Mastodon drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor provided theskinny.co.uk with a list of ten albums that were influential to him as part of the site’s ‘Under The Influence‘ column. Head below to see which albums from Metallica, Deftones, Alice In Chains and more left their mark on Dailor:
01 – Iron Maiden – “Piece Of Mind”
02 – Metallica – “Ride The Lightning”
03 – Slayer – “Reign In Blood”
04 – Clutch – “Passive Restraints”
05 – Alice In Chains – “Dirt”
06 – Melvins – “Houdini”
07 – Deftones – “Around The Fur”
08 – Neurosis – “Times Of Grace”
09 – The Mars Volta – “De-Loused In The Comatorium”
10 – Baroness – “Yellow And Green”
Dailor went in-depth for each choice with each entry and you can see his reasonings over at theskinny.co.uk. Below you can read why he chose the Deftones‘ “Around The Fur“:
“When Deftones first erupted with Adrenaline – I wouldn’t even listen to them. I was adamant that they were just another in a long line of Korn imitators and this nu-metal scene that had popped up was something I had no interest in listening to. So I sorta wrote them off. Then one night I ended up at this party at a friend’s house and he’d put on Around the Fur – loud. So I sat down on the bed and just started listening to and falling in love with it – it’s kinda dark, like ‘What the hell is this?’ He says Deftones.
I’m thinking ‘Fuck!’ Oh man, I can’t deny this… so good.’ They’ve maintained that cool ever since. There’s so many different influences that they’ve somehow woven together – they’ve got this whole Cocteau Twins/4AD vibe coupled with super-heavy guitar. It works so well – from Chino’s voice to Abe’s drumming. His style’s so unique and he’s got all that groove. I love that band beyond belief; I’ll fanboy those guys to death every time I’m around them. They’re like ‘Okaaay, security – get this guy out of here.’”
