Today is a big day in the MASTODON camp as several events surrounding the September 26th release of the hard-rock heroes’ highly anticipated full-length studio album “The Hunter” have begun. First up, “Curl Of The Burl”, the first official single from “The Hunter”, is now available for purchase through all digital retailers. Follow the link to the iTunes Store here.

In addition, a video featuring found footage for “Curl Of The Burl” has been released, as a precursor to the official video coming soon. Follow the link to YouTube here. Finally, now that “Curl Of The Burl” has been released into the atmosphere, MASTODON have launched a contest at their official website www.mastodonrocks.com and are challenging fans to put their rock chops to good use. Download the track, add your own lead guitar or drums, and upload it back to the site. The band will pick the best entry based on originality and skill in a few weeks time. One grand-prize winner will get a brand new MacBook Air Notebook, a personal message from the band, and more! One loser will be chosen and will receive an empty bag of crisps. Probably Monster Munch.

Much more news will be unveiled shortly so check www.mastodonrocks.com often for clues and info.You can read more about “Curl Of The Burl” HERE and point your mouse HERE to see a large version of the single artwork.