Blood, sweat and beards

From winning Grammys to 'saving metal' Mastodon's legacy is solid as it gets. But, they tell Stevie Chick, their prog-rock journey has only just begunIn the two decades and change since Metallica's landmark Master of Puppets album debuted, heavy metal has charted an ascendant course, from derided, marginalised and supposedly ridiculous youth cult to a commercial behemoth enjoying both mainstream acceptance and critical approval. But while the scene's pioneers continue to plot lucrative victory l...

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