MASTODON’s BRANN DAILOR: “We’ve Just Been Working Hard Making Two Different Projects”

Are you ready for two brand new Mastodon projects? Because they’re coming, and lemme tell you – they’re a big secret. At least that’s what Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor said in a recent interview with Loudwire.

While remaining secretive, Dailor noted that Mastodon has “lots of music” in the works right now and that the two projects is not a double album. You also really gotta wonder if this has anything to do with the “new configuration of the [Crack The Skye] album on the horizon” comment made by the band a few months ago…

“Riffs. Drum beats and riffs,” said Dailor. “I can’t really divulge too much. It’s a hush-hush operation, very top secret… I don’t wanna spoil it.

“There’s lots of music, that’s all I can say. There’s tons of music. We’ve been writing pretty much this whole time that we’ve been off since we got home from South America [in November 2023]. And after we got home from South America with Gojira, we opened Christmas presents and then, since like, February or so, we’ve just been working hard making two different projects — not a double album, but two different projects.

“So that’s the nugget I can share with you. Whatever those projects are, nobody knows. But there’s riffs involved. Some of the riffs are, like, really heavy and tasty and I really like ’em. I’m the metalhead in the band, so when we get some real heavy stuff, I’m, like, ‘Oh, yeah, I like that. It’s cool.'”

Mastodon is out on the road with Lamb Of God right now, both playing their 2004 albums Leviathan and Ashes Of The Wake in full. All dates will be opened by Kerry King and Malevolence, except for a few in the middle featuring Kerry King and Unearth. Get the full list of dates below and get your tickets here.

7/19 Grand Prairie, TX Texas Trust CU Theatre
7/20 Austin, TX Germania Insurance Amphitheater
7/21 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
7/23 Jacksonville, FL Daily’s Place
7/24 Orlando, FL Orlando Amphitheater
7/25 Alpharetta, GA Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
7/27 Raleigh, NC Red Hat Amphitheater
7/28 Richmond, VA Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
7/30 Pittsburgh, PA Stage AE
7/31 London, ON Budweiser Gardens
8/1 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
8/3 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
8/4 Manchester, NH SNHU Arena
8/6 Bangor, ME Maine Savings Amphitheatre
8/8 Reading, PA Santander Arena (w/ Unearth, no Malevolence)
8/9 Cleveland, OH Jacobs Pavilion (w/ Unearth, no Malevolence)
8/10 Sterling Heights, MI Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill (w/ Unearth, no Malevolence)
8/13 Moorhead, MN Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater
8/15 Calgary, AB Scotiabank Saddledome
8/16 Penticton, BC South Okanagan Events Centre
8/17 Kent, WA accesso ShoWare Center
8/18 Portland, OR Theater of the Clouds
8/21 Los Angeles, CA The Kia Forum
8/23 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Theatre
8/24 Rio Rancho, NM Rio Rancho Events Center
8/25 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum
8/27 Magna, UT The Great Saltair
8/29 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8/31 Omaha, NE The Astro Amphitheater