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General => General Music Discussion => Topic started by: Nighthawkwill7 on May 23, 2011, 08:15:42 PM
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Just wanted to make a Mastodon appreciation thread. I'm sure there must fans of the 'Don here on DTF! :tup
Also, As of April 26, 2011, The boys have been in the studio recording the follow up to Crack The Skye.
Here's the links to some interviews regarding the new material
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157248
https://www.noisecreep.com/2011/04/11/mastodon-brann-dailor-interview-new-album/
Also, two song titles have been released, Blasteroids & All The Heavy Lifting.
https://www.mastodonrocks.com/
So, Mastodon. Discuss :metal
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CTS is fucking awesome.
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Oh man...unlikely they'll get it out in time for 2011, but if they do it'll be another addition to all the great music coming out. Definitely one of modern metal's greatest bands. Leviathan, Blood Mountain, and CTS are all amazing.
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:caffeine:
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Oh man...unlikely they'll get it out in time for 2011, but if they do it'll be another addition to all the great music coming out. Definitely one of modern metal's greatest bands. Leviathan, Blood Mountain, and CTS are all amazing.
The band is pretty adamant on getting the record out this year so If they can get the recording done before their summer tours start, I don't see why they can't make it.
Let's see what happens! :corn
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Awesome, I figured another album was due soon. :metal :metal :metal
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Awesome, I figured another album was due soon. :metal :metal :metal
:biggrin: This time around, the music is being written as more of a collaboratrive effort amongst the band, Unlike Crack The Skye which was predominantly written by Brent Hinds.
It's gonna be killer! :metal
Also a question to all posters, How would you rank their albums in order of preference?
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CTS
others
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CTS
Leviathan
BM
Remission
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CTS
Leviathan
BM
Remission
This.
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Blasteroids? ugh...
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CTS
others
Completely this.
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Blasteroids? ugh...
Sure is no Mother Puncher
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Blasteroids? ugh...
Sounds a bit like something out of Dethklok :lol
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So many great bands bringing out new albums this year, hopefully Mastodon get their's out too :metal Although that might mean theres a dearth of good stuff coming out next year ;D
I didn't really get in to them until Crack the Skye came out, it's much more my type of album than their other work - though some of the old songs are cool too.
Saw them in Glasgow last year when they played CTS in full :metal
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Blasteroids? ugh...
The first thought that struck me after seeing that title was:
(https://home.online.no/~li-ree/andr_dan_hjsider/blastoise.gif)
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Saw them in Chicago and they played CtS in its entirety and then worked backwards through all of their albums. :metal Then I met Bill and Brent after the show and they signed my CtS copy (Bill wrote "To Steve - You're gay!!") lol
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It was stated that the new album would be "less proggy with more straightforward riffs" by one of the band members. Not so sure about that one.
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(https://i1188.photobucket.com/albums/z404/Nighthawkwill7/roflbot1.jpg)
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As long as the production isn't shot to shit like the other albums, I'll probably pick it up.
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As long as the production isn't shot to shit like the other albums, I'll probably pick it up.
You mean Remission and Leviathan?
I think Blood Mountain has their best production with Crack The Skye being a bit compressed in comparison.
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As long as the production isn't shot to shit like the other albums, I'll probably pick it up.
You mean Remission and Leviathan?
I think Blood Mountain has their best production with Crack The Skye being a bit compressed in comparison.
Really? I must have a bad version of Blood Mountain, because mine sounds awful, and I mean really awful, not just "DM" bad.
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As long as the production isn't shot to shit like the other albums, I'll probably pick it up.
You mean Remission and Leviathan?
I think Blood Mountain has their best production with Crack The Skye being a bit compressed in comparison.
Really? I must have a bad version of Blood Mountain, because mine sounds awful, and I mean really awful, not just "DM" bad.
As bad as DM?
Here's the studio recording of Crystal Skull. Does this sound the same?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11eis4XVfVE&feature=related
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After getting extremely acquainted with Blood Mountain and Leviathan, I don't see what the issue is with the production. It sounds fine to me.
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After getting extremely acquainted with Blood Mountain and Leviathan, I don't see what the issue is with the production. It sounds fine to me.
Some people may take issue with the crunchy sound of Leviathan relative to their newer work but I think it's still top notch.
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I always get shot down for the way I rank Mastodon albums but bleh, here goes anyway
Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
Looking forward to see whether they continue mellowing out on the new album or whether they embrace their heavy roots. I know at least some of the reason for the more restrained style on CTS was the injury to Brent, but he seems to be better now so the decision is in their own hands.
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Mike Elizondo is producing... he did good with Nightmare... Will be checking this one out.
CTS>the rest.
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Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
....what the fuck?
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The three I have:
Leviathan
Blood Mountain
CTS
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1. Leviathan
2. Blood Mountain
3. Remission
4. Call of the Mastodon/Lifesblood
5. Crack the Skye
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Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
....what the fuck?
There is certainly nothing wrong with that ranking.
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Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
....what the fuck?
There is certainly nothing wrong with that ranking.
You.
You get it.
o/
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Leviathan
Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
Remission
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Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
....what the fuck?
There is certainly nothing wrong with that ranking.
You.
You get it.
o/
Certainly do pal. :tup
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Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
....what the fuck?
There is certainly nothing wrong with that ranking.
Besides one of the greatest metal albums ever (behind Addicted and I&W for me) being ranked last and putting Blood Mountain below Remission.
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I just don't understand how anyone can think Crack the Skye is their worst album... just... no.
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I just don't understand how anyone can think Crack the Skye is their worst album... just... no.
I would consider Remission to be their weakest album. Plenty of good songs but some of the riffs just seem a bit disjointed.
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Look I love progressive music and I love heavy music, and I'm all for bands exploring new sounds and evolving, but it really is as simple as this: I prefer Mastodon's heavy music to their progressive music. Therefore I prefer their heavier albums to the progressive albums. Yes Crack The Skye is more diverse and more listenable, but I simply would rather listen to them being loud and aggressive and intense. *shrug*
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Look I love progressive music and I love heavy music, and I'm all for bands exploring new sounds and evolving, but it really is as simple as this: I prefer Mastodon's heavy music to their progressive music. Therefore I prefer their heavier albums to the progressive albums. Yes Crack The Skye is more diverse and more listenable, but I simply would rather listen to them being loud and aggressive and intense. *shrug*
I know what you mean. For me CTS is my 2nd favorite with Leviathan & Blood Mountain tied for first.
I love Remission but it seems a bit sloppy compared to the tightness of following albums.
That being said, This new album seems to be coming along in the loud, aggressive & intense vein based on what the band has said in the interviews.
I say bring it!
:metal
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Look I love progressive music and I love heavy music, and I'm all for bands exploring new sounds and evolving, but it really is as simple as this: I prefer Mastodon's heavy music to their progressive music. Therefore I prefer their heavier albums to the progressive albums. Yes Crack The Skye is more diverse and more listenable, but I simply would rather listen to them being loud and aggressive and intense. *shrug*
I know what you mean. For me CTS is my 2nd favorite with Leviathan & Blood Mountain tied for first.
I love Remission but it seems a bit sloppy compared to the tightness of following albums.
That being said, This new album seems to be coming along in the loud, aggressive & intense vein based on what the band has said in the interviews.
I say bring it!
:metal
I agree about the sloppiness, but for me that is part of the charm of Remission, and also their b-sides and EPs. Obviously there are some bands to whom precision and tightness are paramount, DT being the obvious but also most of the new wave of Djent and Metalcore bands, but there are also bands who don't worry about that and care only about the intensity of the delivery, bands like Converge and Car Bomb and indeed early Mastodon. Yes the record may not be completely tight and flawless, but the energy behind the music might be dampened by over-producing it.
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Look I love progressive music and I love heavy music, and I'm all for bands exploring new sounds and evolving, but it really is as simple as this: I prefer Mastodon's heavy music to their progressive music. Therefore I prefer their heavier albums to the progressive albums. Yes Crack The Skye is more diverse and more listenable, but I simply would rather listen to them being loud and aggressive and intense. *shrug*
I know what you mean. For me CTS is my 2nd favorite with Leviathan & Blood Mountain tied for first.
I love Remission but it seems a bit sloppy compared to the tightness of following albums.
That being said, This new album seems to be coming along in the loud, aggressive & intense vein based on what the band has said in the interviews.
I say bring it!
:metal
I agree about the sloppiness, but for me that is part of the charm of Remission, and also their b-sides and EPs. Obviously there are some bands to whom precision and tightness are paramount, DT being the obvious but also most of the new wave of Djent and Metalcore bands, but there are also bands who don't worry about that and care only about the intensity of the delivery, bands like Converge and Car Bomb and indeed early Mastodon. Yes the record may not be completely tight and flawless, but the energy behind the music might be dampened by over-producing it.
The issue of overproduction is one of my gripes with CTS compared to their previous work. Sounds too clean compared to the previous three records.
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I simply just don't care for CTS. Mastodon for me was Remission, Leviathan and Blood Mountain, IMHO, CTS was just terrible. *puts up flame shield*
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I think the band expected there to be some fans that would hate it. Have to give them credit for being so ambitious though, right?
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I simply just don't care for CTS. Mastodon for me was Remission, Leviathan and Blood Mountain, IMHO, CTS was just terrible. *puts up flame shield*
I think CTS is something the band felt they had to do for themselves, A sort of musical catharsis. Troy Sanders said in an interview that for them it was like "stepping out of their aeroshells" or something. It also was the band's way of reflecting upon the near loss of Brent Hinds.
Brann Dailor considers it a homage to his sister, Skye, who commited suicide at a young age.
The new album should see a return to the more heavy riff oriented side of the band.
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From Facebook:
(https://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/225395_10150178704372948_5748157947_6776832_5496538_n.jpg)
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:lol
It seems that Dave Grohl will appear as a guest on this record, This pic taken from their facebook as well.
(https://www.metalinsider.net/site/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/dave-grohl-in-mastodon-studio.jpg)
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I only have Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye. CTS is waaay better.
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The new album should see a return to the more heavy riff oriented side of the band.
As long as it's more Leviathan than Blood Mountain, I'll be happy.
I only have Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye. CTS is waaay better.
That's because Blood Mountain sucks. :neverusethis:
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The new album should see a return to the more heavy riff oriented side of the band.
Seeing as the band's first 3 albums have a very high shit riff to good riff ratio I'm a little worried.
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But "Megalodon" came out of that period, which has some of my favorite heavy riffs ever, and it singlehandedly makes up for the low points of Blood Mountain and most of Remission. I have faith in them.
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I rate Crack the Skye as their best by quite a margin, followed by Blood Mountain.
Ofcouse, these are the only two Mastodon albums I own...so that kind of makes sense.
Based on what is on Blood Mountain, and the discussion of others in this thread, I think CTS will be a one-off. It appeals to such a narrow base of fans (again, from what I've read), I can't see them going down that road again. Shame really.
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Leviathan is the best them.
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Leviathan is the best them.
By a mile.
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Honestly, I think that Blood Mountain ties up with CTS for me, with Leviathan being just .5% lower.
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Leviathan is the best them.
By a mile.
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Leviathon
Remission
Call of Mastodon / Lifesblood / Sick Leg
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
....what the fuck?
There is certainly nothing wrong with that ranking.
Besides one of the greatest metal albums ever (behind Addicted and I&W for me) being ranked last and putting Blood Mountain below Remission.
Lateralus
Addicted
Decon
I&W
Still Life
SFAM
CTS
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Honestly, I think that Blood Mountain ties up with CTS for me, with Leviathan being just .5% lower.
I also think Blood Mountain is great. Its what got me into the band.
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Honestly, I think that Blood Mountain ties up with CTS for me, with Leviathan being just .5% lower.
I also think Blood Mountain is great. Its what got me into the band.
:tup It's exactly how I got into the band as well. I had read about them and thought their style sounded interesting, so I ended up buying the record without once having listened to any of their music.
:millahhhh
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I 'started' on Mastodon with Blood Mountain, but I didn't really like it much. I gave them another chance when I heard a song from CTS and I'm happy I did. I love CTS and Leviathan.
I listened to Blood Mountain again a few months ago and although it was better than I remember, my opinion stands that it's very hit or miss.
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The problem with Blood Mountain is that there really isn't a standout track.
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The problem with Blood Mountain is that there really isn't a standout track.
I'd agree with this pretty much. I think it's a pretty cool album, but there's not a go-to song on it for me.
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Dudes? Sleeping Giant? The Wolf is Loose? Colony?
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Sleeping Giant and The Wolf is Loose are the only tracks I'd really consider.
Colony is okay.
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A new interview from a couple of days ago with some more info regarding the new record.
https://www.spin.com/articles/brent-hinds-new-mastodon-album-side-projects
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Two working titles have surfaced, The Hunter or Brother.
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I agree that Colony and Sleeping Giants are BM standouts.
My rankings btw-
Leviathan
CTS
BM
Remission
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Been listening to Leviathan in my car on repeat and I really love the raw energy of the album. There's three or four tracks that are absolutely solid but the album as a whole doesn't quite pass Crack The Skye yet.
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Album announced, The Hunter
https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150278984900864&oid=92298091989&comments
No word yet on a release date but they seem to be shooting for August/September
The album recording is done, all that's left is mixing & mastering.
:metal
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"Naked Burn" is an absolutely killer track. My God.
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YESSSS
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"Leviathan" is an absolutely killer album. My God.
Fixed, That's why :tup
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:metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
Orcus: Megalodon is better. :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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So I'm pretty sure the "By the light of the moon, you must escape into the deep black of the night" part of the Czar is one of the greatest things I've ever heard.
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So I'm pretty sure the "By the light of the moon, you must escape into the deep black of the night" part of the Czar is one of the greatest things I've ever heard.
"Spiraling up through the crack in the sky, leaving material world behind" part is also absolutely fantastic. DEM MELODEEZ :hat
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I'd pay $15 on top of whatever the price is for the ticket if they came with Scott Kelly so Aqua Dementia could get its proper Cobra Commander-core delivery :metal
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Don't forget Crack the Skye. The vocals on that are in-fucking-credible.
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Don't forget Crack the Skye. The vocals on that are in-fucking-credible.
The Live at Aragon performance of the song "Crack The Skye" was incredible! :metal
Troy's does a good job of emulating Scott Kelly's growls on that song.
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Their best song is of course The last Baron, I love that little part where they play YYZ. When I first heard it,my face Mangini´d.
I also adore Crystal Skull,Joseph Merrick,The Czar and Sleeping Giant
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The new album will be called The Hunter :metal
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Meh. That title will only be cool if it's a concept album focusing on one character.
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Meh. That title will only be cool if it's a concept album focusing on one character.
I doubt this is the case but I wonder if it has anything to do with Hunters of the Sky.
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MASTODON! :metal :metal :metal
*appreciates*
Can't wait for the new album. Been keeping up with the news updates on their FB page. Crack the Skye is one of my absolute all time favorite albums. In the top-10 for sure.
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Meh. That title will only be cool if it's a concept album focusing on one character.
Judging from all their other albums it probably will be a concept album.
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Here's a new interview with Brann Dailor regarding the new album!
https://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=159402
:metal
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MASTODON! :metal :metal :metal
*appreciates*
Can't wait for the new album. Been keeping up with the news updates on their FB page. Crack the Skye is one of my absolute all time favorite albums. In the top-10 for sure.
Good to see you back at DTF, Sam :tup
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:metal Mastodon :metal... I was only really able to get into Mastodon through CTS and I think it's one of the best albums in many, many years. I do understand the difference in that album (much more of a prog type) and what came before it and see how some of the long time Mastodon fans might prefer the other albums. HOWEVER... CTS is just pure genius regardless if it might not be as straight brutal metal as their other albums etc. I have grown to really enjoy the rest of Mastodon's music through being blown away by the brilliance of CTS.
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A new interview, this time with rhythm guitarist, Bill Kelliher. Some details about the artwork as well as a projected release date in October.
https://uk.sonispherefestivals.com/news/mastodon-new-songs-new-artwork-same-weirdness/
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This is going to kick ass.
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i'm pretty excited to hear this, although i doubt it will be as good as CtS
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Unreleased song from the CtS sessions. Great video too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4dfd4ChKQ
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Unreleased song from the CtS sessions. Great video too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4dfd4ChKQ
That's the biggest understatement ever.
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Crack the Skye
Leviathan
Blood Mountain
Remission
I dig 'em all, took a while though. I owned Leviathan and Blood Mountain already, but it wasn't until I heard CtS that Mastodon really clicked with me. Somehow CtS made me understand the band's music better.
As for the new album, heavier direction is absolutely fine, but I hope they'll keep the best influences that CtS had.
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Unreleased song from the CtS sessions. Great video too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4dfd4ChKQ
THE best music video I've ever seen.
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:lol
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Download here. (https://www.adultswim.com/promos/201106_kiasingles/index.html)
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Quick question regarding the old guard fans versus the Crack the Skye crowd...
I notice that what seems like a majority of Mastodon fans on this forum like the albums in this order: CtS, BM, LV, RM. But most longtimers like me like either RM or LV best followed by the other one and then CtS and BM end up as #3 and #4 in either order. For me this happened because I wasn't immediately thrilled by CtS and to this day I don't really get excited for BM except for Colony of Birchmen or This Mortal Soil(maybe Sleeping Giant too.)
Over time though, CtS has grown on me a good bit to where I like it enough to position it JUST on the outskirts of the nice neighborhood RM and LV reside in.
So now the actual question...
For CtS n00bs: Even if Remission and Leviathan remain your two least favorite full length albums have either of them closed that gap a little to where they are at least in the same neighborhood as CtS or have they remained boring/too heavy/undesirable for whatever reason to you?
For the old guard fans...
This is basically an inverse of the question I just asked the CtS noobs. For those who love Remission and Leviathan best and were not immediate lovers of CtS, has CtS managed to work its way into your heart as deeply as RM and LV?
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Um...I don't think the "Crack the Skye noobs" hold Remission in such a low spot like you think. I personally put it above Blood Mountain. Remission, however, just isn't that exciting to me. Its got some cool, heavy stuff like "March of the Fire Ants," but its nowhere near the perfection of CtS or Leviathan.
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Um...I don't think the "Crack the Skye noobs" hold Remission in such a low spot like you think. I personally put it above Blood Mountain. Remission, however, just isn't that exciting to me.
wat
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I haven't been able to get into much of Mastodon other than CtS, unfortunately, as it took a good bit for the vocals on CtS to grow on me. I need to listen to the other albums more.
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I'm definitely a pre-CtS fan, and I'd rank it like: Leviathan>CtS>Blood Mountain>Remission
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Seeing these guys in Toronto this summer. So excited! The setlist looks really strong.
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Unreleased song from the CtS sessions. Great video too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo4dfd4ChKQ
THE best music video I've ever seen.
:metal Awesome video! :metal
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I'm a pre-CtS fan but Blood Mountain was the first album I really gravitated towards. I was really big on CtS when it first came out, but have cooled a bit since, maybe because the songs tend to sound the same. Leviathan has grown a ton for me over the few years I've been a fan so now it's my favorite. I'd rank CtS second even though I arguably like BM more it also has more filler. Remissions is good too, I just don't love it as much as the others.
I'm fine with the heavier direction the next album has taken as I don't want another CtS but I hope it's more BM than Remissions, with some CtS influences too.
EDIT: kiler video by the way :lol
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Um...I don't think the "Crack the Skye noobs" hold Remission in such a low spot like you think. I personally put it above Blood Mountain. Remission, however, just isn't that exciting to me.
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Oh wow I suck balls. Meant to say "Leviathan." It seems highly regarded by all fans, whether they came after or before CTS.
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I first heard Mastodon the day CTS came out. I love all of their material though, but CTS remains my favorite.
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not a fan of theyre early stuff but Crack the sky is really really good!!
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not a fan of theyre early stuff but Crack the sky is really really good!!
Become a fan of it.
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Artwork for "The Hunter" revealed!
(https://www.undergroundvideotelevision.com/wp-content/uploads/mastodonhunter.jpg)
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That.
Fucking.
ROCKS.
That's how you do an album cover. Goddamn, that's awesome.
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Okay. I don't know what to think.
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They hired AJ Fosik, a woodcarver, to make that bull(deer?) head.
For any interested in more of his work, here's a link to his gallery.
https://www.jonathanlevinegallery.com/?method=Artist.ArtistDetail&ArtistID=ED58BBC0-3048-28EB-92CE275F482A4B5E
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Shit thats a wood carving? Mad skills lol.
As an album cover though...seems a bit of a departure from their regular covers. We'll have to wait and see how much the music is a departure from their regular style.
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I like it. It's simple, but there's still plenty to take in. Plus there's a typical Mastodon "something is slightly off" look to it.
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Shit thats a wood carving? Mad skills lol.
As an album cover though...seems a bit of a departure from their regular covers. We'll have to wait and see how much the music is a departure from their regular style.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing.
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Seems like something priest would do in the early 80's (SFV, Defenders)
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Am I ever excite!
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This album cover is badass.
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Does a high-res version exist yet?
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Does a high-res version exist yet?
None that I could find, largest I found is 500x500 which is only a smidge larger.
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I love the new album cover. Theres just something about it.
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Its like they took a painting from the guy who used to do their album covers and turned it into a really cool, demented wood carving. I like it. I also like how "Mastodon" is in an almost-Soviet kind of font.
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The "M" and "N" are particularly awesome! :metal
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I'm fine with this cover.
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yea the m and n are from the ancient turkish alphabet, also used by the scandinavians.
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Meh, okay I guess. Liked their other artwork more.
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Haha, that artwork is fantastic.
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As an album cover though...seems a bit of a departure from their regular covers.
The same artist made all of their previous covers. This guy is different.
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That cover is so :metal :metal :metal
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMN5FcgBvBU&feature=player_embedded#at=44
Just came across this. It's a clip of a new song! Sounds badass!
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Has this been posted in the thread yet? Too lazy to check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdqz877e6F8&NR=1
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Has this been posted in the thread yet? Too lazy to check.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdqz877e6F8&NR=1
:metal :metal :metal
Can't wait till October!
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New clip sounds fantastic ! :tup
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That preview sounds awesome.
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That trailer sounds great! Does it come out in September or October?
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I think its September.
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I heard October :lol
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Septober.
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Sounds fucking killer.
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Sounds fucking killer.
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That trailer sounds great! Does it come out in September or October?
Smarch.
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That trailer sounds great! Does it come out in September or October?
Smarch.
If that were the case, wouldn't it be out already? :lol
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WELL OBVIOUSLY NOT.
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That trailer sounds great! Does it come out in September or October?
Smarch.
If that were the case, wouldn't it be out already? :lol
I don't think Smarch has rolled around this year yet.
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New tourbus tour from Brann. Hilarious :lol
https://www.nme.com/nme-video/mastodon---how-clean-is-your-tourbus/1048932518001
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Wow, he wasn't lying. That tourbus sucks. :lol
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Another interview with the band, this time by Rolling Stone.
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mastodon-cut-loose-on-new-disc-20110721
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NEW TRACK! Black Tounge: https://www.www.drugmetal.ru/blog/12443.html (https://www.www.drugmetal.ru/blog/12443.html)
Fucking rocks!! :metal
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It's decent.
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I remember reading that they claimed the album is definitely going to sound like a "super heavy Led Zeppelin". I hear it in this song. And I fucking like it.
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I remember reading that they claimed the album is definitely going to sound like a "super heavy Led Zeppelin". I hear it in this song. And I fucking like it.
Interesting that they said that, as I remember Brent comparing Crack the Skye to Led Zeppelin IV.
EDIT: In the DVD that came with the special edition of the album if anyone's interested.
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Sorry for the double post, but I want:
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/25/you-can-live-in-mastodon-singerbassist-troy-sanders-home-cat-not-included/
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/reb/2504210306.html
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Sorry for the double post, but I want:
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/07/25/you-can-live-in-mastodon-singerbassist-troy-sanders-home-cat-not-included/
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/reb/2504210306.html
Wish house prices were a bit more like that over here >:( The listing spelt Mastodon wrong though :facepalm:
New song sounds pretty good on first listen :metal
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The song link doesn't work for me :(
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The song link doesn't work for me :(
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Yeah, and all the uploaded Youtube versions of the song have been blocked.
Fuck you, WMG. Way to promote. Release a song, pull it soon after, then claim copyright infringement when people try to share it. Cocksuckers.
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Amazon or Itunes release would be nice.
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Any way to listen to the song would be nice.
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Official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwgqenxNUfs
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Awesome song.
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So this album is also in September??!?!?
*dies*
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Is there a release date yet?
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at the end of the video it says Sept 27
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at the end of the video it says Sept 27
Confirmed by the official website
https://www.mastodonrocks.com/splash/?cmpid=2011725%2Fmastodon%2Fd2c%2Ffbpost
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Here's a working video of the new song...at least, for now:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfXCPvkqBM8
I like it a lot. I'm happy to see the vocal improvements have carried over from CtS. I'm very excited about this album now.
