The wait is over! Well, sort of. Mastodon took to Facebook a few days ago to announce they are indeed recording their new album and it is currently being mastered.
“Dearest Mastodon fans, after many hours in the studio riffing out,We are excited to announce our new album is almost complete. It is in the finals of being mastered. We are gearing up for our US tour with Gojira and Kvelertak next month! Looking forward to seeing you all out there on the High Road in May!”
But that's not all! In a new interview with Paste Magazine, bassist Troy Sanders reveals the title of the new album will be …Once More Around The Sun. As for why that title, Sanders said:
“The idea was generated before we recorded the title track on the record, but the title was thought up many months ago. After we finished the two-year touring cycle on our last record, The Hunter, we were kind of gearing up to go back to our rehearsal space in Atlanta. And we were starting the effort, the time, the blood, the energy, the months of driving, the recording and the long process between recording and the release day.
“In a nutshell: we’re fortunate enough to do this again, but there’s this feeling of this yearly cycle. It’s not a bad thing. We get to go tour a bunch, we get to record a bunch of songs we love. It’s embracing the positive—the wonderful side, to be able to have the same four dudes who love doing what we do so much. And like anything in the Mastodon world, it’s open to interpretation.”
If I had to guess at it, I'd say we'll probably see the new record maybe in the fall or even late summer at the earliest. Pure conjecture though, so take it for what it's worth. Also we're not sure if the band is still planning on doing a full-length and then an EP this year or just sticking to the full-length. Either way, new Mastodon!
Mastodon are gearing up to hit the road with Gojira and Kvelertak. We are giving away a pair of tickets to each stop of the tour. Enter to win here.
