Picture Book: Mastodon at The Tabernacle, December 2
By Ellen Eldridge Full gallery with Red Fang, Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Lips and Mastodon after the jump.
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AMG Weekend Picks: The Elvis Show, Paul Simon, Mastodon, All the Saints and More!
Happy December everyone! This means that the Holiday Season is properly with us, so please take the opportunity to have an extra tipple, a little bit more of that cake and a lot more rock ‘n’ roll – and don’t worry about the consequences until January. To help you out, we have a great list [...]
Win Tickets to see Mastodon at The Tabernacle!
After releasing their fifth studio album, The Hunter, earlier this year, our favorite hometown metal guys are back on the road, and will be coming back to Atlanta for a show at The Tabernacle on December 2. The likes of The Black Lips, DIllinger Escape Plan, Red Fang and more will be making the merriment [...]
Q&A with Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher; Playing The Tabernacle, December 2
By Ellen Eldridge; photo by Cindy Frey Atlanta-based band, Mastodon, recently released its fifth full-length, The Hunter. While less progressive than Crack the Skye, it shows a return to riff-based writing that both fans and the boys in the band can enjoy live. The finale of the current tour takes place at Atlanta’s Tabernacle on [...]
CD Review: Mastodon — The Hunter; Playing The Tabernacle, December 2
Mastodon The Hunter Reprise Records By Ellen Eldridge Admittedly, the name Mastodon sounds like one of those maniacal, hard-hitting bands with a growling singer; the type of band that turns off chicks, and attracts angry, sweaty men. The opening line to The Hunter calls, “I burned out my eyes,” while a melodious guitar riff cushions [...]
Meet Mastodon @ Criminal Records On Tuesday, September 27th!
Hometown heroes, Mastodon return to Criminal Records in Atlanta to celebrate the release of their new album, The Hunter. The guys will be signing copies of The Hunter on Tuesday, September 27th, at 6:00pm! Also, AMG is giving away a Mastodon Prize Pack to one lucky winner! Prizes including: T-Shirt – Hunter Head (Black) Large [...]
Mastodon Release Single “Spectrelight”: Album, The Hunter, Released Sept. 27th
Quote of the morning? ”This sounds like Godzilla shitting out a million blue whales. THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME.” Only hometown boys, Mastadon could get a response like that from their upcoming album, The Hunter. Being released on Sept. 27th, here is a teaser of the band’s first single, ”Spectrelight.” (NOTE TO LISTENERS: Do NOT operate heavy machinery [...]
Live Review: Mastodon, Deftones, Alice In Chains at Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood, September 28
Review by Ellen Eldridge; photo by Robb Cohen The tour title, BlackDiamondSkye, creatively showed the unity between bands Mastodon, Deftones, and Alice In Chains, but, at the same time, the bands’ combination of words from the latest album releases lead to the realization that had they stuck with the first word from each release the [...]
Win Tickets to See Fiend Without A Face, Siberia My Sweet and MAE at Vinyl!
Vinyl has given us a good handful of tickets for giveaways, so check out the selection below and fill out the form to enter. Brent Hinds of Mastodon brings his projects Fiend Without a Face and West End Motel (the latter of which also features Tom Cheshire of Allnightdrugprowlingwolves) to Vinyl on August 20. Siberia [...]
Bits and Bobs: Janelle Monae, Fred Schneider, Emma Thompson, Fun Fun Fest
- We’d previously mentioned how Kele’s video for “Everything You Wanted” was our generation’s “Nothing Compares 2 U,” but it seems that we were mistaken. Janelle Monae‘s one-take video from the neck up with a surprising outburst of genuine emotion obviously takes this honor. The video is below, and if you don’t get a little [...]
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