Mastodon entered our metal lives only recently, relatively speaking, dropping the 'Lifesblood' EP in 2001 and the 'Remission' LP in 2002. But they've assembled of body of work of great depth and breadth in the past 12 years, and that makes choosing the 10 best Mastodon songs no easy task. The Atlanta band's artful mix of thunderous thud and complicated structures made them a favorite among hipsters and headbangers alike. The combo also garnered them industry acclaim, allowing them to graduate from indie metal institution Relapse to Warner Bros. with their cred and metal viability in tact. Not much has changed since the band burst onto the scene, except maybe for some tours with Metallica and continued development in their songwriting, with the nuts and bolts remaining as they were. Thanks to the group's efforts to push metal forward in this new millennium, we celebrate the 10 best Mastodon songs:
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Opeth’s Mikael Akerfeldt Talks Writing New Material and Past Lineup Changes
August 12th, 2012 
Metalkult With Opeth recently wrapping up their North American co-headlining tour with Mastodon and their last release ‘Heritage’ about to turn a year old in September, vocalist and guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt said that he has started writing for a new disc, although he admits that the writing process is only in the beginning stages. PitCam.TV spoke to Akerfeldt at the 2012 Wacken Open Air festival held in Germany on Aug. 2-4.
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No Comments »Down vs. Firewind – Cage Match
August 8th, 2012 Metalkult Down tripped up their opponents Mastodon in the last Cage Match, but will they be able to do it again with their new single ‘Witchtripper.’ Greek metal band Firewind heat up the ring with their new single ‘Wall of Sound’ off of their seventh studio album ‘Few Against Many.’ The band’s new disc earned them their first top spot ever on the Greek music charts. Firewind are currently on a
Posted in News Tags: are-currently, ever-on-the, firewind, first, greek, mastodon, match, metal-band-, music-charts-, opponents, seventh, their-first, their-opponents, their-seventh, with-their No Comments »Bad News: Sonisphere 2012 Cancelled
March 31st, 2012 Metalkult News has broken that Sonisphere, one of the premiere European heavy metal festivals, has been cancelled this year. Massive bummer. News first leaked via headliner Queen‘s official website, which although it was taken down later, was later confirmed by the official regional websites. The multi-national festival, which takes place in the UK, Spain, Poland, Finland,
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