MASTODON, MACHINE HEAD, TRIVIUM: New Interviews To Air On Tonight's 'Tinitus'

November 26, 2008

Brann Dailor of MASTODON, Robb Flynn of MACHINE HEAD, and Matt Heafy and Paolo Gregoletto of TRIVIUM were interviewed for this week's "Tinitus" radio show, airing tonight (Wednesday, November 26) between 20.00 CET (8:00 p.m.) and 22.00 CET (10:00 p.m.) on Norway's P3.

According to Patrizia Mazzuoccolo of "Tinitus", MASTODON's forthcoming CD, "Crack The Skye" is musically "the most complex album the band has ever written though it is peppered with memorable hooks here and there that will latch onto you at first listen. Personally, I'm still haunted by 'The Czar' and title track 'Crack The Skye'. The former is a 10-minute plus prog extravaganza that features more diversions than the Minotaur's labyrinth in Crete. But it does not get tedious to the point that you'd rather kill yourself than find your way out. It captures you in a way where rather than focusing on the destination, you'll be appreciating the journey itself." Elsewhere, the "title track, 'Crack The Skye', is contagious. The fact that Scott Kelly from NEUROSIS dons the vocals on it certainly adds to the suggestive feel of the song." Drummer Brann Dailor explained, "When that particular riff came up that Brent started playing, we heard Scott's voice all over that part. It has a real NEUROSIS kind of sound. Lyrically and vocally it had a lot to do with Skye, so it made it even more perfect that Scott would be doing the verses just because Scott is very familiar with tremendous loss, suicide, stuff like that… so it made perfect sense."

On the album's concept, Dailor said, "There is a whole story that is the record. It's multi-dimensional and the whole story has little or nothing to do with what the album emotionally is really about but everything altogether is metaphors."

During the "Tinitus" interview, Dailor also discussed the latest on guitarist Bill Kelliher's health situation. "He's feeling a lot better; now he is OK to get on a flight so he is going back home," the drummer said. "We're going to continue as a three-piece. It sucks without him but things happen, people get sick. It's up to Bill and us to make sure that we take care of ourselves on tour and try to be a little healthier out here."

"Tinitus" is Norway's most popular metal show with an average of over 60,000 listeners per week (1.5 percent of the country's population!).

To tune into P3 via the Internet, follow the instructions that are posted on the "Tinitus" MySpace page at this location.

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