US metallers Mastodon have issued the following short update on their MySpace blog:

"We are currently in the writing process for the next album. Lots of riffs have been collected!"

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Source:	myspace.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

"Indian Theme", a new song from US metallers Mastodon, is available for streaming at this location.

"Indian Theme" comes off Jonah Hex, a six-song EP from the film's original motion picture score, which is scheduled for release on June 29 via Reprise Records.

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Source:	stereogum.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Earlier this week, we informed you that Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelleher was diagnosed with pancreatitis (a sudden inflammation of the pancreas) forcing the band to cancel all summer live shows, including their appearance on Graspop Metal Meeting.

The festival organization has now confirmed they will replace awesome with awesome, which means that none other than the legendary Carcass will take Mastodon's slot on the main stage Saturday afternoon.

Other recent line-up changes inlcude: Rise To Remain out, Iron Mask in; Steel Panther out, The Poodles in; Hell Yeah was already replaced by Evergrey, and also Billy Talent has been added to the line-up.

Graspop Metal Meeting will take place June 25th-27th in Dessel, Belgium. For an overview of the must-see bands, head to this location.

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Source:	graspop.be
Band profile:	Carcass
Event:	Graspop Metal Meeting 2010

Mastodon are sorry to inform fans that their upcoming summer tour dates are all cancelled.

Guitarist Bill Kelleher, was diagnosed with pancreatitis (a sudden inflammation of the pancreas which can have severe complications and high mortality despite treatment) and doctors advise him to pursue further medication. Doctors are optimistic and expect full recovery in the coming weeks for Bill, as the band is eager to take part in the BlackDiamondSkye Tour, along with Alice In Chains and Deftones, scheduled for September.

The affected events include: Rock im Park/Rock am Ring, the Sonisphere Festivals, Sweden Rock Festival, Tuska Open-Air and Graspop Metal Meeting.

Mastodon recently cancelled the April 27 gig in Rochester, New York due to Kelliher's illness. On some other live dates, Baroness guitarist Peter Adams and John Baizley filled in. Kelliher's pancreatitis previously sidelined him in November 2008 on the European tour with Slayer.

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Source:	gr.sonispherefestivals.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

After a week of rumors, the official announcement was made that Alice In Chains, Deftones and Mastodon will join forces in an already legendary North American tour this autumn. A first string of dates can be found below (with additional dates to be announced soon).

Quoted AIC guitarist Jerry Cantrell: "We're really looking forward to touring with our friends, Deftones and Mastodon. Each band has its own unique flavor and the combination of all three will make for a great show and a good time on the road."

Commented David Benveniste (Velvet Hammer Music and Management Group): "BlackDiamondSkye spotlights three distinctly different and influential artists and fuses their individual fanbases into a single entity. This is the poster kids will want to have on their walls, and ten years from now people will look back at this as a timeless and important tour."

BlackDiamondSkye Tour Dates:

09/16 - Chicago, IL - Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island
09/17 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
09/18 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
09/20 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
09/22 - Boston, MA - Agannis Arena
09/24 - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
09/28 - Atlanta, GA - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10/01 - St. Louis, MO - Scottrade Center
10/04 - Denver, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre
10/07 - Vancouver, BC - General Motors Place
10/08 - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
10/09 - Portland, OR - Rose Quarter at Memorial Coliseum
10/16 - Las Vegas, NV - The Joint

More dates coming soon!

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Source:	blackdiamondskye.com
Band profile:	Alice In Chains
Event:	BlackDiamondSkye Tour

Mastodon have announced their spring headline tour of North America which will begin April 16, 2010. The tour, presented by Volcom, will feature support from special guests Between The Buried And Me, Baroness and Valient Thorr. This tour will bring the band to the fans in American cities that have yet to experience the Crack The Skye live event.

Apr. 16 - Charleston, SC - Music Farm
Apr. 17 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theater
Apr. 18 - Richmond, VA - The National
Apr. 20 - Baltimore, MD - Rams Head
Apr. 21 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
Apr. 22 - Hartford, CT - Webster
Apr. 23 - Worcester, MA - Palladium
Apr. 24 - Burlington, VT - Higher Ground
Apr. 26 - Pittsburgh, PA - Palace Theater
Apr. 27 - Rochester, NY - Water Street
Apr. 29 - Grand Rapids, MI - Orbit Room
Apr. 30 - Indianapolis, IN - Vogue
May 01 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note -
May 03 - Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
May 04 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto
May 05 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues
May 07 - Pomona, CA - Fox
May 08 - Oakland, CA -
May 09 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory
May 10 - Eugene, OR - McDonald Theater
May 11 - Spokane, WA - Knitting Factory
May 13 - Billings, MT - The Shrine
May 14 - Fargo, ND - The Venue
May 15 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Hall
May 16 - Lawrence, KS - Liberty Hall
May 18 - Madison, WI - Orpheum
May 19 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
May 20 - Memphis, TN - Minglewood
May 21 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
May 22 - Lexington, KY - Busters

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Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Mastodon are happy to announce that they will be headlining Europe and the UK in February 2010. Check out all the dates below. More info will be coming shortly so keep checking back for all the details.

