About this episode

Bill Kelliher discusses the origins of Mastodon, the impact of Brent Hinds' departure, and their new album Marrow Deep.

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…

People in this episode

Hosts: Colin Young, Bo Lueders

Guests: Bill Kelliher, Taylor Young

Topics covered

• Mastodon
• music history
• band origins
• Brent Hinds
• extreme music
• album production

Keywords

• Mastodon
• Bill Kelliher
• Brent Hinds
• Marrow Deep
• extreme music
• band history
• album production

Sponsors

Monster Energy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: MASTODON, God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues

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