A new guitarist got on stage with the Mastodon after the announcement of the separation from Brent Hinds. These are Ben Eller, who played with the group in Punta Cana, in the Dominican Republic.
The Mastodon announced the separation from Hinds, one of the founders of the group, over the past week: “We are quite proud and extremely grateful for the music and the piece of history that we shared, we wish him only success and happiness for his future companies”. It would not have been a unilateral, but shared decision. “We still feel inspired and we excite the idea of presenting the next chapter of the Mastodon to fans.”
A first taste of this chapter took place at the Tool Festival called Tool in the Sand, when Ben Eller went up on stage with the band, also known for the YouTube channel with half a million subscribers dedicated to guitar technique.
«What an incredible weekend was the one just passed where I played with the Mastodon in Tool in the Sand. Those who have been following me for a while know how much I love their music, so the fact that they proposed to play with them is a real honor », Eller writes on Instagram. «Playing the parts of one of my favorite guitarists ever was not easy, but it was a joy. Cheers, Everyone! ».
There was no official announcement by the Mastodon. A user asked Eller if he considers himself a permanent member of the band, he replied that “there is nothing official, we are flirting”.
There was talk of the festival that was held in Punta Cana also for another reason, or for the second performance of the hosts. As often happens in the festivals organized by a band, the tools had announced two concerts, one on 7 and one on March 8, saying that they would have made different lists and a unique experience.
Some fans who expected radically different ladders did not like the fact that on nine pieces of the second concert, which was shorter than the previous one, four had been played the night before. Screenshot of a post by a studio of lawyers of the state of Georgia are running, which Mirerebe to represent fans dissatisfied in a class action, but is no longer available on Facebook.
