Mastodon Honors Late Guitarist & Announces Tour
“Your Ghost Again,” is the first piece of new Mastodon music released since the death of co-founding guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds (pictured above), who left the band last year before passing away in a motorcycle accident five months later.
Produced by Patrik Berger and Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou, the song is also the first single from the band’s upcoming ninth studio album, due this year.
“‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life,” Mastodon drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor states. “When we were in the studio recording, I kept seeing Brent. I’d see him on my right holding the guitar because that’s where he’d usually be.”
“My portion of the song, lyrically, is all about Brent, and for Brent,” explains Mastodon bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders. “The bridge lyrics are two lines of pure gratitude towards Brent. It’s all the gifts from you, now you can take them back where you must go, meaning you came into my life, you exposed me to things that blew my mind, together we conquered thousands of stages around the world, had magical moments that we can never repeat again, but all the beauty that you brought it still remains, always will.”
Your Ghost Again
Mastodon will embark on “The Poisonous Weapons Tour” this fall. The U.S. trek will launch September 16th in Orlando, FL.
“The Poisonous Weapons Tour” Dates:
September 16 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock
September 18 – Asheville, NC – Asheville Yards
September 19 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
September 20 – Louisville, KY – Louder than Life
September 22 – Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Music Hall
September 23 – Boston, MA – House of Blues
September 24 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
September 25 – Washington, DC – Anthem
September 27 – Montreal, QC – MTelus
September 28 – Toronto, ON – Rebel
September 29 – Buffalo, NY – Buffalo Riverworks
October 1 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
October 2 – Chicago, IL – The Riviera
October 3 – Minneapolis, MN – Palace
October 6 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex
October 7 – Boise, ID – Revolution
October 9 – Oakland, CA – The Fox
October 10 – Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Palladium
October 11 – San Diego, CA – The Sound
October 14 – Denver, CO – Fillmore
October 16 – Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
October 17 – St. Louis, MO – The Pageant
October 18 – Memphis, TN – Satellite Music Hall
October 20 – Cleveland, OH – Agora
October 21 – Greensboro, NC – Piedmont Hall
October 22 – Atlanta, GA – The Eastern
October 24 – Dallas, TX – Sick New World Dallas
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