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I loved this band when I heard Remission, Leviathan and Blood Mountain. CTS was IMO their weakest effort by far, and this seems like it's in the same vein. Musically it reminds me of Blood Mountain which is good, but I wish they would go back to their Remission/Leviathan style vocals. The energy is simply not there anymore. I will buy the album and judge it fully, but Mastodon has been so watered down and tame lately.
I wish Brent would leave the singing up to Troy too, I really don't like his voice. I have been disinterested with the band as Brent started singing more and more. It's a shame because they were my favourite band for a about a year, and Leviathan would be in my top albums of all time.
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Going back to Remission vocals would mean more ripping out of ears. I'm glad they're refining their voices a bit. Plus, I don't think those kind of vocals would work on this song, so maybe there's more of what you're looking for on the rest of the album.
In any case Crack the Skye is amazing and this new song sounds nothing like it.
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Going back to Remission vocals would mean more ripping out of ears. I'm glad they're refining their voices a bit. Plus, I don't think those kind of vocals would work on this song, so maybe there's more of what you're looking for on the rest of the album.
In any case Crack the Skye is amazing and this new song sounds nothing like it.
Totally agree about this new song sounding nothing like CTS, I was only referring to the vocals. It does sound this album might be more heavier than CTS, at least I'm hoping so. I just liked the balance of vocals on Leviathan. I feel there is a lot less variety in their vocals lately, especially when they are not great clean singers to begin with.
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(https://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251600_10150270324842948_5748157947_7493819_7275531_n.jpg)
Deluxe album art. Awesome.
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That deluxe one is more Mastodon like than the standard edition.
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Now THAT is a great album cover. :yarr
Just listened to the single today too, sounds great. That much more excited now.
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I like the combination of simplicity and bad assery that the standard album cover has. Though the special edition one is pretty cool too.
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Now that is awesome.
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I think I prefer the deluxe edition artwork. I mean, don't get me wrong, the original is fucking awesome as three whole fucks. But like, this one just FEELS like Mastodon and its power is maximum.
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Loved the standard artwork, but orgasmed nearly at the deluxe. Definitely getting the deluxe :P
Black Tongue was also a fantastic song, this album will probably snatch 2nd or 3rd place for top 20 of the year.
EDIT: Wolfking, I saw them live when they supported the CTS and they definitely can sing.. Leviathan to me was their weakest album. I like that this sounds like BM but with vocals from CTS. Its a beautiful asskicking combination. Just my opinion though.
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I think I prefer the deluxe edition artwork. I mean, don't get me wrong, the original is fucking awesome as three whole fucks. But like, this one just FEELS like Mastodon and its power is maximum.
Yep. I think the neon figures to each side help it a lot. Definitely getting deluxe edition just for that artwork.
EDIT: Hmmm....$50 for just some advance songs, a poster, and CD/DVD. I might have to reconsider.
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Loved the standard artwork, but orgasmed nearly at the deluxe. Definitely getting the deluxe :P
Black Tongue was also a fantastic song, this album will probably snatch 2nd or 3rd place for top 20 of the year.
EDIT: Wolfking, I saw them live when they supported the CTS and they definitely can sing.. Leviathan to me was their weakest album. I like that this sounds like BM but with vocals from CTS. Its a beautiful asskicking combination. Just my opinion though.
That's fine. I do like like their voices, I just think they need the variety that they had on Leviathan, which IMO worked perfectly.
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EDIT: Wolfking, I saw them live when they supported the CTS and they definitely can sing..
Except for Brent. What an awful singer.
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EDIT: Wolfking, I saw them live when they supported the CTS and they definitely can sing..
Except for Brent. What an awful singer.
tbh, both Troy and Brent aren't very good singers. Brann's actually their best clean singer and he only sings on one song. :lol
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Troy is so much better than Brent. I wouldn't lose any sleep if Brent was never allowed to sing again and Troy took over all of his parts.
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Troy is so much better than Brent. I wouldn't lose any sleep if Brent was never allowed to sing again and Troy took over all of his parts.
This is all I wish for. It's sad to see how much Brent has taken over the vocals when Troy is so much better. I think this was a big reason that this new tracks and CTS let me down.
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Troy is so much better than Brent. I wouldn't lose any sleep if Brent was never allowed to sing again and Troy took over all of his parts.
This is all I wish for. It's sad to see how much Brent has taken over the vocals when Troy is so much better. I think this was a big reason that this new tracks and CTS let me down.
I disagree, i love Brent's vocals. They are much cleaner and when Trooy sings many times it sounds like a yelp more than singing. It fits in some songs, but on CTS, Brent's vocals fit so much better than Troy's would.
Also i like Brann's voice more than either of Troy's or Brent's.
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I like that this sounds like BM but with vocals from CTS. Its a beautiful asskicking combination. Just my opinion though.
That's mostly what I was hoping for too, although I wouldn't mind some variety with the clean vocals too like wolfking said.
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brents vocals are fucking awesome, you are all lame
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Go to 0:40 of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3MUSa5ShjA&feature=related
and tell me with a straight face that Brent is a good vocalist.
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Brent is an original, unusual vocalist. I think he's awesome. New song is really good, I agree with Wolf about CTS being their weakest album, but this track sounds like the Mastodon I love.
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Go to 0:40 of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3MUSa5ShjA&feature=related
and tell me with a straight face that Brent is a good vocalist.
Uh.... I'm pretty sure the guy missing the note at that point is Troy.
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I'm pretty sure the guy who missed one of the rules was ITNOR.
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I used to dislike all of the vocals. Now I think they're fantastic. True story.
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I do wonder if they are inherently bad or just haven't bothered improving.
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I do wonder if they are inherently bad or just haven't bothered improving.
I find posts like this pointless. You're adding nothing to this conversation, when instead you could say what in the song you didn't like. From that it just sounds like you came in here to bash on Mastodon.
Regarding the video someone posted, I'd say that it was good singing :P
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My dad runs a t-shirt business, so I got him to make me a custom Leviathon t-shirt with this on it:
(https://i646.photobucket.com/albums/uu189/setrataeso/mastodon-leviathan1.jpg)
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:2metal:
Tell your dad to make me one too.
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:2metal:
Tell your dad to make me one too.
Me too
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I do wonder if they are inherently bad or just haven't bothered improving.
That's the thing, I think they have tried to improve over the last few albums, but since they are so weak at the vocals department, it doesn't show through like it should. Troy has some talent, I can't say much for Brent or Brann.
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My dad runs a t-shirt business, so I got him to make me a custom Leviathon t-shirt with this on it:
*snip*
Lucky!
:2metal:
Tell your dad to make me one too.
Me too
Me three
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My dad runs a t-shirt business, so I got him to make me a custom Leviathon t-shirt with this on it:
*snip*
Lucky!
:2metal:
Tell your dad to make me one too.
Me too
Me three
Four?
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$25 Cdn, plus shipping and handling.
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I'll have to consider that.
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In all seriousness, he wouldn't legally be allowed to sell you anything licensed like the Mastodon shirt. But, if anyone is interested in supporting his business, I'll let you know when his site goes up ;)
Anyways, Live at the Aragon is still holding a solid spot as one of the best releases so far this year. Granted, the competition is not all that fierce from other artists. Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
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In all seriousness, he wouldn't legally be allowed to sell you anything licensed like the Mastodon shirt.
(https://i.imgur.com/ITK68.jpg)
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In all seriousness, he wouldn't legally be allowed to sell you anything licensed like the Mastodon shirt.
(https://i.imgur.com/ITK68.jpg)
Hm, maybe he can print some of my band's T-shirt designs when we get some?
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Granted, the competition is not all that fierce from other artists. Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
Whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat.
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Anyways, Live at the Aragon is still holding a solid spot as one of the best releases so far this year. Granted, the competition is not all that fierce from other artists. Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
(https://tf2wiki.net/w/images/thumb/5/5d/Nope.png/250px-Nope.png)
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Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
That's simply a lie.
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This has been/will be the best year for music since forever.
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2010 was such a good year too.
Kvelertak
Nachtmystium
Ghost
Exodus
Death Angel
East of the Wall
Enslaved
I could go on...
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Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
(https://i.imgur.com/ypYpt.gif)
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2011 is incredible. 2010 was too.
also mastodon is pretty cool i guess let's stay on topic
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Full Tracklist for The Hunter announced!
Black Tongue
Curl Of The Burl
Blasteroid
Stargasm
Octopus Has No Friends
All The Heavy Lifting
The Hunter
Dry Bone Valley
Thickening
Creature Lives
Spectrelight
Bedazzled Fingernails
The Sparrow
THE RUINER (with limited edition)
DEATHBOUND (with limited edition)
https://www.mastodonrocks.com/news/hunter-tracklisting-announced
:metal
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Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
That's simply a lie.
Nope its not.
Iconoclast was incredibly boring.
Chuckles and Mr Squeezy was underwhelming.
Born This Way was not amazing.
Suck it and See was only a marginal improvement on the very weak Humbug.
Endgame was only OK.
Turtleneck and Chain was pretty weak.
That's a good chunk of albums I was really looking forward to.
Granted there is still DT, Opeth, Mastodon, Mars Volta, maybe Rush, maybe PT, maybe PoS, and some other shit to look forward to. But, as of August, there have only been about 6 slam dunk albums: Scurrilous, Ghost, Deconstruction, Wasting Light, The Collective, and The Color Spectrum.
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Yeah but you forgot Dir en grey, Ulver, Unexpect, Music for Money, Radiohead, Polkadot Cadaver, Jovanotti, Eisley, Bright Eyes, CunninLynguists, The Decemberists, Fair to Midland, Bon Iver, Tesseract etc.
and you're a Thrice fan right? new CD in September! :tup
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Most releases have been pretty underwhelming this year.
That's simply a lie.
Nope its not.
Iconoclast was incredibly boring.
Chuckles and Mr Squeezy was underwhelming.
Born This Way was not amazing.
Suck it and See was only a marginal improvement on the very weak Humbug.
Endgame was only OK.
Turtleneck and Chain was pretty weak.
That's a good chunk of albums I was really looking forward to.
Granted there is still DT, Opeth, Mastodon, Mars Volta, maybe Rush, maybe PT, maybe PoS, and some other shit to look forward to. But, as of August, there have only been about 6 slam dunk albums: Scurrilous, Ghost, Deconstruction, Wasting Light, The Collective, and The Color Spectrum.
Born This Way was imo great, and there was Decapitated, and Obscura. Also Ghost's album came out in November 2010... Granted the American release was in January, but that still doesn't make it a 2011 album. :P I also found Iconoclast better than some other Symphony X I'd heard before.
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Ghost was released in June 2011.
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Ghost was released in June 2011.
Oh your talking about Devin Townsend aren't you? Sorry I thought you were talking about the band Ghost. :lol
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Yeah new Thrice will be nice.
I'm not saying this is a weak year for music. But a lot of the albums I've been most looking forward to have really let me down.
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Ghost was released in June 2011.
Oh your talking about Devin Townsend aren't you? Sorry I thought you were talking about the band Ghost. :lol
Yes indeed!
Yeah new Thrice will be nice.
I'm not saying this is a weak year for music. But a lot of the albums I've been most looking forward to have really let me down.
Gotcha! ;)
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This year in music owns so far. And it's going to own more.
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Tracklisting for "The Hunter" reveiled:
(From mastodonrocks.com)
Mastodon’s tracklisting for 'The Hunter' has been announced. Two extra bonus tracks will also come with the limited edition!
Plus, watch for “Curl Of The Burl” - coming August 16th!
Black Tongue
Curl Of The Burl
Blasteroid
Stargasm
Octopus Has No Friends
All The Heavy Lifting
The Hunter
Dry Bone Valley
Thickening
Creature Lives
Spectrelight
Bedazzled Fingernails
The Sparrow
THE RUINER (with limited edition)
DEATHBOUND (with limited edition)
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Its very clear from titles like "Stargasm" and "Octopus Has No Friends" that this is going to be their "fun" album. :lol Looking very forward to hearing it.
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Its very clear from titles like "Stargasm" and "Octopus Has No Friends" that this is going to be their "fun" album. :lol Looking very forward to hearing it.
I really like the later one. :lol
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If Bedazzled Fingernails isn't the heaviest, most br0otuhl song on the album I am going to very, very sad.
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I'm looking forward to Stargasm the most. A song about sex in space is what I've always been looking for.
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I'm looking forward to Stargasm the most. A song about sex is space is what I've always been looking for.
If you can avoid Uranus I've heard it's out of this world.
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New song "Curl Of The Burl"
https://soundcloud.com/fudgie_the_whale/mastodon-curl-of-the-burl (https://soundcloud.com/fudgie_the_whale/mastodon-curl-of-the-burl)
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New song is good.
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The song was...different.. Did he sing "I killed a man 'cause he killed my dog"? :lol
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Dang, that song was groovin'.
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Sweet song. Love it!
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I like it! The album can't come soon enough.
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Reminds me of Black Sabbath.
Liking it, and looking forward to the album.
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This September = :metal
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Very groovy. Actually sounds more 70s than CtS did. I like it, but I think I like "Black Tongue" better.
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Very cool song, but the chorus felt a little weird to me. Might just take a bunch more listens.
I like it, but I think I like "Black Tongue" better.
Also this.
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I much prefer it to Black Tongue. I love that chorus.
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:metal Mastodon have yet to disappoint. Curl Of The Burl reminds me of Colony Of Birchmen but even more awesome.
Have a feeling the album will be outstanding.
Six albums and no dip in quality ? Amazing.
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Six albums and no dip in quality ? Amazing.
Word. I attribute it to these factors although I'm sure there are more I don't know of:
1) They appear to all be pretty good friends.
2) Brent's capable of being THE BAND but doesn't at all seem like he does so unless the others are okay with it which means you can get something as conceptually cohesive as Crack the Skye without having other recordings suffer because of the others getting complacent.
3) Their collective influences are varied enough that they've become good at not hitting the wall creatively.
4) They have an affinity for complexity but are secure enough in themselves to not let it get in the way of the music's overall flow.
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^ Yes, and they have enough varied influences to not just sound like one type of rock or metal.
If you only listen to grindcore - then that's all you're going to sound like...
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I know it's probably intentional, but the guitar in COTB sounds awful, like a CD clipping like crazy.
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Why would they intentionally make it sound awful?
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Why would they intentionally make it sound awful?
Indeed.
Maybe it was the quality of the recording sent to the website that hosted it?
We'll have to wait until September and see.
Also, don't think this has been posted.
Video for Curl of The Burl
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3LLX9ThXjI&ob=av2e
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I know it's probably intentional, but the guitar in COTB sounds awful, like a CD clipping like crazy.
I feel ya. Really bright rhythm tone, lots of high frequencies. Maybe a Mesa Recto? I'm not too familiar with metal amps.
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Why would they intentionally make it sound awful?
I meant that they're obviously gonig for a stripped back, under-produced kind of sound. Also I just listened to the video version on Youtube, and it doesn't sound as bad, so it was probably just the link.
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Mastodon endorses Orange amps, i believe.
They where defenitely going for a really "sludgy" sound, and it works IMO. The song has really grown on me. Very catchy, atleast for Mastodon.
It looks like we're getting an album of short, to the point Mastodon-rock! Really looking forward to it!
Only looking at the songtitles im probably looking the most forward to Bedazzled Fingernails (because it sounds br00tal) and Octopus Has No Friends (because of the title :lol).
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I must admit, Stargasm sounds incredible.
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The song Spectrelight was released on their youtube account.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplPUP1bH4A
So. Heavy. Sound. Yeah.
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This sounds fucking awesome.
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The song Spectrelight was released on their youtube account.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplPUP1bH4A
So. Heavy. Sound. Yeah.
This is more my style, this is great.
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The song Spectrelight was released on their youtube account.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplPUP1bH4A
So. Heavy. Sound. Yeah.
:tup :tup :tup :tup
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Lots more of Troy on this song too which is fantastic.
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The vocals are a bit off key in places?? I wonder if that was the intention, stylistically or what..
Good clip though. Mastodon haven't let me down yet.
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The vocals are a bit off key in places??
Dude...it's Mastodon.
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If I remember right, Scott Kelly did guest vocals on this song!
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The vocals are a bit off key in places??
Dude...it's Mastodon.
Live i'd agree but not in the studio. They're usually good.
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The vocals are a bit off key in places??
Dude...it's Mastodon.
Live i'd agree but not in the studio. They're usually good.
Those weren't really clean sung vocals....I don't get what point your trying to get a really.
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The vocals are a bit off key in places??
Dude...it's Mastodon.
Live i'd agree but not in the studio. They're usually good.
Mastodon have become one of my favorite bands as of late. The vocals used to be the sole reason I disliked them. I've warmed up to them now, but I'll still be the first person to tell you that they're not very good.
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The vocals sound completely fine to me.
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Have I mentioned in this thread that I met Brent Hinds over the weekend? It was pretty boss. He was a cool guy, telling stories about how much pot the guys in Deftones smoked and how they had to escape over the Canadian border once or twice. I told him how awesome Crack the Skye is and how excited I am for the Hunter.
Speaking of which, I really really want The Hunter NOW.
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That is really a cool story bro (no sarcasm intended).
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Dude I love Deftones.
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Have I mentioned in this thread that I met Brent Hinds over the weekend? It was pretty boss. He was a cool guy, telling stories about how much pot the guys in Deftones smoked and how they had to escape over the Canadian border once or twice. I told him how awesome Crack the Skye is and how excited I am for the Hunter.
Speaking of which, I really really want The Hunter NOW.
Where did you meet him? Was it a Deftones concert or was it just a random story? :lol
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I've been getting into the them recently. They all seem like nice guys. I question their live performances though, they sound drunk, more than anything sometimes.
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*snip*
Where did you meet him? Was it a Deftones concert or was it just a random story? :lol
I was at Dragon*Con, a scifi/fantasy nerd convention in Atlanta for Labor Day weekend. On Friday, I was walking out of one of the exhibition halls where they were selling a bunch of stuff and saw a tattooed, bearded guy talking to someone outside of some band's booth. I thought to myself "that kinda looks like Brent from Mastodon, and they're from Atlanta, and he's a Black Lagoon fan, so that might actually be him." I got a quick glance of the right side of his face to look for that face tattoo and went into a fanboy coma when my suspicions were confirmed. I just sort of hung around and jumped into the conversation for a bit. When the first guy walked back to his booth, I introduced myself, told him what a big fan I was, got a picture with him, and wished him a happy Con. He was a very nice guy, though he mentioned that he actually hated Dethklok's music, which I though was kind of odd. :lol
(https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/299206_2223128130049_1003103430_2540832_7790136_n.jpg)
To the left: me with a bad smile in need of a shave with a Doctor Who scarf. To the right: BAMF
After that I kept an eye out for Bill, since he's such a Star Wars fan, but didn't see him around. Oh well.
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(https://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/299206_2223128130049_1003103430_2540832_7790136_n.jpg)
I don't know what's funnier. The fact that you'd be wearing a scarf like that when meeting such a bonafide metal icon or that Brent didn't ask you how the Chinese girl bassist is doing these days.
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He actually complimented me on the scarf, calling it "nice cape" :lol He also noticed the Dream Theater shirt but didn't really say anything about them. Something like "you've got your Dream Theater shirt and everything."
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The song Spectrelight was released on their youtube account.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lplPUP1bH4A
So. Heavy. Sound. Yeah.
This is awesome.
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He actually complimented me on the scarf, calling it "nice cape" :lol He also noticed the Dream Theater shirt but didn't really say anything about them. Something like "you've got your Dream Theater shirt and everything."
:lol
Regarding the song, this youtube comment had me :rollin but I agree with the sentiment.
Haha this song sounds like it is produced by Genghis Khan or something.
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Still not sure what to think of the new material. It certainly has a killer groove if you're into that sort of thing, but the overall songwriting feels like a regression from their last few albums. I'll hold final judgements until I hear the whole thing, but so far I'm not very impressed.
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Awesome that you got to meet him, Matt! :tup
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Track by track review!
https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/mastodon-the-hunter-reviewed-492324
and interview with rhythm guitarist, Bill Kelliher :)
https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/interview-mastodons-bill-kelliher-on-new-album-the-hunter-495017
:metal
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Those descriptions sound fantastic, can't wait to hear it.
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The drum sound on these songs sound terrific. The previous albums' were pretty bad.
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I want this album more than anything.
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I want this album more than anything.
Indeed :tup
Time crawls when waiting for new albums... and pizza delivery :neverusethis:
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Just happen to be listening to Leviathan now.
Such a great album.
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The special edition The Hunter is only £9 on Play !! *ordered*... :omg:
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I think the name "Mastodon" suits the music so perfectly, it literally sounds like something huge and colossal.
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I think the name "Mastodon" suits the music so perfectly, it literally sounds like something huge and colossal.
Absolutely agree! I've allways thought Mastodon and Gojira had names that fitted their music so well!
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Primus too I think. Or maybe that's because you just associate Primus with wacky music. :D
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Song samples!
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B005MYLMF6/ref=dm_sp_alb
Sounds amazing. Despite the rumours of Dave Grohl NOT playing on the album, does anything think the scream at the beginning of the Blasteroids clip sounds a lot like him; or at least one of the voices?
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Nice find ! :)
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Who the hell is that singing on The Creature Lives ? :huh:
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Who the hell is that singing on The Creature Lives ? :huh:
I don't know, but I wish he'd stop.
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Dry Bone Valley sounds so intense. :metal
The riffs from the sample sound absolutely killer, I can't wait!
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Who the hell is that singing on The Creature Lives ? :huh:
I don't know, but I wish he'd stop.
Sounds like Brann Dailor, the drummer.
-Sorry for the double post.
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Those samples sounded really awesome.
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This will be a top 10 album for sure to me.
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I immediately listened to the sample of Bedazzled Fingernails just to see if it was a joke song. :lol
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Here is a link of the Special Edition samples on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Hunter-Deluxe/dp/B005N4S9R4/ref=dm_ap_alb12
The Ruiner sounds absolutely crushing! :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Glad I got the Special Edition. I much prefer that artwork.
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Glad I got the Special Edition. I much prefer that artwork.
Yeah, it matches the other album covers much more too.
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Glad I got the Special Edition. I much prefer that artwork.
Yeah, it matches the other album covers much more too.
Indeed, I think the darker color suits the sound of the band as well.
I hope the Special Edition is available at Specs or FYE.
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It looks more like the Blood Mountain artwork.
And so far, the music sounds like Blood Mountain crossed with Remission.
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Would be strange since I'm looking forward to it a lot yet those two are my least favorite albums by them.
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Some reviews are up!
I'll post some of the others tomorrow but for now, here goes!
https://m.craveonline.com/music/reviews/174444-review-mastodon-the-hunter
:biggrin: :metal
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Mastodon have announced a string of North American tour dates in November with support from The Dillinger Escape Plan and Red Fang.
Mastodon's fifth album, The Hunter, is scheduled for release on September 27.
Tour Itinerary:
Nov. 1 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern Theater
Nov. 2 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
Nov. 3 San Francisco, CA The Warfield Theater
Nov. 5 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
Nov. 6 Seattle, WA Showbox SODO
Nov. 7 Boise, ID Knitting Factory
Nov. 8 Salt Lake City, UT The Depot
Nov. 9 Denver, CO The Ogden Theatre
Nov. 11 Chicago, IL The Riviera Theatre
Nov. 12 Milwaukee, WI The Rave Ballroom
Nov. 13 St. Louis, MO Pop's
Nov. 14 Kansas City, MO The Beaumont
Nov. 16 Detroit, MI The Fillmore
Nov. 17 Indianapolis, IN Egyptian Room
Nov. 19 New York, NY Terminal 5
Nov. 20 Philadelphia, PA The Trocadero
Nov. 21 Boston, MA House of Blues
Nov. 23 Montreal, QC Metropolis
Nov. 25 Toronto, ON Kool Haus
Nov. 26 Buffalo, NY Town Ballroom
Nov. 27 Washington, DC 9:30 Club
Nov. 28 Norfolk, VA The NorVa
Nov. 29 Asheville, NC Orange Peel
Dec. 1 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Epic.
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Not a single Texas date? Fucking seriously?
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lolTexas
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Anyone got it yet? Downloading now.
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Wish I could go see them, but at the time they're playing I have to finish a massive research paper so I can't make it :(
On a positive note though, the new album is fucking amazing and I've only listened to it once. How am I supposed to study for my human resources test with this to listen to?
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First listen coming up shortly. Also got Haken's new album so today is pretty awesome :D
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I'll wait until I get it in the mail.
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First listen: it fucking rules.
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First listen: it fucking rules.
Fucking agh, I really really really really really really want to listen this, and you saying it rules, and reading the Mastodon interview in Decibel isn't helping FUUUUUCCCKKK
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Just listen to it. Its too fucking good to put off like this.
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Just listen to it. Its too fucking good to put off like this.
I have to, I'm holding a listening party, and I want to be just as amazed as everyone else.
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Just close your eyes and pretend that everything's fine.
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All I know aside from the 3 songs they've leaked, someone told me it sounded like it was just Crack the Skye songs not good enough to be on Crack the Skye, I laughed at him.
