Mastodon Perform on "Late Show With David Letterman" & Crack the Charts!

On Tuesday, September 27th, Atlanta's Art Rock masters Mastodon released their fifth studio album titled "The Hunter" via Reprise/Warner Bros and the reaction of the public so far is very promising for the band. The album actually debuted at the No. 10 spot on the Billboard charts after moving 39,000 units in its first week, marking their highest charting release to date.

In celebration of the release of "The Hunter", Mastodon appeared on the Wednesday, October 5 edition of CBS-TV's "Late Show With David Letterman". This was the bands second appearance on this hit late night TV show; on May 15, 2009 they performed their song 'Oblivion' from their critically acclaimed album "Crack The Skye".

Track listing:

01. Black Tongue
02. Curl Of The Burl
03. Blasteroid
04. Stargasm
05. Octopus Has No Friends
06. All The Heavy Lifting
07. The Hunter
08. Dry Bone Valley
09. Thickening
10. Creature Lives
11. Spectrelight
12. Bedazzled Fingernails
13. The Sparrow
14. The Ruiner (limited-edition bonus track)
15. Deathbound (limited-edition bonus track)

Mastodon 2011 North American tour with Red Fang and Dillinger Escape Plan.

- 10/25: Austin, TX @ La Zona Rosa
- 10/27: Houston, TX @ Fitzgeralds
- 11/01: Los Angeles, CA @ Wiltern Theatre
- 11/02: Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
- 11/03: San Francisco, CA @ The Warfield
- 11/05: Portland, OR @ Roseland Theatre
- 11/06: Seattle, WA @ Showbox SODO
- 11/07: Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory
- 11/08: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
- 11/09: Denver, CO @ Ogden Theatre
- 11/11: Chicago, IL @ Riviera Theatre
- 11/12: Milwaukee, WI @ Rave Ballroom
- 11/13: Sauget, IL @ Pop’s
- 11/14: Kansas City, MO @ The Beaumont
- 11/16: Detroit, MI @ The Fillmore Detroit
- 11/17: Indianapolis, IN @ Egyptian Room
- 11/19: New York City, NY @ Terminal 5
- 11/20: Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
- 11/21: Boston, MA @ House of Blues
- 11/23: Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
- 11/25: Toronto, ON @ Kool Haus
- 11/26: Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom
- 11/27: Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
- 11/28: Norfolk, VA @ The NorVa
- 11/29: Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel
- 12/01: Lake Buena Vista, FL @ House of Blues

Related links:
Mastodon's Official Site
Mastodon on MySpace
Mastodon on YouTube
Mastodon on Twitter

Mastodon Release NEW Album "The Hunter" & Schedule Performance on 'Late Show With David Letterman'!

Today (September 27th), Atlanta's Art Rock masters Mastodon have released their fifth studio album titled "The Hunter" via Reprise/Warner Bros and the reaction of the public so far is very promising for the band. The majority of the album was recorded at Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia with producer Mike Elizondo. The drums were tracked at Sound City Studios, which is were Nirvana recorded their hit album "Nevermind" (released 20 years ago).

The band has announced that they will be appearing on the Wednesday, October 5 edition of CBS-TV's "Late Show With David Letterman" at 11:35 p.m. ET/PT. Check local listings for details. This will be the bands second appearance on this hit late night TV show; on May 15, 2009 they performed their song 'Oblivion' from their critically acclaimed album "Crack The Skye".



"When you listen to the songs, they don't sound as 'fun' as we perceive them to be, I guess; it's still pretty extremely heavy material. We had a few songs that were kind of, not left over from 'Crack The Skye', but just stuff that we wanted to be on that album, but that album kind of took on a whole different thing of its own and there were a few stragglers that were super-heavy and crazy that didn't make it, and we finally got to put them on this record. And then we wrote a whole bunch of brand new stuff. There's, like, 14 songs that we recorded. And it's sort all over the place — a lot of different sounds. Some straight-up classic-rock-sounding songs, straight-up death metal-sounding songs and some completely bizarre, weirdo rock songs that we're not really sure what they are, but we love them." - Brann Dailor (On Metal Hammer)

You can pre-order a limited-edition package of "The Hunter" at MastodonRocks.com. It includes:

- A CD/DVD housed in a digipack with an exclusive alternative artwork cover!
- A 20" x 30" lenticular poster featuring the album cover of the standard CD!
- An Augmented Reality Experience by Total Immersion that will contain exclusive content only available to this package!
- Plus an instant download of the band's first new album track, "Black Tongue" (available for sale through all participating digital music retailers).

Track listing:

01. Black Tongue
02. Curl Of The Burl
03. Blasteroid
04. Stargasm
05. Octopus Has No Friends
06. All The Heavy Lifting
07. The Hunter
08. Dry Bone Valley
09. Thickening
10. Creature Lives
11. Spectrelight
12. Bedazzled Fingernails
13. The Sparrow
14. The Ruiner (limited-edition bonus track)
15. Deathbound (limited-edition bonus track)

Mastodon is:

- Troy Sanders
- Brent Hinds
- Bill Kelliher
- Brann Dailor






Related links:
Mastodon's Official Site
Crack the Skye
Mastodon on MySpace
Mastodon on YouTube
Mastodon on Twitter
Adult Swim Singles Program