Mastodon

About

Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000. Over eight studio albums they built a reputation for technically demanding, genre-crossing music that draws on sludge metal, progressive rock and hard rock - earning a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance ('Sultan's Curse') and multiple Billboard Hard Rock Albums chart-toppers. The band's classic lineup of Troy Sanders, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor held together for 24 years; Hinds departed in March 2025 and died in a motorcycle accident five months later, a loss that shaped the band's forthcoming ninth album.

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Spotify streams (top tracks, as of Aug 2025)

Billboard Hard Rock Albums debut - 'Hushed and Grim' (2021), third consecutive chart-topper

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Grammy Award won - Best Metal Performance ('Sultan's Curse', Emperor of Sand)

Studio albums released (1st without Brent Hinds in progress)

What's new

2026-06
Mastodon released 'Your Ghost Again' on June 2, 2026 - their first single without Brent Hinds and a tribute to the late guitarist, with the band's ninth studio album already completed.
2026-06
Mastodon announced 'The Poisonous Weapons Tour' for North America in fall 2026, with Deafheaven and Alcest as support acts.
2026-02
Mastodon announced a summer 2026 European and UK tour, including festival appearances and headline shows with Loathe as support.
2025-08
Founding guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds died on August 20, 2025, after being struck by another vehicle while riding his motorcycle in Atlanta.
2025-03
Mastodon and Brent Hinds announced a mutual parting of ways on March 7, 2025, ending a 24-year run together; guitarist Nick Johnston subsequently joined the band for touring.