are currently preparing to release two new musical projects. Drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor reveals in a new interview with that the Atlanta-based sludge metal act have been writing since November 2023 and amassed plenty of heavy ideas. While he doesn’t specify the nature of the twin projects, Dailor rules out them being a double album like Mastodon’s latest record, 2021’s .
“I can’t really divulge too much. It’s a hush-hush operation, very top secret,” the drummer says. “I don’t wanna spoil it.
There’s lots of music, that’s all I can say. There’s tons of music.” Dailor continues: “We’ve been writing pretty much this whole time that we’ve been off since we got home from South America [in November 2023].
And after we got home from South America with , we opened Christmas presents and then, since like February or so, we’ve just been working hard making two different projects – not a double album, but two different projects. So that’s the nugget I can share with you.” Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! Expanding on what the music will sound like, Dailor says, “Whatever those projects are, nobody knows.
But there’s riffs involved. “Some of the riffs are, like, really heavy and tasty and I really like ’em. “I’m the metalhead in the band, so when we get some real heavy stuff, I’m like, ‘Oh, yeah, I like that.
It’s cool.’” Mastodon are on a co-headline run with . Both bands are celebrating the 20th anniversaries of their 2004 albums, and , by performing them in full.
Support comes from guitarist Kerry King’s solo band and UK metalcore group Malevolence. See the list of remaining tour dates below. Jul 23: Jacksonville, FL - Daily’s Place Jul 24: Orlando, FL - Orlando Amphitheater Jul 25: Alpharetta, GA - Ameris Bank Amphitheatre Jul 27: Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheater Jul 28: Richmond, VA - Virginia Credit Union LIVE! Jul 30: Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE Jul 31: London, ON - Budweiser Gardens Aug 1: Montreal, QC - Bell Centre Aug 3: Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena Aug 4: Manchester, NH - SNHU Arena Aug 6: Bangor, ME - Maine Savings Amphitheatre Aug 8: Reading, PA - Santander Arena** Aug 9: Cleveland, OH - Jacobs Pavilion** Aug 10: Sterling Heights, MI - Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill** Aug 13: Moorhead, MN - Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater Aug 15: Calgary, AB - Scotiabank Saddledome Aug 16: Penticton, BC - South Okanagan Events Centre Aug 17: Kent, WA - accesso ShoWare Center Aug 18: Portland, OR - Theater of the Clouds Aug 21: Los Angeles, CA - The Kia Forum Aug 23: Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre Aug 24: Rio Rancho, NM - Rio Rancho Events Center Aug 25: El Paso, TX - El Paso County Coliseum Aug 27: Magna, UT - The Great Saltair Aug 29: Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre Aug 31: Omaha, NE - The Astro Amphitheater Louder’s resident Gojira obsessive was still at uni when he joined the team in 2017.
Since then, Matt’s become a regular in Prog and Metal Hammer, at his happiest when interviewing the most forward-thinking artists heavy music can muster. He’s got bylines in The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Guitar and many others, too. When he’s not writing, you’ll probably find him skydiving, scuba diving or coasteering.
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