Mastodon has shared a poignant tribute to guitarist Brent Hinds with the release of the newest single, “Your Ghost Again.” The track was produced byPatrik Berger along with Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. In addition to the first offering of new music since the tragic passing of Hinds last summer, the single also serves as an important preview of the new era of the band, with the ninth full length currently in the works.
Mastondon drummer Brann Dailor shared, “‘Your Ghost Again’ is about when you lose somebody that’s close to you that you existed with for most of your life. 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. It’s the same with my mom: I keep seeing her. I was just singing about what I was seeing, and I was seeing ghosts.”
Bassist and vocalist Troy Saunders also explained his contribution and intentions on the track. “My portion of the song, lyrically, is all about Brent, and for Brent. 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, and it’s just a line of gratitude because that’s important that we include Brent.”
Along with the reveal of the newest single, Mastodon have confirmed a massive fall headlining run on the Poisonous Weapons Tour. Along with supporting sets from Deafheaven and Alcest, the trek will begin on September 16th in Orlando, FL., and will touch down in 27 cities before wrapping in Dallas, TX. on October 24th.
Tickets for the Poisonous Weapons Tour are set to go on sale June 5th at 10am local time. Ahead of the general on sale, fans can access the artist pre-sale using the code MASTO26 starting June 2nd at 12pm local time. See a list of dates and cities below. Get tickets – HERE
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