David Bottrill: Last News

“I loved the songs when they were written and in some ways they feel as fresh and perhaps more relevant all these years later,” said Lee in a press release about the new tracks, which were given fresh mixes by Rush’s longtime producer and engineer, David Bottrill.Lee recorded ‘My Favourite Headache’ during Rush’s hiatus between 1997 and 2002 with Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron and multi-instrumentalist Ben Mink, eventually releasing it in November 2000.In November, Lee released his memoir, My Effin’ Life, which chronicles his formative experiences as a child, his experiences with bandmates and friends Neil Peart and Alex Lifeson, and his solo career beyond Rush. He is currently on tour promoting the book.While in New York City, Lee opened up about his final interactions with Peart, who passed away in 2020 following a three year-long battle with aggressive brain cancer.

Mastodon have shared some details about their upcoming new album, calling it “the fullest, biggest-sounding record” they’ve ever done.The follow-up to 2017’s ‘Emperor Of Sand’ is currently being mixed with help from Grammy-winning producer/mixer/engineer David Bottrill, who is known for his work with the likes of Muse, Tool and many others.Speaking in a new interview with Talking Metal, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher discussed the band’s eighth studio album and talked about what it was like working with Bottrill.“Honestly, I hadn’t really heard of him before last year,” Kelliher said of Bottrill. “We were kind of tossing around who we were gonna use for the new record.

Canadian rock duo Crown Lands dropped two new tracks, “Context: Fearless Pt. I” and “Right Way Back”, on Thursday.