far as I can tell MS artist Rodney Githens was the first to break the news to the world on his brand new site MetalBandArt.com. Nice work on the scoop! The first thing yo... more info

Impose Magazine — Metal kids, throw your horns up, Mastodon has announced a new LP due out later this year on Reprise Records. Although a follow-up to 2009's Crack the Skye, the metal mongers promise a new direction on The Hunter that will take a new direction in ... more info

NME — Follow-up to 'Crack The Skye' is set for release in the autumn more info

Metalsucks — As my man Anso reported yesterday,  this morning finds Mastodon are giving away a free, previously unreleased song from the Crack the Skye sessions. It’s called “Deathbound,” and you can get it here. And don’t think that this is some crappy ... more info