As part of the Record Store Day celebration and a celebration for his late manager Nick John, Mastodon has presented a version of the classic Led Zeppelin, 'Starway to Heaven', which you can listen to below. Nick John died in September last year of pancreatic cancer.
“In early September 2018, we lost one of our closest friends and our biggest fan, our manager Nick John. He was essentially the father of the band. He was with us at our highest points and also at our lowest. Every movement we make, we first consume with it, because our confidence was tremendously deep.
His favorite band besides us and Gojira, was always Led Zeppelin. We were asked to perform 'Stairway To Heaven' at his funeral. Later we realized that someone had recorded it and we also decided to do a studio version, from which all the proceeds will be donated to the fight against cancer.
We love you, friend. We miss you deeply and always think of you. ”
