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The 50 best albums of 2021

It’s here: the Kerrang! verdict on the 50 albums that shaped 2021…

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Album review: Mastodon – Hushed And Grim

Mastodon turn tears into triumph as they navigate grief on stunning double-album, Hushed And Grim.

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11 great albums disliked by the people who made them

Here are 11 awesome rock and metal albums whose creators don’t care for them as much as most fans do…

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Mastodon drop brand-new track, Sickle And Peace

Another new track from Mastodon's ninth album Hushed And Grim has been released, ahead of the full record next week…

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Watch Mastodon's conceptual, cinematic video for new single Teardrinker

The emotional first official single from Mastodon's ninth album Hushed And Grim is here – watch the video now.

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How collective grief shaped Mastodon’s most grandiose, gut-wrenching album ever

The passing of band manager and close friend Nick John in September 2018 was a deep wound for Mastodon. As astonishing double-album Hushed & Grim looms, the Atlanta metal masters explain how they’ve processed that pain into an epic reckoning on life and death, grief and the great hereafter...

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Mastodon announce new album Hushed And Grim

Mastodon have revealed details of their ninth album Hushed And Grim

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A Day To Remember, Code Orange, Mastodon and more for Download Festival 2022

Download Festival have announced A Day To Remember, Code Orange, Mastodon and a further 17 bands for 2022, plus day splits!

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10 bands who have the most wholesome friendships with each other

Plenty of bands fall out at some point, but this lot have always felt like the best of friends…

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Mudvayne, Atreyu and more for inaugural private island festival and five-day rock cruise, Voragos

The Mudvayne reunion is set to hit the seas as the band join Rob Zombie, Mastodon and more for the inaugural Voragos cruise…

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The 50 best albums from 2011

From Mastodon and Machine Head to Foo Fighters and Frank Turner, we rank the greatest albums from the year 2011…

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Mosh-pits and multiverses: How comic books and rock music became the ultimate partners in crime

Comic book behemoth DC’s latest Dark Nights: Death Metal project isn’t just the ultimate meeting of Batman and breakdowns. As collaborators Tyler Bates, Andy Biersack, Greg Capullo, Maria Brink and Chelsea Wolfe discuss, it’s the intertwining of two worlds in which anything is possible…

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10 of the best independent American metal records of the 21st century

In celebration of the United States’ Independence Day this weekend, we revisit 10 of the greatest heavy records dropped outside the major label system this century…

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Mastodon are playing a show at the Georgia Aquarium

Mastodon are teaming up with DREAMSTAGE for a very special performance at their hometown of Atlanta, Georgia's aquarium.

Features

14 iconic guest vocal spots in rock and metal

Here are 13 songs – and one whole EP – containing iconic guest vocal performances…

Reviews

Soundtrack review: DC Dark Nights: Death Metal

Tyler Bates conjures a musical multiverse for DC Comics’ latest crossover event, Dark Nights: Death Metal.

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The 50 best albums of 2021

Album review: Mastodon – Hushed And Grim

11 great albums disliked by the people who made them

Mastodon drop brand-new track, Sickle And Peace

Watch Mastodon's conceptual, cinematic video for new single Teardrinker

How collective grief shaped Mastodon’s most grandiose, gut-wrenching album ever

Mastodon announce new album Hushed And Grim

A Day To Remember, Code Orange, Mastodon and more for Download Festival 2022

10 bands who have the most wholesome friendships with each other

Mudvayne, Atreyu and more for inaugural private island festival and five-day rock cruise, Voragos

The 50 best albums from 2011

Mosh-pits and multiverses: How comic books and rock music became the ultimate partners in crime

10 of the best independent American metal records of the 21st century

Mastodon are playing a show at the Georgia Aquarium

14 iconic guest vocal spots in rock and metal

Soundtrack review: DC Dark Nights: Death Metal

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