Posted 4/24/09 12:58 pm ET by JonW in Video Interview
photo by Jon Wiederhorn
Time to crack the Mastodon fortress just a little more with part 2 of three posts of interview snippets with the band about its latest album, Crack the Skye, which is still in heavy rotation on our personal stereo system and will likely hold fast as our album of the year. Then again, it's only April, but the bar has been set mighty high. Click "more" to watch. Read more...
Posted 3/6/09 9:56 am ET by JonW in Video Premiere
We're beyond thrilled to present the premiere of Mastodon's new video for "Divinations," the first single from the band's astonishing new album Crack the Skye, which comes out March 24 in both a single-disc edition and a disc plus DVD version, which includes photographer and filmmaker Jimmy Hubbard's candid, revealing documentary of the making of the album. Click here to see other "Making of Crack the Skye" segments.
Click "more" to read the band members talk about the video, watch "Divinations" and find out when Mastodon are coming to a town near you. Read more...
Posted 2/25/09 3:16 pm ET by JonW in Exclusive Video
Prog metal heroes Mastodon have just announced a special iTunes package that offers fans an instrumental version of their entire new album Crack the Skye along with the regular version. Sounds sweet to us. And here's something else that's pretty sweet: The behind-the-scenes video "The Making of Crack the Skye: Episode IX," in which the band members discuss how they tracked lead and background vocals for the record. Behold! Read more...
Posted 2/19/09 12:36 pm ET by JonW in Exclusive Video, Watch This
photos by Jimmy Hubbard
Last week, we brought you Episode I of "The Making of Mastodon's Crack the Skye". Today we follow up with Episode VIII. What happened to the other six episodes, you ask? Well, Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher are huge "Star Wars" fans, and those movies didn't come out in sequential order; hence, Episode VIII, in which Mastodon discuss guitarist Brent Hinds' 2007 brush with death and how that inspired the songs on Crack the Skye. Click "more" to watch the clip. Read more...
Posted 2/16/09 4:02 pm ET by JonW in Instant Replay
photo by Jon Wiederhorn
If you were out of town last week, or your computer was in the shop because you had to have all the viruses removed that you acquired surfing for porn, don't worry, we've got your back. Here's a recap of some of the coolest stuff we posted:
We were there when Slipknot, Coheed and Cambria and Trivium blew the roof off Madison Square Garden and checked back with a full review of the show.
Click "more" for a recap on what else you might have missed. And keep up with all the metal on Twitter.com under the name HeadbangersBlog. Read more...
Posted 2/12/09 5:57 pm ET by JonW in Exclusive Video, Video Interview
photo by Jimmy Hubbard
If you've heard Mastodon's new song "Divinations," you've gotten a taste of the progressive songwriting and psychedelic otherworldliness of the band's upcoming album Crack the Skye, which comes out March 24. But just wait 'til you hear the ominous, trudging "Oblivion" or the miasmic, intoxicating 13-minute epic "The Last Baron." Yup, there's no question in our minds that when the time comes to pick the best albums of 2009, Crack the Skye will be perched right up there near the top if not at the top. We'll be bringing you much more from Mastodon in the coming weeks, but for now we present "The Making of Crack the Skye: the Beginning of Crack the Skye: Episode I." Read more...
