The Long Shadow Of Lateralus

Brann Dailor, Mastodon*

“There’s so much complexity to the music and to the lyrics, and a lot of the lyrics are satirising or making fun of the people that are in the audience, unbeknownst to them. So it’s quite puzzling [how they appeal to such a wide audience] but I think that there is definitely a prog element to them that we picked up on. And I think maybe how you present yourself aesthetically, reaching for the combination of visual art with music, I think that they’ve been a huge influence on us: just to try to be more thoughtful in your whole approach to writing and recording music in general. I think that they’re a very thoughtful group of artists, and I think that they put a lot of time and effort into every single facet of their band, which is just appreciated.”