gone is gone

The Mastodon/Queens of the Stone Age/At the Drive In supergroup's debut LP is out in January.

At the Drive-In had to cancel last night's DC show due to Cedric's illness. Let's hope he's okay for this Friday's NYC show. Also, ATDI/Mastodon/QOTSA offshoot Gone Is Gone had to cancel their NYC/DC shows, and they released a third song off their debut EP.

Yesterday, Mastodon/At the Drive-In/Queens of the Stone Age supergroup Gone Is Gone released a second song off their debut EP, "Starlight," and today they put out a video for the song. They also announced tour dates.

While "Violescent" has a good dose of Mastodon's sludge, "Starlight" is closer to atmospheric alternative rock.

The new track "Violescent" is a crunchy, groovy sludge metal piece with a melodic bent that actually sounds like a convincing hybrid of the three famous bands whose members constitute this thing. Hajjar's drumming is somehow driving and stuttering at the same time, Van Leeuwen's …

In addition to sitting behind the throne for the At the Drive-In reunion, ATDI drummer Tony Hajjar is now manning the skins for a new band called Gone Is Gone with a very impressive lineup that includes Mastodon bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders and Queens of the Stone Age guitarist Troy Van Leeuwe. The…