Mastodon were featured on the most recent episode of HBO’s supremely badass show “Game of Thrones” – you know, the one with dragons which birthed a million memes. Band members Brann Dailor, Bill Kelliher, and Brent Hinds portrayed wildlings in the episode “Hardhome,”
The band was personally invited to participate by members of the show’s creator and executive producer, Dan Weiss, as well as the other executive producers, who are all fans of the band. The scenes were filmed on location in Belfast, Northern Ireland, though the band also got to visit the sets at Titanic Studios.
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Spoilers ahead: Huge Game of Thrones fans themselves, Mastodon’s Brann Dailor describes their time Beyond the Wall: “It was such an incredible experience to be on set as extras for our collective favorite show Game Of Thrones and to be wildlings murdered and then brought back to life by White Walkers was beyond amazing.”
“I watched my best friends Brent and Bill, murdered right in front of me as I myself was stabbed in the stomach and had my throat slit multiple times,” he continued, “and I didn’t mind at all. It made me love being in Mastodon even more. We are more than privileged and honored to have been a part of one of the greatest stories ever told on film, and the catering wasn’t bad either.
When they’re not being the frozen undead, Mastodon are hard at work on a new studio album, the follow-up to last year’s Once More ‘Round The Sun. That album landed last June via Reprise Records and earned a number 6 spot on Crave’s Top 20 Albums of 2014. The album was recorded in Nashville with Grammy Award-winning producer Nick Raskulinecz, who is known for his work with Foo Fighters, Rush, Deftones and more.
Watch HBO’s “Inside The Episode” clip for the Mastodon-guested “Hardhome” below.
