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  Hear Mastodon's New Album 'The Hunter'

  September 21, 2011 – Mastodon have unveiled their fifth LP, The Hunter, a week ahead of its September 27 release. After previously sharing "Curl of the Burl," "Black Tongue," and "Spectrelight," the Atlanta metal lords are streaming the entire record via the YouTube video below, along with a variety of hallucinogenic visuals. "It's a jump-on-your-bed, get naked, and go streaking kind of record," Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds told SPIN earlier this year. …
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  SPIN's 26 Fall Albums That Matter Most

  September 12, 2011 –  …
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  Mastodon Debut First Single From Next Album

  August 16, 2011 – Mastodon release their fifth album, The Hunter, on September 27. After dropping "Black Tongue," the Atlanta metal kings have unveiled the record's first official single, "Curl of the Burl." Hear it here. Mastodon are pros at offering a virtuosic, prog-style spin to their thrash sound, but "Curl of the Burl" is surprisingly straight-forward: It's a sludgy, hard-rock anthem with discernable verses and choruses. …
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  Mastodon Tracklist, Jack White Honors Hank + More

  August 4, 2011 – Mastodon revealed the tracklisting for their next album The Hunter, which will be released with two bonus tracks. The Atlanta metal band will also drop their next cut, "Curl the Burl," on August 16. …
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  Mastodon Roar Back With Monster Metal Anthem

  July 26, 2011 – Atlanta metal kings Mastodon will return September 27 with their highly anticipated fifth album The Hunter - and the group have offered up the first track from the record, titled "Black Tongue." Check it out - along with haunting visuals provided by artist A.J. …
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  Jay-Z Plots Next LP, Mastodon's Cover Art + More

  July 8, 2011 – Jay-Z has revealed he's already begun work on his next studio record and has laid down two tracks so far, including a collaboration with Odd Future's Frank Ocean. "I know exactly the tone and the whole feel of the [next] album," he said. "It's different. It's not weird." Jay's collaborative set with Kanye West, titled Watch the Throne, is due out this summer. …
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  Mastodon Drop Unreleased Song, Video!

  June 28, 2011 – If you dosed Mr. Rogers, The Muppets, and the characters of Fraggle Rock with bad acid and handed them loaded handguns and canons, the ensuing mayhem would look something like Mastodon's hilariously twisted new video for their previously unreleased track "Deathbound." Recorded during sessions for the Georgia metal band's 2009 album Crack the Skye, the previoulsy unreleased song is part of the Adult Swim Singles Program. …
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  Billie Joe Cast in 'Idiot,' Foos Add Dates + More

  June 14, 2011 – Billie Joe Armstrong has been confirmed to reprise his Broadway role in the movie adaptation of Green Day's American Idiot, set to be directed by Michael Mayer and produced by Tom Hanks' Playtone Productions. Back in January, Mayer, who helmed the Broadway production, hinted that Armstrong would be cast in the part of St. Jimmy: "I think it's a no-brainer," he said. The movie is slated to open in 2013. …
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  SPIN.com's Best of the Week

  May 29, 2011 – This week, Blink-182 revealed plans to tour with My Chemical Romance, Mastodon's Brent Hinds discussed the metal band's upcoming album, and Lil Wayne previewed another cut from his hotly anticipated Tha Carter IV. …
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  Brent Hinds on New Mastodon Album, Side-Projects

  May 24, 2011 – After two years of touring behind Mastodon's prog-metal epic Crack the Skye, guitarist Brent Hinds is gearing up for a big return this year: The heavily tatted frontman has worked up two records with his side-projects West End Motel and Fiend Without a Face — and is putting the finishing touches on Mastodon's fifth album, due out later this year. "It's very close," he tells SPIN of the Mastodon LP. …
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