Wednesday, June 13, 2012

MASTODON'S CURRENT ALBUM THE HUNTER WINS KERRANG! AND METAL HAMMER AWARDS FOR "BEST ALBUM OF THE YEAR"


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Critically acclaimed album heavy-rock mastermindsMastodon won a pair of prestigious awards in London this past week for its current album, The Hunter. First up was the Kerrang! Award (Kerrang! Magazine UK) for"Best Album." Mastodon also took home the prize for "Best Album" at this year'sMetal Hammer Golden God Awards (Metal Hammer Magazine UK). Both awards were handed out at star-studded ceremonies in London on June 7th & 11th respectively.

Mastodon are touring in support of The Hunter, which found its way onto several Year End/Best Of critics' lists, including those compiled by Rolling StoneSpinRevolver,Decibel and many more. A new video for "All The Heavy Lifting," from The Huntershot live at London's Brixton Academy, can be seen here.

Mastodon's upcoming European tour dates are as follows:
6/13                  Bergen, Norway                             Bergen Calling
6/15                  Copenhagen, Denmark                   Copenhell Festival
6/16                  Gothenburg, Sweden                      Metaltown
6/17                  Seinäjoki, Finland                      Provinssirock
6/19                  Tallinn, Estonia                              Rock Café
6/20                  Riga, Latvia                               Palladium
6/23                  Roeser, Luxembourg                      Rock A Field Festival
6/24                  Eindhoven, Holland                     Effenaar
6/25                  Amsterdam, Holland                       Melkweg Max
6/27                  Rome, Italy                                Atlantico
6/29                  Werchter, Belgium                     Rock
6/30                  Belfort, France                               Eurokennes
8/25                  Reading, England                       Reading Festival
8/26                  Leeds, England                              Leeds Festival

For all things Mastodon visit: www.mastodonrocks.com 


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