Mastodon are now part the elite collection of rock memorabilia featured at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, NV.

Mastodon has expressed their inclusion in the new exhibit as follows: "Joining the ranks of some of the biggest and most influential names in rock and roll, we are honoured to now be a part of rock and roll history at the Hard Rock Cafe, in Las Vegas. Mastodon's showcase features artifacts from the past, including guitars, drums, set lists, handwritten lyrics, and clothes all used by the band on the long road to the present form over the past 16 years we have been together performing."

Beau Dobney, Curator and Design Specialist for Hard Rock Hotel, added: "We are very excited to work with Mastodon, they are elemental in today's metal sound, and aesthetic. The exhibit will be up, here in the Hard Rock Hotel until summer of 2018."

Mastodon have been hard at work writing and recording the follow-up to their 2014 album Once More ‘Round The Sun. At present, they have confirmed dates in Canada, Europe and the UK. All dates below:

July
16 - Pemberton, BC - Pemberton Music Festival

August
6 - Montreal, QC - Park Jean Drapeau
10 - Jaromer, Czech Republic - Brutal Assault Festival
11 - Oslo, Norway - Øyafestivalen
13 - Catton, UK - Bloodstock Festival
14 - Belfast, Northern Ireland - Limelight
15 - Dublin, Ireland - Dublin Academy
17 - Koln, Germany - Live Music Hall
18 - Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
19 - Dinkelsbuhl, Germany - Summer Breeze Festival
20 - Hamburg, Germany - Elb-Riot Festival
22 - Warsaw, Poland - Progresja Music Zone
23 - Berlin, Germany - Huxleys Neue Welt
24 - Bezirk-Land-Strasse, Austria - Arena Wien
27 - Reading, UK - Reading Festival
28 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival
30 - Athens, Greece - Piraeus Acedemy

October
1 - Atlanta, GA - Project Pabst / East Atlanta Village