Mastodon - Medium Rarities

[Eoin McLove]

Maybe he's still in. He'll just keep showing up to jamming and gigs and wear the poor eejits down.

[open face surgery]

He reposted a pic from a Mastodon fan page that said 'No Brent. No Mastodon' alonh with the song Cold Dark Place so it definitely wasn't a cordial split.

[Sworntothecans]

They played their first show with that YouTuber Ben Eller on guitar the other night.

[open face surgery]

Ben is an amazing guitarist but that's a very uninspired choice.

[Squigs]

It all seems quite bitter. Brent was very much integral to their early sound, but that has waned massively in the years since Crack the Skye. He's clearly a contrary fucker, I can think of at least three times seeing them live where he was visibly having a strop on stage. Interesting to see what, if any, impact this has on future releases. As a massively fan, it's a shame that it is seemingly so acrimonious, but at the end of the day, 25 years of a definitive lineup is some going and I don't have to work with these people.

Hushed and Grim doesn't get enough love, some superb stuff on there.

[StoutAndAle]

Should get in Matt Pike and let the circle be complete.

[Shardknife]

Ben is an amazing guitarist but that's a very uninspired choice.

I would imagine they were looking for someone who could competently fill the role in a short time. His channel is a bit goofy but he's a great player and has videos going over Mastodon material and he's seemed to be a very professional sit in/session guy in live videos I've seen so I can see why they got him in. He also has a visible online presence which doesn't hurt. This is a likely a stop gap measure until they find a more viable long term fit for the band.

[open face surgery]

Ya, I follow his channel and like him but I hope they just use him as a stop gap replacement.

[Black Shepherd Carnage]

Put yer man in Pantera and let's get Zaktodon going!

[Trev]

His channel is a bit goofy but he's a great player and has videos going over Mastodon material and he's seemed to be a very professional sit in/session guy in live videos I've seen so I can see why they got him

As an aside, that's something that's really irritating about a lot of the youtube guitarists, there's some great stuff with a lot of them but I hate having to put up with the whole stupid facade they put on. I understand they need to do it to get the views, and I'm probably older than the intended audience, but I always much prefer when they're more straightforward

[open face surgery]

I don't think Ben Eller is bad for it but I don't watch a whole lot of them.

[CorkonianHunger]

A left field choice would be more interesting. Come up with a different sounding album, rather than copy Hinds or go for a safe choice with a YouTuber who has chops. A European would be cool but would never happen.

[Sworntothecans]

His channel is a bit goofy but he's a great player and has videos going over Mastodon material and he's seemed to be a very professional sit in/session guy in live videos I've seen so I can see why they got him

As an aside, that's something that's really irritating about a lot of the youtube guitarists, there's some great stuff with a lot of them but I hate having to put up with the whole stupid facade they put on. I understand they need to do it to get the views, and I'm probably older than the intended audience, but I always much prefer when they're more straightforward

They to have to have a gimmick to keep the views up, especially for YouTube shorts.

Put yer man in Pantera and let's get Zaktodon going!

Should get in Matt Pike and let the circle be complete.

Get Steve Austin from Today Is The Day😂

[Carnage]

I'd say yer man from Kylesa is kicking himself for the timing of their reunion. They're all mates, he'd have made a fortune standing in there.

[Squigs]

Other than him playing these shows, there's no official announcement that he's the new guitarist, I imagine it's just a stopgap.