Mastodon Archives

The 2004 sophomore album from the Atlanta metal troupe set a new standard for post-millennial metal

Our year-long essay series on our 100 favorite albums of all time

Legendary albums come in threes.

Metal mega-tour kicks off this summer

When Mastodon perfected the art of the narrative album

“Mega Monsters Tour” kicks off in April

Spiritbox also playing all dates.

Sixteen albums—14 new albums and two reissues—you have to hear this month.

The progressive sludge metal stalwarts achieve a new second-half career peak with this 2xLP set.

Plus European festival dates

Plus Zeal & Ardor.

Hear first single “Pushing the Tides.”

We revisit the 2000s to once again survey its greatest musical moments

All the bands are playing. All of them.

Which is the best album-for-album band in all of metal?

A selection of the Atlanta metal giants’ outtakes, live takes and compilation tracks from the past 20 years.

Hear new track “Fallen Torches.”

Mastodon, Deftones, Faith No More, Opeth, Killing Joke and more on the lineup.

In space, no one can hear you scream. Unless you’re Bruce Dickinson.

To understand the whole of Mastodon, it’s important to understand Crack the Skye.