Mastodon drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor spoke with Spin.com recently about the bands forthcoming new album which is being primed for a summer release. Of the Nick Raskulinecz (Deftones, Alice In Chains) produced outing, he stated:
“We have a few really kickass rock’n’roll songs on here. We have the metal, the heavy-heavy. We have the totally whacked-out and bizarre. And then we have the super-hooky, big-chorus stuff that’s still bizarre and still Mastodon — but it’s super catchy. It’s wild, all over the place. There’s a lot of variety.”
He also hinted at the possibility of an EP release later on in the near:
“It’s gonna be a summer release, so I feel like it needs to be amped. I don’t feel like it needs to be slow, and doom and gloom. That’s a winter album. We were actually talking about that earlier, like, ‘Why don’t we take some of the stuff that’s really moody and slow and do, like, a winter EP?'”
Fifteen tracks in total were recorded for the album and Dailor gave the aforementioned site an advanced listen to a handful of them. Working titles include:
“Tread Lightly”
“Buzzard’s Guts”
“Scent Of Bitter Almonds”
“Aunt Lisa”
Guitarist/vocalist Bill Kelliher previously mentioned that a new song titled “High Road” may serve as the first single from the release. You can read Spin‘s thoughts on the tracks and more from Dailor on the album over at Spin.com. The bands next North American tour begins in late April with Gojira and Kvelertak.