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I'm only on Curl of the Burl and this is already a contender for album of the year.
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All I know aside from the 3 songs they've leaked, someone told me it sounded like it was just Crack the Skye songs not good enough to be on Crack the Skye, I laughed at him.
Its nothing like Crack the Skye. Its like nothing else they've done. The closest comparison is probably Blood Mountain, but more unpredictable. And better.
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All I know aside from the 3 songs they've leaked, someone told me it sounded like it was just Crack the Skye songs not good enough to be on Crack the Skye, I laughed at him.
Its nothing like Crack the Skye. Its like nothing else they've done. The closest comparison is probably Blood Mountain, but more unpredictable. And better.
Yeah, I didn't take him seriously. I CAN'T WAIT TIL NEXT TUESDAY.
You guys, I'll probably post my cum stained skinny jeans next Tuesday.
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Just sounds like Mastodon, not any album in paticular.
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Just sounds like Mastodon, not any album in paticular.
This.
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Beginning of Creature Lives = MASSIVE Dark Side of the Moon homage.
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:2metal: :2metal: Bedazzled Fingernails :2metal: :2metal:
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:2metal: :2metal: Bedazzled Fingernails :2metal: :2metal:
This, This and This :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal :metal
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This album is fantastic.
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So psyched to listen tonight
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Even if I wanted to listen to it I couldn't. University has very strict policy on torrenting.
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I quite enjoyed that. The title track is my initial favorite. The guitar solos are just plain nuts.
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Any thoughts on the production as of yet?
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Holy fucking shit, what an amazing album. I had nothing against Crack the Skye, don't get me wrong, but damn, I'm glad they abandoned the big concepts and ideas and just did a straight up rocking album. Too early to compare against the rest of their work but I haven't been this excited on first listen since Leviathan.
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I'm worried the novelty of new Mastodon will wear off and it'll sound stale.
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This album is so goddamn awesome.
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Holy fucking shit, what an amazing album. I had nothing against Crack the Skye, don't get me wrong, but damn, I'm glad they abandoned the big concepts and ideas and just did a straight up rocking album. Too early to compare against the rest of their work but I haven't been this excited on first listen since Leviathan.
This has me excited. This is exactly what I wanted them to do. I can't wait to listen to it. I for one, was very disappointed with CTS. I'm so glad they are going back to this sort of style.
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This is my favorite Mastodon album.
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So blown away. On my 3rd full listen now.
Creature Lives :hefdaddy
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They are streaming the whole album on youtube a week before release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffWVlG8rK9k&feature=player_embedded
I must say these songs rock! I loved Crack the Skye and this is a good follow up to just write some rocking songs :metal
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I'm gonna hold off and deal with it.
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I'm gonna hold off and deal with it.
Does your university have a policy with watching youtube videos too? haha jk. I can see why you wanna hold off
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I'm gonna hold off and deal with it.
Does your university have a policy with watching youtube videos too? haha jk. I can see why you wanna hold off
It's like I'm lubricating my ear hymen to be popped. I'm so tempted though lol.
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Holy fucking shit, what an amazing album. I had nothing against Crack the Skye, don't get me wrong, but damn, I'm glad they abandoned the big concepts and ideas and just did a straight up rocking album. Too early to compare against the rest of their work but I haven't been this excited on first listen since Leviathan.
Well Leviathan, Blood Mountain, and Crack the Skye were all concept albums. I doubt they're done with them forever now. But it is cool to hear what's probably their most "fun" album to date.
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Second listen was even better than the first. This one might be able to crack the top 10 of the year.
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https://sputnikmusic.com/review/45664/Mastodon-The-Hunter/
first review up
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I thought Sparrow was awesome. :sadpanda:
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https://sputnikmusic.com/review/45664/Mastodon-The-Hunter/
first review up
I'm glad he likes it but I disagree with his opinions about earlier Mastodon albums. They hit their stride with Leviathan and haven't really left it (save a few songs on Blood Mountain).
Also the Sparrow is one of the best songs on the album.
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Yeah a lot of people there hated the prog influence. (personally I loved it.)
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This album is ridiculous :lol
Seriously good.
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This album is fantastic.
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Have you guys seen this? I just saw it posted on sputnik and I lol'd ridiculously hard.
(https://rgh.cc/albums/userpics/10268/white_whale.png)
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Yes it's awesome :)
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That makes me lol everytime.
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Old but good.
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Might just be me but there's a lot of riffs/songs in major keys which kind of surprises me. Makes the album a little quirky.
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THIS
ALBUM
IS
AWESOME
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Might just be me but there's a lot of riffs/songs in major keys which kind of surprises me. Makes the album a little quirky.
I agree, really adds a unique sound to a lot of the songs/sections.
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THIS
ALBUM
IS
AWESOME
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Might just be me but there's a lot of riffs/songs in major keys which kind of surprises me. Makes the album a little quirky.
Yeah. First listen of "Blasteroids" I was so confused until it hit the super metal part. :lol
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So along with listening to other new releases of today and the month, I've been listening to the rest of Mastodon's catalogue to stave off the temptation of listening to the album early. I'm liking Leviathan a lot more than I remember. I mean I've always thought it was a pretty good album, but it's better than I even remember, unghunghungh.
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SO. FUCKING. GOOD.
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
Hairy, Beardy, and amazing.
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
Hairy, Beardy, and amazing.
So like a heavier, doomier, less melodic DT sans keyboards?
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
Seeing as you like prog, get Crack the Skye IMMEDIATELY.
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
Seeing as you like prog, get Crack the Skye IMMEDIATELY.
Essentially, I'd just go from newest to oldest, as the oldest of their stuff might not be your kind of thing. Although I love it.
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
Seeing as you like prog, get Crack the Skye IMMEDIATELY.
Crack the Skye will skullfuck you then cum right in your brain.
GET IT.
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First album I've heard by these guys. Pretty awesome and fresh; I like.
How's their other stuff sound?
Seeing as you like prog, get Crack the Skye IMMEDIATELY.
Crack the Skye will skullfuck you then cum right in your brain.
GET IT.
Sig'd.
EDIT: Jamming to Crack the Skye, SO FUCKING GOOD.
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YOOOOOOUU'REE ON FIIIIIIIIRRREEEEE
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This album is so damn good. :tup
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can't get over how amazing this album is
BC
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can't get over how amazing this album is
BC
The Creature Lives is like an *actually* really good version of the type of bands that NME and MOJO magazine go nuts over - who think that just having one chord for the whole song, drums on every downbeat and a string section = automatically good.Like Elbow.
" Oh its really mature music - everything is on the downbeat and there's one chord and a string section. "
:-\
Creature Lives = :tup :tup
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YOOOOOOUU'REE ON FIIIIIIIIRRREEEEE
I absolutely love the vocal harmonies on that part.
It's stargasmic :neverusethis:
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Despite peopel saying Dave Grohl is not playing, does anything think the growl at 0:43 on Blasteroid is him...or at least think he is part of the background vocals? The very end of the growl sounds a lot like him.
Aside from that...sucha great album. So many stand out tracks. And so much more cohesive than Blood Mountain.
Current Ranking:
Leviathan
The Hunter
Crack the Skye
Remission
Blood Mountain
The Call of the Mastodon
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Checking out the album on youtube. It's good stuff!
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Listening to the album for the first time. Now at 'Thickening'. So far, this is pretty much the most fun I've had first listen with a metal album in a while. Sounds like they've totally outdone themselves in another way.
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Listening to the album for the first time. Now at 'Thickening'. So far, this is pretty much the most fun I've had first listen with a metal album in a while. Sounds like they've totally outdone themselves in another way.
They have never disappointed. Leviathan pretty much blew me away in 2004 and every album has been a step up since.
Anyone hear their Jonah Hex EP? That's also worth a listen. Pretty Epic in places.
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On my first listen. Pretty straight forward at this point. Huge props to Creature Lives and Curl of the Burl.
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I really dig this album but I dunno if I'll ever get around to loving it. There's too many songs outside of their realm which never really manifest into anything interesting. I'm actually liking the more traditional ones better.
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I love how they've maintained who they are but have definitely delved into some different musical aspects. This shit is killer IMO. :metal
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Music video for curl of the burl is out.
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/09/22/mastodons-curl-of-the-burl-video-is-a-must-watch/#disqus_thread
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Only song I've heard so far is Black Tongue, which actually inspires a visceral reaction from me. I can't not move my body when listening to it. Metal at its finest.
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Music video for curl of the burl is out.
https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/09/22/mastodons-curl-of-the-burl-video-is-a-must-watch/#disqus_thread
rad as fuuucckkkk
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So currently my favorites are Stargasm, All the Heavy Lifting, Octopus Has No Friends, The Hunter, Creature Lives, and The Sparrow. This album is so good.
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Gonna pick this monster up tomorrow, can't wait. :metal
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But it comes out Tuesday....
If you're going by time machine, can you pick me up a copy? Pleeeaaaasssseeee
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But it comes out Tuesday....
If you're going by time machine, can you pick me up a copy? Pleeeaaaasssseeee
It should be instore today for sale here in Australia. We usually get everything the Friday before.
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But it comes out Tuesday....
If you're going by time machine, can you pick me up a copy? Pleeeaaaasssseeee
It should be instore today for sale here in Australia. We usually get everything the Friday before.
:'(
lucky!
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So this album is pretty much god-tier.
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But it comes out Tuesday....
If you're going by time machine, can you pick me up a copy? Pleeeaaaasssseeee
It should be instore today for sale here in Australia. We usually get everything the Friday before.
I think I speak for the rest of the world when I say 'Fuckn' Australia!' :tdwn
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Mine was posted on Wednesday, so i'll either have it today or Monday :)
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So this album is pretty much god-tier.
It's insanely good...and it doesnt even seem like 2 and a half years have passed since Crack The Skye came out !
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To me - " The Hunter " sounds like the album they were aiming for with Crack The Skye.
+ It's staggering how good it is considering it's their 6th album !! :omg:
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I disagree. CTS succeeded on its own merits and everything from the riffing to song construction sounded 100% purposeful. While some elements from that album are there in The Hunter it's more sparse than anything. It's like hearing elements of an album to come but after the fact, if that makes any sense.
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YOU CAN RUN TO THE SEA
YOU CAN RUN TO THE FOREST
:metal
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I disagree. CTS succeeded on its own merits and everything from the riffing to song construction sounded 100% purposeful. While some elements from that album are there in The Hunter it's more sparse than anything. It's like hearing elements of an album to come but after the fact, if that makes any sense.
I see what you're saying and maybe Crack The Skye has been worn in and The Hunter is just fresh but at this early stage I am enjoying The Hunter a lot more immediately than I did with Crack The Skye . :)
There is no song I do not enjoy on Hunter but Quintessence has never clicked with me. Not saying it's bad, it's just my least favourite on that album. :tup
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As much as I dig this album, CTS was musical ecstasy.
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So this album is pretty much god-tier.
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As much as I dig this album, CTS was musical ecstasy.
This. Kotowboy, CtS is exactly what they intended it to be: this big, sprawling prog epic. The Hunter is pretty much the exact antithesis, and its still amazing.
God I love this band.
Also, call of the Mastodon is a compilation or old songs. I tdon't think ists included as as studio album.
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Hard to say this early, but I'm thinking TH > CTS.
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As much as I dig this album, CTS was musical ecstasy.
This. Kotowboy, CtS is exactly what they intended it to be: this big, sprawling prog epic. The Hunter is pretty much the exact antithesis, and its still amazing.
God I love this band.
Also, call of the Mastodon is a compilation or old songs. I tdon't think ists included as as studio album.
Well, Brent considers it a full length release, so I include it in albums. :)
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Picked up the new album yesterday. The DVD was pretty pointless really and the making of was like a total of 5 minutes long with nothing to do with the actual recording of the album. :facepalm:
From what I've listened to so far it's killer. I'm a bit let down that the CD/DVD version doesn't have the bonus tracks. So I actually don't know where you can get them from.
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Stargasm is seriously my favorite Mastodon song now. I absolutely love the chorus melody, it's insane.
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Picked up the new album yesterday. The DVD was pretty pointless really and the making of was like a total of 5 minutes long with nothing to do with the actual recording of the album. :facepalm:
From what I've listened to so far it's killer. I'm a bit let down that the CD/DVD version doesn't have the bonus tracks. So I actually don't know where you can get them from.
They're on iTunes :) :tup
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https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-hunter-deluxe-version/id462951780
90 seconds of every song from iTunes :)
Obviously the quality is much better than the Youtube sampler and it sounds even better in this quality ;D ;D
Dry Bone Valley !!!! :metal :metal
Mastodon are just ridiculously good. :hefdaddy
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This album rocks! I got it in the mail two days ago, and im sorry ADTOE..you've got serious competition!
What really strikes me about this album is that it's so catchy, yet still maintains that Mastodon-magic that got me into them. I was humming along to allmost every song at the second listen, and im still not skipping any tracks. They're all good!
Highlights: Blasteroid, Octopus Has No Friends, The Hunter, Creature Lives and Bedazzled Fingernails.
I WANNA DRINK SOME FUCKING BLOOOOD!!
I WANNA BREAK SOME FUCKING GLAAAAASS!! :metal :lol
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(https://p.twimg.com/AaQ9NUNCQAA129F.jpg:large)
Also - Pretty sure Blasteroids is the first Mastodon song with swearing in ?
I'll let you off this once, but don't turn into Limp Bizkit please :biggrin:
10/10 for this album and gotta love Brann talking about every song on the DVD :)
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Listened to this album for the first time, I enjoyed it.
Have never really been a big Mastodon-fan, back in the days when I listened to a lot of metal, Leviathan and Blood Mountain really kicked my balls, but CtS (while still being a good album) never had the same effect, and as for how much this album will grow, it's hard to tell.
I enjoyed the first spin though, gonna give it a few more this week when I have time.
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THE CREATURE LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVES
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Listening for the first time... this is amazing.
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My Pre-order is STILL processing. So I don't think I'll be getting to listen to it tomorrow. Pretty upset/pissed off right now.
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If you have Spotify you can listen to it on that, or on the You Tube stream while you wait ?
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Cd firstttttttttt.
I'm going to be really really stubborn about this lol.
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Yeah ok . :)
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Dedication.
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going to pick up the cd/dvd today. can't wait to have my ballsack stomped on by this wonderful band
BC
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I just bought the CD this morning. It's pretty cool but it's not a masterpiece or anything.
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So The Hunter is awesome. Best thing they've done, I think.
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Crack the Skye is still better I think... I'll need more listens though.
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So The Hunter is awesome. Best thing they've done, I think.
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Got this today and Yeah it kicks a lot of ass :metal
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At this stage, Leviathan and Blood Mountain are still better. It's a hell of a lot better than CTS though.
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With Mastodon, it's no longer about which album is better or worse...
AT this point it really is about proving once and for all that there really is no excuse for Korn. :biggrin:
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At this stage, Leviathan and Blood Mountain are still better. It's a hell of a lot better than CTS though.
WTF
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Awesome album so far! Seven tracks in...
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At this stage, Leviathan and Blood Mountain are still better. It's a hell of a lot better than CTS though.
Dammit Wolfking
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Just got the special edition CD/DVD Digipak thing today. Very glad to have gotten ADToE, Heritage and this all in special edition form the day they each came out and without ever hearing a note of a single one of these albums except for three seconds of Curl of the Burl by accident when I was flipping through the music stations on DirecTV.
This is good. Way better initial reaction than Heritage.
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Of course The Hunter is going to leave a better first impression than Heritage. With The Hunter, you can actually remember what happened after one listen, whereas with Heritage, you can't. It's not a quality thing - it's a difference in the nature of the two kinds of music.
Sorry. I'll try and stop being a Heritage apologist. :lol
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I'd say this is their best work, at least in my opinion. Literally every song is memorable and it's just such a fun listen. I actually think they've gotten better with each subsequent album.
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At this stage, Leviathan and Blood Mountain are still better. It's a hell of a lot better than CTS though.
Am I having a Migraine ? I'm reading the words but I can't understand what they say ! ???
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Sorry. I'll try and stop being a Heritage apologist. :lol
Heritage, holocaust. Two tri-syllabic h-words that no amount of apology can atone for.
Am I having a Migraine ? I'm reading the words but I can't understand what they say ! ???
Don't know what to tell you on that one but good lord is the packaging and liner notes exquisite for the special edition.
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Got the leak a while ago, but bought the 2 CD edition today.
I'm pretty disappointed at the DVD. "The Making of the Hunter" is actually a 6 minute long video about hardly anything. The Track-by-track commentary is cool, though. I was hoping for a little more.
But all else aside, the music is awesome.
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Not sure why I see a lot of people comparing Heritage and the Hunter.
The only reason I can think of is because they both start with the letter "H"?
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...and they were also released at the same time and a lot of people listen to both bands. Makes sense to me.
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Yeah but the music is nothing alike.
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I don't think that's the point of the comparisons. People are just saying that they enjoy The Hunter more than Heritage. Not sure why you're complaining about that comparison tbh.
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I don't think that's the point of the comparisons. People are just saying that they enjoy The Hunter more than Heritage. Not sure why you're complaining about that comparison tbh.
I wasn't complaining just wondering.
I think they are both great albums but anyway back to the original topic...
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Stargasm is still the greatest thing ever.
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Stargasm is still the greatest thing ever.
Yeah it's one of the best songs. Along with Curl of the Burl, Black Tongue, Creature Lives, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
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Because they were both extremely anticipated on this forum, came out a week apart, and have had very differnet responses.
Not that that's a reason, but that's why.
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Stargasm is still the greatest thing ever.
Yeah it's one of the best songs. Along with Curl of the Burl, Black Tongue, Creature Lives, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
I agree with all of those man, and I'd add The Hunter.
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Yeah, I definitely should have included that one :tup
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Friday or Saturday boyssss
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Loving the atmosphere in THE SPARROW when the vocals come in :hefdaddy
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Mine doesn't get here until Friday. :'(
Very jealous. I could go listen online now, but don't want to spoil the fun.
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I don't think that's the point of the comparisons. People are just saying that they enjoy The Hunter more than Heritage. Not sure why you're complaining about that comparison tbh.
There's no logical reason for the comparison though. What about all the albums by metal bands that came out this autumn?
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Those comparisons would be fine too. People aren't comparing if they're similar musically. They're just saying "oh I enjoy this one more." It's really not a big deal.
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Those comparisons would be fine too. People aren't comparing if they're similar musically. They're just saying "oh I enjoy this one more." It's really not a big deal.
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I PUT MY HANDS, AROUND HIS THROAT
YOU'RE ON FIIIIIIREEEEEEEEEE
DEAAATTTTHH OOFF THEEEEEE SUUUUN
HEAD DOWN RUNNING FROM THEEE BEAAAAASSSSSSSST
my favs
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JUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUSSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTTTT CLOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEE YOOOOOOOOOOOOOUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRR EYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
AND PRE-TEND THAT EVERYTHING'S FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
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AHHHHHH AH AH AH AHHHHHH
AHHHHHHA H AH AH HHHHHHH
AHHHHHH AH AH AH AH HHHHHH
THE CREEAAATURE LIIIIIVES !
:biggrin:
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The Needle Drop video review of The Hunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApMeFBLy3v0&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL
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Understood where he was coming from and respected his well-written review until he said that Torche was better than The Hunter. Fuck that band.
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I'm not a fan of the guy most of the time.
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Is there seriously anything *NOT* to like about The Hunter ?
Outstanding production - drums sound fantastic.
Guitars are beefy and the vocal melodies are gorgeous.
The songs are amongst the best the band have done and there's no weak moment ( depending on your opinion of Creature Lives. )
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
Let's not say anything TOO crazy.
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
Let's not say anything TOO crazy.
But it does. :)
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I believe the first time I heard Mastodon was from Rock Band. It was Colony of Birchmen from Blood Mountain and I didn't really care for it. I've had forms of Leviathan and Crack the Skye but I haven't really taken the time to listen to them. I think I'm going to change that tonight and buy The Hunter, because the songs I've heard at first didn't appeal to me but damn they're growing now.
I'm also probably going to buy most of their discog., is Remission worth it or not?
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
Let's not say anything TOO crazy.
But it does. :)
:|
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I believe the first time I heard Mastodon was from Rock Band. It was Colony of Birchmen from Blood Mountain and I didn't really care for it. I've had forms of Leviathan and Crack the Skye but I haven't really taken the time to listen to them. I think I'm going to change that tonight and buy The Hunter, because the songs I've heard at first didn't appeal to me but damn they're growing now.
I'm also probably going to buy most of their discog., is Remission worth it or not?
If you like aggressive sludge metal yes. I do.
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Is there seriously anything *NOT* to like about The Hunter ?
Not enough Grade A songs/riffs and many of the songs don't really resolve into anything super interesting. As a collection of songs it kicks some ass but as an album it's a little too scattershot to make me really wanna listen to the whole thing. The experimentation is cool but most of the time they sound best when they're sticking to the regular Mastodon sound ("Black Tongue", "Spectrelight", and to a certain extent "Curl Of The Burl"). The songs will grow on me, though, but it just doesn't flow very well as an album.
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Remission's 'aight.
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Crack The Skye
Blood Mountain
Leviathan
Not sure where to put The Hunter, and I never bothered with Remission.
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Crack The Skye
Blood Mountain
Leviathan
Not sure where to put The Hunter, and I never bothered with Remission.
GO BOTHER WITH REMISSION NOW!
It's worth it
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
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Is there seriously anything *NOT* to like about The Hunter ?
Not enough Grade A songs/riffs and many of the songs don't really resolve into anything super interesting. As a collection of songs it kicks some ass but as an album it's a little too scattershot to make me really wanna listen to the whole thing. The experimentation is cool but most of the time they sound best when they're sticking to the regular Mastodon sound ("Black Tongue", "Spectrelight", and to a certain extent "Curl Of The Burl"). The songs will grow on me, though, but it just doesn't flow very well as an album.
I disagree ! I think it flows great from start to finish ! :)
And I love that there is a new sound on there.
They don't put out the exact same album every 2 years like Motorhead - AC/DC - Slayer etc..
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Yeah I agree that it doesn't really feel like a coherent album but more like a collection of good songs.
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Crack The Skye and The Hunter are so awesome, that I think Mastodon might put out albus of this quality for a while. They don't seem to have any trouble doing so.
When they finally put out a "bad" album, it will almost be a shock. Or at least " Well, it had to happen at SOME point ! :eek "
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The fact that this album is so good even though the guys just kinda went into it like "eh, let's make a record just for the hell of it" tells me that we have some serious musical geniuses here, and that we won't be seeing a letdown for a while.
As far as flow goes, maybe I just don't really give a shit, but the album seems to flow fine to me.
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
Let's not say anything TOO crazy.
But it does. :)
Quoted for truth. It's so much better.
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ALBUM OF THE YEAR ALL YEARS HOLY SHIT IT'S SO FUCKING GOOD!
CAPS LOCK!
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Grace for Drowning and Arrows & Anchors are still better.
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It probably isn't in my top30 or so, but for anyone who really loves Mastodon, I can see if they would rank it very high. :)
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Holy hell this album blows CTS out of the water.
Let's not say anything TOO crazy.
But it does. :)
Quoted for truth. It's so much better.
God Dammit Gadough
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Definitely beats the shit out of Crack the Skye.
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Naw, Crack the Skye is still the more powerful album.
Regardless, this album kicks nuts.
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The only good Mastodon album is Remission.
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The only good Mastodon album is Remission.
Kill yourself. If this is the part of your life that you are at, then you obviously are not living happily. Therefore there is nothing else to live for.
Obviously.
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I didn't know being happy was requisite upon liking sludge.
I'll just listen to Repugnant instead.
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Yes, because Crack the Skye is definitely nothing but sludge metal.
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It's not.
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The only good Mastodon album is Remission.
:facepalm:
Seriously? If you really need Remission style Mastodon so bad, there's also Mose Giganticus and Knut you know? I mean I like them too, but you have such a shallow window of whatever the hell it is that makes you say Mastodon's only good album is Remission. Fucking A man.
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Yes, my liking of a single album from a otherwise mediocre and overrated band makes me have a small window of knowledge (I'm assuming that's what you are saying) of sludge.
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Yes, my liking of a single album from a otherwise mediocre and overrated band makes me have a small window of knowledge (I'm assuming that's what you are saying) of sludge.
Mediocre and overrated? :lol
I didn't mean knowledge of sludge, I can't even explain, its just really comes off as arrogant and dumb.
Repugnant's a death metal band anyways, and their lead member is actually The Nameless Ghoul in Ghost :D
Ghost is radular as fuck.
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Mastodon: The most serious of businesses
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If you want more "early" Mastodon - you might find Baroness to be more your taste. :tup
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If you want more "early" Mastodon - you might find Baroness to be more your taste. :tup
They're similar in tones, but I actually disagree when they're lumped together. They're really diverse and different. But then again, Baroness is awesome as well so might as well recommend them lol.
