In a new conversation with Loudwire Nights, Brann Dailor revealed that he is responsible for making Mastodon’s setlists for the shows.
The drummer talked about the 20th anniversary of Mastodon’s album ‘Leviathan.’ He said it feels like it was just yesterday, even though it’s been 20 years. Many songs from ‘Leviathan’ are still played regularly in their setlists as he noted:
“It’s become my job over the years to do the setlist and then get yelled at by the other members later. It has to be songs that are within the wheelhouse, you know what I mean? We’re just not the kind of band that can — we can’t just whip out songs on a whim, like just calling them out.”
Mastodon Has An Ongoing Tour With Lamb Of God
Mastodon is currently touring with Lamb of God to celebrate the 20th anniversary of ‘Leviathan.’ Lamb of God also honors their 2004 album, ‘Ashes of the Wake.’ The two albums arrived on the same in the same year, August 31, 2004. Bassist Troy Sanders recently said the following about the tour:
“We’re happy to do this one because it just feels more like a celebration instead of like, ‘Hey, we don’t have any new music, let’s just go play an old record for people.’ I don’t think that would really work if we just picked something that wasn’t so pivotal in our band’s trajectory; it was such a powerful album. Looking back at our discography, that album sold more than any of our records that we’ve put out. So there’s something special about it for sure. And so I’m really on board with celebrating this record. But I don’t think it would fly if we just pulled out any old record that not many people would give a damn about hearing.”
Sanders also shared his thoughts on touring with Lamb of God:
“We’ve played many, many stages and shared stages of festivals and done tours with them many times since. So we’ve all become very good friends. We have a lot of respect and appreciation for the band, what it stands for and the guys in the band. So yeah, much love, excited to go on with them for sure.”
Ashes of Leviathan Tour kicked off in Grand Prairie, Texas on July 19. The two bands will be touring the United States until the end of August. Their last show will be on August 31 in Omaha, Nebraska. Besides the ongoing tour, Mastodon is also working on a new album.
