Mastodon members confirm they have been recording music

Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher declared in late 2023 that it was “past time to write a new record,” and it appears the aforementioned alternative metal group from Atlanta, Georgia, may have fulfilled his promise. Yesterday, May 30th, the drummer and vocalist of the band, Brann Dailor, posted a video of himself in the studio playing a microphoned drum kit. Dailor responded to a fan who inquired about whether new Mastodon music was in the works directly, saying, “something like that 😉,” even though he didn’t explicitly state what the sessions appeared to be for.

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The band’s own West End Sound, where they have previously recorded music, is where the alleged sessions took place. It remains to be seen if this turns out to be new Mastodon, a part of a potential 15th-anniversary release of “Crack The Skye,” or something else entirely. The band is scheduled to play “Leviathan” live every night in honour of its 20th anniversary, so this summer they will be reflecting on their 2004 album. In order to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their own 2004 opus, the gold-certified “Ashes Of The Wake,” they will be out co-headlining with Richmond, Virginia groove metallers Lamb Of God. Malevolence, Unearth, and Kerry King will accompany them on that journey:

07/19 Grand Prairie, TX – Texas Trust CU Theatre
07/20 Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater
07/21 Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall
07/23 Jacksonville, FL – Daily’s Place
07/24 Orlando, FL – Orlando Amphitheater
07/25 Alpharetta, GA – Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
07/27 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
07/28 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
07/30 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
07/31 London, ON – Budweiser Gardens
08/01 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
08/03 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
08/04 Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena
08/06 Bangor, ME – Maine Savings Amphitheatre
08/08 Reading, PA – Santander Arena (no Malevolence)
08/09 Cleveland, OH – Jacobs Pavilion (no Malevolence)
08/10 Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill (no Malevolence)
08/13 Moorhead, MN – Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater
08/15 Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome
08/16 Penticton, BC – South Okanagan Events Centre
08/17 Kent, WA – accesso ShoWare Center
08/18 Portland, OR – Theater of the Clouds
08/21 Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum
08/23 Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Theatre
08/24 Rio Rancho, NM – Rio Rancho Events Center
08/25 El Paso, TX – El Paso County Coliseum
08/27 Magna, UT – The Great Saltair
08/29 Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre
08/31 Omaha, NE – The Astro Amphitheater