Mastodon Bring in Twerking Dancers for “The Motherload” Video

September 29th, 2014

Nina Corcoran

If you thought Nicki Minaj’s “Anaconda” video had an overload of butt shaking, think again. Metal gurus Mastodon have just shared a new video for “The Motherload” from Once More ‘Round The Sun and it’s giving Minaj’s video a run for its money.

The video sees men in cloaks and women in minimal clothing taking over the floor to see who has the best dance moves. We’re all for friendly competition, but seeing the band perform next to close-up shots of the women feels a little too over-sexualized. It’s part of Minaj’s shtick — but is it part of theirs? Catch the band on tour in October to ask them yourselves.

Check out the dates and music video below:

Mastodon Tour Dates:
10-04 Louisville, KY – Champions Park *
10-15 Boise, ID – Revolution *
10-16 Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Casino *
10-17 Pomona, CA – Fox Theater *
10-18 Phoenix, AZ – Marquee Theater *
10-20 Austin, TX – Stubb’s *
10-21 Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom *
10-22 Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater *
10-23 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre *
10-24 Detroit, MI – Fillmore *
10-25 Fort Wayne, IN – Piere’s
10-28 Portland, ME – State Theatre *
10-29 Montreal, Quebec – Metropolis *
10-30 Providence, RI – Lupo’s *
10-31 Huntington, NY – Paramount Theater *
11-01 Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom *
11-02 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater *
11-04 Baltimore, MD – Ram’s Head Live *
11-05 Knoxville, TN – International *
11-06 Nashville, TN – Marathon Music Works *
11-07 Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle *
11-08 Orlando, FL – Kink Festival *
11-19 Dublin, Ireland – Academy @
11-20 Belfast, Northern Ireland – Limelight @
11-22 Southampton, England – O2 Guildhall @
11-24 Manchester, England – O2 Academy @
11-25 Newcastle, England – O2 Academy @
11-26 Glasgow, Scotland – O2 Academy @
11-28 London, England – Brixton O2 Brixton Academy @
11-29 Birmingham, England – O2 Academy @
12-01 Nottingham, England – Rock City @
12-02 Bristol, England – O2 Academy @
12-04 The Hague, Netherlands – Paard Van Troje @
12-05 Torhout, Belgium – De Mast @
12-07 Madrid, Spain – La Riviera @
12-08 Barcelona, Spain – Razzmatazz @
12-10 Milan, Italy – Fabrique @
12-11 Pratteln, Switzerland – Konzertfabrik Z7 @
12-12 Munchen, Germany – Backstage @
12-13 Dortmund, Germany – FZW/Freizeitzentrum West @
12-15 Vesterbro, Denmark – Store Vega
12-16 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
12-17 Stockholm, Sweden – Fryshuset
12-19 Helsinki, Finland – The Circus
* with Gojira & Kvelertak
@ with Big Business, Krokodil