Bill Kelliher: MASTODON, Losing Brent Hinds & The “Rebirth” of The Band

Split your lungs with blood and thunder…

We’re joined by MASTODON co-founder and guitarist Bill Kelliher on the eve of their newest album Marrow Deep.

We dive deep into the origin of the band, the recent loss of Brent Hinds after his dismissal from the band, Bill discovering extreme music in Rochester, NY and linking up with Brann first in Lethargy & Today is the Day, Mastodon’s humble but competent beginnings, and we break down the entire Mastodon discography and accompanying tours and tales in between.

Featuring special guest co-host, engineer & producer Taylor Young of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues and more.

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00:00:00 - Start

00:01:42 - Bill Kelliher

00:02:19 - Bill Reflects on the Loss of Brent Hinds

00:07:07 - Healing And What Comes Next

00:08:02 - "Your Ghost Again" / Marrow Deep Production

00:14:56 - Snakes For Dinner

00:21:52 - Finding Extreme Music

00:31:12 - Favorite Fret

00:31:38 - Meeting Brann & Joining Lethargy

00:39:04 - The Origin of Mastodon

00:43:33 - MASTODON DEMO, Evolution of Live Production

00:49:22 - Pardon This Interruption

00:51:46 - Touring On The Demo

00:56:11 - REMISSION

01:00:34 - Ideal Music Production (Turnstile Glow On)

01:05:14 - LEVIATHAN: Why Moby Dick?

01:08:15 - Exercising Restraint In Songwriting

01:11:47 - Touring on Leviathan

01:14:32 - Features With Scott Kelly

01:17:23 - BLOOD MOUNTAIN

01:24:31 - CRACK THE SKYE

01:33:23 - Death Magnetic Tour

01:35:49 - THE HUNTER

01:42:31 - ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN

01:45:24 - Building A Set List

01:50:46 - Game Of Thrones

01:52:45 - EMPEROR OF SAND

01:56:53 - “Clandestiny”

02:01:13 - Remembering Nick John / HUSHED & GRIM

02:08:41 - Leading up to Brent's Exit From Mastodon

02:14:51 - Performing With Ozzy One Last Time

02:18:21 - Top 4 Hardcore Records