Mastodon Talk 'Emperor of Sand' + Bill Kelliher's Sobriety

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Mastodon's Troy Sanders and Bill Kelliher talk with Graham Hartmann about the band's new album, 'Emperor of Sand,' Kelliher's sobriety and more!
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[@davidcoghill8612]

Mastodon talking about their music: Deeply meaningful and philosophical. Mastodon making music videos: GIANT NOSES.

[@winandcallebaut4541]

Mastodon: "Shoveling and snowblowing the riffs to the people" since 1999.

[@skippityblippity8656]

Winand Callebaut 2000 Check the wiki interview

[@coreyroberts47]

It’s the most mastodon analogy

[@bishopm4401]

Man being sober, and being in a band with Brent hinds...

[@1848revolt]

I don't care. Good for him. If it works for him.

[@huskybrutor9287]

Some of Brent might be an act.

[@liam_isbetter24]

brent is funny asf tho

[@adammays3128]

If Troy shaved his beard and cut his hair, he'd look like he was 21

[@METALSAULGOODMAN]

Troy's voice massages eardrums

[@Kruegerisgod]

Lol

[@Gitarrskytten]

It sure does

[@scotticidal]

He definitely could do voice work

[@ferriswill4929]

Troy Sanders is my spirit animal

[@perunlowtuned]

Troy Sanders is an animal.

[@browndbeanz7446]

Brent Hinds is my spirit animal.

[@ferriswill4929]

He's a wizard

[@metalhead9577]

+Omega-Tech True

[@kypwolfe5701]

lmao thats fuckin heavy man

[@alecdawg11]

At 4:17, Troy's mind was blown... He hadn't even realized they were all paced about the same.

[@victoriaaranda7690]

Anyone else just watch Troy and the way he just sits there and shows how intently he’s listening? Look at his eyes. He’s like sitting there in silence and processing shit. Sometimes his eyes widen for…what almost seems like no reason. He’s very quiet, reserved, a mystery but some how still a cool dude.

[@Jafromobile]

Hell Yeah, Bill! You're doing great! I've got 10 years+ now and it only gets better! It was my sober ears that helped me find Mastodon. Whatever helps you write the best metal ever recorded, keep doing it!

[@hydraglyphics]

Love the shovel/snowblower analogy.

[@MetalHeadHippie]

Keep Up the kickass tuneage. Bill Congrats on the new found Sobriety keep punching brother. July i'll be 23yrs Sober.

[@theycallmefilip]

Good job!

[@mortenhenningsen2745]

Metal Head Hippie oooooooooooooooo

[@jamesluallen3550]

4 yrs in 21 days!!! It's possible for anyone. Congrats Hippie!!!

[@jeisonrivera8011]

"Tacos, burritos, enchiladas & nachos". Hahahahaha. I love that t-shirt!

[@heavymetalhippie13]

Not sure if Bill wants me to start this band or become a landscaper...

[@xXAscendingPhoenixXx]

Why not both?

[@heavymetalhippie13]

xXAscendingPhoenixXx I'll call the band Weedeater! shit, wait...

[@bongo_baggins]

Cody Johnston i deliver car parts gor a living, Bill looks and sounds like at least 6 of the older gentlemen that work and run the auto shops i deliver to lol

[@shillian4770]

Well you’ll probably have to do both to keep on going.

[@tomfraser7740]

Mastodon love to explain things in smileys and stegosaurus's. Equally, Mastodon fans love to have things explained to them in smileys and stegosaurus's. Hence the secret to their success.

[@mola55e5]

It’s cool when a band gets big and successful and they just seem like genuinely good dudes. Of course they are super talented and have worked hard to get where they’re at. But it seems like it hasn’t gone to their heads. They still seem like the same funny and personable guys they’ve always been.

[@rgillyfish]

so pumped for the new album, but why haven't Loudwire reported on Okilly Dokilly's North American tour yet?

[@scramblesthedeathdealer]

Too many white wine spritzers.

[@MrRoundthetwist]

New songs are absolutely amazing! Im stoked beyond for the new album 31st!!

[@gasmaskboi19371945]

I saw Troy Sanders the other day and I was too afraid to talk to him :[

[@headbangerscastle]

he seems like a nice and funny person.

[@MinisterOfCheese]

Conshe Tumare Three times if i'm not careful

[@gasmaskboi19371945]

I'm not sure whether it was him or not - if it wasn't him, he's was a perfect doppleganger. Anyway, it was at a bar, and I spent ages just staring at him, and he just looked back at me like "oh fuck, he knows" :') .

