Biography


(From left to right) Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders, Brann Dailor, and Brent Hinds

Mastodon was formed in 1999 when Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher, former members of both Lethargy
and Today is the Day, moved to Atlanta and met Troy Sanders, formerly of Knuckle, Four Hour Fogger, and
Social Infestation, and Brent Hinds, formerly of Four Hour Fogger and Fiend Without A Face, at a High
on Fire show where they discovered they had a mutual appreciation of psychedelic metal bands The Melvins
and Neurosis and '70s hard-rockers Thin Lizzy. They recorded a demo in 2000 which is generally referred
to as the 9 Song Demo. This CD-R was sold at shows, and the recordings had the band's first lead singer,
Eric Saner on vocals. In early 2006, this recording was remastered and the vocals were re-recorded by
the current members. Relapse Records released it under the title Call of the Mastodon. Eric Saner
left the band for personal reasons after just a couple of months, and after recording one more demo
and recording a 7" picture disc on Reptilian Records, Mastodon landed a record deal with Relapse Records
in 2001. They released an EP, Lifesblood in 2001 and their first full-length album, Remission, was released
in 2002, with the single "March of the Fire Ants." On all 3 of Mastodon's full-length albums, the last track
is an instrumental with a title relating to the Elephant Man.

Band Members

Troy Sanders: Vocals, Bass
Brent Hinds: Vocals, Guitar
Bill Kelliher: Guitar
Brann Dailor: Drums

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