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Just got the album last night. I'm on spin two of the album. LOVE the emphasis on vocal harmonies. This is a killer record. Very, very cool. It departs a bit from Crack the Skye, but that's totally fine. Love the tunes.
I know some folks may be taken aback at the shorter, more accessible songs, but I think as long as they go into the longer epics again in the future, this was a nice change of pace. Could help bring in new fans as well.
Totally impressed. Loving it. :metal
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If you want more "early" Mastodon - you might find Baroness to be more your taste. :tup
They're similar in tones, but I actually disagree when they're lumped together. They're really diverse and different. But then again, Baroness is awesome as well so might as well recommend them lol.
They're pretty different, but it's hard to be a fan of one and not the other.
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If you want more "early" Mastodon - you might find Baroness to be more your taste. :tup
They're similar in tones, but I actually disagree when they're lumped together. They're really diverse and different. But then again, Baroness is awesome as well so might as well recommend them lol.
They're pretty different, but it's hard to be a fan of one and not the other.
Very True. I'd recommend Mose Giganticus to you guys as well C: The three make a shit ton of awesome.
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Mediocre and overrated? :lol
I didn't mean knowledge of sludge, I can't even explain, its just really comes off as arrogant and dumb.
Repugnant's a death metal band anyways, and their lead member is actually The Nameless Ghoul in Ghost :D
Ghost is radular as fuck.
Then what you should have said was that my opinion, according to you, is arrogant and dumb. I know they're death metal, I'm just on a swedeath kick lately and felt like pimping them.
Why none of you are recommending acid bath and eyehategod is beyond me.
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Mediocre and overrated? :lol
I didn't mean knowledge of sludge, I can't even explain, its just really comes off as arrogant and dumb.
Repugnant's a death metal band anyways, and their lead member is actually The Nameless Ghoul in Ghost :D
Ghost is radular as fuck.
Then what you should have said was that my opinion, according to you, is arrogant and dumb. I know they're death metal, I'm just on a swedeath kick lately and felt like pimping them.
Why none of you are recommending acid bath and eyehategod is beyond me.
This isn't the sludgemetal recommendation thread, and they're not very similar to Mastodon duh.
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Have fun holding that view while simultaneously recommending sludge bands. Anyways I don't want to let this thread get derailed, so I'll just say that I own all the mastodon albums besides their newest, and I liked them quite a bit, but I only enjoy Remission anymore before leaving <3
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Have fun holding that view while simultaneously recommending sludge bands. Anyways I don't want to let this thread get derailed, so I'll just say that I own all the mastodon albums besides their newest, and I liked them quite a bit, but I only enjoy Remission anymore before leaving <3
Recommending bands similar to Mastodon, derp. Your point?
EDIT: Exemption. Metalsucks just showed me them. I disagree aside from some of the riffage, still pretty good though and their album is free of bandcamp.
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Have fun holding that view while simultaneously recommending sludge bands. Anyways I don't want to let this thread get derailed, so I'll just say that I own all the mastodon albums besides their newest, and I liked them quite a bit, but I only enjoy Remission anymore before leaving <3
Now now now .... lets not get all....
...
Sludgemental :hat
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Crack the Skye remains the better album for me.
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Crack the Skye remains the better album for me.
I think this, but the new album is still really awesome.
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I'm curious. I like Remission a hair better than Leviathan and everything else much less. I've been into them since '04 (when the video for March of the Fire Ants began getting airplay on the watered-down nouveau Headbanger's Ball) so I guess that makes me an old-timer in their fanbase's ranks. Do any other old-timers not like Remission/Leviathan more than the stuff released since?
CtS has grown on me a fair bit and I hope TH does as well but a couple listens in I'm still searching for even one KILLER RIFF :metal moment but nothing's grabbed me yet. I'll keep giving it a full spin at least once every couple day's with optimism.
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Been a fan since Blood & Thunder and i've loved every thing they've put out.
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I've loved everything they've put out.
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I've loved everything they've put out.
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Guys, let's take a minute and be honest with one another.
Leviathan is still their best album.
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Guys, let's take a minute and be honest with one another.
Leviathan is still their best album.
I haven't heard The Hunter yet, but CtS and BM are still my favorites. Leviathan and Remission are tied for second place though lol
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Guys, let's take a minute and be honest with one another.
Leviathan is still their best album.
Why do you suck so much?
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Guys, let's take a minute and be honest with one another.
Leviathan is still their best album.
no
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The only good Mastodon album is Remission.
I agree with you...
It's their only "good" album.......
The rest however, are "awesome" . :neverusethis:
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Leviathan is awesome, just not as awesome as Crack the Skye.
Not sure where I'd place The Hunter, but it's pretty awesome so far.
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My ranking at the moment.
1.Crack The Skye / The Hunter
2.Leviathan
3.Blood Mountain
4.Remission
5.Jonah Hex EP / Call Of The Mastodon.
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Crack The Skye got me into this band.
I've given some tracks from their other albums a shot, but none really grabbed me. I've also been keeping up with this thread and finally decided to give The Hunter a spin.
Man, Stargasm started as I began typing this post. These guys make me smile. Their tone and instrumentation on this album is fantastic.
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Crack The Skye is their best album, with Leviathan coming close behind it
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Listening to The Hunter for the first time....it's a weird album. "Creature Lives" is playing currently, such a different song compared to everything else they've done.
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I love how The Hunter is different enough to be a logical progression from Crack The Skye. Yet familiar enough to not be too much of a 180 like
Metallica did when they followed up Metallica with Load.
I can hear Leviathan, Blood Mountain, Remission, Crack The Skye PLUS something new in The Hunter, which is quite a feat in itself.
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I finally got my copy of The Hunter and damn is it good, I rate it right up there with CTS. :hat
Blown away by the sound and I just had back to back to back listening session with Heritage and ADTOE thrown into the mix also (Just got them in the mail as well).
I may have overdone it :lol :metal
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So I'm thinking about getting my first Mastadon album. Crack the Skye or The Hunter?
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Crack the Skye, but I think you'll enjoy either one.
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So I'm thinking about getting my first Mastadon album. Crack the Skye or The Hunter?
Since we're on a prog forum I'd suggest Crack The Skye as it is the proggiest of Mastodon's releases.
That being said, The Hunter is still a compelling album and is easily one of the best releases to come out this year. Not to mention it is simply a blast to listen to.
All IMHO. :)
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Man. The Hunter. What an album!
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Man. The Hunter. What an album!
Yep. It's one of the most entertaining listens of the year, and I love it.
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Leviathan is Mastodon's best album.
I haven't listened to Remission.
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So, I've never heard Mastodon for a single second of my life until last night and I listened to The Hunter in its entirety, and I really enjoyed it and I think I'll delve more into the backlog of Mastodon... But I don't see how anyone of sane mind can even compare this to Heritage. Not to start shit, don't be getting up all in mah face, otay? Otaygoodthanks. But really... This doesn't come anywhere near touching the glorious anus of Heritage. It wallows in it's shit, which still smells better than the perfume that The Hunter wears. With that said, I truly think this album is a masterpiece in its own right.
But then I see another comparison to Opeth, and I laugh. Then I weep. Deeply.
And I ask myself once more, "Why don't I see more comparisons of Between the Buried and Me's 'Colors' to Simon and Garfunkel's 'Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme'?
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No one's comparing it, just posting that they like it or prefer it to Heritage. Nothing wrong with that.
Just like I prefer Between the Buried and Me to... say Lady Gaga.
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No one's comparing it, just posting that they like it or prefer it to Heritage. Nothing wrong with that.
Just like I prefer Between the Buried and Me to... say Lady Gaga.
I don't have a problem with it in the least, people can compare whatever music they'd like to and I'll be dandy as a hookahbaiyo, but it just strikes me as odd. Not to mention I can't see this band coming close to touching the gloriousness that is Opeth no matter how many songs I listen to, but that's based off of a single album I've listened to once so fukitol. And yeah, I said 'see' as if I'm reading a bunch of comparisons but it was mainly the few that were made when the two were released and the rest is a friend of mine who happens to lurk at this forum a shit ton (I've told him to make an account thousands of times (srsly, thousands. dual parenthases fuck yeah) and he still resists like a pansy bitch; so fukitol) and is comparing them like they were two peas in a pod when I can't find a single god damn simularity between the two. I think they just so happened to release around the same time and it just so happened that many memebers on this forum like both bands...maybe, I don't know, but it weirds me out, man. It really does. It's like one guy comparing Cher and The Misfits, it just gives me a bad vibe and makes me want to give someone a golden shower or something. I don't know. But if I were God, I'd outlaw that shit pronto.
P.S. I was under the impression that if someone posts that they like one album over another, it's a comparison. Is it not? Just a thought...
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Guys let's talk about the Hunter, not the albums that have been out for like 5 years.
The Hunter is fantastic. Man, I love the Cynic-esque vocodor vocals in "Bedazzled Fingernails". So fuckin' cool. Isn't "fuckin' cool" like a synonym for Mastodon anyway? :biggrin:
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Great album :metal (new listener btw, I will check out CTS later)
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What a great album!
Also, "Creature Lives" sounds like a Christmas song.
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Had a second listen of the new album today. It's good, needs more time to digest but it's great.
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AND THEN WE SHIFT INTO OVERDRIVE
BUT YOU'RE NOT HEEEEEERE
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IT CAME IN, I'M ON STARGASM, GUYS
ITS SO GOOD
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Crack the Skye remains the better album for me.
I think this, but the new album is still really awesome.
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IT CAME IN, I'M ON STARGASM, GUYS
ITS SO GOOD
Just wait for Creature Lives :P
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Holy shit guys, this album is soooooooooooo goddamned good!! :metal
The Sparrow is such a good ender.
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Pursue happiness with diligence :tup
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I ended up ordering Crack the Skye.
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I ended up ordering Crack the Skye.
:tup
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Holy shit guys, this album is soooooooooooo goddamned good!! :metal
The Sparrow is such a good ender.
You can buy Ruiner & Deathbound from iTunes if you want. 15 track album then.
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If you arrive to Mastodon late - work backwards.
I've been a fan since 2004 so every album has sounded like a logical progression to me.
I can't imagine listening to Crack The Skye then hearing Call Of The Mastodon.
It's like two different bands.
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Holy shit guys, this album is soooooooooooo goddamned good!! :metal
The Sparrow is such a good ender.
You can buy Ruiner & Deathbound from iTunes if you want. 15 track album then.
I really wish the deluxe edition came with them. But I'm willing to spend $2 easily lol
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I got the CD/ DVD package for £9 so an extra £1.98 is nothing really.
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I got mine for $15 so I'm alright with $2 added on. :tup
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I bought mine at Hot Topic for $9.99 so two dollars seems good for two songs :).
First time I bought something there in years :lol
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Song ranking time!
Stargasm
Octopus Has No Friends
Creature Lives
Black Tongue
All the Heavy Lifting
Blasteroid
The Hunter
Curl of the Burl
The Sparrow
Spectrelight
Bedazzled Fingernails
Dry Bone Valley
Thickening
That was actually really hard.
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I've only gotten to listen to it once, plus I don't know if I could possibly rate the songs, I love them all so much.
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The songs are all too good to be placed in "order". I never pick a song at the moment.
I usually just start from black tongue and stop after The Sparrow ( duh ).
Usually i've memorised the running order for new albums by now but this is taking longer since I just listen to it and don't really
Pay attention to what the song is called.. :biggrin:
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Here we go. This is a tough one!
Octopus Has No Friends
Blasteroid
The Hunter
Black Tongue
Creature Lives
Bedazzled Fingernails
Stargasm
Curl of the Burl
All the Heavy Lifting
Spectrelight
The Sparrow
Thickening
Dry Bone Valley
The funny thing is, the four lowest ranked songs are great as well! I never skip them! :D
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Something like this...(more or less):
All Heavy Lifting
Stargasm
Octopus Has No Friends
Blasteroid
Dry Bone Valley
The Hunter
Curl of the Burl
Bedazzled Fingernails
Creature Lives
Thickening
The Sparrow
Spectrelight
Black Tongue
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(https://i56.tinypic.com/2uptybp.jpg)
IT CAME IN!!!!
Guess I won't be getting this one after all. Oh well.
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This album is making a very good challenge for #1 album of the year for me. It's just SO good. I can't get over it.
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Of eff are we ranking the songs now? Um...
Stargasm
Spectrelight
Black Tongue
The Hunter
All the Heavy Lifting
Octopus Has No Friends
The Sparrow
Curl of the Burl
Blasteroids
Dry Bone Valley
Creature Lives
Bedazzled Fingernails
Thickening
FUCK that was hard. Not a bad song on there.
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It is way too hard to rank songs on this album.
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Amazing album, not a single bad song on it. There is no way in hell I could realistically rank songs on this album. It's definitely in my top 5 for the year so far, and could be a top 3 album.
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I'm pretty sure all of the songs are interchangeable in their ranks since they're all so awesome, except for Stargasm. That one will remain my favorite.
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It is way too hard to rank songs on A Mastodon album.
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Kind of pissed that the making of documentary is basically about three minutes of nothing.
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Kind of pissed that the making of documentary is basically about three minutes of nothing.
Yeah, I was really pissed about this too, the DVD is therefore basically worthless.
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It has Deathbound's music video too though.. and something else I can't remember.
I LOVE how well they mixed clean vocals with growls in this album. THE DYNAMICS HOLY SHIT.
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B-mouth just posted they sold 39K copies in the first week...that's more than DT. WUT? I'm really surprised by that.
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Crack the Skye remains the better album for me.
I think this, but the new album is still really awesome.
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B-mouth just posted they sold 39K copies in the first week...that's more than DT. WUT? I'm really surprised by that.
Mastodon has the prog crowd AND the modern metal crowd. I can't believe they didn't sell more.
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From their Facebook:
"Don't miss Mastodon on "The Late Show with David Letterman" tonight on CBS, where they'll perform 'Curl of the Burl' live. The show starts at 11:35pm/10:35 central."
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awesomesauce
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B-mouth just posted they sold 39K copies in the first week...that's more than DT. WUT? I'm really surprised by that.
I'm not. This album deserves the sales more than DT's did. Plus, as UMH said, they have progheads and modern metal fans (and opening for Metallica a bajillion times doesn't hurt your popularity). And it helps that this album is just another masterpiece in their catalog. Plus, this is their most accessible album, so those who heard the full youtube stream (great damage control against leaks, btw. Take note, Roadrunner!) probably liked it enough to buy a copy.
EDIT: Cool to see them on Letterman again. I remember watching them play "Oblivion" back in 2009 and Letterman commented on how "terrified" he was and then the camera panned to Brent. :lol
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I still prefer CtS.
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I still prefer CtS.
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I like the new album a lot. I prefer Crack the Skye, but it's really a little unfair to compare it to CtS, because to me, that was one of the finest albums released in the progressive/metal genres in the last 15-20 years.
Can't wait to see them live next month.
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After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.
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After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.
Yeah..
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After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.
I kind of agree. I still think Black Tongue, Curl and Stargasm are incredible, but the rest doesn't really compare. Not that it's bad by any stretch, still a great album.
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I wouldn't say that it sounds b-side-ish. But I think the totality of the tracks doesn't measure up with what is on CtS.
And to me, that's ok. CtS was one of those special records.
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After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.
I think it's really good, but I'm not as high on it as most of the people here.
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After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.
Respectfully I'd have to disagree, listening through this album each and everytime, every song pulls me in and has its own special connection that makes it what it is, Each track is chock full of great things which makes it a full listen through everytime as Idon't want to skip any songs.
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At this very moment This Mortal Soil is blowing my mind... blowing my mind....blowing my mind....blowing my mind....
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I feel the only songs on the Hunter that aren't ZOMGORGASMIC are Thickening, Bedazzled Fingernails, and Creature Lives. They're good songs, but the others on the album are all 5-star level.
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I haven't been a huge Mastodon forever but this is my favorite album of the year by far and CTS was amazing. So yeah, they've certainly won me over with this release coming after CTS.
I think both CTS and The Hunter are about on the same level for me personally. They are just different animals to some extent (CTS obviously being a concept album). Although the tracks on The Hunter are stand alone in nature it seems I've found myself listening to the thing from beginning to end every time. :hefdaddy
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I haven't been a huge Mastodon forever but this is my favorite album of the year by far and CTS was amazing. So yeah, they've certainly won me over with this release coming after CTS.
I think both CTS and The Hunter are about on the same level for me personally. They are just different animals to some extent (CTS obviously being a concept album). Although the tracks on The Hunter are stand alone in nature it seems I've found myself listening to the thing from beginning to end every time. :hefdaddy
You've pretty much explained it how I would, except I've been a mastodon fan for awhile :P
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After a few more spins I like but don't love this album. I feel like I'm in the minority here but there's way too many songs that are just okay. Seems more like a B-side collection the more I listen to it.
Respectfully I'd have to disagree, listening through this album each and everytime, every song pulls me in and has its own special connection that makes it what it is, Each track is chock full of great things which makes it a full listen through everytime as Idon't want to skip any songs.
Each song is unique, definitely. Gives it a better chance for me to warm up to them individually.
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I still love every song on this album. The Hunter, The Creature Lives, and The Sparrow are still my favorites.
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Had a listen to Blood Mountain again today.
Hunters Of The Sky is just :omg:
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I like this album a ton more than Crack the Skye. And I love CtS.
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I like this album a ton more than Crack the Skye. And I love CtS.
Don't know if it's the new album buzz but I am currently in the same camp as you :tup
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I love every Mastodon album instantly. But The Hunter just has that extra level of new album smell.
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The beginning of Stargasm sounds so much like the beginning of The Czar. I keep expecting to hear "don't stay, run away."
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Yeah the melody at the beginning is definitely similar, but the Czar was my favorite song on CtS so I absolutely adore Stargasm.
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https://wbr.fm/oB4V7N
on Letterman last night
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https://wbr.fm/oB4V7N
on Letterman last night
:metal
Brent's live vocals seemed to have improved somewhat. :)
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https://wbr.fm/oB4V7N
on Letterman last night
Properly Grooving :)
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So Blood Mountain just properly clicked for me...
FUCK.
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Hunters of the Sky !!! :metal
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This Mortal Soil is so damn underrated.
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This Mortal Soil is so damn underrated.
The transition into that really rocking bit at the beginning is killer.
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The guitar riff under " The atmosphere that floats above the earth is corrupt for man - this we know [ riff ] What has dwelt within the early dawn has gone away - its ok "
Reminds me of Jelly Belly by Smashing Pumpkins. :)
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Siberian Divide is my favorite song off of Blood Mountain.
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The guitar riff under " The atmosphere that floats above the earth is corrupt for man - this we know [ riff ] What has dwelt within the early dawn has gone away - its ok "
Reminds me of Jelly Belly by Smashing Pumpkins. :)
I definitely got that vibe too.
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So, The Hunter went to #10 on the Billboard 200 albums. Their best placing so far ! :D
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At this very moment This Mortal Soil is blowing my mind... blowing my mind....blowing my mind....blowing my mind....
Fucking love that song, especially when the vocals and rest of the band kick in. Such a gorgeous guitar melody.
o/
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This album is really fighting to become my #2 album of the year, it's just so amazing.
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Just so long as your #1 album for the year isn't Unto The Locust :P
And yeah - this album gets better every listen. A truly amazing achievement.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F4Ei2RklDTk
Black Tongue live! :metal
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F4Ei2RklDTk
Black Tongue live! :metal
Woah. What happened to the Orange Cabs?
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Guys have I mentioned how incredible this album is yet?
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Finally got a physical copy the other day :metal
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=F4Ei2RklDTk
Black Tongue live! :metal
Watched that on TV as it happened ( 100% live ). :) Troy sounded amazing.
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Yeah, Troy was sounding really good in that video.
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That video alone proves why all vocals should be done by Troy. Brent shouldn't be allowed near the mic.
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That video alone proves why all vocals should be done by Troy. Brent shouldn't be allowed near the mic.
Ew. No.
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Brent should just take some time with a vocal coach to improve his live singing, it's pretty disappointing every time I hear it really.
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Yeah, that's fine. But I think all three voices are so central to the Mastodon sound. Things wouldn't be complete with one of them left out.
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That video alone proves why all vocals should be done by Troy. Brent shouldn't be allowed near the mic.
Brent is just fine where he is in Mastodon's music. The person who needs more vocals is definetly Brann, his voice is soooo good.
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Seeing them for the second time now in Chicago on the 11th of November, SUPER PSYCHED
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fo59fCISVFw
Also quite honestly, first time I saw them, Brent sounded fine, and the Aragorn Theater he sounds fine too.
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I guess I don't mind some of the songs he sings, but Troy is just so much better vocally IMO, and is one of the reasons I love the earlier Mastodon more.
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The person who needs more vocals is definetly Brann, his voice is soooo good.
I agree.
but Troy is just so much better [than Brent] vocally IMO
I agree.
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I like this album a ton more than Crack the Skye. And I love CtS.
Don't know if it's the new album buzz but I am currently in the same camp as you :tup
I'm with you guys.... this album is blowing my mind.... :2metal:
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"The Sparrow" is so good.
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"The Sparrow" is so good.
That and the title-track are my favorites, I think.
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"The Sparrow" is so good.
That and the title-track are my favorites, I think.
those plus Stargasm, All the Heavy Lifting, Creature Lives, Black Tongue and Curl of the Burl. What an album :metal
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Don't forget Spectrelight, Blasteroids, Octopus Has No Friends, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
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:metal :metal :metal
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Don't forget Spectrelight, Blasteroids, Octopus Has No Friends, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
Bedazzled Fingernails has the coolest riff on the album.
Oh and...
YOOOOUURRRRRRR'EEE OONN FFFFIIIIIIIIIRRRRREEEE
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Don't forget Spectrelight, Blasteroids, Octopus Has No Friends, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
Really? That's the worst song on this album.
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Stargasm is the best.
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Stargasm is the best.
agreed.
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Yep.
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Don't forget Spectrelight, Blasteroids, Octopus Has No Friends, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
Really? That's the worst song on this album.
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_699_1316990998.jpg)
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"The Sparrow" is so good.
Middle part sounds like Hey You and it's awesome.
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Don't forget Spectrelight, Blasteroids, Octopus Has No Friends, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
Really? That's the worst song on this album.
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_699_1316990998.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X_Ot0k4XJc
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Don't forget Spectrelight, Blasteroids, Octopus Has No Friends, and Bedazzled Fingernails.
Really? That's the worst song on this album.
Incorrect sir.
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BUMP
(https://i.imgur.com/T6TDS.jpg)
Saw them a couple of weeks ago. Such a cool show. Ended up hurting my ankle (still fucking hurts) in the pit during Blood and Thunder. Totally worth it.
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Me so jelly :-X
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Anyone else jamming 'Creature Lives' right now?
:metal
As much as I enjoy this album, in the back of my mind I am wanting another concept album from Mastodon.
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Seeing them Monday... can't wait to see how The Hunter songs sound live! :metal SO PUMPED
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You are in for one fuckin' badass performance, man. The show felt like the perfect length to me. No songs I was not interested in nor did it feel like it fell too short.
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You are in for one fuckin' badass performance, man. The show felt like the perfect length to me. No songs I was not interested in nor did it feel like it fell too short.
:caffeine: :caffeine:
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They were fucking incredible in Chicago! :metal :metal
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I'm hoping for a Hunter tour DVD but seeing as their first official live DVD came out 11 years after the band formed, I'm not expecting one soon ! :P
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The Hunter has slide right down in replay value unfortunately, probably below the latest three albums.
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:omg: Really ? it still sounds super fresh to me and i've been playing it to death. it's still near the top - if not AT the top.
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The Hunter has slide right down in replay value unfortunately
Me too.
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Still sounds :tup to me. I played it to death at release but gave it some rest and came back to it and still really really enjoy it.
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^ I love it...
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My decreased spins of the album is more a side-effect of having so many new releases this year than anything else.
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^That. While I've been listening to it less, I still know it's amazing.
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It's always been sitting comfortably beneath Leviathan and Crack the Skye and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon.
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It's always been sitting comfortably beneath Leviathan and Crack the Skye and it doesn't look like that's going to change anytime soon.
This.
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I'm pretty sure the only album I would rank it under would be Leviathan.
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DID SOMEONE SAY ALBUM RANKING TIME SURE WHY NOT HERE WE GO
1. Blood Mountain
2. Crack the Skye
3. The Hunter
4. Leviathan
5. Remission
Keep in mind, The Hunter and Leviathan are constantly competing and switching places.
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1. Leviathan
2. The Hunter
3. Crack the Skye
4. Blood Mountain
Haven't heard Remission.
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1. Blood Mountain
2. Leviathan
3. Crack The Skye
4. The Hunter
5. Remission
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1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Blood Mountain
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1. The Hunter
2. Crack the Skye
3. Leviathan
4. Blood Mountain
5. Remission
~
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1. The Hunter
2. Crack the Skye
3. Leviathan
4. Blood Mountain
5. Remission
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1. Crack The Skye
2. Leviathan
3. The Hunter
4. Blood Mountain
5. Remission
Leviathan and The Hunter are always swapping, they're practically tied for me.