[@josefeld7164]

gasmaskboi19371945 once he stared at a friend of mine in front row next to me for like 30 seconds. maybe because he had a funny shirt on idk. Perhaps he is using his psycic powers xD

[@PlatinumGloveTV]

^ troy actually does that! i've seen it and it's hilarious

[@vengeance_falls_9610]

Emperor Of Sand is an amazing piece of music!!! My favorite song is probably Show Yourself.

[@therikerp]

I saw these guys play 15 years ago in a small bar in Lansing, Michigan.

[@Amdus289]

0:24 *Internally screaming*

[@pijips123]

4:15

[@paulmildner6357]

To me as long as you can get high, listen to a Mastodon record and have a good time it's a good Mastodon record. This one's one of them

[@DarioVarasG]

Troy is a living meme... and one of the best.

[@Lowmac3101]

The bridge on Andromeda is “one of the greatest thing that happened in metal “

[@basildog007]

Troll Sanders is my favorite!

[@Kruegerisgod]

Hahahaha

[@drewwagnon647]

wtf did is troy doing with his eyes at 2:09

[@gmorkins6006]

He had an existential crisis at that very moment.

[@GarboSweaty]

he does it again at 4:16

[@MrRoundthetwist]

Eye stretch

[@perunlowtuned]

He was throwing a curse at someone! Like some mad, wicked sultan or smth... That's one crazy set of eyeballs he's got rollin' right there, but the real 'crazy' is behind the eyes... \m/ Just kidding, of course. His mind probably drifted away (home), 'cause this album was inspired by his wife being diagnosed with cancer. When she found out, her first thought was 'how much time do I have?', and that's why the main subject of this album is time.

[@qwertyferix]

He was just being Troy.

[@nolansimard27]

Is mastodon the most wholesome metal band????

[@legomypancakes]

i need this new album bitch

[@amagoiaacinperezdesanroman3031]

I'm seeing them in Madrid!!

[@amagoiaacinperezdesanroman3031]

Jimmy Savile don't be jealous 😉 you'll see them someday 😂

[@elizabethcrosby]

The best guys around!

[@doobyboy21]

It might be just me, but don't you think Bill Kelliher looks a lot like Nirvana's Krist Novoselic ?

[@jacobvieira1338]

Not just you!!

[@Daniel-tg3vo]

Thank you

[@crucifixmegabuster95]

love these guys.

[@stepitupandgo67]

bill is the riff meister....

[@JackMakesFilms]

What came into Troy's mind at 4:17 haha?

[@JackMakesFilms]

Probably the imminence of 420 huehue

[@maxhemp7542]

Ego death

[@youtubeuser4943]

yo if mastodon actually ever played St. Vitus...holy fuck

[@swisscheeseplease97]

2:17 bill cracks his back, I think

[@oleksiistri8429]

their best album

[@gabrielaperez1616]

LOVE Bill's shirt :D

[@omaha82]

What`s the riff that plays at the end of the Loudwire videos? Sounds awesome.

[@metalhead9577]

I got an Emperor of Sand shirt a few days ago. It looks and feels sick!!!!

[@rotkiv5446]

Get out there and start shoveling

[@elpfanjahrling4668]

I Want Bills Shirt

[@swimonster311]

Not fair. I want to listen.

[@jessiegarcia9410]

Lol Troy @ 2:10 zoning out

[@cyclone927]

Black Ranger's favorite band MASTODON!!!!

[@hardcoredemise]

now they look old. Its been years cant believe it!

[@davidsweat6791]

I knew it. Mastodon has used phycedelics. Metal and acid go great together.

[@ezrapound6063]

Love these guys. All time favorite. The eagles of progressive psy metal. Whatever that is? I just made it up. I think.

[@drock1383]

i bet brents not sober.......ever

[@MrBackoftheface]

Brent’s gonna die young if he doesn’t cut it out

[@DieCryMan]

@@MrBackoftheface that's sadly the thing we're gonna have to face if he doesn't get his shit together and go sober

[@user-bf6gz8ej4o]

@@DieCryMan Honestly, I don't even think there is gonna be a new album, besides the one which is being recorded right now, that will have Brent on the guitar. Or at least gigs will not be possible anymore with him. He can't even play the guitar cleanly now... I'm super pissed about that, Mastodon is my favorite band and Brent is my favorite guitarist

[@Kruegerisgod]

You can tell Bill was really affected by it

[@jmanuelzapata8928]

"practically writes itself" hahaha "not really ¬¬"

[@SyluxGaming13]

Troy uses vocal chords of a Cysquatch as strings on his bass

[@wheresallthezombies]

i want Bill's shirt

[@notsure1969]

I would love to trip balls with Bill Kelliher dude.

[@physalisgp0265]

I love these guys. I want to have them over for a BBQ.

