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MASTODON Selected As ZUNE's April Ignition Artist

April 10, 2009

Atlanta-based hard-rock iconoclasts MASTODON have been named Microsoft's Zune Ignition artist for the month of April. As part of the Ignition program, MASTODON will release a series of exclusive features on Zune Marketplace, Zune.net, MSN and Xbox LIVE surrounding the release of the band's latest album, "Crack The Skye". The exclusive features include an album download with exclusive track "Divinations" (live),an editorial track-by-track "breakdown" of the album by the band, a playlist curated by the group (available April 14),free track "Divinations" (album version) on April 21, and a free video on April 28. In addition, Xbox and MSN have a "Crack The Skye" webisode available for streaming.

To download the Zune software, visit www.zune.net.

MASTODON will be the featured musical guests on CBS' "The Late Show with David Letterman" airing on Friday, May 15 at 11:30 p.m. ET/PT. Check local listings for details.

On May 5, MASTODON will release two versions of the band's new album, "Crack The Skye", on vinyl. The first is a standard high-quality vinyl issue with beautiful full-size album artwork. There will also be a special deluxe edition mastered and pressed on two discs at 45 rpm for maximum audiophile fidelity housed in a gatefold sleeve available in a very limited edition, one-time-only pressing. This edition will also include the complete album on CD.

"Crack The Skye" sold 41,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 11 on The Billboard 200 chart.

MASTODON's 2006 CD, "Blood Mountain", came in with just over 24,000 units — significantly more than the 8,000 first-week tally registered by its predecessor, 2004's "Leviathan" — which put it at No. 32.

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