One note before diving in: Bone Valley is available for preview play starting Oct. 30, 2026, with its official opening set for Jan. 26, 2027, so this is best framed as a reported anticipation piece, ...

Mastodon's The Hunter was one of 2011's under-appreciated great records, moving the Atlanta prog-metal band in a party-heartier, '70s hard-rock direction. Not that the evil has exited the band's music ...