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Mastodon Reach The Skye In Toronto

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By Logan Broger (CHARTattack) May 6, 2009 3:02 pm
Atlanta, Ga. metallers Mastodon are high on the release of the critically acclaimed Crack The Skye and rode a large wave of adrenaline into The Opera House. Fellow Georgians Kylesa and Los Angeles quartet Intronaut were the openers. They both dropped off of a tour with The Haunted and Nachtmystium to tour with Mastodon, which was a decision...
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Mastodon — Crack The Skye

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) March 24, 2009 3:52 pm
Mastodon have been in the running for the title of best and most innovative American heavy metal band since their formation in 1999. The release of Crack The Skye should pretty much solidify that honour, as they've simultaneously delivered their magnum opus while reinventing themselves as the metal giants they were destined to become. Although...
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Mastodon Bring Along Strange Combo Of Metal And Punk

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) May 16, 2007 12:00 pm
Without a doubt, this has to be the strangest tour of the year. Mastodon, Against Me, Cursive and These Arms Are Snakes are bands so disparate that you'd never imagine hearing them mentioned in the same sentence, let alone performing together on a high profile tour. But there they were, drawing a wide assortment of kids to the Kool Haus Tuesday...
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Mastodon Live Up To Their Dynamic Openers

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) September 13, 2006 4:00 pm
Mastodon. are quickly becoming one of the biggest names in heavy metal, and their well-balanced mix of crushing riffs and progressive experimentation makes them appeal to a huge variety of heavy music fans. That said, it's probably a bad idea to get two of the most energetic bands in hardcore to open for you if you're a tech-metal band who put...
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Slayer Still Reign Supreme

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By Shehzaad Jiwani (CHARTattack) July 5, 2006 4:00 pm
The Unholy Alliance tour is pretty much every metalhead's dream. The almighty Slayer alone could draw legions of devoted followers, but with Thine Eyes Bleed, Children Of Bodom, Mastodon and Lamb Of God opening and offering distinctly different styles of metal, the tour brought out every long-haired Satan-worshipper in Toronto.I got to the...
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Five Questions with Brann Dailor of Mastodon

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By Colton Eddy (CHARTattack) January 20, 2012 11:07 am
Last year, American heavy metal band Mastodon released The Hunter, their fifth studio album. It was a hit, earning scads of praise, and not just from metal-centric outlets. In fact, the group has, especially in the past few years, become regarded as one of metal's most inventive acts, and they've consequently found themselves to be one of the few...
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Feist and Mastodon to release split 7'' in 2012

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By Mike Searle (CHARTattack) November 29, 2011 5:40 pm
In what may be the most unlikely pairing since Lulu, Mastodon have taken up Feist on her offer to collaborate. This world collision came about when Feist and Mastodon were both invited to perform on Later with Jools Holland this October, and exchanged pleasantries backstage about riffs and tones and the possibility of playing each other's songs...
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Video Of The Day: Mastodon's "Deathbound"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 28, 2011 3:34 pm
Puppets exploding shit! Puppets killing each other! Puppets causing earthquakes! This new Mastodon video for "Deathbound," which is from the Crack The Skye sessions, is fucking awesome.
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I Read The News Today... For June 14, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff June 14, 2011 3:48 pm
Tom Hanks' production company is going to make a movie out of Green Day's American Idiot musical, which basically ensures it's going to be the least punk rock thing ever, even with Billie Joe Armstrong starring in it. Thurston Moore is going to be teaching writing classes at the Jack Kerouac School Of Disembodied Poetics, which is not a fake place...
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I Read The News Today... For June 10, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) June 10, 2011 4:12 pm
The good folks behind The MuseBox have put together a North By Northeast mixtape featuring all their artists that are showcasing at the festival. You're welcome. Get the fuck away from Star Wars, Fred Durst. This is just wrong: If you need to hear some good ol' fashioned back porch exorcisin' tunes this summer, The Schomberg Fair may be...
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I Read The News Today... For May 31, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) May 31, 2011 2:33 pm
Gagetown, N.B. will host a three-day music festival dubbed Folly Fest from June 30 to July 2. Hey Ocean!, Old Man Luedecke, Paper Lions, The Olympic Symphonium, The Mark Inside and That 1 Guy are among those who'll play. English singer/songwriter Frank Turner's just announced a gigantic North American tour in support of his upcoming England Keep...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 17, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 17, 2011 2:06 pm
The Raveonettes have made "Forget That You're Young," which will appear on their upcoming Raven In The Grave album, available for free download. The LP is out April 5.Young Galaxy have released a free remix EP featuring four reworkings of Shapeshifting's "Cover Your Tracks." Montreal's CFCF, Teen Daze and Toronto's Freedom Or Death are among those...
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I Read The News Today... For Feb. 8, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) February 8, 2011 3:03 pm
The Trews will release their new Hope & Ruin album on April 12 through Bumstead Records. They're touring Australia in March, and North American gigs will undoubtedly be announced soon... —thetrewsmusic.com The recently reunited Death From Above 1979 have announced their first show in the U.K. in five years. Jesse Keeler and Sebastien Grainger...
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Mastodon Cancel European Tour

