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Mastodon have released their new single Your Ghost Again, out now via Loma Vista Recordings. 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.
Your Ghost Again sees bassist Troy Sanders and Dailor trading vocals, over the bombastic and moody guitars of Bill Kelliher and new guitarist Nick Johnston, amid atmospheric flourishes from keyboardist João Nogueira.
“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.”
Like what you hear? You can stream Your Ghost Again HERE.
Mastodon have also announced The Poisonous Weapons Tour, with support from Deafheaven and Alcest. See them live at the following dates:
September 2026
Wed 16th – ORLANDO, FL – Hard Rock
Fri 18th – ASHEVILLE, NC – Asheville Yards
Sat 19th – PITTSBURGH, PA – Stage AE
Sun 20th – LOUISVILLE, KY – Louder than Life
Tue 22nd – PHILADELPHIA, PA – Franklin Music Hall
Wed 23rd – BOSTON, MA – House of Blues
Thu 24th – BROOKLYN, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Fri 25th – WASHINGTON, DC – Anthem
Sun 27th – MONTREAL, QC – MTelus
Mon 28th – TORONTO, ON – Rebel
Tue 29th – BUFFALO, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
October 2026
Thu 1st – DETROIT, MI – Fillmore
Fri 2nd – CHICAGO, IL – The Riviera
Sat 3rd – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Palace
Tue 6th – SALT LAKE CITY, UT – The Complex
Wed 7th – BOISE, MD – Revolution
Fri 9th – OAKLAND, CA – The Fox
Sat 10th – LOS ANGELES, CA – Hollywood Palladium
Sun 11th – SAN DIEGO, CA – The Sound
Wed 14th – DENVER, CO – Fillmore
Fri 16th – DES MOINES, IA – Val Air Ballroom
Sat 17th – ST. LOUIS, MO – The Pageant
Sun 18th – MEMPHIS, TN – Satellite Music Hall
Tue 20th – CLEVELAND, OH – Agora
Wed 21st – GREENSBORO, NC – Piedmont Hall
Thu 22nd – ATLANTA, GA – The Eastern
Sat 24th – DALLAS, TX – Sick New World Dallas
Pre-sale details can be found below:
Local/Promoter Presale: Wednesday, 3rd June @ 10am Local
Spotify Presale: Thursday, 4th June @ 10AM Local
Blabbermouth Presale: Thursday, 4th June @ 10AM Local
*all presales end Thursday, 4th June @ 10PM Local*
General sale tickets will be available HERE at 10am Local on Friday, 5th June.
You can also see Mastodon at the following dates:
June 2026
Fri 5th – NÜRBERG, DE – Rock Am Ring
Sat 6th – GDANSK, PL – Mystic Festival
Sun 7th – NÜRNBERG, DE – Rock Im Park
Tue 9th – ZURICH, CH – Komplex*
Thu 11th – NICKELSDORF, AT – Nova Rock
Sat 13th – LEEUWARDEN, NL – Into The Grave Festival
Sun 14th – DONINGTON PARK, UK – Download Festival
Tue 16th – SAARBRÜCKEN, DE – Garage*
Wed 17th – DORTMUND, DE – FZW*
Fri 19th – CLISSON, FR – Hellfest
Sun 21st – DESSEL, BE – Graspop Metal Meeting
Mon 22nd – HAMBURG, DE – Docks*
Wed 24th – COPENHAGEN, DK – Copenhell Festival
Thu 25th – BERLIN, DE – Huxley’s Neue Welt*
Sat 27th – SNINA, SK – Rock Pod Kamenon
Sun 28th – ZEGREB, HR – Culture Factory*
Tue 30th – TOULOUSE, FR – Bikini^
July 2026
Wed 1st – BORDEAUX, FR – Le Rocher De Palmer^
Fri 3rd – CARTAGENA, ES – Rock Imperium Festival
Sat 4th – VIVEIRO, ES – Resurrection Festival
Sun 5th – LISBON, PT – Evil Live
*w/ Loathe
^supporting Anthrax
