“Dead Wishes” was totally out of my wheelhouse so I thought it would be a great challenge and an opportunity to try to honor one of my favorite musicians and vocalists for a great cause. -Brann Dailor

Mark’s sound, feel and ideas are perfect on not only this track, but in all the KU tracks I’ve been a part of. When recording a song like this, it’s very important what you don’t play as much as what you decide to play. -Kenny Aronoff

As I was thinking on who could potentially sing this song, I heard a version of Mastodon covering “Stairway to Heaven” where Brann is singing lead vox and I just thought to myself “Well, he would be interesting on “Dead Wishes” -Mark Menghi

Working on ‘Dead Wishes’ showed me the depth of his writing and helped me develop a deeper appreciation from my younger years, only consuming music through MTV or whatever records I could get my hands on. -Frank Mitaritonna

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“Dead Wishes” Lineup Is:

Vocals: Brann Dailor (MASTODON)
Guitars: Angel Vivaldi
Bass: Mark Menghi
Orchestration: Mark Menghi
Drums: Kenny Aronoff

Produced by: Mark Menghi
Engineered by: Frank Mitaritonna & Mark Menghi
Mixed & Mastered by: Frank Mitaritonna
Cover artwork by: Costin Chioreanu
Video by: Costin Chioreanu

Original music by Chris Cornell.
Original lyrics by Chris Cornell.

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