Mastodon - Medium Rarities

[ldj]

This channel has been doing some really good covers of songs with a bunch of rock/metal musicians during this whole covid thing too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fULwDbZ4iSU

[Bürggermeister]

Mastodon appears to have shit itself. Can they go on without Brent?

https://loudwire.com/mastodon-brent-hinds-departure/

[John Kimble]

I'd be more concerned if it was Brann Dailor who left the band. I did enjoy Hushed & Grim...that said, diminishing returns are beginning to kick in somewhat and I'm not overly fussed at the prospect of new material. They've been going a while now and had a good inning's.

[The Great Cull]

He's an odd fish but no doubt he contributed significantly to their sound so will be interesting to see where they go next.

I am a huge fan of Hushed And Grim and am looking forward to whatever comes next from them.

[ldj]

Bill said in an interview a while back he has basically been half clocked out of the band since Crack the Skye (which Brent wrote most of).

His playing is amazingly unique, but when playing live he has been holding them back for a while imo, and how contributions on record have become dwindling with each album since CTS.

Still a bit of a shock as his playing is so synonymous with the bands style though.

[Eoin McLove]

Quite incredible that the band has had no line-up changes in 25 years.

[The Great Cull]

Quite incredible that the band has had no line-up changes in 25 years.

Indeed. Its almost unheard of nowadays.

I also read that Bill interview and he certainly painted a picture that Brent was a completely different person from around the time of Crack the Skye when the System of a Down bassist also cracked his skull. Immensely talented guitarist but I also agree he's been a weak point in a live setting.

[Bürggermeister]

Crack the Skulle would be a great and timely title for a compilation

[The Great Cull]

Or a close shavo with death

[Bürggermeister]

Giving up Brent for Lent

[CorkonianHunger]

Reality for them is they have to tour and he's not been much good live for a few years.

[Trev]

It's a fairly blunt statement too considering how long they've been together

I go back to Hushed & Grim every few months, but it's never really grabbed me the way the rest of their stuff has. I only realised Hinds just has two credits on the album which probably explains it, guess I'll have to lower my expectations further for any new stuff

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

His contributions to Hushed & Grim were quality though. If it's gonna happen, it's a great time for him to do so imo.

[Eoin McLove]

What happened with the SOAD dude?

[Trev]

What happened with the SOAD dude?

They got in a fight after some awards show, the System fella decked him and Hinds whacked his head on the way down, think he ended up in a coma for a week or two