Mastodon Tromps Around North America

Mastodon is parading its metal stylings around its home continent for over a month in the spring. Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles are coming along for the trek, which stretches from San Francisco to New York and many major markets in between.

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Shaky Knees Music Festival, Central Park, Atlanta, Ga.

The routing opens April 14 in Missoula, Mont., at the recently revamped Wilma Theater. From there, the band’s schedule is jam-packed with shows on both coasts and trips through the regional South and Midwest, finally wrapping up in Austin, Texas, at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater on May 20.

There are three festivals on the menu through the trip: Welcome To Rockville in Jacksonville, Fla., on April 29; Monster Energy Fort Rock in Fort Myers, Fla., and Carolina Rebellion in Concord, N.C. on May 5. Those dates are all part of the World’s Loudest Month concert series, which is made up of eight festivals playing six consecutive weekends in April, May and June.

The new tour will likely feature tunes from Mastodon’s newest album, although no release date, or title has been shared yet. After the group’s first singer, Eric Saner, left before the group’s initial record deal with Relapse Records, Mastodon has maintained the same lineup for more than 15 years.

“We couldn’t be more excited to pour majestic rock sauce all over your town,” the band wrote in a statement. “Come on down and help us celebrate the season of new beginnings where fresh buds bloom, animals awaken, the earth comes to life and there’s a new Mastodon album to melt your face off!”

Mastodon’s only U.K. appearance currently scheduled is at Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater , June 9 in Derby, England.

Here is the plan: