Brand new Mastodon music is upon us, with the GRAMMY Award-winning sludge metallers having just launched their brand new single, “Your Ghost Again“. Of course this track’s arrival is a bit of a bittersweet event, given that it finds the band moving on from their Brent Hinds era. The latter guitarist/vocalist and the band had a rocky split in early 2025, with Hinds later passing away in August of last year in a motorcycle accident.
This new track is expected to serve as the lead single to the band’s forthcoming ninth studio album, which they’ve already wrapped up work on. Production credits on this track list the band as co-producers alongside Patrik Berger (Taylor Swift, Show Me The Body) and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou.
Song credits also confirm that this song features playing and writing contributions the group’s latest additions, namely guitarist Nick Johnston and keyboardist João Nogueira. Fans of Mastodon should also keep their eyes peeled this Tuesday, June 02nd, with word a new headlining tour expected to drop.
Thus far an admat for that North American run, ‘The Poisonous Weapons Tour‘, has emerged online via mastodonrocks.com with blackgazers Deafheaven and French post-black metal outfit Alcest set to open. As of press time, dates for the run have already begun to leak out as of press time.
