Mastodon

Dark Divine are currently under fire for an alleged reputation of creating "unsafe touring environments" for women and LGBTQ+ crew members.

Mastodon launched their latest European tour in Czechia last night (June 3rd), treating fans to a bunch of heavy favorites, as well as the live debut of their new single, “Your Ghost Again.” The show took place at Prague’s O2 Universum, and featured an opening set from U.K. metal expanders Loathe. Mastodon kicked off their headlining set with Once More ‘Round the Sun’s “Tread Lightly,” then played a few more songs before giving “Your Ghost Again” — a song reflecting on the memory of late founding guitarist Brent Hinds — its live debut. “Just yesterday, we released a new song, and it s the first song in our entire career that wasn t worked on with our friend Brent — he passed away last year and he is no longer with us,” bassist-vocalist Troy Sanders said from the stage. “So, we d like to do a new song for you guys, and we d like to dedicate it to Brent, because we miss him and we love him also.” Beyond this, the group’s 17-song set pulled from all eras of the band, including Remission’s “Mother Puncher,” a series of Leviathan and Crack the Skye classics, and all the way up to Hushed Grim songs “More Than I Could Chew” and “The Crux.” And then they closed things out with a cover of Melvins’ “The Bit.” You’ll find fan-shot footage from throughout the night up above and down below. The tracklisting is below as well (via setlist.fm). Mastodon’s European tour resumes tomorrow (June 5th) with an appearance at Nürburg, Germany’s Rock Am Ring fest. As previously reported, Mastodon will launch their Poisonous Weapons” North American tour in September, which also features opening sets from Deafheaven and Alcest. You’ll find the tour route here. Mastodon setlist 6/3/26:Tread LightlyGhost of KareliaThe MotherloadThe CruxYour Ghost Again (Live debut)Crystal SkullBlack TongueMegalodonI Am Ahab|More Than I Could ChewAll the Heavy LiftingCrack the SkyeSpectrelightMother PuncherSteambreatherBlood and ThunderThe Bit (Melvins cover) View this post on Instagram

Atlanta çıkışlı progressive metal grubu Mastodon yeni teklisi “Your Ghost Again”i duyurdu! Prodüksiyonunu Patrik Berger ve Kurt Ballou’nun üstlendiği, miksajı ise Andrew Scheps tarafından yapılan parça, grubun yaklaşan yeni albümüne dair ilk işaretleri veriyor. biri Grubun son dönemde yaşadığı büyük kayıpların ardından şekillenen "Your Ghost Again" hem sert hem de melankolik bir parça. "Your Ghost Again" grubun uzun yıllar yol arkadaşı olan Brent Hinds’ın zamansız ölümü ile davulcu/vokalist Bra

Riffs and atmosphere.

The band dropped a new song called "Your Ghost Again."

Metal News: UPDATED: Mastodon Premiere New Single 'Your Ghost Again'' - Announce 'The Poisonous Weapons Tour' With Deafheaven Alcest

DOWN, the long-running heavy metal supergroup featuring vocalist Philip H. Anselmo, guitarists Pepper Keenan and Kirk Windstein, drummer Jimmy Bower and bassist Pat Bruders, will return to North American stages this summer for a two-week headlining tour with support provided by HELMET and SPIRIT IN...

After more than four decades of bringing heavy music to the world's biggest stages, Brazilian/American metallers SEPULTURA have announced the final show of their career. The historic performance will take place on November 7, 2026 at the Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu in São Paulo, Brazil, marking the...

After exploring the effects of dementia on 2023's A Feast On Sorrow, Urne decided to reconnect with metal's roots for their 2026 follow-up

Red Door.

Metal news this week was full of drama, heartache, and a big ol' burger from Denny's. Check out the stories in this week's roundup.

Prior to his death, Brent Hinds (ex-Mastodon) recorded a guitar solo for Marcus King's "Red Door." The song appeared on the southern rock artist's No Room For Blue album on Record Store Day's Black Friday event last...

Some photos of him in the studio laying down the apparent 278 takes for the solo are also available.

Custom instrument makers Banker Guitars have revealed that Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds appears on country rocker Marcus King’s recent No Room For Blue Record Store Day release, delivering one of his last ever on-record guitar solos for the album’s closing “Red Door.” A new post from the company, who had worked with Hinds in the past, explain that the recent vinyl collection — issued last November for RSD, though a digital version was bundled together with 2025’s Darling Blue on May 1st — closes with a memorable guest spot from the former Mastodon member, who was a friend of King’s. Since the solo flew under the radar for many, the guitarmakers wanted to set the record straight and shine a light on Hinds’ playing. “For those who may not know, this song you are listening to has one of the last guitar solos Brent Hinds recorded,” Banker Guitars wrote yesterday (May 19th) in a socials post that included various studio pics and shots of Hinds holding his Banker custom. “He slept on the living room couch for a week (or two, whose counting) with The Marcus King Band at the house they rented down in Macon, Georgia, while they were writing and recording their latest record, Darlin’ Blue at the legendary Capricorn Studios. “‘Red Door’ was one that Brent collaborated on and performed on. Ever the stubborn perfectionist, he managed to do 278 takes before landing on the one he liked best.” You’ll find the rip-roarin’ “Red Door” solo in the player up above. This was not the first time Hinds and King linked up. The pair jammed on Black Sabbath’s “Electric Funeral” during a 2020 livestream. King was one of many who shared a tribute to his friends last year, after Hinds passed away in a motorcycle accident. View this post on Instagram

Provocative Norwegian black-metal trio Witch Club Satan are set to kick off their first-ever North America tour next week, and ahead of the trek, the group — which has a predilection for nudity, blood, rituals and in-your-face feminist statements — have unleashed a new single, The Kids Will Kill Us. Hope is a kind of curse. You can never rest, the band commented succinctly of the song, which, like the rest of their catalog, pulls no punches in its critique of a world that they see going off the rails. You can blast the song and watch its striking music video — directed by Stian Andersen and Witch Club Satan — above via YouTube. Of the imminent tour, the band commented: We feel like it s the right time to head overseas and provide some much needed witchcraft. Through social media, we have been invited by countless fans, asking us to come to the United States. Being welcomed is a big deal to us — and our main reason to travel is to give an invitation in return. In times of division and chaos, we hope to offer a shelter and community within our coven. We are preparing for a powerful ritual. Witch Club Satan 2026 tour dates:5/27—Philadelphia, PA—Underground Arts *5/29 —Toronto, ON—Prepare The Ground (Festival)5/30—Montreal, QC—Fairmount Theatre *5/31—Cambridge, MA—Sonia *6/2—Baltimore, MD—Baltimore Soundstage *6/3 —New York, NY—Bowery Ballroom *6/5– Pittsburgh, PA—Preserving Underground *6/6—Detroit, MI—El Club *6/7—Chicago, IL—Reggie s ^6/8 —St. Paul, MN—Amsterdam Bar Music Hall ^6/10 —Denver, CO—Bluebird Theater ^6/12—Los Angeles, CA—Lodge Room ^6/13—Berkeley, CA—Cornerstone ^6/15 —Portland, OR—Hawthorne Theatre ^6/16 —Seattle, WA—Substation ^ * With Penelope Trappes^ With Patriarchy

A review of Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr by Psyclops, released independently and available worldwide May 22nd.