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By Kate MacRae (CHARTattack) May 25, 2010 12:04 pm
Those of you planning on catching Mastodon in Europe this summer are in for a major disappointment: The band have cancelled their European summer dates because guitarist Bill Kelliher has pancreatitis. In a press release, the band stated Kelliher's doctors have advised he be treated further. Rather than tour without him, they've cancelled the...
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Mastodon, Dethklok To Tour

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) August 4, 2009 12:25 pm
Choosing between two shows is a decision no one should ever have to make. That's why Atlanta metal masters Mastodon have partnered with animated band Dethklok for a 34-date North American tour slated for this October. If you're wondering how the members of Dethklok — stars of the Adult Swim show Metalocalypse — will escape from TV land to play...
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Mastodon Get Own Beer

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) July 6, 2009 4:24 pm
Let's be honest: You're probably more likely to take illegal substances while you listen to Mastodon. But Mastodon and their crew had the opportunity to get shitfaced legally while they were playing the recent Sonisphere stop in Hockenheim, Germany on Saturday. Stephan Michel of Mahr's Brau brewery created a limited edition Mastodon Premium...
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Mastodon — "Oblivion"

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By CHARTattack Staff June 10, 2009 4:28 pm
The clip for Mastodon's "Oblivion" puts the band in space where they've cracked the sky they're repairing a space station and have pretty much no idea what they're doing. Truthfully, though, Mastodon belong in space, what with the trippy metal that can be found on their recently released (five-star) Crack The Skye. Hey, guys, just a note...
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Vans Releasing Mastodon Shoe Series

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By Bianca Marcus (CHARTattack) June 5, 2009 4:11 pm
Vans have introduced a new Mastodon series of skate shoes. They'll be available July 6 in four different designs, and will feature band graphics including cover art from the Grammy nominees' Blood Mountain (originally designed by Paul Romano) and Crack The Skye albums. High tops and slip-on versions of the shoes will be available. Mastodon...
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Mastodon Reveal Studio Secrets

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By Andre Mihsin (CHARTattack) April 23, 2009 3:53 pm
Producer Brendan O'Brien, known for his work with Bruce Springsteen and AC/DC, may have seemed like an odd choice for a progressive metal band like Mastodon. But as guitarist Bill Kelliher explains, O'Brien's less is more approach helped Mastodon slow things down a little to create the psychedelic atmosphere of Crack The Skye. CHARTattack:...
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Mastodon Love Acid

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) April 1, 2009 3:13 pm
It probably shouldn't surprise anyone that Mastodon are big fans of acid. Guitarist/singer Brent Hinds told Rolling Stone magazine that the band's song ideas come from "doing too much" acid. "Acid is the best drug in the world. It did the most amazing things for my creative psyche, and it still is doing things for me."...
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