Music | Live Review
Bob Morton: Packing an abridged recital of the set they played at the ABC last summer – even if they are on stage for nigh on 90 minutes – Atlantan sl...
Music | Feature
Eric Ledford: Even though February is the shortest month of the year, four jam-packed weeks of killer gigs ensures that all the bases are covered (with blood, or co...
Ally Brown (with Dave Kerr): 2. GRIZZLY BEAR - VECKATIMEST Through no fault of their own, sometimes great bands acquire unhealthy legacies: Nirvana, I'm looking at you particularl...
Records | Round Up
Dave Kerr: Reviewing Personnel: Troy Sanders (vocals/bass) Brann Dailor (drums) Bill Kelliher (guitar) Brent Hinds (vocals/guitar) Darren Sanders (Troy’s ...
Ross Main: Atlanta's Mastodon claim the ABC with a two part performance that reflects the punked mullet of guitarist Bill Kelliher tonight: business up front, pa...
Records | Single Review
Jason Morton: Mastodon remain a befuddling proposition; while crafting sounds that are increasingly more accessible to a non-metalhead audience, the group keep the ...
Music | Preview
Austin Tasseltine: As seasons go, summer really isn't the most conducive to sullen misery and angry, clenched-fist misanthropy. It must be hard to stay mad at one's pare...
Records | Album Review
Jay Shukla: If you've been following the Mastodon hype machine you'll no doubt be anticipating something genuinely progressive and ultra-heavy from Crack the Skye...
News | Music | Feature
Bill Kelliher: We were really prepared for this record. We had a lot more time and resources; nothing was rushed or forced. We had a year to write it, relax and let ...
Dave Kerr: The future of heavy metal was dealt a bad hand the day Fred Durst strapped his Yankees cap on backwards and did it all for the nookie. Subsequently de...
Music: ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Title: The Century of Self (Richter Scale) Release Date: 23 February Trail of Dead were one of the few...
Chris Cusack: To some people, the idea of an event curated by Mike Patton and The Melvins is enough to keep them up at night, excitedly memorising Mr Bungle lyrics ...
Dave Kerr: Supreme guitar maverick and all-round ambassador for quality facial hair Brent Hinds recently took a break from putting the finishing touches to Masto...
Jay Shukla: As Mastodon take to the stage tonight, there is a sense that they will have to do something special to pull this night back from the brink. After all,...
Hamza Khan: Georgia quartet Mastodon's second album, Leviathan, was smart heavy metal - so extraordinary that jaded rock critics, the New York Times and even indi...
