Mastodon’s Brann Dailor and Tool’s Danny Carey Perform as Voltodon, Video Footage

by Ryan Minic | Jan 11, 2010

Fan video footage of Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor and Tool drummer Danny Carey performing together under the name Voltodon on Jan 8th at the Wiltern in Los Angeles, CA can be seen below. The performance was sponsored by Guitar Center’s Drum-Off, an event in search for the nation’s top undiscovered drummer. Further information on Carey’s project Volto! can be found here.

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