Bill Kelliher: MASTODON, Losing Brent Hinds & The “Rebirth” of The Band

<p>Split your lungs with blood and thunder…</p><p><br></p><p>We’re joined by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mastodonrocks/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">MASTODON</a> co-founder and guitarist <a href="https://www.instagram.com/billy_butterslax/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Bill Kelliher</a> on the eve of their newest album Marrow Deep.</p><p><br></p><p>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 &amp; 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.</p><p><br></p><p>Featuring special guest co-host, engineer &amp; producer <a href="https://www.instagram.com/taylorxyoung/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">Taylor Young</a> of God’s Hate, Twitching Tongues and more.</p><p>_______________</p><p>HardLore: A Knotfest Series, fueled by Monster Energy.</p><p>Shot, edited and mixed by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamonenineseven/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Steven Grise⁠⁠</a> </p><p> Title sequence by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marzluf/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠Nicholas Marzluf⁠⁠</a> </p><p>• Join the <a href="https://patreon.com/hardlorepod " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠HARDLORE PATREON⁠⁠</a> to watch every single weekly episode early and ad-free, alongside exclusive monthly episodes</p><p>• Join the <a href="https://discord.gg/jA9rppggef " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠HARDLORE DISCORD⁠⁠</a> </p><p>• Get 15% off <a href="https://timelesscoffee.com" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠TIMELESS COFFEE⁠</a> site-wide and grab a bag of my favorite beans and the best vegan cookies I’ve ever had</p><p>• Get 10% off <a href="https://www.millsvintageusa.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠MILLS VINTAGE⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> site-wide with code HARDLORE.</p><p>____________</p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 - Start</p><p>00:01:42 - Bill Kelliher</p><p>00:02:19 - Bill Reflects on the Loss of Brent Hinds</p><p>00:07:07 - Healing And What Comes Next</p><p>00:08:02 - &quot;Your Ghost Again&quot; / Marrow Deep Production</p><p>00:14:56 - Snakes For Dinner</p><p>00:21:52 - Finding Extreme Music</p><p>00:31:12 - Favorite Fret</p><p>00:31:38 - Meeting Brann &amp; Joining Lethargy</p><p>00:39:04 - The Origin of Mastodon</p><p>00:43:33 - MASTODON DEMO, Evolution of Live Production</p><p>00:49:22 - Pardon This Interruption</p><p>00:51:46 - Touring On The Demo</p><p>00:56:11 - REMISSION</p><p>01:00:34 - Ideal Music Production (Turnstile Glow On)</p><p>01:05:14 - LEVIATHAN: Why Moby Dick?</p><p>01:08:15 - Exercising Restraint In Songwriting</p><p>01:11:47 - Touring on Leviathan</p><p>01:14:32 - Features With Scott Kelly</p><p>01:17:23 - BLOOD MOUNTAIN</p><p>01:24:31 - CRACK THE SKYE</p><p>01:33:23 - Death Magnetic Tour</p><p>01:35:49 - THE HUNTER</p><p>01:42:31 - ONCE MORE ‘ROUND THE SUN</p><p>01:45:24 - Building A Set List</p><p>01:50:46 - Game Of Thrones</p><p>01:52:45 - EMPEROR OF SAND</p><p>01:56:53 - “Clandestiny”</p><p>02:01:13 - Remembering Nick John / HUSHED &amp; GRIM</p><p>02:08:41 - Leading up to Brent&#39;s Exit From Mastodon</p><p>02:14:51 - Performing With Ozzy One Last Time</p><p>02:18:21 - Top 4 Hardcore Records</p>