Mastodon on losing Brent Hinds and launching a new chapter: “As much as we’re going through grieving, we feel emboldened”

Mastodon’s Brann Dailor has spoken to NME about their new album ‘Marrow Deep’ – their first record since the death of his mother and the unexpected passing of longtime bandmate Brent Hinds. Arriving five years after their last record, ‘Hushed And Grim’, the new album will be out on Friday (August 28) and comes amid a tumultuous period for the band. Last March, they confirmed that they had parted ways with founding member, guitarist and co-vocalist Hinds – leading to tensions being high between the members and Mastodon enlisting guitarist ​​Nick Johnston in his place. Later, drummer and co-vocalist Dailor revealed the death of his mother, and around that same time, news broke that Hinds had died following a collision on his motorbike. At the time, the remaining members of Mastodon were already underway with work on a new record, but soon found themselves channelling the grief of both deaths into new material – leading to the new album centred around loss and heartache, as well the idea of holding on long enough to gradually see a spark of hope. Mastodon. CREDIT: William Lacalmontie “It’s hard [to explain] the pain and the anguish of losing someone in those circumstances,” Dailor tol...