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 - 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