1. Troy Jayson Sanders was born on September 8,1973 and is an American musician, best known as the bassist and one of the vocalists of heavy metal band Mastodon.
11 Facts About Troy Sanders
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Troy Sanders is active in the supergroups Killer Be Killed and Gone Is Gone and is the current touring bassist for rock band Thin Lizzy.
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Troy Sanders started first playing in such bands as Four Hour Fogger, Knuckle and Puaka Balava.
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In 1995, Troy Sanders joined the grindcore band Social Infestation as the bass player.
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In 2000, Troy Sanders met Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher along with Brent Hinds at a High on Fire show and later formed Mastodon.
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Troy Sanders plays primarily fingerstyle, although he sometimes uses a pick, and usually steps out of the guitar parts in Mastodon, and composes his basslines on his own.
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Troy Sanders has shown a wide variety of playing styles and techniques, so he is known as a very flexible player.
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In Mastodon's more recent albums, Leviathan through Emperor of Sand, Troy Sanders utilizes a different range of clean vocals along with his harsher style.
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Troy Sanders has cited Cliff Burton from Metallica, Gene Simmons from Kiss, and Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy as some of the major influences on his bass playing.
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Troy Sanders is married and has two children, a son and a daughter.
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Troy Sanders has two brothers, Kyle and Darren, who are both involved in music.