Atlanta metallers Mastodon head up the latest raft of acts announced for this summer's Reading and Leeds festivals. The Blackout, Twin Atlantic and Pure Love - ex-Gallows man Frank Carter's new band - join them on the bill, among loads more. The events take place concurrently across the Bank Holiday weekend, August 24-26, and are due to be head...

Modern prog metal icons Opeth and similarly proggy riff lords Mastodon both attended a special signing session to mark Record Store Day on Saturday - April 21 — at Disc Go Round in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Yesterday we heard Mastodon cover Feist for a Record Store Day 7″. Now we’ve got their faithful take on the Flaming Lips’ Soft Bulletin classic “A Spoonful Weighs A Ton” to enjoy. It was also released as an RSD exclusive, and is available on pink vinyl with the Flaming Lips original version on fl...

Tomorrow’s Record Store Day, and many of our 10 Most Anticipated Record Store Day Exclusives are finding their way to us a day early in non-vinyl form. There’s been the unlikely bedfellows Feist and Mastodon, Dirty Projectors’ album-worthy, non-album demo “You Against The Larger World,” and here ...

Feistodon, the split 7″ from Feist and Mastodon, might be the most intriguing release on this year’s Record Store Day slate. On the single, both artists cover recent songs from one another, with Feist taking on “Black Tongue” and Mastodon giving their version of “A Commotion.” Both song...