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._______________HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.Shot, edited and mixed by ⁠⁠Steven Grise⁠⁠ Title sequence by ⁠⁠Nicholas Marzluf⁠⁠ • Join the ⁠⁠HARDLORE PATREON⁠⁠ to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes• Join the ⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠ • Get 15% off ⁠TIMELESS COFFEE⁠ site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had• Get 10% off ⁠⁠⁠⁠MILLS VINTAGE⁠⁠⁠⁠ site-wide with code HARDLORE.____________00:00:00 - Bill Kelliher00:00:36 - Bill Reflects on the Loss of Brent Hinds00:05:24 - Healing And What Comes Next00:06:20 - "Your Ghost Again" / MARROW DEEP00:13:14 - Snakes For Dinner00:20:09 - Finding Extreme Music00:29:30 - Favorite Fret00:29:55 - Meeting Brann & Joining Lethargy00:37:21 - The Origin of Mastodon00:41:50 - MASTODON DEMO, Evolution of Live Production00:47:40 - Touring On The Demo00:52:05 - REMISSION00:56:27 - Ideal Music Production (Turnstile Glow On)01:01:08 - LEVIATHAN: Why Moby Dick?01:04:09 - Exercising Restraint In Songwriting01:07:41 - Touring on Leviathan01:10:25 - Features With Scott Kelly01:13:17 - BLOOD MOUNTAIN01:20:25 - CRACK THE SKY01:29:17 - Death Magnetic Tour01:31:43 - THE HUNTER01:38:24 - ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN01:41:18 - Building A Set List01:46:40 - Game Of Thrones01:48:39 - EMPEROR OF SAND01:52:47 - “Clandestiny”01:57:07 - Remembering Nick John / HUSHED & GRIM02:04:35 - Leading up to Brent's Exit From Mastodon02:10:45 - Performing With Ozzy02:14:14 - Top 4 Hardcore Records