SPILL NEWS: MASTODON RELEASE “YOUR GHOST AGAIN” | ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR INCLUDING MONTREAL & TORONTO

MASTODON RELEASE “YOUR GHOST AGAIN” | ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR INCLUDING MONTREAL & TORONTO

LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS

Distilling the intensity of an incredibly difficult year, Mastodon have returned with a sonically massive and richly melodic new single, “Your Ghost Again.” Written and recorded amidst an unimaginably chaotic and difficult time, the track confronts the untimely death of friend and former bandmate Brent Hinds and the passing of drummer Brann Dailor’s mother. The band reflects on the song’s themes and the losses that informed them in a conversation with journalist J Bennett that they shared on their socials in conjunction with the song’s release.

“Your Ghost Again” is quintessential Mastodon, with bassist Troy Sanders and Dailor trading vocals over the alternately bombastic and moody guitars of Bill Kelliher and new guitarist Nick Johnston amid atmospheric flourishes from keyboardist João Nogueira. Equal parts crushing and poignant, the band channel profound grief into one of the most emotionally charged compositions of their storied career, weaving intersecting themes of memory, resilience, and raw vulnerability. Produced by Patrik Berger and Kurt Ballou and mixed by Andrew Scheps, “Your Ghost Again” offers a preview of what’s to come in the group’s next chapter as they put the finishing touches on their forthcoming full-length. “For me, ‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life—or your whole life,” Dailor says.

“It’s those moments when you’re in those familiar places that you’ve always been with that person, and then, after they’re gone, you see them out of the corner of your eye, and it makes you sad because they’re not there. When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be. It’s the same with my mom: I keep seeing her. And you get a little jolt of excitement because you think you’re actually seeing them, but then you remember they’re not here and it takes you down a notch. So, it’s these big relationships for me that became the subject matter of the song. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”

In conjunction with the release, and following on their ongoing run of European festivals and headline dates with Loathe, the band have announced The Poisonous Weapons Tour, a North American run of dates with support from Deafheaven and Alcest. Kicking off September 16 in Orlando, the trio of bands will cut their way across the full country before closing out October 24 at Sick New World Dallas.

“Your Ghost Again” is out now on Loma Vista Recordings.

Tour Dates

THE POISONOUS WEAPONS TOUR DATES
September 16 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock
September 18 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards
September 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
September 20 – Louisville, KY – Louder than Life
September 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
September 23 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
September 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
September 25 – Washington, DC – Anthem
September 27 – Montreal, QC – MTelus
September 28 – Toronto, ON – Rebel
September 29 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
October 1 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
October 2 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera
October 3 – Minneapolis, MN – Palace
October 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 7 – Boise, ID – Revolution
October 9 – Oakland, CA – The Fox
October 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
October 11 – San Diego, CA – The Sound
October 14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
October 16 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
October 17 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
October 18 – Memphis, TN – Satellite Music Hall
October 20 – Cleveland, OH – Agora
October 21 – Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
October 22 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
October 24 – Dallas, TX – Sick New World DALLAS

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MASTODON DATES
June 3 – Prague, CZE – O2 Universum #
June 5 – Nürburg, DE – Rock Am Ring
June 6 – Gdańsk, PL – Mystic Festival
June 7 – Nürnberg, DE – Rock Im Park
June 9 – Zurich, CH – Komplex 457 #
June 11 – Nickelsdorf, AT – Nova Rock
June 13 – Leeuwarden, NL – Into The Grave Festival
June 14 – Donington Park, UK – Download Festival
June 16 – Saarbrucken, DE – Garage #
June 17 – Dortmund, DE – FZW #
June 19 – Clisson, FR – Hellfest
June 21 – Dessel, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting
June 22 – Hamburg, DE – Docks #
June 24 – Copenhagen, DK – Copenhell Festival
June 25 – Berlin, DE – Huxley’s Neue Welt #
June 27 – Snina, SK – Rock Pod Kamenon
June 28 – Zagreb, HR – Culture Factory #
June 30 – Toulouse, FR – Bikini *
July 1 – Bordeaux, FR – Le Rocher De Palmer *
July 3 – Cartagena, ES – Rock Imperium Festival
July 4 – Viveiro, ES – Resurrection Fest
July 5 – Lisbon, PT – Evil Live

# with Loathe
* supporting Anthrax

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