American drummer and singer
Brann Dailor
Birth name Brann Timothy Dailor Born (1975-03-19 ) March 19, 1975 (age 49)
Rochester, New York , U.S.Origin
Atlanta, Georgia , U.S. Genres Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter Instrument(s) Drums, vocals, percussion, bass Years active 1989–present Member of
Mastodon ,
Arcadea Formerly of
Lethargy ,
Today Is the Day Website
mastodonrocks .com
Musical artist
Brann Timothy Dailor (born March 19, 1975)
[1] is an American musician, best known as a member of
heavy metal band
Mastodon , in which he is the drummer and one of three vocalists.
[2]
Career
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(February 2021 )
Dailor first started playing in a band called Evisceration from 1991 to 1993, when the band broke up.
[3] Dailor was also a founding member of
mathcore band
Lethargy ,
[4] and the
progressive rock /
funk metal band
Gaylord
[5] and played with
Today Is the Day .
[6]
In 2015, Dailor announced his side project called
Arcadea . The group features Dailor on drums alongside Atlanta musicians Core Atoms and Raheem Amlani.
[7]
Dailor,
Bill Kelliher , and
Brent Hinds portrayed "wildlings" on
S05E08 episode of
Game of Thrones , which was filmed in
Belfast in Northern Ireland. As previously reported, the band's original song "White Walker" is featured on the Game of Thrones mixtape
Catch the Throne Vol. 2 , but in the instance of their physical appearance, a press release from Reprise Records reports that the band was personally invited to participate in the show by Game of Thrones executive producer
Dan Weiss , who is a fan of the band.
[8]
Dailor appeared in a balloon suit from
OppoSuits at the
2015 Grammys . Together with
Brent Hinds who sported a full
Dodgers outfit they made several headlines.
[9]
[10]
[11]
Dailor appeared on a 2018 episode of the
History Channel reality show
Counting Cars called
"Heavy Metal Caddy" in which he had his 1970
Cadillac Coupe DeVille restored. He calls his car "Twinkle Toes".
[12]
Dailor is an
Atheist .
[13]
Influences
Dailor's main influence is
Phil Collins of
Genesis in its 1970s era.
[14] He said that watching
Sean Reinert with progressive metal band
Cynic opened his eyes as a teen about the possibilities of technical drumming.
[15] He is also inspired by
Mikkey Dee ,
Dave Lombardo ,
Elvin Jones ,
Tony Williams ,
Billy Cobham ,
Bill Bruford ,
Stevie Wonder and
Dave Witte .
[14] Dailor's metal bands before Mastodon, Lethargy and Gaylord, were both heavily influenced by avant-garde rock group
Mr. Bungle .
[16]
Equipment
Dailor performing at
Rock im Park in 2014
Dailor uses and endorses
Tama drums and hardware,
Meinl cymbals,
Evans Drumheads , and
Vater drumsticks.[
citation needed ]
Current kit
Drums –
Tama Starclassic Performer B/B
[17]
22x18 Bass Drum
10x8 Tom
12x9 Tom
13x10 Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
14x6 Starphonic Brass Snare Drum
Cymbals –
Meinl
[18]
14" Mb20 Heavy Soundwave Hi-Hat
18" Mb20 Heavy Crash
20" Mb20 Heavy Crash
8" Classics Medium Bell
21" Mb8 Ghost Ride
Drumheads –
Evans
[19]
Bass: EQ3 Clear – EQ3 Reso Black
Toms: G2 Clear – G1 Clear
Snare: Power Center Snare Batter – 300 Snare Side
Hardware – Tama
[17]
Tama Speed Cobra Double Bass Pedal
Tama Iron Cobra Lever-Glide Hi-Hat Stand
Tama 1st Chair Ergo-Rider Drum Throne
Other
Discography
Evisceration
Fondling the Dead (demo, 1992)
Lethargy
Gaylord
Today is the Day
Mastodon
Remission (2002) – drums
Leviathan (2004) – drums
Blood Mountain (2006) – drums, backing vocals
Crack the Skye (2009) – drums, percussions, vocals
The Hunter (2011) – drums, percussions, vocals
Once More 'Round the Sun (2014) – drums, percussion, vocals
Emperor of Sand (2017) – drums, percussion, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards
Hushed and Grim (2021) – drums, vocals
Arcadea
Arcadea (2017) – drums, percussion, vocals
Dark Nights: Metal
"Red Death" (2018) – writer, drums, vocals, percussions, bass guitar
References
^
"Brann Dailor profile" .
Meinl Cymbals . Retrieved July 30, 2013 . [
dead link ]
^ Monger, James Christopher.
"Biography: Mastodon" .
AllMusic . Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
^
"Evisceration" . Retrieved November 4, 2014 .
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo.
"Biography: Lethargy" .
AllMusic . Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
^
"Brann Dailor – Metal Storm" . Retrieved November 4, 2014 .
^ Kennedy, Patrick.
"Biography: Today Is the Day" .
AllMusic . Retrieved May 31, 2011 .
^
"Check Out 8-bit Side-Project From Mastodon's Brann Dailor | Music News @" . Ultimate-guitar.com . Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
^
"Mastodon Portray "Wildlings" on Game of Thrones" .
Pitchfork . May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015 .
^
"Note To Other Bands – This Is What You Wear To The Grammys" . Nme.com . February 9, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
^
"Grammys 2015: Polka dots, Dodger uniforms and a lotta blue" .
Los Angeles Times . February 8, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
^
"MASTODON's Brann Dailor Wins Best Dressed at The Grammys And Other Metal Notes" . Metal Injection. February 9, 2015. Retrieved July 26, 2016 .
^
"Heavy Metal Caddy" . History.com. October 9, 2018. Retrieved March 24, 2020 .
^ "..I'm not a religious person, I'm a non-believer."
Mastodon's Brann Dailor Picks Favorite Tool Song
^
a
b Kearns, Kevin (May 12, 2004).
"Brann Dailor of Mastodon" .
Modern Drummer . Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
^
Dunn, Sam (2010).
"MASTODON's Brann Dailor on his prog influences | Raw & Uncut" (video) . bangertv.com . Atlanta, Georgia:
Banger Films (published March 28, 2017). Event occurs at 2:57. Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
^
"Mastodon's Brann Dailor Talks Psychedelic, Synth-Heavy Side Project, Arcadea" .
Revolver . June 22, 2017.
Archived from the original on July 1, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2021 .
^
a
b
"Tama Drums profile" .
Tama Drums . Archived from
the original on May 30, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
^
"Meinl Cymbals profile" .
Meinl Cymbals . Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
^
"Evans Drumheads profile" .
D'Addario . Retrieved May 29, 2015 . [
permanent dead link ]
^
"Vater Percussion profile" .
Vater Percussion . Retrieved May 29, 2015 .
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