One Day As A Lion/ex-Mars Volta Drummer Joins Giraffe Tongue Orchestra (Dillinger, Mastodon)

by Ryan Minic | Jan 3, 2012

One Day As A Lion drummer Jon Theodore (ex-The Mars Volta) has joined Giraffe Tongue Orchestra, a project featuring The Dillinger Escape Plan guitarist Ben Weinman, Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, and ex-Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery.

Despite previous reports, former The Mars Volta drummer Thomas Pridgen is not in the band.

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