It’s wild to suppose how a lot has modified inside Mastodon over the past couple weeks. Solely 16 days in the past, the band was because it had at all times been, with Brann Dailor, Invoice Kelliher, Troy Sanders, and Brent Hinds taking part in as a cohesive unit. Then on March 5, it was introduced that Hinds was now not within the band after which just a few days later they performed a present in Brazil with YouTuber Ben Eller filling in. Now we’re in a world the place we don’t know if Eller’s staying with the band long run or in the event that they’re trying to find a alternative for Hinds in any respect.
However what we do know, because of a current interview with Guitar World, is that their 2021 launch Hushed and Grin would be the final one to function Hinds’ guitar work. In a current interview, Kelliher revealed that the following document to come back from Mastodon will function tunes that solely the three remaining members wrote collectively. Apparently the brand new document shall be completed later this 12 months, so it seems like they’re far sufficient alongside for Kelliher to present that form of timetable, although we nonetheless don’t know who performed lead guitar on it.
As for the way forward for the band, Kelliher remarked that whoever takes Hinds’ place should be a killer guitar participant.
“We’ll need to see. My lead guitar expertise are respectable sufficient – however whoever we get goes to be gentle years forward of me. So it is determined by the half and the track and if there are specific leads that I write that I need to play.
“If the opposite guitarist is like, ‘Hey, I wrote this,’ and I prefer it higher than what I wrote, we’ll use his half. I positively write for the perfect of the track and what’s finest for the band.
“I don’t get my emotions damage when somebody’s like, ‘That riff isn’t that nice.’ It’s like, ‘Okay, I’ll simply write one other one or change it.’ That goes for leads as nicely. So, so long as it’s what’s finest for the track, it doesn’t matter who performs it. So long as it matches, it’s superior”
With a lot uncertainty within the air relating to this open guitar slot, Mastodon are nonetheless on the hook for an upcoming tour with Coheed and Cambria and Periphery beginning in Could, with some further exhibits sprinkled in for good measure. You may take a look at the complete checklist of dates under.
Mastodon 2025 tour dates
5/8-5/11 – Columbus, OH @ Sonic Temple Artwork & Music Competition
5/10 – Salem, VA @ Salem Civic Heart*
5/11 – Knoxville, TN @ Knoxville Civic Coliseum*
5/13 – Raleigh, NC @ Purple Hat Amphitheater*
5/15 – Wilmington, NC @ Reside Oak Financial institution Pavilion at Riverfront Park*
5/16 – Charleston, SC @ Firefly Distillery*
5/15-5/18 – Daytona Seashore, FL @ Welcome to Rockville
5/19 – Estero, FL @ Hertz Area*
5/21 – Huntsville, AL @ Orion Amphitheater*
5/22 – Lexington, KY @Rupp Area*
5/24 @ Virginia Seashore, VA @ The Dome*
5/25 – Bridgeport, CT @ Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater*
5/26 – Saratoga Springs, NY @ Broadview Stage at SPAC*
5/28 – Portland, ME @ Cross Insurance coverage Area*
5/30 – Syracuse, NY @ Empower Federal Credit score Union Amphitheater at Lakeview*
5/31 – Scranton, PA @ The Pavilion at Montage Mountain*
6/1 – Youngstown, OH @ Youngstown Basis Amphitheatre*
6/3 – Fort Wayne, IN @ Allen County Warfare Memorial Coliseum*
6/4 – Peoria, IL @ Peoria Civic Heart Area*
6/6 – Grand Rapids, MI @ Van Andel Area*
6/7 – Inexperienced Bay, WI @ Resch Heart*
6/8 – Waukee, IA @ Vibrant Music Corridor*
7/3 – Cardiff, UK @ Blackweir Fields
7/3-7/13 – Quebec Metropolis, QC – Competition Dete De Quebec
7/5 – Birmingham, UK @ Villa Park %$
7/6 – London, UK @ Finsbury Park %
7/30-8/3 – Rasnov, Romania @ Rockstadt Excessive Fest
7/31 – Szekesfhervar, Hungary @ Fezen Competition
8/7-8/10 – Walton-On-Trent @ Bloodstock Open Air
8/8-8/10 – Kortrijk, Belgium @ Alcatraz Competition
8/15-8/17 – Vallamand, Switzerland @ Rock The Lakes
8/15-8/17 – Eindhoven, Netherlands @ Dynamo Steel Fest
*w/ Coheed and Cambria
% w/ Slayer
$ w/ Ozzy Osbourne