The members of Mastodon met at a High on Fire show in Atlanta, Georgia. They decided to get together for a jam, but according to guitarist Bill Kelliher, guitar player Brent Hinds showed up so drunk to their first practice that he couldn't play.
Film director Jimmy Hayward was such a big fan of Mastodon that he wanted to work with the band on a new project. In 2010, Mastodon wrote the score for Hayward's film Jonah Hex. All of the songs were instrumentals and Mastodon released them as an EP entitled Jonah Hex: Revenge Gets Ugly in June 2010.
Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds absolutely loves Soundgarden but was unimpressed by singer Chris Cornell. In an interview with Clash, Hinds says he "could listen to Soundgarden all day long" but also says Cornell was a "douche bag" for not talking to him or shaking his hand when he was just trying to say hello.
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