Mastodon were featured on the May 31st episode of HBO's smash TV phenomenon Game of Thrones. Band members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds portrayed wildlings in the episode "Hardhome" that premiered Sunday, May 31st at 9 p.m. with multiple repeat showings during the week. Check local listings for further details or go to this location.

The band was personally invited to participate by members of the show's creator and executive producer, Dan Weiss, as well as the other executive producers, who are all fans of the band.  The scenes were filmed on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and the band also got to visit the sets at Titanic Studios. As huge Game of Thrones fans themselves, Mastodon's Brann Dailor describes their time Beyond the Wall: 

"It was such an incredible experience to be on set as extras for our collective favorite show Game Of Thrones and to be wildlings murdered and then brought back to life by White Walkers was beyond amazing. I watched my best friends Brent and Bill, murdered right in front of me as I myself was stabbed in the stomach and had my throat slit multiple times, and I didn't mind at all. It made me love being in Mastodon even more. We are more than privileged and honored to have been a part of one of the greatest stories ever told on film, and the catering wasn't bad either."

As previously announced, Mastodon are featured on the Game Of Thrones mixtape, Catch the Throne: The Mixtape Vol. 2, with their new original song, "White Walker," which is available here.

Mastodon has announced the next in their ongoing vinyl reissue series set for release next month. The second album in the series, 2009's Crack The Skye, will be released on baby-blue vinyl on June 2nd.

The first album in the series, 2006's Blood Mountain, is available right now on a mix of solid yellow and transparent green vinyl. We'll announce the next release in the weeks ahead.

A brand new video for the song "Asleep In The Deep”, from Mastodon's current album, Once More ‘Round The Sun, is in production at this time. From the twisted minds of Mastodon, Atlanta-based Special FX Guru, Shane Morton, and renowned American artist Skinner(cover artist Once More ‘Round The Sun, etc.), Mastodon will release a new short film that will feature bizarre imagery and psychedelically-hued, possibly disturbing and disorienting concepts, starring cats. All will be revealed soon.