PRESS RELEASE
May 17th, 2004
For Immediate Release
MASTODON COMPLETE WORK ON NEW ALBUM "LEVIATHAN"
Relapse Records recording artists MASTODON have completed work on their highly anticipated new album, entitled Leviathan.
The follow up to the band's heralded Remission album, Leviathan was recorded at both Robert Lang Studios (NIRVANA, BAD COMPANY, FOO FIGHTERS) and Litho Studios (DEFTONES, SOUNDGARDEN) in Seattle with producer Matt Bayles. Based in part on Herman Melville's classic novel Moby Dick, MASTODON's Leviathan is slated for an August 31st U.S. release date and a September 13th European release date via Relapse. The final track listing for Leviathan is "Blood & Thunder", "I Am Ahab", "Seabeast", "Iceland", "Iron Tusk", "Megalodon", "Naked Burn", "Aqua Dementia", "Hearts Alive" and "Joseph Merrick".
Updated MASTODON news / tour information will be made available via the Relapse Records website: www.RELAPSE.com and the MASTODON website: www.MASTODONROCKS.com.
"Few bands actually sound as their name suggests. It's kind of hard to define, but you know what I mean. SLAYER do, METALLICA do...MASTODON definitely do." - METAL HAMMER
"modern metal's conquering heroes" - ALL MUSIC GUIDE
"at that same cusp where METALLICA once perched, circa 1988's " And Justice For All. MASTODON is poised to rule the rock earth"
- WASHINGTON CITY PAPER / EXPRESS
"MASTODON are undoubtedly the future of metal" - KERRANG!
MASTODON tour dates:
May 27 Chattanooga, TN The Local
May 28 Memphis, TN Hi Tone
June 2 Amsterdam, Netherlands (NL) VPRO Club 3voor12 Radio show
June 4 Tilburg, Netherlands (NL) 013
June 5 Nijmegen, Netherlands (NL) Dynamo Open Air
June 7 Oxford, England (UK) Zodiac w/ Monster Magnet
June 8 London, England (UK) Underworld
June 9 Brighton, England (UK) Concorde 2
June 10 Nottingham, England (UK) Rock City/The Rig
June 11 Leuven, Belgium (B) Sojo
June 12 Paris, France (F) La Locomotive |
