The follow-up to Mastodon's 2021 record Hushed And Grim seems to be coming this year, and it's gonna be a pretty creepy concept album! At least that's what Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor said in a recent interview with Metal Hammer.
According to Dailor, the new stuff is very all over the place, and that includes some of the heaviest Mastodon we've heard in a long time! "[The songs are] all over the place," said Dailor. "I hear some punk rock in there, but then I hear some insane prog and I hear the heaviest version of ourselves poking its head out again. You can talk all day about what you want to do, but at the end of the day it governs itself – it pulls you where your heart is."
Elsewhere, Dailor notes that he's working on a story for the new record and that it'll revolve around "supernatural horror." So to recap – insane new Mastodon concept album about some terrifying shit in the works, which Dailor later notes he doesn't "see a world in which it does not come out in 2025."
Mastodon has been keeping themselves plenty busy over the past year outside working on new music. Mastodon hit the road in 2024 to celebrate 20 years of Leviathan alongside Lamb Of God, which resulted in a collaborative song between the two legendary bands. Mastodon also dropped a completely remastered version of their 2008 progressive metal classic Crack The Skye.
Mastodon will also hit the this May for a tour with headliners Coheed And Cambria and special guests Periphery. The tour kicks off on May 10 at Salem Civic Center in Salem, VA and wraps up about a month later on June 8 at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee, IA. Tickets are available here.
5/10 Salem, VA Salem Civic Center
5/11 Knoxville, TN Knoxville Civic Coliseum
5/13 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
5/15 Wilmington, NC Live Oak Bank Pavilion at Riverfront Park
5/16 Charleston, SC Firefly Distillery
5/17 Augusta, GA William B Bell Auditorium (no Mastodon)
5/19 Estero, FL Hertz Arena
5/21 Huntsville, AL Orion Amphitheater
5/22 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
5/24 Virginia Beach, VA The Dome
5/25 Bridgeport, CT Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater
5/26 Saratoga Springs, NY Broadview Stage at SPAC
5/28 Portland, ME Cross Insurance Arena
5/30 Syracuse, NY Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview
5/31 Scranton, PA The Pavilion at Montage Mountain
6/1 Youngstown, OH Youngstown Foundation Amphitheatre
6/3 Fort Wayne, IN Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
6/4 Peoria, IL Peoria Civic Center Arena
6/6 Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena
6/7 Green Bay, WI Resch Center
6/8 Waukee, IA Vibrant Music Hall
