Mastodon Release New Single “Your Ghost Again” Ahead Of 2026 LP

BusinessHollywood & EntertainmentMastodon Release New Single “Your Ghost Again” Ahead Of 2026 LPByQuentin Thane Singer,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. Follow AuthorJun 02, 2026, 08:03am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.STERLING HEIGHTS, MICHIGAN - AUGUST 10: Troy Sanders (L) and Bill Kelliher of Mastadon perform at Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill on August 10, 2024 in Sterling Heights, Michigan. (Photo by Scott Legato/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe metal icons Mastodon have just dropped a new single that could be the first teaser for their highly anticipated 2026 album. “Your Ghost Again” is the first single since the band’s fan favorited 2024 track “Floods of Triton,” which was in collaboration with fellow modern metal heavyweights Lamb of God. Futhermore, “Your Ghost Again” is the first Mastodon track to not feature guitarist and founding member Brent Hinds, who exited the band in March 2025 and then tragically died in a motorcycle accident in August 2025. Since then Mastodon has recruited renown guitarist Nick Johnston as a full time member. First Impressions On Mastodon’s New Single, “Your Ghost Again”“Your Ghost Again” manages to kick the door down in a rather satisfying way, as the band return to their more straight forward hypnotic sludgy riffs, reminiscent of their earlier albums like Blood Mountain (2006) and Leviathan (2004). The chorus certainly has shades of the melancholic melodies the band has experimented with on their recent albums, but the main riff and especially the outro on this single seems to indicate the band are evolving their beloved heavy songwriting. While this track will certainly please longtime fans, there’s not a clear moment that highlights the band’s new guitarist Nick Johnston, who much like Brent Hinds, has a ver...