June 18th, 2014 – (Burbank, CA.) – As of today, the new album from
Mastodon, Once More ‘Round The Sun, is streaming, in its entirety, as an iTunes Radio First Play. Listen now at iTunesRadio.com/Mastodon. The album, Mastodon’s sixth full-length, is available for pre-order on iTunes and at Mastodonrocks.com. Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of the album tracks “Chimes at Midnight” and “High Road.” The new music video for “High Road,” directed by Roboshobo, premiered on Pitchfork this past Tuesday.
Once More ‘Round The Sun was recorded in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning producer, Nick Raskulinecz (Rush, Foo Fighters, Alice In Chains, Deftones). It is the follow-up to Mastodon’s critically acclaimed album The Hunter, which entered the Billboard Top 200 Album chart in the Top 10 and found its way onto several Year End/Best Of critics’ lists, including those compiled by Rolling Stone, Spin, Revolver, Decibel and many more.
As previously announced, the stunning Deluxe 2-LP Vinyl Edition of Once More ‘Round The Sun will also go on sale on June 24th. This limited-edition package includes two discs pressed on 180-gram black vinyl housed in a quadruple gatefold vinyl jacket, featuring artwork by the American artist Skinner, plus a CD of the complete album.
Don’t miss Mastodon on tour this summer:
Fri. Jun 20 Amnesia Rockfest Montebello, Canada
Thurs. Jun 26 Hedon Zwolle, Netherlands
Fri. Jun 27 Melkweg Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sat. Jun 28 Graspop Dessel, Belgium
Sun. Jun 29 Park Live Moscow, Russian Federation
Thurs. Jul 3 Main Square Festival Arras, France
Fri. Jul 4 Le Zenith Paris, France
Sun. Jul 6 Knebworth Park London, United Kingdom
Fri. Jul 18 Malakoff Rock Festival Nordfjordeid, Norway
Sat. Jul 19 Bukta Open Air Festival Tromsø, Norway
Sat. Sept 6 Hopscotch Festival Raleigh, NC
Fri. Sept 12 Riot Fest Chicago Chicago, IL
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