Tool, Mastodon Members Form Supergroup, Download Two Songs Free!


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BRENT HINDS of MASTODON by Echoes In The Well Photos

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Tool, with Daney Carey on the right

 

Danny Carey of Tool and Brent Hinds of Mastodon have long been rumored to be working on a side project, originally when Mastodon opened up for Tool seven years ago. Now fully formed in the aquatic-themed Legend of the Seagullmen, the supergroup have released two songs for FREE download on their website. The group also includes OFF! Guitarist Dimitri Coates and film director Jimmy Hayward (Horton Hears A Who, Jonah Hex) who has a long association with Hinds and Mastodon, who is also producing the band.

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Super Group Vanishing Life To Release EP, Play CMJ Fest In New York


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As reported by several music outlets, Vanishing Life, a new group made up of members of Quicksand, …And You Will Know Us By The Trail of The Dead and Rise Against have an EP coming out on Collect Records this month. Their debut 7″, ‘People Running’ b/w ‘Vanishing Life’. Spearheading the super group is legendary hardcore/post-rock veteran Walter Schreifels (The Dead Heavens/Gorilla Biscuits/Quicksand/Rival Schools) who has written some songs, but is maily doing vocals for the first time in his career. Joining him are Trail of Dead members, Jamie Miller and Autry Fulbright, and Rise Against‘s Zach Blair. Collect Records is owned by Thursday/United Nations’ Geoff Rickly runs with Texas is the Reason’s Norman Brannon. The band will make an appearance at the upcoming annual CMJ Music Marathon Festival in New York, which will serve as their live debut. They are also doing two in-stores on October 18 in New York with two in-stores that day: one at 2 PM at Generation Records in NYC and another at 6 PM at Looney Tunes Records in West Babylon. They’ll be playing a brief set and doing a signing at each.

 

You can listen to the first track below:

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