Mastodon’s third album, Blood Mountain, celebrates its 20th anniversary on Saturday, September 12th. To mark the milestone, the band’s Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor reflected on the seminal LP in an exclusive interview with CONSEQUENCE. Blood Mountain was the band’s first major-label release, having inked a deal with Warner Bros./Reprise at the time. It yielded such favorites as “Crystal Skull,” “Colony of Birchmen,” and “The Wolf Is Loose.”
Reflections on Blood Mountain
Troy Sanders recalled, “I remember loving recording in Seattle with producer Matt Bayles. I remember having too much of a good time with my bandmates. I remember being nervous that this was a major label debut with Warner Bros…. Brann was playing drums like a madman. Brent [Hinds] was writing some of the most bizarre and awesome music ever written. Bill [Kelliher’s] crushing it. I was like, ‘Wow, this is really cool.’”
A Wildly Adventurous Album
Brann Dailor added, “Recording in Seattle was so awesome… but this time behind the studio they had recently opened a Belgian beer bar, and they had over 100 beers on tap. And I remember Brent being like, ‘We’re gonna try every single one of the beers on tap, all 100… and by God, we did it. We were a little bit Mötley Crüe ’82 back then.”
He summed up, “I still love Blood Mountain to this day. I think it’s wildly adventurous, like an album about a mountain should be.”
Upcoming Tour and New Album
Watch Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor discuss Blood Mountain below, and catch Mastodon on their soon-to-launch fall headlining North American tour in support of their excellent new album Marrow Deep. Get tickets for the tour here.
In conclusion, Mastodon’s Blood Mountain remains a seminal album in the band’s discography, and its 20th anniversary is a testament to its enduring influence and appeal. With their new album Marrow Deep and an upcoming tour, Mastodon continues to be a major force in the music world, and fans can look forward to many more years of great music from this talented band.
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