Brann Timothy Dailor (born March 19, 1975) is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band

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, in which he is the drummer and one of three vocalists.

Career

Dailor first started playing in a band called Evisceration from 1991 to 1993, when the band broke up. Dailor was also a founding member of

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band

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, and the

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band Gaylord and played with Today Is the Day. In 2015, Dailor announced his side project called Arcadea. The group features Dailor on drums alongside Atlanta musicians Core Atoms and Raheem Amlani. Dailor,

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, and

Brent Hinds William Brent Hinds (born January 16, 1974) is an American musician best known as a member of the Atlanta, Georgia metal band Mastodon, in which he shares guitar duties with Bill Kelliher and vocal duties with Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor. Hi ...

portrayed "wildlings" on S05E08 episode of ''

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'', which was filmed in

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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. Dailor appeared in a balloon suit from OppoSuits at the 2015 Grammys. Together with

who sported a full

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outfit they made several headlines. Dailor appeared on a 2018 episode of the

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reality show ''

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'' called "Heavy Metal Caddy" in which he had his 1970 Cadillac Coupe DeVille restored. He calls his car "Twinkle Toes".

Influences

Dailor's main influence is

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in its 1970s era. He said that watching

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with progressive metal band Cynic opened his eyes as a teen about the possibilities of technical drumming. He is also inspired by

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, Tony Williams,

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and

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. Dailor's metal bands before Mastodon, Lethargy and Gaylord, were both heavily influenced by avant-garde rock group

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Equipment

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Dailor uses and endorses

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and hardware, Meinl cymbals,

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, and Vater drumsticks.

Current kit

*Drums – Tama Starclassic Performer B/B **22x18 Bass Drum **10x8 Tom **12x9 Tom **13x10 Tom **16x16 Floor Tom **14x6 Starphonic Brass Snare Drum *Cymbals – Meinl **14" Mb20 Heavy Soundwave Hi-Hat **18" Mb20 Heavy Crash **20" Mb20 Heavy Crash **8" Classics Medium Bell **21" Mb8 Ghost Ride *Drumheads –

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**Bass: EQ3 Clear – EQ3 Reso Black **Toms: G2 Clear – G1 Clear **Snare: Power Center Snare Batter – 300 Snare Side *Hardware – Tama **Tama Speed Cobra Double Bass Pedal **

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Lever-Glide Hi-Hat Stand **Tama 1st Chair Ergo-Rider Drum Throne *Other ** Vater 5B Drumsticks

Discography

Evisceration

*''Fondling the Dead'' (demo, 1992)

Lethargy

*''

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'' (1996) – drums

Gaylord

*''Sparkling Cool'' (1998)

Today is the Day

*''

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'' (1999) – drums *''

Live Till You Die ''Live Till You Die'' is a compilation album by Today Is the Day, released on August 29, 2000 through Relapse Records. It collects various unreleased studio, live, and demo tracks. " Feel Like Makin' Love", " Wicked Game", and " Why Don't We ...

'' (2000) – drums

Mastodon

*'' Remission'' (2002) – drums *''

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'' (2004) – drums *''

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'' (2006) – drums, backing vocals *'' Crack the Skye'' (2009) – drums, percussions, vocals *'' The Hunter'' (2011) – drums, percussions, vocals *''

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'' (2014) – drums, percussion, vocals *''

Emperor of Sand ''Emperor of Sand'' is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on March 31, 2017 through record label Reprise Records. The album's first single, " Show Yourself", peaked at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' ...

'' (2017) – drums, percussion, vocals, bass guitar, keyboards *''

Hushed and Grim ''Hushed and Grim'' is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released as a double album on October 29, 2021, through Reprise Records. The album is the band's longest to date, their first double album. Guest appea ...

'' (2021) – drums, vocals

Arcadea

*'' Arcadea'' (2017) – drums, percussion, vocals

''Dark Nights: Metal''

* "Red Death" (2018) – writer, drums, vocals, percussions, bass guitar

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dailor, Brann Living people 1975 births

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