Nik sees Mastodon rollin, he hatin! Keefy tries to catch Nik riding dirty!
We start to see the future Mastodon vibes on this modern classic concept album!Continue reading
Nik sees Mastodon rollin, he hatin! Keefy tries to catch Nik riding dirty!
We start to see the future Mastodon vibes on this modern classic concept album!Continue reading
Mastodon celebrates 20 years of their second full-length studio album Leviathan (Relapse Records) and posted to social media celebrating the release! They thanked fans and teased new music coming soon! Their co-headlining tour with Lamb of God ends tonight! Continue reading
It’s August 2004 and two legendary hitters in the heavy metal kingdom just released two iconic albums; Leviathan by Mastodon and Ashes of the Wake by Lamb of God on the same day. Fast forward 20 years and these two legends are joining forces to perform each respective album to an insanely amped Los Angeles crowd while on a joint headlining North American tour, “Ashes of Leviathan.” Continue reading
After some teasing on social media, Lamb of God has shared a new version of their Ashes of the Wake (Epic Records) deep cut “Another Nail For Your Coffin” in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album and their upcoming coheadline tour with Mastodon. The track features ft. Matt Honeycut of Kublai KhanTX, and Alex Taylor of Malevolence, who is the opener of the tour, along with Kerry King. Watch now! Continue reading
Today GRAMMY® Award-nominated metal titans Lamb of God and GRAMMY® Award-winning band Mastodon announce the co-headlining Ashes Of Leviathan Tour. The tour finds the two iconic bands join forces to celebrate the 20th anniversary of two seminal releases: Lamb of God’s biggest-selling album Ashes of the Wake and Mastodon’s acclaimed sophomore album Leviathan, which were both released on August 31, 2004. Both bands will perform their respective albums in full. Special guests Kerry King and Malevolence will support throughout the tour, with Unearth on select dates. Kicking off on July 19 in Grand Prairie, TX at the Texas Trust CU Theatre, the North American arena and amphitheater run will take them through the US and Canada, culminating on the exact 20th anniversary of each album on August 31 in Omaha, NE at the Astro Amphitheater. The tour will notably make stops at iconic venues such as Denver, CO’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and Los Angeles, CA’s The Kia Forum. See below for full tour routing. Continue reading
Modern Metal leaders Lamb of God and Mastodon are teasing a co-headline tour, likely to be announced this week. Both bands shared the same video on social media, with the hashtag #AshesOfLeviathan. Both LoG’s Ashes of The Wake (Reprise Records) and Mastodon’s Leviathan (Relapse Records) are celebrating 20th anniversaries in 2024. More details to follow! Continue reading
At first impression of Uniform’s latest LP Shame (Sacred Bones) the impression I’m left with is that this is a strange album, if not group. And don’t confuse strange for off-putting, quite the contrary actually. Song after song I’m legitimately curious as to how the next slab of noise and guitars is going to render out. Shame doesn’t come across as musicians playing in unison as much as an A.I. becoming aware of what music is and taking a stab at it. Continue reading
Volbeat has shared a brand new animated video for their song ‘Leviathan’! The track comes from their recent album, Rewind, Replay, Rebound (Universal Music). Check it out! Continue reading
You remember the first time you heard Leviathan (Relapse Records) by Mastodon? I do. It was as if my world had shifted on its axis: a relentless display of monumental, complex power that left me unsure how to feel…except that it felt exciting, enlivening. I never thought that Vermont quartet Barishi would recreate those emotions: a great band yes, but its Harsh Stoner grooves had the intricacies without such immediate power. Suddenly, out goes vocalist Sascha Simms, being replaced by guitarist Graham Brooks and reducing the band to a three-piece. Third album Old Smoke (Season of Mist) follows. Fuck…Continue reading