MASTODON To Jam With THIN LIZZY's GORHAM At U.K.'s SONISPHERE Festival

March 13, 2009

MASTODON guitarist Bill Kelliher recently spoke to Raziq Rauf of Thrash Hits about the band's participation in the upcoming METALLICA-headlined inaugural Sonisphere festival, set to take place on August 1-2 at the legendary Knebworth Park, United Kingdom. When asked if MASTODON is planning anything special for the event, Kelliher replied, "We got to meet Scott Gorham from THIN LIZZY and he was one of the coolest fucking guys I’ve ever met — we just joked around and talked shit. Brent and I picked up acoustic guitars with Scott and we played 'The Emerald' together and it was great. He even gave me his email! We were talking about having him onstage to play with us at Knebworth and we'll play 'The Emerald'. We'll have three guitar solos from three different guitar players up there and we'll extend it. He seemed joyous about it."

MASTODON's highly anticipated, long-awaited new studio album, "Crack The Skye", is scheduled for release on March 24.

The band will embark on a spring U.S. headlining tour in support of "Crack The Skye". The group will perform the album in its entirety along with career-spanning surprises and plenty of visual stimulus in store. This first tour behind the groundbreaking new album will sweep across the U.S. and Canada, playing to smaller theaters and clubs to insure a maximum and up-close intimate environment in which to be exposed to brand new songs and old favorites for MASTODON fans. Support on the trek will come from KYLESA and INTRONAUT.

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