Tag: Brann Dailor
Cover Story: Mastodon
In the cold, clinical coronavirus age, no gift horse should ever be looked at directly in the mouth, reckons Mastodon drummer/lyricist Brann Dailor. So, take the Grammy-winning prog-metal outfitâs latest odds-and-sods anthology Medium Rarities at face value â as a surprise mid-pandemic present to diehard fans, featuring the jarring new juggernaut âFallen Torches,â alongside a […]
Updated: Live Review/Stage Buzz – Mastodon at Metro
Live Review Mastodon Metro, Chicago Sept. 9, 2017 Mastodon rarely plays an encore. Instead, the band merely thanks the crowd and walks offstage. Saturday night at Metro, though, the bandâs parting words carried more weight as they played an intimate benefit concert for Hope For The Day, a Chicago-based mental health education and suicide prevention […]
Cover Story: Mastodon
That which doesnât kill you will only make you stronger, goes the old maxim. But in the case of sludge-heavy prog-metal quartet Mastodon, mortality can occasionally offer a surprising new strength, as well. As in the recent honor bestowed upon the group by Dan Weiss, the executive producer of HBOâs hit series Game of Thrones, […]
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