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 the vocalists.
Career
Dailor first started playing in a band called Evisceration from 1991 to 1993, at which time the band broke up. Dailor was also a founding member of mathcore band Lethargy, and the progressive rock/funk metal 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, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds portrayed "wildlings" on S05E08 episode of Game of Thrones, which was filmed in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The band's original song "White Walker" is featured on the Game of Thrones mixtape Catch the Throne Vol. 2, but 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 Brent Hinds, who sported a full Los Angeles Dodgers uniform, they made several headlines.
Dailor appeared on a 2018 episode of the History Channel reality show Counting Cars 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 Phil Collins of Genesis, specifically the 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 Mikkey Dee, Dave Lombardo, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Bill Bruford, Stevie Wonder and Dave Witte. Dailor's metal bands before Mastodon, Lethargy and Gaylord, were both heavily influenced by avant-garde rock group Mr. Bungle.
Personal life Dailor is an Agnostic."...Nevertheless, he considers himself an agnostic and acknowledges the powerful pull of human connection that persists beyond the grave." Mastodon’s Brann Dailor takes a side trip to the dance floor"..I'm not a religious person, I'm a non-believer." Mastodon's Brann Dailor Picks Favorite Tool Song
Equipment
Dailor uses and endorses Tama drums and hardware, Meinl cymbals, Evans Drumheads, 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 – 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 Vater 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
Remission (2002) – drums Leviathan (2004) – drums Blood Mountain (2006) – drums, backing vocals Crack the Skye (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
Arcadea (2017) – drums, percussion, vocals
Dark Nights: Metal
"Red Death" (2018) – writer, drums, vocals, percussions, bass guitar
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