MASTODON Celebrate 12th Anniversary Today
January 13, 2012, 12 years ago
In celebration of the band's 12th anniversary, MASTODON have posted the following message:
"On January 13th, in the year 2000, Brent, Brann, Bill and Troy went to a practice space and made some noise.... later that night they talked about band names and Mastodon stuck. Happy 12th anniversary!!"Already confirmed to perform five shows as part of Soundwave 2012 - Australia's travelling festival that runs February 25th to March 5th - Mastodon has announced a pair of Sidewave headlining concerts down under.
Scheduled for February 27th in Melbourne at Billboard, and March 1st in Sydney at The Hi Fi, support on both shows will come from GOJIRA and KVELERTAK. Tickets go on sale December 15th.
Soundwave will play the following dates:
February
25 - Brisbane, Australia - Rna Showgrounds26 - Sydney, Australia - Showground
March
2 - Melbourne, Australia - Showgrounds3 - Adelaide, Australia - Bonython Park
5 - Perth, Australia - Claremont Showgrounds
For more info visit the festival’s website.
Quality footage of Mastodon performing 'Crystal Skull' at Ace Of Spades in Sacramento, California on November 2nd, 2011 can be seen below. The clip was produced and edited by The Mighty Z. Camera operators: Zoran Theodorovic (close up) and El Muerte (wide angle).
