Consequence сайтын Band Week төслийн хүрээнд Mastodon хамтлагийн Трой Сандерс, Бранн Дэйлор нар heavy metal хөгжмийн хөгжилд үнэтэй хувь нэмэр оруулсан өөрсдийн сонголтуудыг танилцууллаа.
Тэдний нэрлэснээр Black Sabbath хамтлаг heavy metal урсгалын суурийг тавьсан бол Iron Maiden хөгжмийн цар хүрээ, эрч хүчийг шинэ түвшинд гаргажээ. Харин Metallica хамтлаг энэ төрлийн хөгжмийн нөлөөг дэлхий дахинд улам өргөжүүлсэн гэж үзэж байна. Mastodon хамтлагийн гишүүдийн хувьд эдгээр хамтлаг нь зөвхөн хөгжмийн түүх биш, харин тэдний уран бүтээлч болох замд нөлөөлсөн чухал нөлөөлөгчид юм. Тэд 2005 оны Ozzfest наадмын үеэр Black Sabbath-тай хамт аялан тоглолт хийж байсан бөгөөд хожим Iron Maiden болон Metallica хамтлагуудтай олон удаа хамтарч ажилласан туршлагатай.
Бранн Дэйлор Black Sabbath-ын анхны зургаан цомог нь хөгжмийн хувьд гайхалтай олон талт, туршилт ихтэй бүтээлүүд хэмээн онцолсон бол Iron Maiden-ыг өнөөг хүртэл эрч хүчээ алдаагүй, Powerslave цомгийн The Rime of the Ancient Mariner зэрэг бүтээлүүдээрээ хөгжмийн түүхэнд мөнхөрсөн хамтлаг гэж тодорхойлжээ.
Трой Сандерсын хувьд Metallica-г гитар хөгжимд суралцаж буй олон залуу уран бүтээлчдийн анхны хичээл болсон хамтлаг гэж үзэж байна. Тэрээр Metallica-тай 26 жилийн турш аялан тоглолт хийж, хамтлагийн гишүүдтэй дотно нөхөрлөсөн нь түүний уран бүтээлч амьдралд асар их нөлөө үзүүлснийг онцоллоо.
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For Consequence’s Band Week, we asked Mastodon’s Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor to name their picks for the best bands of all time, and got something close to a condensed history of heavy metal: Black Sabbath laid the foundation; Iron Maiden pushed the genre to greater speed, scale, and ambition; and Metallica took the music to new heights.
For Sanders and Dailor, these aren’t just canonical choices. They’re bands whose records helped teach them what heavy music could sound like and what a life playing it could be. Mastodon eventually went from studying their albums to sharing stages with all three — touring with Black Sabbath at Ozzfest in 2005 and crossing paths repeatedly with Iron Maiden and Metallica in the decades since.
Watch the video above to see Sanders and Dailor discuss their choices for the greatest bands of all time, and see select quotes about each act below. Then, check out how their picks stack up against Consequence‘s final list of the 100 Best Bands of All Time.
Keep your eyes on all our Band Week content to see ballots from more contributing artists, including Violet Grohl, Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme, Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, and Sleater-Kinney’s Corin Tucker and Fred Armisen. You can also pick up the 25 Essential Albums by the Greatest Bands of All Time.
Black Sabbath
For Black Sabbath, it starts with the records — particularly an opening run that Sanders and Dailor still find difficult to comprehend.
“Not just because they started the genre that we call home, but those first six albums are pretty much unreal,” said Dailor. “What a run. That’s insane. So much variety, so much experimentation. It’s all over the place.”
The admiration extends beyond Sabbath’s pioneering role in heavy metal but into the virtuosic, with Dailor noting, “There’s Tony Iommi’s baroque guitar playing. They’re just wildly creative and you can hear an incredible discography. It’s really amazing.”
Mastodon got to share the road with Black Sabbath during Ozzfest 2005, but the old footage still gets regular play. “I watch all the old footage of them in the ’70s,” he added. “I watch it all the time.”
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden remains just as convincing nearly half a century into their career. Mastodon shared bills with Iron Maiden this past summer, and the performances only reinforced their pick.
“They absolutely crushed it. One of the best set lists I’ve ever seen them play,” Dailor said. “Iron Maiden’s Iron Maiden, you know? So, I think that they’re one of the top bands of all time.”
Beyond the live show, it comes back to the songs. “Just tons of energy and some of the most creative songs you could come up with,” he added, singling out one Powerslave epic in particular: “‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’ is one of the best songs of all time.”
Metallica
Metallica’s influence hits especially close to home. Sanders recalled how common one particular origin story was among musicians in his circle: “I’ve never heard more people say, ‘I learned how to play guitar from Metallica.’”
Mastodon would eventually go from learning those records to touring with the band numerous times, and the relationship has continued well beyond those shows. Sanders noted that Robert Trujillo and Kirk Hammett have become friends, while Dailor remains in touch with Lars Ulrich and former bassist Jason Newsted has even watched Mastodon from the side of the stage on off nights.
“To this day, they’re bringing out young bands and blowing people’s careers up and being real and honest,” Sanders said.
For him, the sheer influence makes Metallica’s place unshakable: “I would say Metallica is my second one for sure because of the massive impact that they’ve had on me, my band mates, and the bulk of the world that I’ve been lucky enough to tour in for 26 years.”