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1. Crack The Skye
2. Leviathan
3. The Hunter
4. Blood Mountain
Leviathan and The Hunter are always swapping, they're practically tied for me.
My ranking, but I haven't heard Remission yet.
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1. Crack The Skye
2. Leviathan
3. The Hunter
4. Blood Mountain
5. Remission
Leviathan and The Hunter are always swapping, they're practically tied for me.
That ranking looks about right.
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Wow, the rankings kind of surprised me. Has The Hunter not aged well?
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I still love it. I don't play it as much as I did when it first came out, but it's incredibly solid.
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1. Crack the Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. The Hunter
4. Leviathan
5. Remission
The Hunter is great, will probably beat Blood Mountain eventually. But yeah, CtS? Nah, not going to touch that.
I reckon The Hunter is a really great album to not listen to attentively. Not quite at the ambient level, but I find it gets a bit...difficult to sit down and listen to. Having it on in the car though, hot damn.
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1. Crack the Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. The Hunter
4. Leviathan
5. Remission
The Hunter is great, will probably beat Blood Mountain eventually. But yeah, CtS? Nah, not going to touch that.
This.
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I reckon The Hunter is a really great album to not listen to attentively. Not quite at the ambient level, but I find it gets a bit...difficult to sit down and listen to. Having it on in the car though, hot damn.
That pretty much sums it up. Individually most of the songs have stacked up really well but as a whole it gets a bit tedious. Maybe because there's so many goofy, off-beat songs I can take before having to switch to more serious Mastodon.
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1. Crack the Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. The Hunter
4. Leviathan
5. Remission
The Hunter is great, will probably beat Blood Mountain eventually. But yeah, CtS? Nah, not going to touch that.
I reckon The Hunter is a really great album to not listen to attentively. Not quite at the ambient level, but I find it gets a bit...difficult to sit down and listen to. Having it on in the car though, hot damn.
Didn't know people outside the American south used that phrase. You've invigorated my mirth pal :)
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I reckon The Hunter is a really great album to not listen to attentively. Not quite at the ambient level, but I find it gets a bit...difficult to sit down and listen to. Having it on in the car though, hot damn.
That pretty much sums it up. Individually most of the songs have stacked up really well but as a whole it gets a bit tedious. Maybe because there's so many goofy, off-beat songs I can take before having to switch to more serious Mastodon.
This. The album averages 4 out of 5 for me (4 = awesome on my scale), but I get bored after a few songs. The drawn out style on CTS engaged me far more.
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I don't know if this has been commented yet, but check out the "making of Hunter"-video from 4:28 and onwards.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zl6SRaRFWQY
It's a snippet of "Stargasm" with Troy on vocals, and it sounds awesome! I would love to hear the entire song with him singing :metal
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hot damn.
Didn't know people outside the American south used that phrase. You've invigorated my mirth pal :)
Hah, they don't normally, I just needed a succint phrase with the right amount of "pow" factor.
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Show was brutally awesome. :metal
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Show was brutally awesome. :metal
Two words:
Iron. Tusk.
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Did Dillinger get a shit reaction everywhere or was it just Boston? Probably 5 people in the whole venue clapped when they finished their set. I only caught the last two songs of their set because I was uh... welll........ :hat
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Dear God.... you let me see millions zillions of bands.... I'm begging you please let me see these guys... soon.. I need it so badly!
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Did Dillinger get a shit reaction everywhere or was it just Boston? Probably 5 people in the whole venue clapped when they finished their set. I only caught the last two songs of their set because I was uh... welll........ :hat
No, in Chicago people just stood. It annoyed me so much, a lot of people were whiteknighting their girlfriends and 3 kids were two stepping. They put on a fantastic performance regardless.
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Fuck everyone who doesn't enjoy seeing Dillinger live. Probably one of my favorite modern live acts.
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Fuck everyone who doesn't enjoy seeing Dillinger live. Probably one of my favorite modern live acts.
Okay, that's cool and all, but it's a shame they sucked and were obnoxious as all hell on stage.
I completely understand when bands put forth a ton of energy when on stage playing their musics, but I find it fairly obnoxious when the musicians (and I had this same issue when watching The Ocean perform) are all jumping like fuckin' maniacs, kicking the air, swinging their instruments around, jumping on the front monitors (and almost kneeing me in the face while doing so), and so on. It just seems...annoying.
But it's cool, different strokes. I still loved how when I saw them a few weeks back, this fat, old school metalhead wearing a Motorhead shirt just looked at me, made a "hmmph" noise, shook his head and walked away. I didn't see him the rest of the show. :lol
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I had heard of them before, but always assumed they weren't my cup of tea. I thought the two songs I heard live were pretty good, and I did like their energy.... but I agree with lat, they were kind of obnoxious. Including leading the crowd in a chant of "you fucking suck", which is tacky and just made me roll my eyes.
I was wondering how they weren't hitting people in the face since the singer was spinning his microphone in an arc over the audience, and it seemed dangerously close to a few faces. :lol
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I'M SEEING MASTODON TONIGHT! OMG SO EXCITED!
So I have a few questions first. The show, according to the venue, starts at 5:30. That's really fucking early. Then the opening bands are billed as "some band, Dillenger, Red Fang, and MORE" Just how many openers are there going to be? :P
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There was only Red Fang, Dillinger, and Mastodon for me, and we missed Red Fang due to Chicago's fucking awful traffic :'(
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Listened to Blood Mountain today.
My brain has been smashed into jelly.
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So for this show (I'm guessing because it was the last show of the tour) they had FIVE openers. We missed Monstro, saw a bit of Tiger! Tiger! (female-fronted alt-rock stuff. It was all right), Red Fang, Dillinger (wasn't a bit fan of the music, but the singer did a good job of getting the crowd worked up), and then Black Lips (pretty much straight punk). A very eclectic mix, to be sure. Well, Mastodon did play, and they rocked the faces off of everyone. I managed to get in the pit for Megalodon, Spectrelight, and Blood and Thunder. It was a lot more fun than I expected it to be. You could see Troy was struggling a bit with the clean vocals halfway through the show, but from what I could tell he was never really "bad," if that makes sense. Also, for "Creature Lives," they got a bunch of their family members and the opening bands, dressed them up in monks robes, and got them on stage to sing along. They also released green balloons at the end. It was really cool to see. Fucking heaviest show I've been to.
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Listened to Blood Mountain today.
My brain has been smashed into jelly.
my fave album closely followed by the Hunter....
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They need more Brann Dailor vocals songs.
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They need more Brann Dailor vocals songs.
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They need more Brann Dailor vocals songs.
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1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Blood Mountain
This is definitely the closest to my ranking. Leviathon is my favourite though, and Crack the Skye might be lower
Mastodon and Dillinger touring the UK next year, definitely getting on that, Dillinger are one of my absolute favourite bands to see live as it's always fun to leave a gig with a few war wounds.
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1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Blood Mountain
wow... it's the first time we're going our separate ways.... :lol Blood Mountain is my fave..... but that doesn't change one bit in my respect in your music taste :metal
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Crack the Skye
Leviathan
The Hunter
Blood Mountain
Remission
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It's just the curl of the burl
It's just the curl of the burl
That's just the way of the woooooorld
It's just the curl of the burl
:metal :metal :metal
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Crack the Skye
Leviathan
The Hunter
Blood Mountain
Remission
This is what posts look like when they're correct.
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Skye
Blood Mountain
Hunter
Leviathan
Remission
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Remission is heavier than a thousand fucks taking a shit. :metal
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Remission is heavier than a thousand fucks taking a shit. :metal
What about Call Of The Mastodon ?
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Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
The Hunter
Leviathan
Haven't heard Remission yet.
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Remission is heavier than a thousand fucks taking a shit. :metal
What about Call Of The Mastodon ?
We call it "Lifeslblood" in these parts greenhorn :P
1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Blood Mountain
This is definitely the closest to my ranking. Leviathon is my favourite though, and Crack the Skye might be lower
Mastodon and Dillinger touring the UK next year, definitely getting on that, Dillinger are one of my absolute favourite bands to see live as it's always fun to leave a gig with a few war wounds.
I'm guessing you may have already been a fan before Leviathan's release? Usually those are the only Mastodon fans to share my opinion(s) about them.
1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Blood Mountain
wow... it's the first time we're going our separate ways.... :lol Blood Mountain is my fave..... but that doesn't change one bit in my respect in your music taste :metal
I guess I was just so overjoyed with Remission that it's been hard for me to like anything else quite as much since. Leviathan made a very good first impression with possibly my favorite transition (country lick-into-Sanitarium interlude (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6D-ys43DMo#t=78s)) in any song ever outside of this Opeth gem (0:54-1:02) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TisMSbLRI-s#t=54s) and Seabeast/Naked Burn's vocals were a nicely unexpected foray into clean vocals. Aqua Dementia has one of their best intros ever and they've been using that signature Bill Kelliher chaotic arpeggio thing extensively throughout later works. Hearts Alive is just a great epic as well.
Blood Mountain was just a big bummer for me coming off of two awesome albums like R and L. The closest to a go-to song on there for me is This Mortal Soil and to a lesser extent, Colony of Birchmen. Crack the Skye did even less for me on first listen than BM but I had a job where I commuted 45 minutes and listened to both albums (BM and CtS) frequently to give them a fair chance before closing the book on either. In the end, I liked CtS in spite of saminess issues and it just about drove the final nail in the coffin on BM. Divinations and Ghost of Karelia really helped it out.
The Hunter just does virtually nothing to turn my crank but it gets the higher ranking than BM for now since BM, as of now any way, is a tested dud for me with legitimate listening to confirm my feelings on it whereas The Hunter is still in that less-than-ten full spins area right now.
Also, thanks for the reassured allegiance Nem :tup
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1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Blood Mountain
wow... it's the first time we're going our separate ways.... :lol Blood Mountain is my fave..... but that doesn't change one bit in my respect in your music taste :metal
I guess I was just so overjoyed with Remission that it's been hard for me to like anything else quite as much since. Leviathan made a very good first impression with possibly my favorite transition (country lick-into-Sanitarium interlude (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6D-ys43DMo#t=78s)) in any song ever outside of this Opeth gem (0:54-1:02) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TisMSbLRI-s#t=54s) and Seabeast/Naked Burn's vocals were a nicely unexpected foray into clean vocals. Aqua Dementia has one of their best intros ever and they've been using that signature Bill Kelliher chaotic arpeggio thing extensively throughout later works. Hearts Alive is just a great epic as well.
Blood Mountain was just a big bummer for me coming off of two awesome albums like R and L. The closest to a go-to song on there for me is This Mortal Soil and to a lesser extent, Colony of Birchmen. Crack the Skye did even less for me on first listen than BM but I had a job where I commuted 45 minutes and listened to both albums (BM and CtS) frequently to give them a fair chance before closing the book on either. In the end, I liked CtS in spite of saminess issues and it just about drove the final nail in the coffin on BM. Divinations and Ghost of Karelia really helped it out.
The Hunter just does virtually nothing to turn my crank but it gets the higher ranking than BM for now since BM, as of now any way, is a tested dud for me with legitimate listening to confirm my feelings on it whereas The Hunter is still in that less-than-ten full spins area right now.
Hey great post buddy :tup also made me realise that I haven't given a fair chance to Remission and Leviathan.... which I'm gonna do these couple of days....
As for the transitions... that's what I like the most about Mastodon.....great examples in Blood Mountain too....
Also, thanks for the reassured allegiance Nem :tup
:heart
you've got no idea :tup
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I still really love The Hunter. It's just such a fun album.
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Mastodon rankings? Hmm.
Bearing in mind that there isn't a Mastodon album I haven't loved to bits...
1. Leviathan
2. Remission
3. The Hunter
4. Crack The Skye
5. Blood Mountain
6. Lifesblood
I don't think they've done a bad album yet though, but of their full lengths, it does seem as they got more esoteric in their concepts, my interest wavered a bit. The main reason why I love The Hunter so, I imagine.
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Leviathan
The Hunter
Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
Haven't heard Remission.
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1. Crack The Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. Leviathan
4. The Hunter
5. Remission
6. Call of the Wookie.
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Haven't heard Remission.
*slap*
I don't know why, but it's clicked really hard for me recently. It's awesome. Go listen to it.
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it's probably been posted by IDGAF:
IT'S JUST THE CURL OF THE BURL
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THE HERO OF THE GODS
THE CROSSING OF THE THRESHOLD
THE BELLY OF THE WHALE
REFUSAL TO RETURN
:metal :metal :metal
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Oh god yes
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This is the greatest picture ever taken by anyone, ever. Just sayin.
(https://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/380037_10150407710387948_5748157947_8379950_1886402951_n.jpg)
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Awesome :laugh: :heart :heart :heart :heart :heart
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This is the greatest picture ever taken by anyone, ever. Just sayin.
(https://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s720x720/380037_10150407710387948_5748157947_8379950_1886402951_n.jpg)
Of course they belong in the same pic. Dinosaurs and mastodons were both prehistoric creatures.
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THE BARNEY LIIIIIIIIIIIIIVES
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The guitar solo in The Czar is so good.
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The Czar is so good.
FTFY
Also, Iron Tusk might just be one of the heaviest songs man has ever created. Dem palm mutes.
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Saw them last night in Oslo.
One word: INTENSE. 23 songs, no breaks between them. Sold out show, they sounded amazing, the room was electric - one of the best metal shows i've ever been to, thats for sure.
They've added "Thickening" to their set which was awesome. Brann came out after "Creature lives" and talked for a bit. They seemed baffled that their fanbase in Norway was so big! I dont think they've ever headlined here before, so it really seemed like they where kind of shocked by the response they got.
A funny thing: Brent fractured his foot before the show. Apparently he slipped on some ice outside the venue. He had to walk around like a robot while playing, and it looked really uncomfortable when he had to step on pedals with his right foot :lol As Brann said: "He's from the south, he's not used to this shit.."
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There's a rumor that Mastodon and Opeth are going to kick off a tour in April.
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There's a rumor that Mastodon and Opeth are going to kick off a tour in April.
If that's true... :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg:
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There are pics of them on their facebook in the studio titled "January 2012". Wonder what that's all about?
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There are pics of them on their facebook in the studio titled "January 2012". Wonder what that's all about?
They're doing a split with Feist for Recordstore day, and they're covering Feist and Feist cover them.
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That will be insane, I really can't imagine how that will sound to be quite honest.
Also, YES at the tour with Opeth.
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That will be insane, I really can't imagine how that will sound to be quite honest.
Also, YES at the tour with Opeth.
Fucking right dude! We each hit a new 1000-post milestone today o/
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That will be insane, I really can't imagine how that will sound to be quite honest.
Also, YES at the tour with Opeth.
Fucking right dude! We each hit a new 1000-post milestone today o/
\o yeah man! I didn't even notice I had 1000 posts :lol
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There's a rumor that Mastodon and Opeth are going to kick off a tour in April.
(https://cdn.smosh.com/sites/default/files/bloguploads/do-want-cookie-monster.jpg)
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There's a rumor that Mastodon and Opeth are going to kick off a tour in April.
(https://i.imgur.com/2bEYR.gif)
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There's a rumor that Mastodon and Opeth are going to kick off a tour in April.
(https://i.imgur.com/L1jaL.gif)
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:lol
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(https://i633.photobucket.com/albums/uu51/senemn/reactions/tumblr_lr7ner1gIX1qei4dzo1_500.gif)
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There are pics of them on their facebook in the studio titled "January 2012". Wonder what that's all about?
They're doing a split with Feist for Recordstore day, and they're covering Feist and Feist cover them.
Seriously? That's awesome! Reason number 109293848 I love Record Store day. Can't wait to hear Feist singing about white whales and holy grails. :metal
And again, a thousand :metal 's for the rumored Opeth tour.
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https://www.metalsucks.net/2011/11/30/the-mastodonfeist-split-might-be-a-really-real-thing/
Here's the article just so I'm not talking out of my ass :P
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Just used the "Random article" button on the left margin of wikipedia for the first time in over a year. This (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blasteroids) is what came up :lol
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Nice :metal
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Hey tried the same and came up with a band to check out I guess :lol The Foreshadowing
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we've got a video....directed and animated by Tim Biskup. ... YAY..... Dry Bone Valley (https://www.nme.com/news/mastodon/61618 Dry Bone Valley)
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Do not like.
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Got tickets for NYC show :caffeine:
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So happy! Minneapolis date on May 7th. But at The Brick Nightclub? What the fuck is that place?
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Got my ticket for the Charlotte show. Best metal tour ever? Yes. Any tour with Mastodon is the best metal tour ever.
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Last night during All The Heavy Lifting, the lights turned on the audience and blinked very rapidly whenever "Just close your eyes" was sung. The rapid blinking made us close our eyes because it hurt to watch. Pretty cool.
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Last night during All The Heavy Lifting, the lights turned on the audience and blinked very rapidly whenever "Just close your eyes" was sung. The rapid blinking made us close our eyes because it hurt to watch. Pretty cool.
definitely noticed this. Pretty cool effect.
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So Feist's cover of "Black Tongue" is pretty sweet.
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I went to all of my local record stores this morning an hour after they opened and ALL of Mastodon was already gone. I'm really pissed right now.
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Well you can listen to it legally on stereogum :-\
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I just bought it off amazon for 3 times the cost of what it would of been at the record store :\
I listened to 30 seconds of each yesterday, metal sucks also had them, but I really really really really wanted this lol
oh well, honestly it's worth the $20. I'm just venting out on how dumb Record Store day is ;)
They didn't have my Rebecca Black either :sadpanda: (If this would have existed, I would have gotten it soooooo hard)
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Hahaha, the "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" cover is absolutely awesome.
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Due to my brokeness I decided to pass on that one. I'm interested in hearing it though. The Flaming Lips version is already pretty awesome.
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https://fuckyeahmastodon.tumblr.com/ you can listen to it here!
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Just got back from the Mastopeth show. Man the setlist was not as good. Its not that the they picked were bad, but there was waaaay too much Hunter stuff all in a row. I mean, Thickening, Dry Bone Valley, Octopus, Blasteroids, Stargasm, and The Hunter all at once was just too monotonous, if that makes sense. If they had removed a song or just put in some other stuff in between it might have been a bit more interesting. That didn't stop those last three songs from being awesome live (also, as soon as the Hunter started, the whole place started to smell like weed :lol).
Highlights included Blasteroids, Stargasm (Troy vocal FTW), Spectrelight, Hand of Stone, Crystal Skull, Aqua Dementia, and Blood and Thunder.
There was also some dick in front of me who gave them the finger and a thumb down and kept booing them during "Curl of the Burl." He'd also shout "WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL" between songs. I mean, if a band plays a song you don't like, just shut up and let everyone else have their fun and don't disrespect the band. I hate Made Out of Nothing, but I didn't boo Coheed when they played it. Still a fun time overall.
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There was also some dick in front of me who gave them the finger and a thumb down and kept booing them during "Curl of the Burl." He'd also shout "WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL" between songs. I mean, if a band plays a song you don't like, just shut up and let everyone else have their fun and don't disrespect the band. I hate Made Out of Nothing, but I didn't boo Coheed when they played it. Still a fun time overall.
LOL, I don't understand some fans. I hate when I have some moron doing this. How often do larger touring bands play songs requested from some idiot in the crowd?
And the booing and giving the band the finger? Maybe the guy had an addiction to wood and was offended? It's not my favorite song by the band but come on. I know it wouldn't have been enjoyable to you but If I was the band and I saw this guy doing this just because they played this particular song I would be inclined to play it till he left or learned to love it.
"This is a song off our latest album... we call it, Curl of the Burl!"... about 5 mins later "The second song from our album The Hunter is a beast called "Curl... Of.... The.... Burl!" 5 mins pass "Yeah, Curl of the Burl... wrote a song about it. Wanna hear it? Here it go!" :lol
Or maybe just go with a 25 min improvised Curl of the Burl jam.... lmao.
Anyway, glad you enjoyed it overall! I really wish I could have gone (another show I've missed recently that I wanted to see; the other Fair to Midland).
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Just got back from the Mastopeth show. Man the setlist was not as good. Its not that the they picked were bad, but there was waaaay too much Hunter stuff all in a row. I mean, Thickening, Dry Bone Valley, Octopus, Blasteroids, Stargasm, and The Hunter all at once was just too monotonous, if that makes sense. If they had removed a song or just put in some other stuff in between it might have been a bit more interesting. That didn't stop those last three songs from being awesome live (also, as soon as the Hunter started, the whole place started to smell like weed :lol).
Definitely. Could've used some more Leviathan.
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I think I might have just been spoiled by the last setlist, which had most of the album on it (except Island, Naked Burn, and Hearts Alive, IIRC :P). I think it could have used a different Crack the Skye song. Divinations would be so much fun live!
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They need to end every show with Hearts Alive.
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That would be overwhelming.
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I think I might have just been spoiled by the last setlist, which had most of the album on it (except Island, Naked Burn, and Hearts Alive, IIRC :P). I think it could have used a different Crack the Skye song. Divinations would be so much fun live!
The Crack The Skye tour was awesome, just for the very reason that I got to see Crack The Skye in it's complete form.
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I think I might have just been spoiled by the last setlist, which had most of the album on it (except Island, Naked Burn, and Hearts Alive, IIRC :P). I think it could have used a different Crack the Skye song. Divinations would be so much fun live!
The Crack The Skye tour was awesome, just for the very reason that I got to see Crack The Skye in it's complete form.
This exactly, was a great tour! Favorite Mastodon album too.
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Crack the Syke tour was godly. Though I must say, their first leg of The Hunter tour when they headlined without Opeth was the best show of their for me. The amount of Blood Mountain material they played made me feel like a homeless man locked in a grocery store after hours.
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Let me guess, Alex: that actually happened at your Target once?
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Almost, but we treat our store like a fuckin' Vegas casino in terms of security. We even call out each section as clear as we do a sweep through the store after we close.
"Section A is clear"
"Section B is clear"
To make it less lame, I give each section code names when I clear.
"Arcutus is clear"
"Behemoth is clear"
I hate my job.
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That's pretty fuckin cool though.
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I'm wondering if Mastodon will grow on me, I like them partially, but I feel like I just don't get them. I like certain aspects of their sound, though.
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It took a while for CtS to grow on me like that, and the rest of their music eventually followed. Now they're my favorite heavy metal band.
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new proshot live vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoNSXlaHDk&feature=g-u-u (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoNSXlaHDk&feature=g-u-u)
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my Mastodon top 5 at the moment
Dry Bone Valley
Blood And Thunder
The Last Baron
Stargasm
Bladecatcher - this song is so messed up - whatever is happening during the fast "verses" always reminds me of Donald Duck trying to sing extreme tech metal
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new proshot live vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoNSXlaHDk&feature=g-u-u (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoNSXlaHDk&feature=g-u-u)
That was very nice.
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cool video. They almost blinded me with that light effect during the "just close your eyes" choruses.
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Moby Dick was published 161 years ago today. I celebrated by listening to Leviathan in its entirety.
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Moby Dick was published 161 years ago today. I celebrated by listening to Leviathan in its entirety.
I'ma do that too!
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Moby Dick was published 161 years ago today. I celebrated by listening to Leviathan in its entirety.
Best Mastodon album.
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Moby Dick was published 161 years ago today. I celebrated by listening to Leviathan in its entirety.
Best Mastodon album not named "Remission."
:P
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Remission is so underrated it's not funny, it is a true masterpiece and miles ahead of the last two. That album really is a thing of beauty.
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Yeah, it gets unfairly shat on because of all the growl-despising fans who've come aboard since Crack the Skye who probably have never given a fair chance to such melodic gems as Ole Nessie, Trainwreck, Trilobite, and Elephant Man. Also, I think most folks who smile themselves over Blood and Thunder would probably like Crusher Destroyer if they forced themselves to listen to it a good 5-10 times which ain't asking much since it's like 2 1/2 minutes.
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Yeah, you're right, it's never given a fair chance and just written off, but IMO, it's miles ahead of CTS and TH. Fav songs;
Crusher Destroyer
March of the Fire Ants
Where Strides the Behemoth
Burning Man
Workhouse
Mother Puncher
Really the whole fucking thing is incredible, love Troy's vocals on this too, Mastodon's true sound for me.
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Yeah, it's the musical equivalent of injecting a bull with PCP and letting it loose in a china shop. Just sheer, unrelenting, visceral release. I remember the first time I saw them was when MotF's video came on the latter-day incarnation of Headbanger's Ball and I turned to my friend halfway through and said "Dude! That drummer's been playing a solo since the intro ended!!" It was also incredible how it seemed like the rhythm of the songs is only jolted in cases where it seems like he's doing so intentionally for effect (Iron Tusk 2:10, Trilobite 3:09) despite the fact that he seldom plays "in the pocket."
I also thought Brent Hinds was 50 in March's video.
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Iron Tusk could possibly be my fav riff ever!
Watching the Fire Ants video right now. Damn how the band has become so ordinary compared to this. I wish they stuck to this style. I now know why I don't listen to them as much as I did 6 or 7 years ago.
