have released their own line of pickles. The Atlanta stars announced yesterday (July 8) that they’d collaborated with US brand Kelly’s Death Pickles to get their own range of flavours, each one associated with a member of the band. The four available include “Troy Sanders Diller Be Dilled”, named after Mastodon’s bassist/vocalist and promoted as “a traditional sour dill pickle exploding with garlic”.
The pickle likely takes its name from one of Sanders’ side-projects, metal supergroup Killer Be Killed. There’s also guitarist Bill Kelliher’s “Dead And Butterslax” (“our take on traditional, sweet bread and butter pickles with some unique added spices”), drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor’s “JalaBranño Dill” (“jalapeño peppers infused into our dill pickle brine”) and guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds’ “Dill With The Devil” (“the hottest heat from Carolina Reaper peppers and just a bit of beets for the color added to our dill brine”). All flavours are available to order now from .
The pickles are the latest oddball piece of Mastodon merch. Sign up below to get the latest from Metal Hammer, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! In May, the band , with each one shaped like the head of one of their members. Mastodon released their latest album, , in 2021 and are currently gearing up for with .
The two acts will celebrating the 20th anniversaries of their albums and by performing them in full. Support will come from guitarist.
