Mastodon to Accept Bitcoin with BitPay for New Album, Once More ‘Round the Sun

June 11, 2014 – (BURBANK, CA) – Today, the world’s leading bitcoin payment processor, BitPay, announced a partnership with Reprise Records’ artist, Mastodon, making them the first major label band to accept bitcoin through BitPay. Mastodon’s new album, Once More ‘Round the Sun, is scheduled for release on June 24^th, and will be available at mastodonrocks.com/bitcoin.

“We’re excited to work with fellow Atlanta-natives BitPay for our new album,” mentioned in a statement by Mastodon, “We want to give our fans as many options to buy our new album as possible and are happy that bitcoin can be one of those choices.”

“BitPay is honored to partner with Reprise Records’ artist Mastodon. Having a major label artist embrace bitcoin is a definite sign of bitcoin’s growth and expansion into the world of music,” said BitPay’s Executive Chairman, Tony Gallippi.
In addition to the album release and Mastodon’s summer tour, their brand new music video for “High Road,” directed by Roboshobo, is premiering today on Pitchfork.
Catch Mastodon on tour this summer:

JUN 11 Z7 KONZERTFABRIK PRATTELN, SWITZERLAND	JUN 13 BONNAROO MANCHESTER, TN
JUN 20 AMNESIA ROCKFEST MONTEBELLO, CANADA	JUN 26 HEDON ZWOLLE, NETHERLANDS
JUN 27 MELKWEG AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS	JUN 28 GRASPOP DESSEL, BELGIUM
JUN 29 PARK LIVE MOSCOW, RUSSIAN FEDERATION	JUL 03 MAIN SQUARE FESTIVAL ARRAS, FRANCE
JUL 04 LE ZENITH w/ GHOST PARIS, FRANCE	JUL 06 KNEBWORTH PARK LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM
JUL 18 MALAKOFF ROCK FESTIVAL NORDFJORDEID, NORWAY	JUL 19 BUKTA OPEN AIR FESTIVAL TROMSØ, NORWAY
SEP 06 HOPSCOTCH FESTIVAL RALEIGH, NC	SEP 12 RIOT FEST CHICAGO - PERFORMANCE DATE TBD CHICAGO, IL

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