Tag Archives: Mastodon

Mastodon discuss guest musicians on latest album ‘Hushed and Grim’

Posted by on December 8, 2021

  Mastodon released Hushed And Grim on October 29. On their 8th studio album, the band employed the creative input of some guest musicians. In a new video, available below, the band talks about the collaborative effort that became Hushed And Grim.   Hushed and Grim tracklisting: “Pain With An Anchor” “The Crux” “Sickle And […]

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Metal By Numbers 12/01: What week is it?!

Posted by on December 8, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Here are some charts! My apologies for the delay. An underwhelming week for some stellar debuts. The releases that particularly caught my ear were Obscura, The Lurking Fear, and Big Wreck. The riff in “Bombs […]

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Revolver Magazine’s 25 top records of 2021

Posted by on November 29, 2021

    Last week Decibel Magazine revealed their top 40 albums of 2021 and now,  Revolver Magazine shared their top 25. As expected, both lists are much different from each other with very few similarities.   Check out Revolver’s list bottom to top below: 25) Frozen Soul, Crypt of Ice 24) Slaughter To Prevail, Kostolom […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/29: Cyber Monday Charts

Posted by on November 29, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. We are back from the holiday weekend! I hope all those who celebrated had a Happy Thanksgiving and had a good time with family. Now it’s time for extended Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday […]

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AC/DC, Chris Cornell, Gojira, among 2022 Grammy Nominees; Machine Gun Kelly excluded

Posted by on November 24, 2021

    The nominees are in for the 64th annual Grammy Awards, which will take place on Monday, January 31st, starting as early as 12:30 PM PDT at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, CA, with the early Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony. This year sees a few new categories, but nominees include Mastodon, Deftones, AC/DC, […]

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Photos/Review: Mastodon & Opeth make triumphant return w/ Zeal & Ardor at Hammerstein Ballroom 11/20/2021

Posted by on November 23, 2021

  You never know how much you’ve missed something until it suddenly vanishes. After nearly two years, we’ve finally seen tours announced, shows happening, normality somewhat return. However, when it’s your turn to attend a show after spending over six hundred days, for the most part in recluse isolation, you’re consumed with an emotion you […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/17: Bullet For My Charts

Posted by on November 17, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Charts are here and on time! Compared to last week, this week’s numbers were underwhelming. Last week, Mastodon topped our charts with 17,600 sold but this week Bullet For My Valentine only managed 6,000 copies. […]

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Metal By Numbers 11/12: Mastodon top the charts

Posted by on November 12, 2021

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Mastodon absolutely crushed the charts with their eight studio album. Fun fact, this was the first time since 2002’s Remission where Scott Kelly of Neurosis didn’t guest on a track. Also making a surprised impact was […]

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New & Noteworthy: October 29th, 2021 – Hushed and New Music

Posted by on November 1, 2021

New & Noteworthy is a weekly column in which we highlight some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week feature new music from Mastodon and more! For last week’s releases you can read the previous New & Noteworthy, and for the latest sales numbers Metal by Numbers. Be sure to follow us […]

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Mastodon share new song “Sickle And Peace”

Posted by on October 20, 2021

  Atlanta progressive metal masters Mastodon have shared a new song “Sickle And Peace.” The track is taken from the group’s new album, Hushed and Grim, out October 29th.    Listen to the song below:  

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