Mastodon shot in Paris for the 2026 album campaign
Mastodon have announced their long-awaited new album, Marrow Deep, is set for an August 28th release via Loma Vista Recordings. The news is paired with the release of blistering new single “Snakes For Dinner” featuring a guest vocal appearance by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme, who also appears in the accompanying music video – watch it here.
Atlanta’s Insomniac brings the surreal sounds of the early nineties back to life on Om Moksha Ritam (Blues Funeral Recordings). These guys drape brooding baritone vocal lines over layers of atmospheric guitar that swell into big sludge-tinged riffs of epic proportions. On a song like “Mountain,” the twin guitar attack is a dizzying affair that accelerates in an almost Mastodon-like manner. Deceased drummer Amos Rikin keeps the cymbals crashing with enough gusto to move their hypnotic riffage with locomotive momentum. This reaches peak heaviness for these guys when harsher growls roar up from the back of the mix to accent the punchy chugs. Continue reading
Queens Of The Stone Age have continued to cancel further tour dates due to ongoing and unspecified health issues suffered by frontman Josh Homme. All of their 2024 live shows are now canceled but the band expects to return to the stage in 2025. In addition to headline tours of the USA, the UK and Europe, their appearances at the Soundside Music Festival, Mempho Music Festival, and Corona Capital Festival have been cancelled, while the rest have been postponed to 2025. Get well soon, Josh! Continue reading