Metal Anarchy

During an interview with Guitar World, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher confirmed that the band’s new album will not include any contributions from ex-guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds. The effort will only feature Kelliher, bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, and drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor.

Kelliher said the following about the record:

“It’ll be the three of us. It’s stuff the three of us have written together.”

He also added the following when asked if he will be playing more leads and less rhythm guitar:

“We’ll have to see. My lead guitar skills are decent enough – but whoever we get is going to be light years ahead of me. So it depends on the part and the song and if there are certain leads that I write that I want to play.

If the other guitarist is like, ‘Hey, I wrote this,’ and I like it better than what I wrote, we’ll use his part. I definitely write for the best of the song and what’s best for the band.

I don’t get my feelings hurt when someone’s like, ‘That riff is not that great.’ It’s like, ‘Okay, I’ll just write another one or change it.’ That goes for leads as well. So, as long as it’s what’s best for the song, it doesn’t matter who plays it. As long as it fits, it’s awesome.”

Kelliher also commented on the band’s future:

“It’s just one day at a time and getting out there. I don’t look too far into the future, you know? When I do, I get kind of lost and lose sight of today. So I just try to keep my head in the game.”