MASTODON
GEORGIA AQUARIUM, ATLANTA
Atlanta’s progressive riff-wielders take a deep, acoustic dive
“HONESTLY, I WAS a little nervous at first: ‘I don’t know about doing Mastodon acoustic, because we’re such a heavy band,’” guitarist Bill Kelliher says in the preamble for the giants’ first livestream. For most, that one shift – transforming metal maximalism into spaced-out psych/folk – would be enough, able to attract curious clicks.