Mastodon have been nominated under the “Best Metal Performance: “High Road” for the 57th Annual Grammy Award, which can be viewed here. This is off their Once More ‘Round The Sun album, out via Warner Bros.

This is the band’s third Grammy nomination for the Atlanta quartet, who were previously nominated in 2007 (“Best Metal Performance: ‘Colony of Birchmen’ from the album Blood Mountain),and again in 2012 (“Best Metal Performance: ‘Curl of the Burl’ from the album The Hunter).

Mastodon is currently on tour in Europe and have announced their first-ever headline tour of Australia set for March 2015. All confirmed tour dates are listed below:

Dec 05: De Mast – Torhout, Belguim
Dec 07: La Riviera – Spain, Madrid
Dec 08: Razzmatazz – Barcelona, Spain
Dec 10: Fabrique – Milan, Italy
Dec 11: Konzertfabrik 27 – Pratteln, Switzerland
Dec 12: Backstage – Munchen, Germany
Dec 13: FZW / Freizeitzentrum – Dortmund, Germany
Dec 15: Store Vega – Vesterbro, Denmark
Dec 16: Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway
Dec 17: Fryshuset – Stockholm, Sweden
Dec 19: The Circus – Helsinki, Finland

Mexico 2015:
Mar 13: Foro Sol – Districto Federal, MEX
Mar 14: Foro Sol – Districto Federal, MEX

Mastodon 2015 Australian Tour:
Mar 27: Festival Hall – Melbourne
Mar 28: Big Top Luna Park – Sydney
Mar 29: Eatons Hill Hotel – Brisbane