Mastodon Lyrics

Mastodon Info:

From:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Genres:
Sludge metal, progressive metal, alternative metal, groove metal

Years active:
2000–present

Associated acts:
Deftones
Discordance Axis
Gojira
Killer Be Killed
Neurosis
Today Is the Day

Members:
Troy Sanders –
bass guitar, vocals, keyboards (2000–present)

Brent Hinds –
guitar, vocals (2000–present)

Bill Kelliher –
guitar, vocals (2000–present)

Brann Dailor –
drums, vocals (2000–present)

Past Members:
Eric Saner – lead vocals (2000)

Name Origin:
Bill Kelliher explained: "Honestly, when we first got together in 2000, we tossed around a lot of different names. We were all at my apartment and we were all sitting on the couch and Brent was looking at my (pause) I have a tattoo on my arm I’ll show you guys... cause I’m a star wars nerd. It’s way up here this thing like the Boba Fett insignia on my arm right there same spot, and so Brent was looking at that, and we were talking about mammoth and he was like oh what’s that prehistoric mammoth kind of thing; like elephant you know? And I was like a Mastodon? And he was like yeah Mastodon, that’s it.

And we were all cool that’s the name like right then and there. After Brent saw the thing on my arm, he was like “ah that looked like a mammoth skull,” so he couldn’t think of the name of the animal and I was like a Mastodon. Then we were trying to decide a way how to spell it. Then we made a few shirts that were spelled with an “a” “Mastadon”, and then we were like nah, I looked it up it was with an “o.” So there are a couple shirts out there, from the first couple of shows that are probably pretty rare to find with the misspelling.

Mastodon Awards:
2007
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best Shredder - Brent Hinds & Bill Kelliher

2009
Kerrang! Award for Best Video - Oblivion

2012
Kerrang! Award for Best Album - The Hunter
Metal Hammer Golden Gods Award for Best Album - The Hunter

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