Troy Sanders

Troy Sanders

Infobox musical artist
Name = Troy Sanders



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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Troy Sanders
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Instrument = Vocals, Bass
Genre = Heavy metal
Groove metal
Sludge metal
Occupation = Vocalist, Bassist
Years_active = 1995 - Present
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Associated_acts = Mastodon
False Face
Knuckle
Four Hour Fogger
Social Infestation
URL = http://www.mastodonrocks.com/
Notable_instruments = Ibanez SRX700
Yamaha RBX

Troy Sanders is the bassist and one of the vocalists for the Atlanta heavy metal band Mastodon.

Bass and vocal style

Sanders first played when he picked up his older brother's bass and tried it out; notably, the bass was strung for a lefty, and he was right-handed. A few months later, he talked his dad into buying him a bass. He cites Cliff Burton, Gene Simmons, and Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott as influences on his bass playing.

Sanders' gear includes a Fender Prophecy II, Fender American Standard Jazz, Ibanez SRX700, Godlyke Deity 4-string bass, and a Yamaha RBX Series Bass. Typically, Sanders tunes his bass down one full step (D,G,C,F), although for some songs (e.g. "Iron Tusk," "Circle of Cysquatch," "Aqua Dementia," etc.) he drops the lowest string down to A (A,G,C,F). His amplifiers consists of mainly Mesa/Boogie and Ampeg heads and cabinets. He likes to use effects such as the Electro Harmonix Big Muff as well as a Sanford and Sonny Bluebeard Fuzz.

His harsher vocal style is similar to Dave Edwardson of Neurosis and King Buzzo of The Melvins, utilizing low growls but not low enough to be death grunts. His harsh vocalism was largely applied in Mastodon's earlier albums such as "Lifesblood" and "Remission". In more recent albums, like "Leviathan", and especially "Blood Mountain", Sanders utilizes a different range of clean vocals along with the harsher style.

Inspiration

His inspiration is all in the family, as he likes to say. His brothers Kyle and Darren are both involved in music. Kyle is the bassist for Bloodsimple, and Darren is "a one man road crew" and bass tech for Mastodon. Sanders has stated in interviews that his favorite albums are Men at Work's "Business as Usual", Neurosis' "Times of Grace", and George Jones' "Anniversary - 10 Years Of Hits".

Guest Appearances

Troy provided vocals for the song "Back To The Mountain" by Yakuza on the album "Samsara".He also provided vocals for the song "Until Man Exists No More" by Dozer on the album "Through the Eyes of Heathens".


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