Mastodon Tracking New Album in Atlanta

Mastodon are currently holed up in Atlanta's Doppler Studios with producer Mike Elizondo working on the follow-up to 2009's Crack The Skye. Drums were previously tracked at Sound City Studios in Los Angeles. Two new album tracks, "Blasteroids" and "All The Heavy Lifting," are due out later this year. The band have also announced a European summer tour and will contribute a ZZ Top cover to the new Transformers soundtrack. [www.mastodonrocks.com]