Feb 04, 2010 Megazzini Generali Milan, ITA
Feb 05, 2010 Fri-Son Fribourg, SWI
Feb 06, 2010 Melkweg Amsterdam, HOL
Feb 08, 2010 Grünspan Hamburg, GER
Feb 09, 2010 Columbia Club Berlin, GER
Feb 10, 2010 Batschkapp Frankfurt, GER
Feb 12, 2010 Arena Vienna, AUT
Feb 13, 2010 Backstage Munich, GER
Feb 14, 2010 Essigfabrik Cologne, GER
Feb 16, 2010 Wulfrun Wolverhapmton, ENG
Feb 17, 2010 Academy Bristol, ENG
Feb 19, 2010 Barrowland Glasgow, SCO
Feb 20, 2010 Academy Machester, ENG
Feb 21, 2010 Academy Newcastle, ENG
Feb 23, 2010 Rock City Nottingham, ENG
Feb 24, 2010 Roundhouse London, ENG

Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon
Event:	Mastodon

Mastodon will be playing at the Launchpad in Albuquerque, NM tomorrow, April 15th, as part of the MySpace's Secret Show series. If you haven't signed up as a friend of MySpace Secret Shows do so now, here. The Secret Show is a free, exclusive performance for the MySpace community. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Mastodon
Event:	Mastodon: N. American Tour

Mastodon's new album "Crack The Skye", is available for streaming in its entirety on the band's MySpace page.

"Crack the Skye" was recorded at Southern Tracks Studios in Atlanta, was produced and mixed by Brendan O'Brien, and is scheduled to be released March 24, 2009 through Reprise Records.

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Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Mastodon have posted their new video, for the song called "Divinations" online. The video can be viewed here. The clip was filmed by director Roboshobo (a.k.a. Robert Schober), who previously worked with the band on the "Sleeping Giant" video.

The song "Divinations" comes off groups's upcoming new studio album, entilted "Crack The Skye", which is scheduled for a March 24 release.

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Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Grammy-nominated hard rock juggernaut Mastodon have confirmed dates for their Spring North American Tour in support of their second album for Reprise Records, "Crack The Skye". This first tour behind the groundbreaking new album will sweep across the US and Canada playing to smaller theaters and clubs to insure a maximum and up close intimate environment in which to be exposed to brand new songs and old favorites for Mastodon fans.

Confirmed Mastodon tour dates with special guests Kylesa and Intronaut, as follows:

Apr. 10 - Workplay Theater - Birmingham, AL
Apr. 11 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Apr. 13 - Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
Apr. 14 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
Apr. 16 - Martini Ranch - Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 18 - Coachella - Indio, CA
Apr. 19 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Apr. 21 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Apr. 22 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
Apr. 23 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Apr. 24 - MacEwen Ballroom - Calgary, AB
Apr. 25 - Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB
Apr. 26 - The Odeon - Saskatoon, SK
Apr. 28 - The Garrick - Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 29 - Fine Line Music Hall - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 30 - Metro - Chicago, IL
May 01 - Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
May 02 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
May 04 - Le National - Montreal, QC
May 05 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
May 07 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
May 08 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA
May 09 - Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 10 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
May 12 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC
May 13 - Cat's Cradle - Carbarro, NC
May 14 - Orange Peel - Ashville, NC
May 15 - Center Stage - Atlanta, GA

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Source:	blogs.myspace.com
Band profile:	Mastodon
Event:	Mastodon: N. American Tour

A collectors edition Mastodonvinyl box set is set to be issued on November 18th via Relapse Records. This box set will be a one-time pressing strictly limited to 1,000 copies and include nine 180-gram LP's encapsulating the legendary band's entire history of recordings.

The box set will be cased in a heavy duty, foil stamped black box and include the following:

* The vinyl pressing of Mastodon's '06 Reprise debut "Blood Mountain" on expanded double LP.
* The band's critically-acclaimed 2004 release "Leviathan", expanded to double LP.
* The band covers of "The Bit" (Melvins), "Emerald" (Thin Lizzy), and "Orion" (Metallica).
* A live record documenting the band's performance as part of the Relapse Contamination Festival in 2003. This LP is, and will remain, exclusive to this box set.
* The band's reissue of early recordings, "Call Of The Mastodon".
* The final vinyl pressing of the original "Lifesblood" recording.

The box set will also include an embroidered logo patch, a vinyl sticker set, as well as a custom Mastodon turntable mat. All of these items will be exclusive to this box set, never to appear outside of it.

In other news, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher has apparently been hospitalized in London as of November 3rd, during the band's current European Unholy Alliance Chapter 3 package tour. Doctors will continue to monitor his condition which is improving at press time.

At the moment, Mastodon has decided to continue on the tour as a trio. Doctors and Bill Kelliher are hopeful that he will rejoin his bandmates in time for their headlining tour of Europe which begins November 30, in Utrecht, Holland and will end on December 7, at the All Tomorrow's Parties Festival in Somerset, England.

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Source:	relapse.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

According to a short posting on the band's MySpace page, Mastodon will begin recording their new album with producer Brendan O'Brien (known from his work for Pearl Jam and Rage Against The Machine. O'Brien will also produce the upcoming AC/DC album). Sessions will be begin immediately, and more details will follow soon. Acoording to some sources, the lyrical focus will explore topics relating to Czarist Russia. The only confirmed song title so far is "The Ghost Of Karilla".

Source:	blog.myspace.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

A new Mastodon track, entitled 'Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife', has been made available for streaming at Pitchforkmedia.com.

The song comes off the soundtrack to the upcoming Adult Swim film, "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters", due on April 10 via Williams Street.

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Source:	roadrunnerrecords.com
Band profile:	Mastodon

Token from the official Mastodon Newsletter:

"In their infinite wisdom, gametap.com has chosen to see fit to make Mastodon their "Artist Of The Month". What does this mean? That means that throughout the month, you'll see some exclusive content there, including a live show show just gametap.com. Click here to see the page and keep coming back throughout the month to see the latest additions."

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Source:	mastodonrocks.com
Band profile:	Mastodon