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Yeah. It just feels like they focus a little too hard on "covering all bases" in most of their songs now which has caused sameyness issues. It also feels like they've forgotten how to write heavy parts with any real intensity. Even though The Hunter has been a giant snore fest for me, I'll probably keep buying each new album until they make one that truly sucks since at least the cover art and liner notes are pretty.
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The Hunter is still my favorite Mastodon album.
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Not to bait you for an argument or anything but when did you discover or get into them?
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Yeah. It just feels like they focus a little too hard on "covering all bases" in most of their songs now which has caused sameyness issues. It also feels like they've forgotten how to write heavy parts with any real intensity. Even though The Hunter has been a giant snore fest for me, I'll probably keep buying each new album until they make one that truly sucks since at least the cover art and liner notes are pretty.
Fucking Spectrelight and Black Tongue.
I don't understand the "cover all bases" thing in that post either. The Hunter is full of quality songs and its more of a reaction to the over-progness of Crack the Skye. I don't think its supposed to be a continuation of their older style, just something different. And it still rocks.
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Spectrelight and Black Tongue are soft and lightweight compared to Fire Ants, Hail to Fire, Workhorse, Burning Man, Shadows That Move etc.
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Well, after all, it is skydivingninja reacting emphatically to a post where I've expressed an opinion on music so that doesn't surprise me in the least.
By "covering all bases" I meant the way their dynamics have shifted toward generally avoiding being too heavy for the newer fans that came on board since BM/CtS and having a much smaller range of dynamics so the songs have less of a probability of yielding polarizing reactions.
I'm guessing you didn't know of or like them until well after Leviathan's release? I don't mean that as a jab either but just trying to point out how it's much easier to not have any issues with the newer output if that was your first exposure to them and what you've gotten used to hearing from them.
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While Crack The Skye, and Blood Mountain are my favorites, the older stuff is still amazing, I'd really like to see them combine their two sounds.
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new proshot live vid https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoNSXlaHDk&feature=g-u-u (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpoNSXlaHDk&feature=g-u-u)
One of the better Mastodon recordings I've heard. The vocalists actually managed to hit some notes by accident.
I really like their albums but they need to work on their live vocals. Being a musician is a job that requires you to stay in shape technically.
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The problem is they never had the shape to begin with. After Eric Saner left, Brent and Troy reluctantly split vocal duties and at that time they very likely didn't plan on being the singers for the long haul. Also, they play stuff that's not particularly made for being able to easily sing over. I definitely agree that if you're gonna be performing you should make your best efforts to do it well but the fact that they were originally just musicians that filled a seemingly temporary void is probably a lrge part of why they never got around to sharpening their skills.
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Every time I've seen them live they've done wonderfully vocally and musically. I honestly don't get where that complaint comes from.
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I think folks just have a hard time getting used to their style because it's not roaring, it's not traditionally "trained" singing where you're adding vibrato to the end of vocal lines, etc., and they don't go for any overt emotional inflection in their delivery either so their style is more like quirky storytelling ala Les Claypool but since the music is so profoundly complex, well-written, and intensely presented it seems to rub some folks the wrong way that the vocals themselves convey a more laid-back approach.
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Well, after all, it is skydivingninja reacting emphatically to a post where I've expressed an opinion on music so that doesn't surprise me in the least.
By "covering all bases" I meant the way their dynamics have shifted toward generally avoiding being too heavy for the newer fans that came on board since BM/CtS and having a much smaller range of dynamics so the songs have less of a probability of yielding polarizing reactions.
I'm guessing you didn't know of or like them until well after Leviathan's release? I don't mean that as a jab either but just trying to point out how it's much easier to not have any issues with the newer output if that was your first exposure to them and what you've gotten used to hearing from them.
I'm guessing you're talking about the "fucking spectrelight" comment. It wasn't meant to be some emphatic post, just a response that says "how did you forget about those heavy-as-elephant-shit songs?" in a shorter way. :P
Yes, I got into them in 2009 with Crack the Skye, but I also fucking love Leviathan. Remission is okay. Some good songs, some forgettable ones. I don't think the time you get into a band positively or negatively affects your opinion of their older/newer music unless you make it your MO to do so. You like it or you don't, you prefer one era over the other. Whatevs.
I also don't think they would dumb down their sound just to be more accessible anyways. I wouldn't call Crack the Skye or Blood Mountain accessible at all. I'm not even sure half of the Hunter is, for that matter. :lol
I agree with your point about vocals though. They certainly aren't the best in the world, and they took me a while to get into, but I can't imagine Mastodon without 'em.
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Spectrelight and Black Tongue are soft and lightweight compared to Fire Ants, Hail to Fire, Workhorse, Burning Man, Shadows That Move etc.
If you listen to everything from Call Of The Mastodon right up to The Hunter - there is a natural progression and growth. Not like some bands who do two really great albums then take a HUGE left turn and do a completely different style almost overnight.
I'm cool with that. If I want heavy - i'll listen to Remission. But since i've been a fan since 2004 - I've been there with each release and taken the journey if you will along with the band.
IMO - they haven't done a bad album yet and they seem to be evolving naturally with their sound instead of doing one super heavy album one year and then a super mellow electro jazz album the next.
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I was having this conversation with a friend the other day.
We were talking about bands that completely change styles on their next album.
Radiohead obviously came up and I mentioned how Kid A should have been released as a side project - then if fan reaction was poor - they could go back to being Radiohead again on the album after it.
I like how Green Day released Money Money 2020 as The Network and it was a vastly different style to what Green Day do normally.
That way - if you don't like that one album - it's ok because it's not a 100% official Green Day album. Same with the Hot Tubs CD - although admittedly - that was closer to what GD do normally.
I just think it makes more sense to do experimental music as an alternative band so as not to annoy your own fan base.
How does this fit it with the Mastodon discussion ?
Well as I said before - their sound has changed incrementally over 4 or 5 albums - they didn't go from Remission to Crack The Skye in one album.
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Watching the Fire Ants video right now. Damn how the band has become so ordinary compared to this.
I don't know, it sounds pretty generic compared to what they're doing now.
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I was having this conversation with a friend the other day.
We were talking about bands that completely change styles on their next album.
Radiohead obviously came up and I mentioned how Kid A should have been released as a side project - then if fan reaction was poor - they could go back to being Radiohead again on the album after it.
I like how Green Day released Money Money 2020 as The Network and it was a vastly different style to what Green Day do normally.
That way - if you don't like that one album - it's ok because it's not a 100% official Green Day album. Same with the Hot Tubs CD - although admittedly - that was closer to what GD do normally.
I just think it makes more sense to do experimental music as an alternative band so as not to annoy your own fan base.
How does this fit it with the Mastodon discussion ?
Well as I said before - their sound has changed incrementally over 4 or 5 albums - they didn't go from Remission to Crack The Skye in one album.
I'm not that familiar with Mastodon or Green Day, but I don't really like that argument, because it implies that bands should cater what their fans want, not what they want to do.
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Well successful bands are *only* successful because the fans buy the music.
Some bands tend to forget that.
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The Hunter is my favorite album from the band but I'd place Remission right close to CtS behind it. I am one of those who became a fan at the release of CtS and I am not a huge growl vocal fan but I do really enjoy their early work regardless of that. IMO they were great then and still are...
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Not to bait you for an argument or anything but when did you discover or get into them?
Well I really liked a few songs from CTS around 09, and eventually I started listening to the whole album and getting into it, though originally I didn't dig the vocals. When The Hunter came out, I thought it was awesome with the catchy songwriting and the better vocals. However, this then got me into the rest of the bands' work, and eventually I came to love it all. I think that subjectively Leviathan is a better album than The Hunter, but that's the album that made me fall in love with the band totally, rather than partially.
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I first heard Leviathan in 04 and it blew me away.
It sounded like Nirvana covering Metallica.
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I remember when Blood Mountain came out and Mastodon was being pushed as the next best thing. I bought the CD, having only listened to "The wolf Is Loose" (which I thought was pretty awesome) and I hated most of the album. Cut '09 and I hear "Oblivion" and I thought it was fucking awesome. I loved Brann's vocals so that was a great way to help me get used to Brent and Troy's rather unique vocals.
It took a while, but I eventually really got into CTS and I love it now. Went back and listened to Leviathan, BM and Remission. Leviathan I loved almost immediately. BM eventually grew on me to the point that I do like it now, but it's still one of my least favorites from them. Remission is about half good and half completely forgettable. I liked their heavier stuff, but on Remission, the songs just weren't that interesting.
Finally The Hunter came out and I was bit torn on it at first. It seemed good, but not awesome. It almost sounded like Mastodon's Black Album, though nowhere near as boring. It eventually grew on me. The Hunter has a lot of really quality songs but I hope that this is not a style that they stick with for very long.
My Ranking:
Crack The Skye
Leviathan
--- Those two are incredibly close. Really amazing albums right there. ---
The Hunter
Blood Mountain
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Remission
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Watching the Fire Ants video right now. Damn how the band has become so ordinary compared to this.
I don't know, it sounds pretty generic compared to what they're doing now.
There is nothing generic about Remission IMO.
I first heard Leviathan in 04 and it blew me away.
It sounded like Nirvana covering Metallica.
Wha???
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That's what it sounded like to me back in 04.
I think it was the song Island mainly.
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Seabeast and, to a much lesser extent, Naked Burn vaguely reminded me of early Foo Fighters vocals. I guess it was partly due to how unexpected clean vocals were on the heels of Remission.
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I still think Dave Grohl is on "Blasteroid" from The Hunter.
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I got in to Mastodon through Leviathan on a whim. At the time the band names I was tossing around for the current project I was working on were Mastodon, Leviathan and Whale. So I'm at the record store and I see this new CD on display called Leviathan, by a band called Mastodon with a whale on the cover. I figured since these guys apparently had access to inside my head that I'd better check them out. They did not disappoint. Sometimes the universe just works out like that.
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A rare case where I can sincerely say "cool story, bro."
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Twasn't it though?
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I think folks just have a hard time getting used to their style because it's not roaring, it's not traditionally "trained" singing where you're adding vibrato to the end of vocal lines, etc., and they don't go for any overt emotional inflection in their delivery either so their style is more like quirky storytelling ala Les Claypool but since the music is so profoundly complex, well-written, and intensely presented it seems to rub some folks the wrong way that the vocals themselves convey a more laid-back approach.
You mean it's not a bug, it's a feature. Randomized vocal lines on each concert to keep things exciting, just like Geoff Tate has done for the last couple of years :lol
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I still think Dave Grohl is on "Blasteroid" from The Hunter.
trippy. i swear thats kurt kobain lending his vocal talents to octopus has no friends. im 97% sure its him.
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I still think Dave Grohl is on "Blasteroid" from The Hunter.
trippy. i swear thats kurt kobain lending his vocal talents to octopus has no friends. im 97% sure its him.
I've always said that too! They call me crazy!
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Mastodon is recording a new song for........
....Monsters Inc. 2.....
Yep. Indeed they are. That should be interesting
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/12/mastodon-to-record-song-for-new-monsters-inc-movie.html (https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2012/12/mastodon-to-record-song-for-new-monsters-inc-movie.html)
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Saw that on Facebook, I shall keep a close eye on this, as it sounds like it has the potential to be fucking amazing. :)
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I think it will.
I like how some people are treating it like it's a joke and the article I linked to seems uncertain :lol
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I just hope their next album has more going for it than The Hunter.
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I just hope their next album has more going for it than The Hunter.
While I adore The Hunter, I hope they go for something a little more hard hitting as well.
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The Hunter is great if you just cut out the middle chunk (Octopus to Thickening). Those songs either never fully clicked with me or ended up not doing well with age. The other 8 tracks however are awesome as fuck and are among my favourites.
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Octopus, The Hunter, and Dry Bone Valley are great. Thickening is really bland though.
Monster University is going to be the most metal movie ever.
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To be honest, I don't understand this. It's cool that they will be on this soundtrack. But like, Pixar is owned by Disney now. And Disney is the fucking company that black listed Machine Head from playing on Disney owned property and called the fans "undesirable".
I just think it's weird, is all. I'm sure the song isn't going to be the most violent, brutal thing the band wrote. But like, I just don't get Disney.
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It's going to be Creature Lives pt.2
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Just wanted to drop in and say The Hunter is awesome :yarr....
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The Hunter is damn good, it worked perfectly as my introduction to the world of Mastodon. The only song on it I dislike is Creature lives, and I have to be in a good mood for title track and The Sparrow, but the rest left quite an impression on me. I love their progressive side of its predecessor, but I find the more accessible aspect of their music exciting as well. :smiley:
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What's wrong with Creature Lives ?
It's one of my favourite songs on the whole album...
The Hunter is an awesome album !!!!
I hope we get a new album in 2013
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I agree, Creature Lives is awesome. Sure it is an odd song, but that is what makes it great. It's good to see a band go outside of their comfort zone and write something that is "out there" from their standard material.
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It's probably that a major key in a Mastodon song sounds just too weird. It's like a power metal band all of a sudden. But what's just how I hear it. ;D
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Blasteroid is pretty happy sounding too.
I love Creature Lives. Its what Flaming Lips have the potential to sound like - except they're...well....dreadful.
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Blasteroid is pretty happy sounding too.
I love Creature Lives. Its what Flaming Lips have the potential to sound like - except they're...well....dreadful.
Wut
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It's probably that a major key in a Mastodon song sounds just too weird. It's like a power metal band all of a sudden. But what's just how I hear it. ;D
The major keys on many of the songs on the album is one of the main reasons why I'm not too crazy about it.
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The lack of intensity or any memorable moments is what let me down. Remission and Leviathan were stacked with signature moments and sections. Blood Mountain was a sharp dropoff but Colony and Mortal still redeemed it at least a little. Crack the Skye was very hard for me to get into but succeeded in what it set out to do once it clicked. The Hunter just seems like they either creatively exhausted themselves on CtS or maybe they wanted to get back toward doing their traditional brand of metal but tried to not risk alienating the the newbs who signed on with CtS and may not like the older 'don sound and, in the end, that just compromised any possibility of them being able to faithfully deliver their early sound.
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The Hunter is Mastodon's Black Album. Except that it's good. It took me a long time to realize that, but The Hunter is chock full of good songs. My real problem with the album is it lacks any/many standout songs that stand with their other bests.
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Sorry but there is nothing on The Hunter that is even in the same universe as The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters, and My Friend of Misery.
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Sorry but there is nothing on The Hunter that is even in the same universe as The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters, and My Friend of Misery.
I'm a fan of both bands but I prefer The Hunter to TBA for sure. TBA although good is not as interesting to me in the same way The Hunter isn't aggressive enough for you.
Having said that, even though I think The Hunter is awesome, I don't have a problem with them moving back to their more aggressive sound like in some of their earlier works or at least more progressive work like in CtS. I think the band still has plenty of room to grow and mix their more aggressive work with the experimental (CtS) and even the more catchy stuff on The Hunter.
The key to their awesomeness for me is if they can continue to mix it up and don't focus on just one of these styles for too long just for the sake of whats expected of them.
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Sorry but there is nothing on The Hunter that is even in the same universe as The Unforgiven, Wherever I May Roam, Nothing Else Matters, and My Friend of Misery.
That may be true, but the rest of the album is glorified filler (sans Sandman), something that can be said about (maybe) one song from The Hunter.
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I've listened to The Hunter at least 6 or 7 full spins by now and not even one song has me going back for seconds though and I'm far from alone in this. I've had it come up in conversation with other friends of mine who are into Mastodon and they felt the same. As much as I was let down with Blood Mountain and remain unimpressed with it, at least there were a couple songs to latch onto for me. I just have nothing to work with for The Hunter. I thought it might be Curl of the Burl or Dry Bone Valley but they plateaued in a hurry and now when I try giving it a spin I keep zoning out after the first 5 or 6 tracks and usually only remember I was listening to an album once the room goes silent when it ends.
It's a damn bummer too because I really don't wanna hate this album because I loved Mastodon for Remission and Leviathan and think they're just a really likeable group of people in general. Hopefully something will change.
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Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain are my two favorites. Leviathan at third, The Hunter at fourth and Remission at last although they're all killer albums.
The Hunter is great, but for me it feels a bit short.
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Blasteroid is pretty happy sounding too.
Ooh, good point, it's also in the major key. I guess what appeals to me about that track is its snappiness, you just start rocking out and it's already over. And the happier verses are counterbalanced by some tasteful yet aggressive screams. :metal
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To me - The Hunter is not Mastodon running out of ideas... They simply went into the studio to create an album without much written and The Hunter is what they came up with.
They said they had a concept worked out but ditched it in favour of doing a " fun " album.
If they can write an album like The Hunter without really trying too hard - then that's really good news long term.
They'll probably do another big concept on the next album but Brent said that he was tired of it up until The Hunter.
Six albums in and one EP - I think it will actually be a surprise if Mastodon put out a truly "bad" album at this point.
My Current Ranking as of this moment :
1.Leviathan
2.The Hunter
3.Blood Mountain
4.Crack The Skye
5.Remission
6.Call of The Mastodon
With the Jonah Hex EP somewhere between 4 & 5
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I thought Call of the Mastodon was an EP as well. Or at least just a compilation album of older stuff.
I'm still not getting the "lack of intensity" arguments regarding the Hunter. Black Tongue, Spectrelight, Stargasm, Blasteroids, and Dry Bone Valley are still pretty intense, just more of a "rock n roll" kind of intense rather than a sludgy fast kind of intense (save Black Tongue and Spectrelight). I like the comparison between the Hunter and TBA though, except that the Hunter is awesome.
I'm really confused by you though, B_F. Blood Mountain was a disappointment EXCEPT for Colony and Mortal Soil? The first half of that album has some of their best and heaviest songs!
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I made the intensity argument because they were going for the aggressive angle on this album. For me, it just felt like they fell flat in that area. Overall, I find myself liking them best when they can present something heavy in an intense and interesting way. If they can work in some melody that fits the song, even better. I also like it a lot when they have mostly melodic songs I can lose myself in.
Examples of the heavy and interesting style I mentioned would be:
March of the Fire Ants, Megalodon, Blood and Thunder, and Crusher Destroyer.
Examples of the melodic would be:
Elephant Man, Trilobite, Ol' Nessie, Trainwreck, Hearts Alive, and Sleeping Giant.
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I'm really confused by you though, B_F. Blood Mountain was a disappointment EXCEPT for Colony and Mortal Soil? The first half of that album has some of their best and heaviest songs!
Blood Mountain was my first Mastodon album and it took a long time to click for me. It's still pretty low in my rankings but it does have some awesome songs, even if it has two of my least favorite Mastodon songs as well.
My album ranking:
1. Crack The Skye
2. Leviathan
3. The Hunter
4. Blood Mountain
5. Remission
EDIT: Oh and I take back what I said about The Hunter not having any amazing songs. I forgot how awesome the title-track was.
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I like the comparison between the Hunter and TBA
That's quite an accurate comparison. There's nothing wrong with a band being tired of progressive and complex music, and deciding to go with something stripped down and ''fun''. Many bands have done it - Metallica, Iron Maiden, Rush, Genesis. Now, some succeeded, some failed miserably. ;D Mastodon, in my opinion, did a great job and I honestly wouldn't mind them continuing in that direction.
Anyway, now that we're ranking albums:
1. Crack the Skye
2. The Hunter
3. Leviathan
4. Blood mountain (it would be above Leviathan if only it were a couple songs shorter...)
5. Remission
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my top four are so close that it needs to be 1a, 1b, etc
1a. Crack The Skye
1b. The Hunter
1c. Leviathan
1d. Blood Mountain
5. Remission
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I thought Call of the Mastodon was an EP as well. Or at least just a compilation album of older stuff.
Brent has said he considers it an album.
I do as well since it's about half an hour in length and has 9 songs on it.
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1 Leviathan
2 The Hunter
3 Blood Mountain
3 Remission
5 Crack the Skye
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Crack the Skye
The Hunter
Leviathan
Blood Mountain
Remission
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>The Hunter is higher than Remission
>THE HUNTER IS HIGHER THAN BLOOD MOUNTAIN
>BLOOD MOUNTAIN IS NOT NUMBER ONE
Nate please stop listening to music.
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Blood Mountiain
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The Hunter
Leviathan
(https://i.imgur.com/V8R6f.jpg)
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:rollin
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The Hunter is still my favorite, tied with Leviathan, maybe. How can you people dissing the album not enjoy Octopus Has No Friends, Blasteroid, or Stargasm AKA my favorite Mastodon song.
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Easy. They do nothing for me. I love Mastodon and bought The Hunter after intentionally making sure I never heard a single note of it just to make sure it'd be completely new to me. I buy less than 10 albums a year so that's a pretty big leap of faith to be taking which should make it clear that I like them a lot and go into each album of theirs wanting to like it.
On top of that, the band hinted at this being something of a return to their earlier sound and it seems like the vast majority of people that think they achieved this are the ones who don't really even like the early sound in the first place so it's kinda difficult for them to be in a spot to say something holds up to that when they likely hardly ever listen to those albums in the first place. It'd be like a vegetarian writing a review for a steak house.
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To me - Remission - the Hunter shows a logical growth.
You can hear how they've changed over time.
And not like some bands who do 4 identical albums then the 5th one is completely new.
I've been a fan since 2004 so i've been a long for the ride. I dunn owhat it would be like for someone who started out with Crack The Skye.
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CtS was different and showed growth. The Hunter seemed to be an effort to get back to their roots or maybe placate longtime fans who missed the early sound or perhaps a combo of the two. It just seemed to fall flat though since it's simple, lacking vigor, and comes off like a band who's a bit less talented than Mastodon trying to cover them and doing a somewhat decent job of it. "Growth" is about the last word I'd use to describe it since growth usually implies a broadening of style, not a watered-down attempt at getting back to your roots.
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The Hunter is still my favorite, tied with Leviathan, maybe. How can you people dissing the album not enjoy Octopus Has No Friends, Blasteroid, or Stargasm AKA my favorite Mastodon song.
Nothing on the album, outside of Black Tongue, Spectrelight, The Sparrow, and parts of Curl of the Burl actually sound like the band is taking their songs seriously. I wouldn't necessarily call the album goofy but it's the type of music people might associate with B-sides. The lack of any real hooks kills the album for me.
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CtS was different and showed growth. The Hunter seemed to be an effort to get back to their roots or maybe placate longtime fans who missed the early sound or perhaps a combo of the two. It just seemed to fall flat though since it's simple, lacking vigor, and comes off like a band who's a bit less talented than Mastodon trying to cover them and doing a somewhat decent job of it. "Growth" is about the last word I'd use to describe it since growth usually implies a broadening of style, not a watered-down attempt at getting back to your roots.
I don't know that the band was attempting to go back to their roots. I never saw them say it was an attempt at that (although they may have; just I haven't seen that). I do remember them saying they weren't working with a concept, weren't doing a proggy type album and were just having fun with it. I don't think it's anything like their early albums and I don't see how it could be considered as such. You're definitely right in that if you were looking for The Hunter to sound much like Remission or Leviathan you'd be disappointed; but because they are clearly different doesn't make The Hunter bad.
I don't expect their next album to sound like The Hunter either and would be incredibly surprised if it was much like it. For me this isn't like Metallica's TBA where everyone knew it was going in that direction going forward. As for Mastodon, I've already stated they will be better served to explore their depths within their aggressive, progressive, groove, and even catchy sounds than to attempt to just make the same type songs or album over and over.
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I'll tell you what's great about The Hunter. The songs are not extremely heavy like on Remission, not experimental like on Blood mountain and not epic like on Crack the Skye. Yet, the playing is stellar throughout. Blasteroid, for example, might be short, happy sounding and simple in terms of arrangement, but when I take a closer listen at drums for example, Brann blows my mind as much as he did on their previous albums. I'm just spinning Octopus has no friends. Again, very traditional arrangement, but the riffs are killer. The record truly offers fantastic musicianship.
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So - If " The Hunter " is comparable to their " Black Album ".
Which would you say is their " Master Of Puppets " ?
Is it the sprawling Crack The Skye or the epic tale of survival Blood Mountain ?
And while i'm on the subject - Remission - Leviathan - Blood Mountain - Crack The Skye - The Hunter.
The best five album run since Kill em all - Metallica ?
I suppose Mastodon's next two albums should be the southern blues albums.
But I don't see Mastodon doing a massive style left-turn. I think they're pretty much gonna sound like Mastodon whatever they do - just tweak it each time like they have been doing so far.
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I'd their MoP would probably be Leviathan. There's really not something in Metallica's discography to equate CTS to.
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It's definitely Leviathan, seeing how it's the "classic" Mastodon album. Which is what Master of Puppets is to Metallica.
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A piano cover of the whole Leviathan album. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h85KV5e6t-E)
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Yeah well I can play the first 5 chords of Blood and Thunder on guitar.
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Sooo, I felt like bringing this thread back to life since there is news on the next album:
We’ve been writing a new album, we’re sort of in the middle of it right now. It’s going pretty good but we definitely want to make sure that it’s absolutely ready before we go into the studio.
