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Two of the world’s most respected and influential hard rock bands Mastodon and Clutch are proud to announce THE MISSING LINK TOUR which brings together both bands as they join forces along with special guests Graveyard and Big Business – each taking part of the tour as support. Together, this night of heavy rock will be one of the heaviest and most exciting concert events of the year.



THE MISSING LINK TOUR kicks off on April 16th in St. Paul, MN closing out the tour in Columbus, OH on May 24th. Tickets go on sale to the public beginning at 10am on Friday January 23rd through the bands websites.



Mastodon and Clutch share a longtime friendship as fans will recall Clutch front man Neil Fallon contributed vocals to “Blood And Thunder” (from Mastodon’s 2004’s Leviathan) so fans can expect surprises in store for fans throughout the tour rumbling across North America. THE MISSING LINK TOUR will feature full sets from both Mastodon and Clutch. Clutch will close the show on April 24th in Vancouver, May 10th in Pittsburgh, May 15th in Bethlehem, May 16th in Baltimore and also the final night of the tour, May 24th in Columbus. Mastodon will close all other shows. For further info on Mastodon, go to: http://www.mastodonrocks.com/. For further info on Clutch go to http://www.pro-rock.com



Clutch drummer Jean-Paul Gaster had this to say about the tour. "We are very much looking forward to our US tour with our friends in Mastodon. We always enjoy playing live but when we have the opportunity to share the stage with a band as inspiring as Mastodon we know each evening will be that much more special. See ya out there!"



Mark your calendars, as THE MISSING LINK TOUR will roll into Denver’s prestigious Red Rocks Amphitheatre on May 3rd, and joins the stellar line up for Atlanta’s Shaky Knee’s Festival on May 8th. The New York City show will take over the celebrated Central Park Summer Stage annual concert series on May 19th. General tickets on-sale Friday, January 23rd.



As previously announced, Mastodon have been nominated for a 2015 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance for “High Road,” from ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN. This is the band’s third Grammy nomination. The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held in Los Angeles on Feb 8th. Tune into CBS TV.



Revered Maryland rockers Clutch have been pushing the boundaries that define heavy rock music since the 4 original members got together in high school. Clutch is an unmatched musical force that has been best described as “the quintessential American Rock Band”. Clutch released their tenth and latest studio album Earth Rocker via their own label Weathermaker Music on March 16, 2013. The album entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at #15 giving the band their highest chart position to date.



Mastodon’s sixth studio album, the universally praised, ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN, entered the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart at the #6 position on June 24, 2014, also their highest chart debut of their career. ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN has rightfully been placed in many Year End Critics & fan BEST OF 2014 lists including those in Rolling Stone, Revolver, Magnet, Decibel, CMJ and many more. At present Mastodon has remained on the CMJ Loud Rock charts for the 26th week in a row. When OMRTS was placed No. 8 on Rolling Stone’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of 2014” list, they summed up the success of the album stating, “The bold hooks and sharply defined riffs of Mastodon's sixth studio full-length makes it easy to hear this album as their evolution from prog-sludge wizards to straight-ahead hard rockers — but the reality is actually far more, er, complex… Ultimately, the best part of Sun is Mastodon's ability to make hooky and visceral music without sacrificing either their metallic muscle or their innate weirdness.”



Clutch’s Earth Rocker reached #1 on the Rock Chart and #4 on iTunes' overall Top 100 album chart. Earth Rocker was awarded “Album of The Year” by Metal Hammer and garnered a Top 10 spot on Rolling Stone’s “Top 20 Metal Albums of the Year”. Rolling Stone further enthused: “Four Maryland lifers — road dogs who've been grinding since the early Fugazi administration, cranking out seething admixtures of jam-band chops, careening blues-punk riffs and singer Neil Fallon's nerdy, piss-taking wiseass lyrics — release their hardest rocking set to date. Look for a go-go break (and some clever punning on the phrase "drop the bomb!") on "D.C. Sound Attack!" Inspirational verse: "If you're gonna do it/ do it live on stage/ or don't do it at all."



Clutch is currently working on their follow up to Earth Rocker which will be released in 2015.



Do not miss THE MISSING LINK TOUR this spring. Confirmed dates are as follows:



*Mastodon Closes The Evening. **Clutch Closes The Evening



Apr 16 *St. Paul, MN Myth

Apr 17 * Winnipeg, MB The Burton Cummings Theatre

Apr 18 *Saskatoon, SK O’Brian’s Events Center

Apr 19 * Edmonton, AB Expo Centre

Apr 21 * Calgary, AB MacEwan Hall

Apr 23 * Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Apr 24 **Vancouver, BC Commodore Ballroom

Apr 25 *Portland, OR Roseland

Apr 26 *Seattle, WA Showbox SODO

Apr 28 *Oakland, CA Fox Theater

Apr 29 *Los Angeles, CA Palladium

Apr 30 *Tempe, AZ Marquee Theater

May 01 *Las Vegas, NV House of Blues

May 02 *Salt Lake City, UT The Complex

May 03 *Denver, CO Red Rock’s Amphitheatre

May 05 *San Antonio, TX Kapone’s Ballroom

May 06 *Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom

May 08 Atlanta, GA Shaky Knees Festival

May 09 *Raleigh, NC Lincoln Theatre Street Stage

May 10 **Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE

May 12 *Clive, IA (Des Moines) 7 Flags

May 13 *Milwaukee, WI Eagles Ballroom Club Stage

May 15 **Bethlehem, PA Sands Event Center

May 16 **Baltimore, MD Pier Six Pavilion

May 17 *Boston, MA House of Blues

May 19 *New York, NY Central Park Summerstage

May 20 *Niagara Falls, NY Rapids Theatre

May 21 *London, ON London Music Hall

May 24 **Columbus, OH LC Pavilion



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MASTODON:

Troy Sanders -- Bass Guitar / Vocals

Brent Hinds -- Guitars / Vocals

Bill Kelliher -- Guitars

Brann Dailor -- Drums / Vocals

www.mastodonrocks.com



CLUTCH:

Neil Fallon - Vocals/Guitar

Tim Sult - Guitar

Dan Maines - Bass

Jean-Paul Gaster - Drums/Percussion

http://www.pro-rock.com/