Troy Sanders Archives

Watch Mastodon rip through “Blood and Thunder” at Bloodstock 2025, with Troy Sanders locking in the low end on one of metal’s most enduring tracks.

The all-star Spinal Tap tribute “The Majesty of Rock” unites Troy Sanders, Justin Chancellor, Scott Reeder, Abby Travis, and more to support Teen Cancer America.

Black Sabbath’s final show is set for July, reuniting Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, and Bill Ward for one last time—alongside a massive lineup of metal legends.

Coheed and Cambria will team up with Mastodon for an epic outing called “The Infinite Arc” Tour. The run will take place two months after Coheed and Cambria’s new album, "The Father of Make Believe," releases on March 14th.

Tool has announced a new festival in the Dominican Republic called Live in the Sand, and to say it looks promising is an understatement. The fest will feature two nights of Tool and performances by Primus, Mastodon, Coheed and Cambria, Eagles of Death Metal, King’s X, Fishbone, Wheel, CKY, and Moon Walker.

Mastodon’s Troy Sanders has once again teamed up with Fender to create a signature axe. The company describes the new Fender Troy Sanders Precision Bass as the “ultimate weapon for heavy metal enthusiasts.”

Two behemoth bands are teaming up for an extra heavy tour this year. Mastodon and Gojira will hit the road for “The Mega-Monsters Tour,” which means the nation will rumble each night to the bass lines of Troy Sanders and Jean-Michel Labadie.

Last year, one of the best metal tours was a co-headlining bill between Opeth and Mastodon. Now the bands have announced a second leg of the tour. It’s a great opportunity to catch two mighty bassists in one night: Martin Mendez and Troy Sanders.

In September of 2018, Mastodon manager Nick John passed away from pancreatic cancer. The metal mainstays have now released their newest full-length release, “Hushed and Grim”, as part of their process dealing with the profound loss.

A month after releasing a new album with Killer Be Killed, Troy Sanders has another new record out with Gone is Gone. “If Everything Happens For A Reason… Then Nothing Really Matters At All” is the second full-length album from the band.

The idea of a metal all-star group can be hard to pull off. However, Killer Be Killed has once again proven just how perfect it can be with their second album, “Reluctant Hero”. We caught up with Troy Sanders to get the scoop on that and more.

Troy Sanders and Mastodon are in the process of working on new material, but until that’s done they’re keeping up their momentum with “Medium Rarities”. The 16-song album is a collection of live cuts, B-sides, instrumentals, and covers.