It’s a possibility that we might not record until after the summer, like September or something like that, so we will see what happens.
You’ve got some slow pretty stuff, there’s some super heavy stuff, heavy slow stuff, fast stuff but I can tell you that I really like it. Everybody in the room really digs what’s going on so we’re really excited about it. That’s pretty much what we go by, we have to trust our own taste and hopefully that transfers.
So far, to me, it seems a little more epic. I think there’s going to be more longer songs whereas ‘The Hunter’ was a collection of shorter songs.
We kind of got… not sick of, but a little sick of [doing] ‘Crack the Skye’ for a couple of years straight and we just wanted a quick release, I think ‘The Hunter’ was a reaction to that. We did enjoy those quick bursts and quick songs so there’ll be a couple of those as well.
Maybe three or four that we’re working on right now are getting up there in length, seven/eight minutes. It might be a little more akin to ‘Crack the Skye’.
I don’t think it will be as concise as ‘Crack the Skye’ as far as concept is concerned. It will definitely have a theme. There’ll be a nucleus that everything is centred around and sort of sprout off from there.
Source: https://www.metalireland.com/2013/03/03/mastodon-interview/
The interview is about a month old, so I hope it was not posted already, but I searched and found nothing ;D
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Color me excited :metal
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Boner and thunder.
That's what's going on in my pants right now.
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Boner and thunder.
That's what's going on in my pants right now.
Be glad it's not Blood and Thunder :biggrin: :biggrin:
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Boner and thunder.
That's what's going on in my pants right now.
Be glad it's not Blood and Thunder :biggrin: :biggrin:
That's what happens after the march of the fire ants.
Or, as I like to call it, the day I run out of medicated, topical cream.
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yay!
You’ve got some slow pretty stuff, there’s some super heavy stuff, heavy slow stuff, fast stuff but I can tell you that I really like it. Everybody in the room really digs what’s going on so we’re really excited about it. That’s pretty much what we go by, we have to trust our own taste and hopefully that transfers.
I want some super heavy fast pretty stuff!
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Some older interview (december 2012):
“A lot of the stuff I’m writing is in open G-minor,” he says, before explaining, “I’m playing a lot of slide guitar and just getting really Jimmy Page-y on the place and getting really eerie and Radioheadish and very spooky sounding.” Right now, he thinks he has about three songs’ worth of material, “or it could be one gigantic one,” he says straight-faced. “I haven’t made up my mind yet.”
https://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/mastodon-new-album-2013
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This got posted on a Serbian metal forum, and fans freaked out when they read the word ''Radioheadish''. I got very excited about the album on the other side. ;D
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This got posted on a Serbian metal forum
Haha I read it in the official Mastodon forum, and people seem to have VERY mixed opinions about the "radioheadish" thing :lol
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I got no problems with Tommy Yorke and the Radio Heads.
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As long as it's The Bends era Radiohead with the trademark Mastodon sludge.
Not Amnesiac era wtf-is-this-shit era Radiohead.
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" There are open doors and there are revolving doors "
(https://assets.diylol.com/hfs/d1c/853/e6e/resized/creepy-willy-wonka-meme-generator-that-s-just-fascinating-80f6dc.jpg)
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As stated in the RMH thread:
Mastodon - Crack the Skye
Mastodon - The Hunter
woo hoo!! Both on my top 50 list.
Yeah, it's actually your avatar that inspired me to get them. Currently on Crack the Skye, and I'm definitely liking what I'm hearing. The Czar was amazing.
... I should probably take this to the Mastodon thread.
... so here I am. If the rest of the albums matches up to CTS, then I'm sold. Currently on The Last Baron, The Hunter's next.
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Crack the Skye is awesome, but is a big change from their previous. Hopefully you like their earlier work as well
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Just dropping by here. Crack the Skye is one of my favourite albums of all time, and by far my favourite Mastodon album. I've listened to The Hunter and Blood Mountain a few times and liked them, but not nearly as much as CTS. Maybe I should try again sometime.
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The Hunter is pretty cool as well, from what I gathered during my first listen, though I can't really compare it to CTS yet - both are totally different records.
EDIT: The Sparrow is pretty sweet.
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From the quotes, I'm not getting excited at all, but Mastodon to me is Remission/Leviathan.
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From the quotes, I'm not getting excited at all, but Mastodon to me is Remission/Leviathan.
Yup. I feel virtually no remorse by hitting torrents for music now since 90% of bands that I supported when they were very obscure just go on to nearly completely abandon the style that drew me to them in the first place by either pandering to the new fans or getting their Brian Wilson on, so to speak, by overtly trying to make "the best album ever" (as judged by critics, not the actual fans) once they reach a level of notoriety that gives them a sustainable career.
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The Hunter is pretty cool as well, from what I gathered during my first listen, though I can't really compare it to CTS yet - both are totally different records.
EDIT: The Sparrow is pretty sweet.
Best song on the album. Only "Black Tongue" and "Spectrelight" are really all that interesting to me.
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The Hunter is pretty cool as well, from what I gathered during my first listen, though I can't really compare it to CTS yet - both are totally different records.
EDIT: The Sparrow is pretty sweet.
Best song on the album. Only "Black Tongue" and "Spectrelight" are really all that interesting to me.
for me, it's Stargasm and Dry Bone Valley. Can't get enough of those.
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The Hunter is pretty cool as well, from what I gathered during my first listen, though I can't really compare it to CTS yet - both are totally different records.
you're certainly right about that. The Hunter is all about short concise songs that get their point across and end. CTS, at least much of it, is about exploring all kinds of craziness.
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From the quotes, I'm not getting excited at all, but Mastodon to me is Remission/Leviathan.
Yup. I feel virtually no remorse by hitting torrents for music now since 90% of bands that I supported when they were very obscure just go on to nearly completely abandon the style that drew me to them in the first place by either pandering to the new fans or getting their Brian Wilson on, so to speak, by overtly trying to make "the best album ever" (as judged by critics, not the actual fans) once they reach a level of notoriety that gives them a sustainable career.
Yeah, I definitely don't think Crack the Skye is their best. No siree no. Guess I must be one of those 'actual fans' then.
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Wow, I can't believe some of what I'm reading. You're no môre an actual fan than I am, you're the one who doesn't enjoy their newer work, which aside from being less heavy, they're really not that different stylalistically.
Just retread your post and saw what you actually meant.
But I think some of the people who gripe about their new sound could still adjust their thinking
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There are semantic similarities (Brann's top echelon drumming, their penchant for chaotically difficult arpeggios, etc.) but, as far as the overall vibe goes, Remission and Leviathan own the living shit out of everything since in my opinion. CTS took a while to grow and is easily my favorite of the three subsequent albums but the other two just feel like they followed heralded albums and were just "riding the wave" and did very little to set the world on fire.
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Yup. I feel virtually no remorse by hitting torrents for music now since 90% of bands that I supported when they were very obscure just go on to nearly completely abandon the style that drew me to them in the first place by either pandering to the new fans or getting their Brian Wilson on, so to speak, by overtly trying to make "the best album ever" (as judged by critics, not the actual fans) once they reach a level of notoriety that gives them a sustainable career.
Dafuq did I just read ? :sad:
If you listen to every Mastodon album from Remission to The Hunter - You can clearly hear a progression.
They didn't suddenly abandon their trademark style and make an electronic avant-garde album like some bands.
I'd love to know how "The Hunter" sounds like every other band out there at the moment. . .
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Yup. I feel virtually no remorse by hitting torrents for music now since 90% of bands that I supported when they were very obscure just go on to nearly completely abandon the style that drew me to them in the first place by either pandering to the new fans or getting their Brian Wilson on, so to speak, by overtly trying to make "the best album ever" (as judged by critics, not the actual fans) once they reach a level of notoriety that gives them a sustainable career.
Dafuq did I just read ? :sad:
If you listen to every Mastodon album from Remission to The Hunter - You can clearly hear a progression.
They didn't suddenly abandon their trademark style and make an electronic avant-garde album like some bands.
I'd love to know how "The Hunter" sounds like every other band out there at the moment. . .
^this
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Yup. I feel virtually no remorse by hitting torrents for music now since 90% of bands that I supported when they were very obscure just go on to nearly completely abandon the style that drew me to them in the first place by either pandering to the new fans or getting their Brian Wilson on, so to speak, by overtly trying to make "the best album ever" (as judged by critics, not the actual fans) once they reach a level of notoriety that gives them a sustainable career.
Dafuq did I just read ? :sad:
Apparently not my post you quoted if it led you to say:
If you listen to every Mastodon album from Remission to The Hunter - You can clearly hear a progression.
They didn't suddenly abandon their trademark style and make an electronic avant-garde album like some bands.
If "progression" means "making music that is roughly the same level of complexity of prior tracks such as Ol'e Nessie, Trilobite, March of the Fire Ants, Trainwreck, Aqua Dementia, and Hearts Alive but with the inclusion of more acoustic guitars and a concept album", then sure, they have progressed. That's no knock on Crack the Skye either as I enjoy it pretty well overall. I just think FAR too many newer fans just fail to realize that the nuances and intricacies that they love on CtS have been around since Remission just because y'all don't care for the rawer-edged sound and more roar-dominant vocal style. People act like Mastodon reached some new pinnacle with CtS despite the fact that every album after Lifesblood has had shitloads of weird time signatures, off-kilter melodic sections, and all the other things that embody their unique sound.
I'd love to know how "The Hunter" sounds like every other band out there at the moment. . .
Hyperbole much? Please tell me where I said, or even implied, that.
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Maybe I'm alone here but The Hunter doesn't resonate with me that well because of the amount of major keys in the songs. Major keys in metal can be done well but I rarely find it enjoyable to listen to. The way it comes off on a lot of songs on the album, especially with the ridiculous song titles and lyrics, makes it seem more like parody and plain goofiness, two things that I do not look for in Mastodon. They probably were in the mood to make an album like that that sounded quite a bit different from their usual stuff but it seemed to come off like a brain dump of fragmented ideas that ultimately sounds like a compilation B-side album like The Who's Odd & Sods.
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The way I see it - The Hunter is Mastodon making an album from bits and bobs and it's still great.
Which means when they put their minds to it - it's awesome but when they don't it's still great.
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didn't like this album as much as Crack the Skye, but it wasn't bad. Some gems for sure.
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Wow, I can't believe some of what I'm reading. You're no môre an actual fan than I am, you're the one who doesn't enjoy their newer work, which aside from being less heavy, they're really not that different stylalistically.
Just retread your post and saw what you actually meant.
But I think some of the people who gripe about their new sound could still adjust their thinking
I totally disagree. I don't hear anything in Crack the Skye that is similar to Remission.
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Though I don't agree with the overall point...
the nuances and intricacies that they love on CtS have been around since Remission
:D
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1. Congrats on your 12000th post :metal
2. I'm not sure what the emote means. Does it convey heavy skepticism or whimsical agreement?
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I still really love The Hunter but I'm due to listen to some Mastodon again. Those quotes actually do excite me, though-- I'd love an album that has some long, epic CTS-type tracks, some heavy, crazy Leviathan-type songs, and some quick, fun Hunter type songs. Although, I don't think that would entirely work for a concept album. Still.
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dud mastodon.
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Top 5 Remission/Leviathan songs:
1. March of the Fire Ants
2. Elephant Man
3. Ol'e Nessie
4. Trilobite
5. Trainwreck
I guess my fave Leviathan track would vary between Megalodon and Hearts Alive depending on the day. It's weird too because I hadn't realized just how much more I like Remission until I made this list.
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Why even put Leviathan in the title?
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Top 4 Leviathan Songs plus a song from Remission cuz what the fuck:
1. Naked Burn
2. Megalodon
3. Blood and Thunder
4. March of the Fire Ants
5. Aqua Dementia
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Why even put Leviathan in the title?
Cuz I'm still interested in other people's opinions of these songs since they seem to be somewhat lost in the mix overall when DTF discusses the 'don.
Also, yippy! Post #12112
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Why even put Leviathan in the title?
Cuz I'm still interested in other people's opinions of these songs since they seem to be somewhat lost in the mix overall when DTF discusses the 'don.
Also, yippy! Post #12112
Really? I never get that impression. Its typically near the top of most people's lists. I think maybe the discussion tends to gravitate towards CTS/The Hunter because people are disappointed or defending the other.
But for the record....
1. Megalodon
2. Blood and Thunder
3. Aqua Dementia
4. I am Ahab
5. Island
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But for the record....
1. Megalodon
2. Blood and Thunder
3. Aqua Dementia
4. I am Ahab
5. Island
I'd put Hearts Alive at #4 and I Am Ahab at #5 but other than that, I agree.
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Yeah Leviathan is very well regarded around here.
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Maybe I'm alone here but The Hunter doesn't resonate with me that well because of the amount of major keys in the songs. Major keys in metal can be done well but I rarely find it enjoyable to listen to. The way it comes off on a lot of songs on the album, especially with the ridiculous song titles and lyrics, makes it seem more like parody and plain goofiness, two things that I do not look for in Mastodon. They probably were in the mood to make an album like that that sounded quite a bit different from their usual stuff but it seemed to come off like a brain dump of fragmented ideas that ultimately sounds like a compilation B-side album like The Who's Odd & Sods.
I really agree with all of this.
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Been listening to lots of the 'don lately and just furthering my man crush on Brann Dailor... dude is such a beast. I'm usually big into guitar and this whole band is so very, very musically talented with all three of Brent, Bill and Troy definitely being reasons I love this band; but Brann just makes me smile listening to his playing behind it all. :hat
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Brann is indeed great
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1.Crack The Skye / Leviathan
2.Blood Mountain / The Hunter
3.Remission / Call Of the Mastodon
Too hard to seperate !
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1.Crack The Skye
1.5.Blood Mountain
2.Leviathan / The Hunter
3.Remission / Call Of the Mastodon
Too hard to seperate !
Now I agree
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I wish people were more aware of the fact that CotM is not a true Mastodon album but actually a combo of their EP, Lifesblood, along with a few other tracks. Just seems awkward to use CotM instead of Lifesblood since the former's a compilation while the latter's a more proper "album" in terms of being useful for ranking lists despite it being an EP. No knock on anyone for using it though since most don fans are unaware of the difference.
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I'm aware of the difference - but Brent counts it as a full length album since Relapse released it as such so I will too.
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Brent also lacked the common sense to avoid enticing Shavo Odadjian and a member of the Wu Tang Clan into a fight when he was drunk and nearly sustained brain damage in the process.
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I wish people were more aware of the fact that CotM is not a true Mastodon album but actually a combo of their EP, Lifesblood, along with a few other tracks. Just seems awkward to use CotM instead of Lifesblood since the former's a compilation while the latter's a more proper "album" in terms of being useful for ranking lists despite it being an EP. No knock on anyone for using it though since most don fans are unaware of the difference.
Yeah. I was honestly unaware until you made this post.
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Guess I'll mention this again: I'm seeing these guys live on the 6th of June. How are they live?
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I think if I had heard more of their material before I saw them live, then I would have had a much better time. I just wasn't as familiar as others were. Also the mix for them wasn't that great, it was really muddy. But the people were great and overall I had a fun time.
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Guess I'll mention this again: I'm seeing these guys live on the 6th of June. How are they live?
Instrumentally, they are one of the best live metal-bands out there. They are unbelievably tight!
Vocally, it really depends on the gig. I've seen them four times. On two gigs they were pretty bad IMO. When they opened up for Metallica last year they where pretty good, and when i saw them headline on The Hunter-tour, they where awesome.
Troy is probably the most reliable vocalist they have, while Brent can be pretty awful at times. Brann is pretty good as well, but he doesn't sing as much as the other two guys.
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Guess I'll mention this again: I'm seeing these guys live on the 6th of June. How are they live?
Instrumentally, they are one of the best live metal-bands out there. They are unbelievably tight!
Vocally, it really depends on the gig. I've seen them four times. On two gigs they were pretty bad IMO. When they opened up for Metallica last year they where pretty good, and when i saw them headline on The Hunter-tour, they where awesome.
Troy is probably the most reliable vocalist they have, while Brent can be pretty awful at times. Brann is pretty good as well, but he doesn't sing as much as the other two guys.
I think recently they've been more consistent with their vocals live.
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I think recently they've been more consistent with their vocals live.
As far as I know, Brent is doing vocal trainings and you can really see the positive results compared to his quite awful performance a couple of years ago.
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Guess I'll mention this again: I'm seeing these guys live on the 6th of June. How are they live?
Due to the flood in our region, the show yesterday was cancelled. :(
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We'll probably record in September, maybe…I'm guessing. But nothing is set in stone at the moment. We're pretty close, as far as our demos are concerned. We're getting there.
:caffeine:
https://www.metalinjection.net/upcoming-releases/mastodon-hoping-to-enter-the-studio-in-september-to-record-new-album
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Okay. This really is sad. Their sound for Mayhem is just awful, and nobody really rocked out, except a few of us. They we're pissed, and it seems to happen at all Mayhem shows. I sure hope its the crowd that's lame cause they were pretty good musically.
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So I have Crack the Skye and it's been growing a lot on me recently. Where does everyone suggest I go next in Mastodon's catalog?
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Leviathan.
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Blood Mountain is my favorite Mastodon record so that's my recommendation.
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lifesblood
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Blood Mountain if you don't mind some heavier and crazier stuff. Otherwise The Hunter.
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Both The Hunter and Blood Mountain.
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Leviathan.
This.
Blood Mountain is probably proggier and a bit closer to Crack the Skye, but it's not as good and also has the dubious honor of having my least favorite Mastodon song on it. Leviathan is a thoroughly great album with some ripping songs.
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Leviathan.
This.
Blood Mountain is probably proggier and a bit closer to Crack the Skye, but it's not as good and also has the dubious honor of having my least favorite Mastodon song on it. Leviathan is a thoroughly great album with some ripping songs.
Which one?
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"Bladecatcher."
That song is annoying as all hell. I hit the skip button as soon as I hear it.
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"Bladecatcher."
That song is annoying as all hell. I hit the skip button as soon as I hear it.
:'(
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"Bladecatcher."
That song is annoying as all hell. I hit the skip button as soon as I hear it.
:'(
This. I think it's cool and unique.
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'Cool' and 'unique' hardly makes it enjoyable to listen to.
At least to me.
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I love the effect they put on their voices, and the riffs are molten lava deliciousness. Absolutely killer track if you ask me.
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'Cool' and 'unique' hardly makes it enjoyable to listen to.
At least to me.
+ it's great musically ;D
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'Cool' and 'unique' hardly makes it enjoyable to listen to.
At least to me.
+ it's great musically ;D
Yeah, okay.
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Leviathan used to be my favourite Mastodon album, but I *THINK* Blood Mountain has taken the cake recently. Just so awesome.
Even Bladecatcher. Those guitar riffs are so catchy.
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So who saw Monsters University and headbanged to the five seconds of "Island" that played in the movie? I know I did. :metal
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So who saw Monsters University and headbanged to the five seconds of "Island" that played in the movie? I know I did. :metal
I was laughing so hard when that came on, and yes I did head bang a little
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So... finally got a chance to see these guys live @ The Orange Peel in Asheville, NC. I've had to miss them every time they've been around the last few years and I'm kicking myself for missing them with other acts like Alice in Chains, Deftones, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Ghost etc. but at the very least, now I can finally say that I beheld the behemoth; MASTODON! :metal
It was the band's last tour date before heading back home and then getting back in the studio to finish up recording their new album which I've seen them mention for Spring 2014, UGH such a wait!. They've already done some studio work and supposedly already written a lot of the music that will be on the album. With it being the last tour date and not too far from home for the band they had many family members and friends in the audience and backstage/stage side (I think Troy's wife was there with his son who was sporting a superman cape). Being the headlining band (opening bands were USX (U.S. Christmas), and ASG), they were able to play a fairly long set, performing about 20 songs.
Setlist:
1. Black Tongue
2. Crystal Skull
3. Dry Bone Valley
4. Thickening
5. Megalodon
6. Oblivion
7. The Hunter
8. Octopus Has No Friends
9. Stargasm
10. Blasteroid
11. Crack the Skye
12. All the Heavy Lifting
13. Spectrelight
14. Bedazzled Fingernails
15. Curl of the Burl
16. Iron Tusk
17. March of the Fire Ants
18. Blood and Thunder
19. The Sparrow
I was up front and got some cool photos and one video (before security gave me the throat slash sign after I suppose they became aware I was videoing). The video is "Oblivion"... be sure to check it out as Brent Hinds walks right up to me to deliver a face melting solo to us all! (@ about the 3:50 mark). Going to post about 10 photos here from the show (hope that's cool by everyone?) and a link to the video on youtube.
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Video: Mastodon - Oblivion (Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel 8/14/13): https://youtu.be/9OI16OpoBtM
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Cool :tup
Seems like Brent went back to his Blood Mountain hairstyle.
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They're all looking great! Especially Bill :blush
Man, I can't wait for some new material from them! Especially if Brent's hairstyle means he's thinking in line with Blood Mountain again :biggrin:
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As much as I love Blood Mountain, I'd rather have him thinking in line with Crack The Skye ;)
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An even better outcome would be BM+CtS
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Brent looks so much better with short hair :P
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No way :lol
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Mastodon appear to be turning into one of those bands that don't put out bad albums.
The Hunter was written and recorded in the studio in a hurry with barely any material and it's still awesome.
For this new album they're taking their time again and demoing everything beforehand like with Crack The Skye so
I have high hopes.
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So, which album should I start with? Seems like Crack The Skye is the fan favorite, but is it a good place to start with Mastodon, or would I be better off starting with one of their earlier albums?
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If you're into really heavy, start with Leviathan. If you're into melodic and accessible, start with The Hunter. If you're into progressive, start with Crack the Skye. I guess, I dunno. ;D
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Crack The Skye without a doubt. It's the most consistent, and although it's pretty "progressive", I still find it very accessible. Maybe also The Hunter, although that one is less awesome (still really good) and a lot more straight forward. CTS was my first Mastodon album and I think it's a good choice as an introduction to the band.
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Alright, thanks for the tips. :)
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So, which album should I start with? Seems like Leviathan is the fan favorite, but is it a good place to start with Mastodon, or would I be better off starting with one of their earlier albums?
FTFY
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Blood Mountain>Crack The Skye>Leviathan>The Hunter>Remission>Call Of the Mastodon
That'd be the order I go and it happens to be my rankings as well :P
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Leviathan and Crack The Skye seem to be loved fairly equally.
Though usually not by the same people.
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So, which album should I start with? Seems like Crack The Skye is the fan favorite, but is it a good place to start with Mastodon, or would I be better off starting with one of their earlier albums?
That's where I started. It's a great entry point if you prefer a little more prog.
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Just listen to Hearts Alive and be hooked!
You know, hooks, megalodons, seabeasts
fail "trying to be funny" attempt
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From a prog metal lover's perspective, Crack the Skye is their most even album at walking a line between sludge and prog. I'd recommend it as a start since it is rather proggy but still representative of Mastodon.
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Well, for clarification, I really don't listen to very much prog. That's not to say that I don't enjoy the genre, because I do, but my background is much more metal than prog.
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Then you might try Blood Mountain. Very unique album, pretty heavy, some prog influence, and better songwriting than on Leviathan IMO. Although CTS is really not an overly proggy album either, so I'd still recommend that one as an introduction to the band. And I think it's a lot easier to get into than BM.
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I think anyone who hasn't given Remission at least 10 full devoted listenings is depriving themselves of the true Mastodon experience.
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I started with Leviathan. I was hooked instantly so maybe start there.
Then the production will only get better as you go on.
However - the same will be true if you start with Remission too.
But Remission has barely any clean singing on whilst Leviathan onwards has progressively more clean singing and the music gets slightly less heavy.
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Then the production will only get better as you go on.
Except for Crack The Skye. That album sounds like ass.
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Then the production will only get better as you go on.
Except for Crack The Skye. That album sounds like ass.
.... wut
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Then the production will only get better as you go on.
Except for Crack The Skye. That album sounds like ass.
(https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/forumavatars/avatar_5827_1339039924.gif)
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Crack the Sky indeed sounds like ass. Great songwriting but terrible production. It sounds thin, lifeless and dull.
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I have no problem at all with that album's production.
I do like The Hunter though. The drums sound amazing on that album.
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Blood Mountain is the best-sounding Mastodon album imo, it's got the rawness and balls of the first two albums mixed with the crisp, clear production of The Hunter.
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Blood Mountain is the best-sounding Mastodon album imo, it's got the rawness and balls of the first two albums mixed with the crisp, clear production of The Hunter.
Okay, I agree with this. Blood Mountain Master Race.
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1. Remission
2. Leviathan
3. Lifesblood
4. Crack the Skye
5. Blood Mountain
6. The Hunter
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I can't rank the albums. They're all brilliant in their own way. It would change on a daily basis.
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Finally got around to getting Blood Mountain and The Hunter based on everyone's recommendations. Loving both of them. Mastodon may be my favorite musical discovery of the year. Gotta digest these, and the several other new albums I've gotten recently, then I'll pick up the rest of their albums.
