Mastodon gave their surprise released new single “Your Ghost Again” its live debut onstage last night, June 03rd, in Prague, CZE. The progressive sludge metal band unveiled that track online this past Monday, June 01st, with it serving in part as a tribute to their late guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds. This new song is expected to be the precursor to the group’s forthcoming ninth studio album, which will be their first without Hinds. Tragically, Hinds passed away in a motorcycle accident in August 2025 after a bitter split with Mastodon several months prior.
Ahead of bringing this song to the stage for the first time, bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders told the audience, “This is the first song in our entire career that wasn’t worked on with our friend Brent — he passed away last year, and he is no longer with us. So we’d like to do a new song for you guys and we’d like to dedicate it to Brent because we miss him and we love him also.”
Mastodon‘s spring/summer European/UK tour this summer will continue on as follows;
06/05 Nürburg, GER – Rock am Ring
06/06 Gdansk, POL – Mystic Festival
06/07 Nuremberg, GER – Rock im Park
06/09 Zurich, SWI – Komplex (feat. Loathe)
06/11 Nickelsdorf, AUT – Nova Rock
06/13 Leeuwarden, NET – Into the Grave Festival
06/14 Castle Donington, UK – Download Festival
06/16 Saarbrücken, GER – Garage (feat. Loathe)
06/17 Dortmund, GER – FZW (feat. Loathe)
06/19 Clisson, FRA – Hellfest
06/21 Dessel, BEL – Graspop Metal Meeting
06/22 Hamburg, GER – Docks (feat. Loathe)
06/24 Copenhagen, DEN – Copenhell Festival
06/25 Berlin, GER – Huxley’s Neue Welt (feat. Loathe)
06/27 Snina, SLO – Rock Pod Kamenom
06/28 Zagreb, CRO – Culture Factory
07/03 Cartagena, SPA – Rock Imperium Festival
07/04 Viveiro, SPA – Resurrection Fest
07/05 Lisbon, POR – Evil Live Festival
