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Mastodon’s new album is “all over the place” musically, teases Brann Dailor

“I hear some punk rock in there, but then I hear some insane prog and I hear the heaviest version of ourselves poking its head out again”

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25 things we’re looking forward to in 2025

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, and we're feeling good - and here's 25 reasons why

Louder

What does the X exodus to Bluesky mean for journalism?

When Elon Musk took over Twitter and changed its name to X, many users vowed to move to another platform. First was talk of a shift to Mastodon that never seemed to catch on. Then Meta tried to make Threads appealing by linking the app to Instagram – but this…

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"Slash comes up to me and gives me a hug, and that was a moment that I will take to my grave." We asked Myles Kennedy to make us a playlist, and what he gave us is pure gold

From rock icons like Guns N' Roses and Queens Of The Stone Age to metal behemoths Gojira, it's safe to say Myles Kennedy knows his way around a riff

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“Mastodon have this tuning where the sixth string drops to B. Our singer would say, ‘No, I want it lower.’ As soon as I picked up a 7-string I wished I’d done it sooner”: Meet Obeyer, the chorus-soaked UK metallers hand-picked by Periphery

The British band hinges off rhythmic riffs, propulsive breakdowns, and lots of chorus – an effect guitarist Jamie Steadman wanted to bring back into fashion

Guitar World

Bluesky isn’t the ‘new Twitter,’ but its resemblance to the old one is drawing millions of new users

What would you say at Twitter’s funeral?

The Conversation

The busiest band in metal? One day before Slipknot support tour, Bleed From Within announce next album Zenith, release single In Place Of Your Halo

The prolific aggressors have also remixed recent track Hands Of Sin, now featuring Sylosis frontman Josh Middleton

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What is Bluesky? Why tens of millions of people are heading for a ‘decentralised’ social media platform

After Elon Musk bought Twitter (now rebranded X) in 2022, disaffected users began to seek alternatives. Alongside Meta’s Threads and the open source project Mastodon, Bluesky was one of several contenders.

The Conversation

I’ve joined Bluesky and it feels like a breath of fresh air – in some ways…

The flourishing new platform may be like Twitter once was. The problem is the limited algorithmic scope of all social media

The Guardian - UK

People are fleeing Elon Musk’s X in droves. What’s happening on Threads and Bluesky?

The social network formerly known as Twitter is rapidly bleeding users. But if you’re among them, will you feel more at home on Bluesky, Threads, or Mastodon?

The Independent UK

We're Now on Bluesky and Back on Mastodon, and Of Course Still on Twitter/X and Facebook

We're at: Twitter: @VolokhC Facebook: The Volokh Conspiracy Bluesky: https://volokhc.bsky.social/ Mastodon: https://liberdon.com/@VolokhC UPDATE: Threads https://www.threads.net/@volokhc E-mail delivery: https://reason.com/volokh/e-mail-delivery/ RSS: https://reason.com/volokh/feed/… The post We're Now on Bluesky and Back on Mastodon, and Of Course Still on Twitter/X and Facebook appeared first on Reason.com.

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“Possibly the most aggressive, ignorant and direct song we have ever written.” Get your head caved in by nasty new Malevolence single Trenches

Hot off tours with Trivium, Lamb Of God, Mastodon and more, rising metalcore champions Malevolence have returned with a crushing new tune

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Mastodon's Bill Kelliher says bands are still trying to recover from "irreparable damage" to touring business

Mastodon man gives brutally honest insight into why touring is so much harder now and why merch got so expensive

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"2025 is shaping up nicely." Tool are hosting their own tropical getaway festival with Primus, Mastodon, Coheed And Cambria and more

Tool Live In The Sand will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from March 7 - 9 2025

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Mastodon join stacked Bloodstock 2025 lineup

Mastodon will subheadline Sunday at Bloodstock, playing right before Gojira

The Conversation

Decline of X is an opportunity to do social media differently – but combining ‘safe’ and ‘profitable’ will still be a challenge

It’s now almost two years since Elon Musk concluded his takeover of Twitter (now called X) on 27 October 2022. Since then, the platform has become an increasingly polarised and divisive space.

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"We were a bunch of dirty, stinky pirates leaving our families behind." How Mastodon reinvented themselves - and modern metal - on sludge-prog masterpiece Leviathan

Mastodon were already an underground sludge metal sensation in the early 2000s, but Leviathan turned them into a breakout success

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“We might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two”: Kerry King announces North American tour, releases Where I Reign music video

Slayer’s guitarist will bring his solo band across the US and Canada in the New Year

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"I got high on mushrooms with Brent Hinds from Mastodon." How Zeal & Ardor went from grotty squat-punks to one of the most innovative bands in extreme metal

Zeal & Ardor's new album Greif continues Basel's fine tradition of flashing their backsides at power and authority

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This piano cover of Lamb Of God’s Laid To Rest is the most elegantly metal thing you’ll hear today

Youtuber Catherine Fearns has given Lamb Of God the classical treatment, and it sounds shockingly good

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The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Mastodon, Within Temptation and Nightwish are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

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"Will we bring the tour overseas? We’re exploring options..." Lamb Of God's Randy Blythe and Mastodon's Brann Dailor talk their new collab single, their history together and what the future may hold

We talk to Brann and Randy about their epic new collaboration Floods Of Triton - and whether there's more to come

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Listen to Lamb Of God and Mastodon's explosive new team-up single, Floods Of Triton

Two of modern metal's greatest bands have united, and the results are killer

Guitar World

Chief designer Martin Kidd tells how the UK amp firm went from boutique amp beginnings to an expanding portfolio of high-end amps for your backline and pedalboard, championed by the likes of Guthrie Govan, Mastodon, Ritchie Kotzen and Graham Coxon

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“A flood is coming… and most of you will die”: Mastodon tease split release with Lamb Of God

Two icons of 2000s metal will be teaming up for… something, on September 12

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