Mastodon to release new album in early 2009

Contributed by alex101. Posted by Jesse on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 7:00 PM (EDT)

Artist Direct recently sat down with Mastodon to get a status update on their follow up to 2006's highly acclaimed Blood Mountain.

We finished the bulk of it. All of the basic tracks are done. We finished them on the Monday before we flew out to Seattle to start this tour. We go home on August 23rd. Then we have 10 days booked in the studio to touch up things, add any bells and whistles, take away anything we don't want, mix it and then figure out the sequencing. We have until Labor Day to finish it. We're hoping that it comes out in January. It should see light at the beginning of 2009.

The band are working with Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Rage Against the Machine) as the producer for the new record, with the lyrical focus set to explore topics relating to Czarist Russia.

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NobodysHero1313 (July 30, 2008)

Kids obsessed with Dinosaurs and Rock and Roll are stoked!!

druhol (July 30, 2008)

Both those things are awesome. I fail to see a problem with this.

tenwestchaser (July 31, 2008)

No shit. Maybe they actually should make an album about dinosaurs this time. That'd be sweet.

the_creeps (July 30, 2008)

what's your point?

TommyPickles (July 30, 2008)

Yeah!

TommyPickles (July 30, 2008)

said the annoying enthuasistic kid

telegraphrocks (July 30, 2008)

'Blood Mountain' is so damn good. Also, 'Leviathan'. I'm looking forward to this.

Jihadah (July 30, 2008)

this should rule.

blue_drink (July 30, 2008)

Didn't care for Blood Mountain... it's possible that this could be better.

LORDSHREDDER (July 30, 2008)

Going on the other works of the producer (excluding RATM), I am a little scared. They should be going to someone that will capture their intense crushing thunder.

Mastodon rules though. Very unique and talented stuff. I do like Blood Mountain, but it shows signs of the band potentially slipping if they continue with the label's demands.

LookingForCorpses (July 30, 2008)

He's an IDEAL producer for them. Almost perfect.

the_creeps (July 30, 2008)

sweet

I_Rock_Hard (July 30, 2008)

this band is TERRIBLE. born of osiris. thats all i'm saying. fucking born of osiris. THEY RULE

nocigar (July 30, 2008)

You're an idiot and a flake, please come to terms with this.

LORDSHREDDER (July 30, 2008)

Wait, that is totally backwards logic!

contrarian (July 31, 2008)

Yep, you'll rock prom pretty hard, uh huh

the_creeps (July 31, 2008)

did you eat paint chips as a child?

the_problem_with_fire (July 30, 2008)

this band rules

the_problem_with_fire (July 30, 2008)

also, this kinda stuff along with akimbo, black sabbath and older 80s thrash metal like metallica, razor or anthrax is the kind of metal i can dig.

i don't really get into the super technical guitar/ triggered drums or 8 minute prog metal. anyone else with me here?

Windfall (July 31, 2008)

Prog Metal is just masturbating on your guitar.

feeling-cheated (July 31, 2008)

I agree with you guys! Prog metal is lame and not to original

contrarian (July 31, 2008)

This album will be either their deserved mind-blowing entrance into mainstream rock, or it will suck and be a transparent failure at achieving the aforementioned and relegate them to nostalgic metal festival status.

I do wish these dudes success. Brann is a messiah of rock drumming. But I can also see them face-planting on an attempt at a "breakthrough" and never recovering from it. Shit happens when drugs are a major influence on your art. First it giveth, then it taketh away...

the_creeps (July 31, 2008)

I like Mastodon a lot, but I have to take them in small doses -- mainly due to the drumming. Brann is a gifted drummer no doubt, but the constant rolls and fills makes me a little figetdy. He'll be a great jazz drummer when he gets older.

LookingForCorpses (August 1, 2008)

The record's going to be mind melting.

epoch (July 31, 2008)

I just got into this band the other day. Incredible. Very very good metal, and I hate metal.

Amped for this.

iandisurvive (July 31, 2008)

i watched to drummer recording his tracks on youtube. that guy beats the skins like christian bale beats his mother and sister.

sugarfull (August 1, 2008)

true that. His work in Today is the Day was pretty sick too.

LookingForCorpses (August 1, 2008)

Unreal.