In a recent interview with Rock 100.5 The Katt FM, Mastodon drummer and vocalist Brann Dailor shared details about the upcoming Mastodon album.
“New Mastodon, it’s taking shape,” he revealed. “There’s lots of new material and lots and lots of new stuff. There might be something new coming out really, really soon. But who knows? Who knows? I don’t know. We’ve been working on new stuff for months. And we need to go home. In between all the other festivals that we’re doing — we’re doing a few different little sprinklings of things — in between that stuff, we need to finish working on… write some actual lyrics would be cool. We’re always a lyrics-last kind of band.”
Mastodon earlier hinted at their upcoming album. Back in June this year, Dailor posted a video on Instagram from West End Sound recording studio, showing off his drum kit: “Set up! Looking good and sounding good down at West End Sound. got after it today! Excited to do more! Eternally grateful to Tama Drums, Evans Drumheads, Vater Drumsticks, and Meinl Cymbals for helping me along the way. Donny Gillies with the sick paint job!”
When a user asked the drummer, “New Mastodon cooking?,” he replied with, “Something like that.”
Mastodon recently wrapped ‘Ashes Of Leviathan’ co-headlining tour with Lamb Of God. The two bands celebrated the 20th anniversary of their albums: Mastodon’s ‘Leviathan’ and Lamb Of God’s ‘Ashes Of The Wake.’ Both albums were released on the same date in 2004, August 31.