Matt Pike of Sleep and Brent Hinds of Mastodon Tease New Project Together

Matt Pike of Oakland based metal band Sleep and lead singer/guitarist Brent Hinds of Atlanta based metal band Mastodon appear to be working on something together. According to The PRP, Hinds recently posted a photo with Pike on his Instagram account, and included comments about their collaborating together in the caption.

Sleep recently announced a hiatus so that the individual members could take some time apart (for the time being), so it comes as no surprise that Pike is working with other artists outside of the band. Pike and the rest of the band played their final shows together before the hiatus on December 29th, 30th and 31st of last year, leading up to a fresh start in 2020.

Though Mastodon has not taken a public hiatus the way Sleep has, the band’s individual members often collaborate with artists outside of the band. bassist and keyboardist Troy Sanders is a member of rock supergroup Gone is Gone, and they recently performed at Germany’s Cloud Hill Festival in October of last year.

Photo Credit: Mauricio Alvarado

Drew Feinerman: I have just completed my senior at the University of Michigan majoring in international studies with an emphasis in political economics and development, with a minor in Chinese language and culture, and I have recently been accepted into the Berklee School of Music's masters of music business program. Although my academic interests include economics, political science, and history, I consider music to be my one true passion. Music is, and has always been, a driving force for the way I think and act every day of my life. I have been playing the tenor saxophone since the age of ten, and playing an instrument at a high level has allowed me to only further my understanding and appreciation for music. While I grew up listening to predominantly classic rock, I soon found myself gravitating toward jazz, hip-hop, funk, and other genres, as my learned to both play and analyze music as a listener. As a writer, I am able to apply my skills both as a musician and a listener, and look forward to the opportunity to being able to express my thoughts on various stories in the music industry.
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