[@ekaminar]

Dig the Baroness shirt

[@djrrox]

Who edited this video?? It's insane to cut from discussing the lyrics to suddenly clearly discussing a separate question discussing the extra post production effects

[@rennyukioni7737]

4:16 when I’m waiting for someone to finish their sentence.

[@knarrenheinz1981]

Just noticed that Bill has tattoos of Boba Fett and Bossk on his left arm

[@Jordo246]

Time to get my shovel.

[@garethwinstanley8843]

Whats your favourite Mastodon song ? for me its Megalodon

[@Wendigo922]

The last baron

[@richardherzog5405]

Volume is low

[@fmorgan351]

"The Shoveler"

[@ZachyB98]

Troy's eyes always look so fucking crazy. He reminds me of a hobo tripping on some blotters(I mean this in the nicest way possible)

[@chiefbrownfart]

Bill's shirt really speaks to me...

[@enricov5435]

is that a baroness t-shirt?

[@ianfreddy3804]

You gotta put the work in...

[@cliffordkimball7539]

Is that super human doing the interview

[@jessiegarcia9410]

Clifford Kimball FUCK THIS SHIT!

[@bjarnes9774]

boi

[@dereksmallsuk]

2.09. care bear stare

[@RuffisInc]

6:10 did that actually happen?😂

[@hierrofante]

keep on shoveling dude, keep on shoveling

[@Tk-115]

Boba fett is that you i see hiding there?

[@MagpieR6]

troy looks 25

[@johnsmith-wc8gs]

too funny. they played my shit hole basement

[@bobertramirez6456]

The Irish would rule the world if it weren't for the drink.

[@matthewbeard7225]

sloppy crew... crooked camera and noisy background... do you guys actually pay these people? come on guys. I like the interviewer

[@chefmarv6499]

Bill doesn't sound nor look like someone who's ever had substance or alcohol issues

[@WildBassfly]

How is this guy still doing interviews for you Loudwire??... He's terrible!

[@Tyrant175]

He's been doing it for years and he still looks like he's uncomfortable with it. Odd. What's even worse is that sometimes it seems that he struggles to fake his reactions big time. 90%of the time he looks like ,,meh, let's get over with this shit already''.

[@Chineserijstwafel]

too bad brann dailor seems to dominate the vocals nowadays. don't get me wrong; he does ok and is even better at drumming, but he makes their songs sound too bland sometime. Crack the Skye was a perfect balance between three vocalists(Oblivion) but recent songs like "Show Yourself" are too boring imo. I fear that's the way they're going next album...

[@aleksandarradovanovic8496]

Sorry, but Brann's vocals objecively elevate the Mastodon sound. TEOS is their best record so far.

[@bmth3211]

you guys have been doing this how fucking long and you still make the intro and outro song incredibly louder then the actual audio of the interviews please put in actual effort in your videos other then grabbing popular metal mucisians

[@ChipmunkAsylum]

Is this interviewer intentionally terrible?

[@offiziellerkanalvondoggen-7135]

Bills shirt will trigger trump

[@EricJh21690]

Stray D.O.G freedom Butthurt much? Lol. Sounds like you're the bigger "snowflake" than the guy who originally commented..Not to mention, it doesn't mean someone's a "snowflake" purely because they're not a fan of Trump.. I know plenty of people, including right-wing conservatives; who just aren't fucking fans of Trump..but are far from what some may label as being a snowflake haha. Ridiculous ppl can't even have different opinions/beliefs/etc., without fuckin douche bags gettin butthurt, talking shit & just being babies in general these days lol. 💩👀😆👏

[@pedanticmoniker8378]

Stray D.O.G freedom #hashtag #triggered

[@tahosrfr]

Troy you should shave your wig:)

[@samanthalee323]

He probably teases his hair and then just tucks it behind his ears. You can tease hair to create volume.

[@konanarcher]

0:24 holy shit that is so cringy...sooo that is enough for this video

[@deskeff]

Ha.... If you'd seen other loudwire interviews with Troy - it's a thing the interviewer and Troy does, don't know why, but I think it damn funny.

[@LittleMissWartooth]

The only cringy thing about it is you using cringy. Get a thesaurus and stop being so awkward.

[@pedanticmoniker8378]

Memento Mori cringy

[@Piefaic]

mastodon sucks now because Brent is sober. if you've seen the making of blood mountain you'll see lol

[@Grrizo]

Brent could never be sober. He's made of drugs.

[@officialmetalwill]

Brent isn't sober. Bill is sober. Brent was totally fucked up when Fiend Without a Face played the Pabst Time Show a month ago.

[@Grrizo]

And probably fucked up right now.

[@labelskater613]

Pie Faic haha brent isnt sober. no where near it. Bill is sober now