Mastodon have announced their first album in five years ‘Marrow Deep’, and shared new single ‘Snakes For Dinner’ featuring Josh Homme.
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The long-awaited new album is set for an August 28 release via Loma Vista Recordings, and you can pre-order/pre-save it here. A press release promises that the follow up to 2021’s ‘Hushed and Grim‘ will see founding members Brann Dailor, Troy Sanders, and Bill Kelliher emerge from years of personal upheaval with a newfound sense of purpose and drive.
Drawing inspiration from the Three Fates of Greek mythology, the album will channel the intense personal experiences of the intervening years, and will include a series of as-yet-unnamed special guests.
It also marks the band’s first full-length effort to feature guitarist Nick Johnston alongside significant contributions from keyboardist João Nogueira.
News of its release comes accompanied by blistering new single ‘Snakes For Dinner’, featuring a guest vocal appearance by Queens of the Stone Age frontman Homme, who also appears in the accompanying music video – which you can check out below.
‘Snakes For Dinner’ marks Homme’s first appearance on a Mastodon recording since he contributed to ‘Colony of Birchmen’ on 2006’s ‘Blood Mountain’.
The track also follows on the heels of last month’s release ‘Your Ghost Again, the first song from the Atlanta heavy metal band since former guitarist Brent Hinds died in a motorcycle accident last August, aged 51. It also serves as the first preview of the group’s as-yet-untitled next album.
“Bill, Brann, and myself are thrilled that we still have the opportunity to do this, and we’ve got other members who are just over the moon to be in the band with us,” Sanders said of the upcoming record.
“That’s a magical feeling that makes us keep wanting to go to band practice. It’s reminiscent of the very beginning of our band, where all members are hungry, we’re united, and excited to get to work. And we’re thrilled to have the opportunity to do this record.”
The ‘Marrow Deep’ tracklist is:
‘Barbarians Blood’
‘Poisonous Weapons’
‘Your Ghost Again’
‘Snakes For Dinner’
‘Out Like a Lamb’
‘In the Ruins’
‘They’re Coming For You’
‘Golden Spires’
‘Moth and Bone’
‘A Vampire’s Demeanor’
‘The Vanishing’
‘The Three Fates’
Mastodon have also announced a North American tour for this autumn with support from Deafheaven and Alcest. You can check out a full list of dates below, and find your tickets here.
The forthcoming headline trek follows the group’s current European festival dates and gigs with Loathe. Next Sunday (June 14), Mastodon will take to the stage at this year’s Download Festival. Other scheduled stops include Rock Am Ring, Rock Im Park and Hellfest.
Mastodon’s 2026 North American headline tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER
16 – Hard Rock, Orlando, FL
18 – Asheville Yards, Asheville, NC
19 – Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA
20 – Louder Than Life, Louisville, KY
22 – Franklin Music Hall, Philadelphia, PA
23 – House Of Blues, Boston, MA
24 – Brooklyn Paramount, Brooklyn, NY
25 – The Anthem, Washington, DC
27 – MTELUS, Montreal, QC
28 – Rebel, Toronto, ON
29 – Buffalo RiverWorks, Buffalo, NY
OCTOBER
01 – Fillmore, Detroit, MI
02 – Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL
03 – Palace Theatre, Minneapolis, MN
06 – The Complex, Salt Lake City, UT
07 – Revolution Concert House, Boise, ID
09 – Fox Theater, Oakland, CA
10 – Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
11 – The Sound, San Diego, CA
14 – Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
16 – Val Air Ballroom, Des Moines, IA
17 – The Pageant, St. Louis, MO
18 – Satellite Music Hall, Memphis, TN
20 – Agora Theatre, Cleveland, OH
21 – Piedmont Hall, Greensboro, NC
22 – The Eastern, Atlanta, GA
24 – Sick New World Dallas, Dallas, TX
NME paid tribute to Hinds when “remembering the music legends we lost in 2025”, writing: “The Alabama-born guitarist’s preference for bluegrass and Zeppelin-inspired noodling – he famously hated metal – also became a crucial part of their DNA right up to this year, when Hinds would depart from the group in March.
“The split was disputed – the band stated it was a mutual decision, while Hinds claimed he was ‘kicked out’. The tragedy that would soon follow would quash any hope of reconciliation between some of modern metal’s most creative minds, as Hinds died aged 51 from injuries sustained by a traffic collision.”
Earlier this year, fans reacted to the Grammys omitting Brent Hinds from its ‘In Memoriam’ tribute at the 2026 ceremony.
