Brann Timothy Dailor (born March 19, 1975) 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.

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 mathcore band

Lethargy Lethargy is a state of tiredness, sleepiness, weariness, fatigue, sluggishness or lack of energy. It can be accompanied by depression, decreased motivation, or apathy. Lethargy can be a normal response to inadequate sleep, overexertion, overwor ...

, and the

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/ funk metal band Gaylord and played with Today Is the Day. In 2015, Dailor announced his side project called

Arcadea Arcadea is an American synth-metal supergroup from Atlanta, formed in 2015 by Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor, Zruda guitarist Core Atoms, and guitarist Raheem Amlani. Arcadea's self-titled album was released in June 2017 via Relapse Records. Hi ...

. The group features Dailor on drums alongside Atlanta musicians Core Atoms and Raheem Amlani. Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds 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

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, who is a fan of the band. Dailor appeared in a balloon suit from

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at the 2015 Grammys. Together with Brent Hinds 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 '' Counting Cars'' called "Heavy Metal Caddy" in which he had his 1970

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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 Sean Reinert 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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, Dave Lombardo,

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, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham,

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

Equipment

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Dailor uses and endorses Tama drums and hardware, Meinl cymbals, Evans Drumheads, and

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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 – Evans **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 ** Tama Iron Cobra Lever-Glide Hi-Hat Stand **Tama 1st Chair Ergo-Rider Drum Throne *Other **

5B Drumsticks

Discography

Evisceration

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

Lethargy

*'' It's Hard to Write with a Little Hand'' (1996) – drums

Gaylord

*''Sparkling Cool'' (1998)

Today is the Day

*'' In the Eyes of God'' (1999) – drums *'' Live Till You Die'' (2000) – drums

Mastodon

*''

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'' (2002) – drums *''

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'' (2004) – drums *'' Blood Mountain'' (2006) – drums, backing vocals *''

Crack the Skye ''Crack the Skye'' is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon, released on March 24, 2009, through Reprise, Sire and Relapse Records. The album debuted at number 11 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 41,000 copies in its f ...

'' (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

*''

'' (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 American heavy metal drummers Musicians from Georgia (U.S. state) Musicians from Rochester, New York Today Is the Day members Progressive metal musicians Mastodon (band) members 20th-century American drummers American male drummers 21st-century American drummers 20th-century American male musicians 21st-century American male musicians