With all the buzz surrounding Mastodon recently, between the movie Monster's University and the general claims about a new record, we've finally got some concrete news and a potential time for the new record!
So in an interview with guitarist Bill Kelliher that you can watch below, we get the scoop:
Before we left for the European tour, which was prior to this, we got into a studio with a producer. We started just putting ideas down on tape, so to speak. We have about 25 to 30 songs that are ready for the new record.
We’re obviously not gonna use all 30 of them, but we’re in a much better place than we’ve ever been as far as being prepared during pre-production for an album.
We’d like to get the record finished by the end of the year and have it out as soon as Christmas and all the holidays are over with—maybe, like, March or April, it would be great to have the new record out and then do a brand new tour on some new music.
Damn… 25 to 30 songs? I wonder what the chances are that we'll get a double album will be? Or will the band eventually ween out tracks for one solid release? Here's to hoping at the very least half those songs are good! We know you have it in you, Mastodon!
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[ via ThePRP ]