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1. Leviathan
2. Remission
3. Blood Mountain
4. Call of the Mastodon
5. The Hunter
6. Crack the Skye
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:hefdaddy
Crack The Skye
Leviathan
Blood Mountain
The Hunter
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Remissions
Call Of The Mastodon
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I'll just leave this here :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC2zcKJl0Zc&feature=youtu.be
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That's epic! Too bad it's only digital.
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:caffeine:
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That's epic! Too bad it's only digital.
Yes i'd love a physical copy - but if it's digital only it may be cheaper. :)
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A DVD would have been cool too.
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I'm amazed that I just got into this band. They're amazing! :metal :tup I've listened to all five of their studio albums at least once so far, though I've listened to a couple of them multiple times. Currently my rankings are:
1. Leviathan
2. Blood Mountain
3. Crack the Skye
4. The Hunter
5. Remission
That being said, I think that all five of them are great and I suspect they'll continue to grow on me with repeated listens.
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I gotta say, the more I listen to all of these Mastodon albums, the more I'm reminded of the days when I first got into metal in 2007. Back when I didn't care as much about vocals and just focused on the music as a whole.
The biggest thing I remember from that time was this one night back in the December of that year and my family went out into Honolulu to do some volunteer work at a small rundown homeless shelter somewhere in the middle of the city's own personal Chinatown. My dad had just been deployed to Iraq a few days before and I was stuck with my mom and my younger sister for the following six months.
We lived on another part of the island, so we had a pretty long drive to get that shelter- first from our house to the church at Pearl Harbor and from Pearl Harbor to the shelter. Back then, I listened to Dio-era Black Sabbath, Megadeth and was getting into old school Metallica. On the long drives there and back, as well as whatever brief moments I had away from the volunteer work, I listened to Ride the Lightning over and over again. I still remember listening to "Fade to Black" that night as the church bus drove on the highway with the city lights flying by.
Obviously I moved away to other bands and albums over time, but those early days were the first steps to where I am today. And now I'm here in college and listening to Leviathan and I'm having that same feeling I had back that night when I listened to RtL. Absolutely surreal stuff...
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My apologies for triple posting in this thread, but the band just made an update on their upcoming album. Sounds like this will be an interesting album, as always with Mastodon! :hefdaddy :tup Also, it looks like this album is going to be produced by Nick Raskulinecz. Hope it sounds as great sonically as Rush's Snakes and Arrows album did!
In recent years, when the members of metal riff crushers Mastodon were on the road, they turned to an unexpected source for inspiration: Stevie Wonder.
"Every night before we went onstage, we used to put on a video of Stevie Wonder, live in '72 on a New York public access show, and then Stevie live in '75 on a German music show," reveals drummer Brann Dailor as he sits in a van after a band rehearsal. "Watching Stevie Wonder, he gets there, and it doesn't seem hard for him. It just puts me in that mindset where it's more of a spiritual realm of going on the stage as opposed to taking it for granted."
The drummer says that watching Wonder in his prime – and watching concert films in general – is what inspired the group, in part, to film a February 2012 gig at the O2 Academy Brixton in London when the quartet was deep into a tour supporting their most recent album, The Hunter. At the time, the 5,000 or so metalheads who filled the venue was the largest audience the band had played for as a headliner. Now the group's 97-minute set is coming out as the digital-only video and audio release Mastodon Live at Brixton.
Over a year later, Dailor still recalls the show fondly, using words like "amazing" and "pretty fantastic." Knowing that the show would be a milestone for the group, Mastodon planned ahead and booked a camera crew to capture it. "It's a cool thing for us to have a pro-shot thing now that sounds really good and sees us really digging into our material and being Mastodon," he says. "It's a good opportunity to present the live experience of seeing our band, because we are a live band."
Although the show contains many highlights, including the group's sweaty, guitar-dueling anthem "Blood and Thunder" and their recent, cucumber-cool "Curl of the Burl" single, the standout is the finale. The set contains 23 songs but feels like less of a workout since Mastodon has the tendency to "Ramones it," as Dailor puts it, going from one song to the next with a "less talk, more rock" attitude. After pummeling their way to a well-deserved break, they returned to the stage so Dailor could drum and take lead vocals on the catchy, hard-rock-leaning Hunter track "Creature Lives."
As green lasers light the audience, he begins his lyrics about an "Iron Man" or "Jeremy"-type character who feels unloved and retreats "into the swamp from which he spawned." But Mastodon could hardly relate, since the 5,000 headbangers in the audience raise their hands and sing along on the song's "whoa" chorus breaks, and members of the tour's supporting acts – art-metal terrorists the Dillinger Escape Plan and stoner-metal troupe Red Fang – mount the stage to join in.
"We never had a real sing-along kind of song before," Dailor says, looking back. "When I wrote it, in my head, I remember driving around thinking about that." Midway through the performance, red balloons descend from the rafters – an event the drummer says occurred only in London. "That's expensive, them balloons," he says with a laugh. "You gotta have somebody come and rig 'em up in the ceiling and drop them – it costs money."
As of August, the group has ended touring in support of The Hunter. Currently, Mastodon's focus is on writing their as-yet-untitled sixth full-length. They'd begun writing a bit during a tour-free gap between November 2012 and this past May, during which vocalist-guitarist Brent Hinds told reporters he was writing "spooky sounding," "Radiohead-ish" music for the band. But a European trek and a run on the main stage of this summer's Mayhem Festival stymied their progress. Looking back, the drummer doesn't mind the break from songwriting.
"In all honesty, I didn't feel like we were ready before Mayhem Fest," he says. "When we got back, it wasn't too hard to get back into writing. In my head, I worry so much about the music, like, 'Is it going to come together?' But it will be ready when it's ready. It's pretty much ready right now."
In a couple of weeks, Mastodon will be entering the studio with producer Nick Raskulinecz, who has helmed LPs for Foo Fighters, Rush and others. Explaining the choice, Dailor unleashes a litany of rationales: "He's a rock guy. He's a rocker. He likes to rock." Most important, "He's done a bunch of our friends' records that sound great," Dailor says. "I'm a fan of all the Deftones records he's done, all the Alice in Chains stuff, and he worked with Queens of the Stone Age on [their 2002 album] Songs for the Deaf."
So far Mastodon have written about 18 or 19 songs, but Dailor says the group "needs to trim the herd." Though he's cagey about specifics, he says the songs reflect Mastodon's inclination for trying new things, considering their career has found them transition from playing sludge metal to prog metal to hard rock.
"It's gonna be massive and insane, lots of epic greatness," he says. "There will be lots of huge riffs and new directions. It's real weird, real math-y, real straightforward. It's up, down and all around." He laughs. "It's a culmination of everything for the band. The snowball keeps rolling and collecting snow."
Asked whether Mastodon has been channeling any of the Stevie Wonder mentality in songwriting, he replies in the affirmative. "He's just in the moment and he loves it so much," Dailor says. "It's like, oh, man, I want that. The four of us try to go all the way there. Since we are the only ones that we can please genuinely, that's what we try to do."
But for all of Dailor's turns of phrase and philosophizing, his demeanor grows suddenly serious. "There's very few things that anybody can do to stop a Mastodon record from being born," he says. "And this thing's gonna get born, OK? And there's nothing anybody can do about it. We're ready to lay them shits down. We're ready to rock."
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mastodon-detail-weird-next-record-and-new-live-release-20131120
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:metal cool stuff. I'm sure it will be fantastic as usual.
6 or 7 albums in 14 years. That's the way to do it. I hope they always keep up their schedule of an album every 2.5 years.
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:metal cool stuff. I'm sure it will be fantastic as usual.
Agreed. That said, I am hoping we get just a little bit more Brann on main vocals on this album. I'd love to hear a more balanced share of vocals from him, Troy and Brent.
6 or 7 albums in 14 years. That's the way to do it. I hope they always keep up their schedule of an album every 2.5 years.
Yeah, I really like the band's work ethic.
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Dream Theater and Therapy? have also put out a ton of albums in their career.
I can think of many bands who have put out less than a handful of albums in the same time.
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Dream Theater and Therapy? have also put out a ton of albums in their career.
I can think of many bands who have put out less than a handful of albums in the same time.
That's an excellent point. I wish more bands were as active as in making and releasing albums as Mastodon and DT are.
BTW, I'm just now checking out that bonus track 'Deathbound' off of The Hunter, and apparently Bill did lead vocals on that song. :omg: I'm seriously surprised he doesn't do lead vocals in the band more often, he's great! It'd be awesome for the whole band to share lead vocals on the new album! :metal :hefdaddy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=710UyJF7C48
I also found that 'song' the band did for the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie that came out awhile back, and I was wondering who did the King Diamond-esque vocals for that song. Does anyone here know? Or did King Diamond actually contribute the song for their song too?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhfjcM1PnmY
EDIT: I just double-checked and apparently Brann did the King Diamond vocals and Brent did the thrashier vocals. Huh. I could see Brann doing the KD vocals, but I figured Troy did the other vocals. :lol Call me redundant, but it'd be awesome for them to do that a little more often on their more 'serious' albums. :lol
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I love how Mastodon are primarily a metal band but aren't afraid to put experimental songs on albums and just be goofy.
I may eat my words but I can't imagine many other bands being as at once heavy as they are but at the same time can be as goofy and original
and down to earth as they are.
Plus I also love how each album is a it different and they didn't just redo Blood Mountain every two years.
And yeah - Bill's growls are amazing. He does " White Whale - Holy Grail " live and it's br00tal !
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I love how Mastodon are primarily a metal band but aren't afraid to put experimental songs on albums and just be goofy.
I may eat my words but I can't imagine many other bands being as at once heavy as they are but at the same time can be as goofy and original
and down to earth as they are.
Plus I also love how each album is a it different and they didn't just redo Blood Mountain every two years.
And yeah - Bill's growls are amazing. He does " White Whale - Holy Grail " live and it's br00tal !
Yeah, personality-wise, the guys in Mastodon really remind me of the guys in Rush. Really goofy but smart and talented people.
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But for all of Dailor's turns of phrase and philosophizing, his demeanor grows suddenly serious. "There's very few things that anybody can do to stop a Mastodon record from being born," he says. "And this thing's gonna get born, OK? And there's nothing anybody can do about it. We're ready to lay them shits down. We're ready to rock."
why'd he get so serious? who's he think is trying to stop them?!
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But for all of Dailor's turns of phrase and philosophizing, his demeanor grows suddenly serious. "There's very few things that anybody can do to stop a Mastodon record from being born," he says. "And this thing's gonna get born, OK? And there's nothing anybody can do about it. We're ready to lay them shits down. We're ready to rock."
why'd he get so serious? who's he think is trying to stop them?!
My guesses are
1. Our Dark Lord Cthulu
2. Dick Cheney
3. A new Ice Age
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Don't sleep on the proletariat either...
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/mastodon-slam-into-dry-bone-valley-premiere-20131202 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/mastodon-slam-into-dry-bone-valley-premiere-20131202)
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I watched that yesterday, very good performance!
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/mastodon-churn-out-riffs-in-black-tongue-live-premiere-20131205 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/mastodon-churn-out-riffs-in-black-tongue-live-premiere-20131205)
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https://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/exclusive-troy-sanders-of-mastodon-talks-live-at-brixton-new-album-killer-be-killed-and-more/10856760?utm_source=jtd
Recording has officially begun ! :metal :metal
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:metal
Live At Brixton is out on iTunes, and the audio is also on Spotify!
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https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/mastodon-pass-the-baton-on-curl-of-the-burl-premiere-20131209 (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/videos/mastodon-pass-the-baton-on-curl-of-the-burl-premiere-20131209)
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The new Mastodon album is on its way! In fact, if the timeline drummer Brann Dailor gave us during this exclusive interview remains correct, Mastodon have officially finished recording their sixth studio album. Along with that bit of news, Dailor went deep into what fans can expect from the highly anticipated full-length and offered a lot more insight on both the band and himself.
Read More: Mastodon's Brann Dailor on 'Bizarre' New Album, Tour + More | https://loudwire.com/mastodon-brann-dailor-bizarre-new-album-2014-tour-chaotic-drumming-style/?trackback=tsmclip
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The new Mastodon album is on its way! In fact, if the timeline drummer Brann Dailor gave us during this exclusive interview remains correct, Mastodon have officially finished recording their sixth studio album. Along with that bit of news, Dailor went deep into what fans can expect from the highly anticipated full-length and offered a lot more insight on both the band and himself.
Read More: Mastodon's Brann Dailor on 'Bizarre' New Album, Tour + More | https://loudwire.com/mastodon-brann-dailor-bizarre-new-album-2014-tour-chaotic-drumming-style/?trackback=tsmclip
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I read that earlier today! :metal So far, Bill has compared the album to Remission and The Hunter and Brann compared it to Blood Mountain (which, when you think about it, kinda IS like a cross between Remission and The Hunter). So at the very least, it sounds like this will be the heaviest album that the band has made in awhile. I can dig it. :tup
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Sounds awesome! I still need to pick up The Hunter, though.
(and every one of their albums not called Crack The Skye :lol )
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Sounds awesome! I still need to pick up The Hunter, though.
(and every one of their albums not called Crack The Skye :lol )
Definitely check out Blood Mountain :metal
And I'm really exited for the new one!
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Oh yeah, the new one should be good. Really looking forward to that one! :metal
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If they made every future album in Remission's style, I'd die a happy man. I wanna like The Hunter but it just hasn't done shit for me and half of its songs have me just waiting for them to be over. Basically, as long as they never make another Blood Mountain or The Hunter, I doubt I'll stop buying their shit but they're nearly reaching DT status in the way I buy their albums with naive optimism and am completely bored with it in less than six months.
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Blood Mountain's my favourite Mastodon album :angel:
I'm not that keen on The Hunter though. I really like about 3 tracks and the rest I find a bit "meh".
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I've tried many times to get into the Hunter but it never seems to work for me. I always go back to you thinking that I must be missing something, but same as Floyd, I just end up wanting to turn it off.
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I still love The Hunter :)
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The Hunter isn't bad, I like it a fair bit personally. But it isn't my favorite Mastodon album.
On the other hand, I wouldn't want every album in the band's discography to be like Remission either; the diversity in each album is part of what I love about the band. No matter what sort of mood I'm in, there's a good chance that I'll be in the right mood to listen to at least one of their albums. That wouldn't be the case if all of the albums just followed in the path of Remission.
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The Hunter isn't bad, I like it a fair bit personally. But it isn't my favorite Mastodon album.
On the other hand, I wouldn't want every album in the band's discography to be like Remission either; the diversity in each album is part of what I love about the band. No matter what sort of mood I'm in, there's a good chance that I'll be in the right mood to listen to at least one of their albums. That wouldn't be the case if all of the albums just followed in the path of Remission.
^^^^ :tup ^^^^
I'm still a really big fan of The Hunter, but I love all their other albums too. I can find enough distinct differences in each album to find one that fits what I prefer to listen to in just about any moment.
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I agree with what Mister Gold said.
Wow, that sounded pretty awesome tbh.
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^^^^ :tup ^^^^
I'm still a really big fan of The Hunter, but I love all their other albums too. I can find enough distinct differences in each album to find one that fits what I prefer to listen to in just about any moment.
Yeah, exactly. It's very rare for me to not be in the mood for a Mastodon album. :biggrin:
I agree with what Mister Gold said.
Wow, that sounded pretty awesome tbh.
:lol Wow, I'm honored! Thanks! :tup
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Yeah, well, it's so close to 'Mister Bond' that it almost has to sound awesome :lol
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I've tried many times to get into the Hunter but it never seems to work for me. I always go back to you thinking that I must be missing something, but same as Floyd, I just end up wanting to turn it off.
The Hunter has a handful of great songs but they're either ones that sound like Mastodon should sound (Black Tongue, Spectrelight) and different but cool sounding (The Sparrow). The rest of the album doesn't feel quite right. The entire thing is assembled like a giant collection of goofy B-sides, much like The Who's Odd Sods.
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It was recorded quickly from mostly half written songs - but being Mastodon they made it awesome anyway.
When a band like Metallica knocks out an album from songs written in the studio - we get St. Anger and Lulu.
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I've tried many times to get into the Hunter but it never seems to work for me. I always go back to you thinking that I must be missing something, but same as Floyd, I just end up wanting to turn it off.
The Hunter has a handful of great songs but they're either ones that sound like Mastodon should sound (Black Tongue, Spectrelight) and different but cool sounding (The Sparrow). The rest of the album doesn't feel quite right. The entire thing is assembled like a giant collection of goofy B-sides, much like The Who's Odd Sods.
I almost kinda like it for that reason. :lol
The Hunter is not my favorite Mastodon album but it does sit comfortably right in the middle.
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After Crack The Skye - they understandably didn't want to do another gruelling concept album.
It was a year to write - then they recorded it once to iron out all the bumps. Then they recorded it properly. Must have been exhausting.
Brann even had one planned out and nobody wanted to go through that again.
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I've tried many times to get into the Hunter but it never seems to work for me. I always go back to you thinking that I must be missing something, but same as Floyd, I just end up wanting to turn it off.
The Hunter has a handful of great songs but they're either ones that sound like Mastodon should sound (Black Tongue, Spectrelight) and different but cool sounding (The Sparrow). The rest of the album doesn't feel quite right. The entire thing is assembled like a giant collection of goofy B-sides, much like The Who's Odd Sods.
That's exactly what it sounds like.
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It was recorded quickly from mostly half written songs - but being Mastodon they made it awesome anyway.
When a band like Metallica knocks out an album from songs written in the studio - we get St. Anger and Lulu.
Being better at slapping something together than a half-hearted Metallica is far from establishing an album as good in any way.
After Crack The Skye - they understandably didn't want to do another gruelling concept album.
It was a year to write - then they recorded it once to iron out all the bumps. Then they recorded it properly. Must have been exhausting.
Brann even had one planned out and nobody wanted to go through that again.
There's a veritable canyon's worth of different styles of albums and album lengths between casually-thrown-together and grandiose concept. As in every other album they've ever released except for the two used in this comparison.
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TL:DR you don't like The Hunter ?
I don't see the problem with them putting out a fun album with silly titles and subject matter after putting out essentially 4 concept albums in a row.
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I don't think Remission or Blood Mountain are concepts. Also, you kind of keep refuting points I'm not even making. My problem with The Hunter is I consider it a boring mess with not even one go-to song. I hate 8VM but can at least enjoy Panic Attack and, occasionally, TROAE. TH being a "fun" album is the quick excuse by its apologists. I always see people using that angle to incorrectly imply that TH dissentors only want Mastodon to make music specifically tailored to their tastes. No, I just wanna not regret wasting money on something I get zero enjoymeny out of. IMO, the songs just weren't there at all and nothing about their method of writing and recording it influenced my opinion. The severely-below-par output did.
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I really like The Hunter and think it's a great and fun album. I really enjoy the wackiness of it, which I feel like has been pretty much present in Mastodon all along but is really prominent on The Hunter. I admire Mastodon for being another band that creates albums which are really different to each other while the band still has a trademark style/sound.
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IIRC Blood Mountain is a concept album.
There's nothing wrong with liking The Hunter because it's less serious than prior albums and nobody is an apologist for doing so. I wouldn't like it if all their albums were like it from now on. THAT would be disappointing.
Personally I think Remission is one big block of boring with maybe only a few songs that are at all memorable but I'm not going to say that anyone who likes it only does so because it's their most brutal album. That would be silly.
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I don't think Remission or Blood Mountain are concepts. Also, you kind of keep refuting points I'm not even making. My problem with The Hunter is I consider it a boring mess with not even one go-to song. I hate 8VM but can at least enjoy Panic Attack and, occasionally, TROAE. TH being a "fun" album is the quick excuse by its apologists. I always see people using that angle to incorrectly imply that TH dissentors only want Mastodon to make music specifically tailored to their tastes. No, I just wanna not regret wasting money on something I get zero enjoymeny out of. IMO, the songs just weren't there at all and nothing about their method of writing and recording it influenced my opinion. The severely-below-par output did.
Your not liking it any way does not subtract from me thinking it's a fun album. I can't believe you don't even like The Title Track or even The Sparrow.
The band have even gone on record as saying it's a fun album so it's not just " apologists ".
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IIRC Blood Mountain is a concept album.
Yep. It involves a guy tasked with taking a crystal skull to the top of the actual Blood Mountain. It has a narrative. Plus it represents the Earth element.
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I don't think Remission or Blood Mountain are concepts.
Blood Mountain is totally a concept album; it's a tale of a failed Hero's Journey. It even references Joseph Campbell's The Hero With A Thousand Faces in some of the lyrics, such as "The Wolf Is Loose."
Also, you kind of keep refuting points I'm not even making. My problem with The Hunter is I consider it a boring mess with not even one go-to song. I hate 8VM but can at least enjoy Panic Attack and, occasionally, TROAE. TH being a "fun" album is the quick excuse by its apologists.
Okay, that's fine. You're entitled to your opinion and I totally understand not wanting to waste money on an album that you end up regretting having ever purchased.
Having said that...
I always see people using that angle to incorrectly imply that TH dissentors only want Mastodon to make music specifically tailored to their tastes.
Dude. You yourself have made posts here about how you would rather Mastodon only making albums that follow in the path of Remission. I even have a quote ready from you.
If they made every future album in Remission's style, I'd die a happy man.
Sure, obviously that's not the case for everyone who was disappointed by The Hunter, but this kinda takes away some credibility on your personal stance.
IIRC Blood Mountain is a concept album.
There's nothing wrong with liking The Hunter because it's less serious than prior albums and nobody is an apologist for doing so. I wouldn't like it if all their albums were like it from now on. THAT would be disappointing.
Personally I think Remission is one big block of boring with maybe only a few songs that are at all memorable but I'm not going to say that anyone who likes it only does so because it's their most brutal album. That would be silly.
Yeah, Remission took quite a long time for me to get into, as did Crack the Skye. But ultimately, I found both albums to be very rewarding listens and made me appreciate Mastodon even more. As I said yesterday, the differences with each album is a big part of why I love Mastodon as a band.
I also have to agree that I'd be incredibly disappointed if every album Mastodon did from here on out were like The Hunter for that reason. It's totally a fun album. Reminds me a bit of certain Judas Priest albums in that the music is heavy and awesome, but thinking isn't really required too much for it either.
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I never challenged whether or not Mastodon said that. By "apologists" I meant people who persistently deflect the criticisms by refuting a stance I wasn't making in the first place. Folks keep trying to make it into this being a case of the dissentors not getting what Mastodon's intent was with the album as though we'll like it better if we change our perspective whereas the reality is that many of us have listened to it numerous times and just don't like it for what it is regardless of context. I've probably given it a dozen full spins and don't even have one song on it I'd choose to listen to it for. Some of my biggest at-their-time-of-release disappointments ever were Load, No Code (Pearl Jam), 8VM, and Heritage. All of those still had at least one song I legitimately enjoyed once I had a few spins with them so while TH isn't my least favorite album ever, the lack of having anything to look forward to on it makes it an absolute dud for me. Mastodon's creative motivation for it has zero bearing on changing my level of enjoyment for something as unfulfilling to me as it is.
You're also exaggerating my Remission comment if you think that statement means I specifically want them to just cater to me. I think a decent chunk of this forum would be quite alright with DT making a bunch of albums in IAW's style (in its style, not identical mind you) though that obviously doesn't mean they're specifically expecting them to do so.
I notice the same obstinate generalizing mindset with Cynic fans on here when I pine for the style on Focus. It seems like just cuz the consensus here is that both bands have gotten "better" as time's gone by while decreasing their heaviness and increasing their implementation of progressive themes that when people like me yearn for the earlier, heavier styles of the bands, y'all make this sweeping generalization that we want a carbon copy of the same album for the long haul. To clarify, I love Opeth's first eight albums because they did exactly what I wish Mastodon and Cynic had. They had a very awesome sound and used it on every one of those eight albums except for Damnation. THAT's what I'm aiming at. Notice how a band can have a distinctive style without radically altering it and it doesn't get stagnant?
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TL;DR
:metal The Hunter is awesome.
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You deserve EVERY bit of mockery you get in the AM thread if you're gonna make a mocking post like that.
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I never challenged whether or not Mastodon said that. By "apologists" I meant people who persistently deflect the criticisms by refuting a stance I wasn't making in the first place. Folks keep trying to make it into this being a case of the dissentors not getting what Mastodon's intent was with the album as though we'll like it better if we change our perspective whereas the reality is that many of us have listened to it numerous times and just don't like it for what it is regardless of context. I've probably given it a dozen full spins and don't even have one song on it I'd choose to listen to it for. Some of my biggest at-their-time-of-release disappointments ever were Load, No Code (Pearl Jam), 8VM, and Heritage. All of those still had at least one song I legitimately enjoyed once I had a few spins with them so while TH isn't my least favorite album ever, the lack of having anything to look forward to on it makes it an absolute dud for me. Mastodon's creative motivation for it has zero bearing on changing my level of enjoyment for something as unfulfilling to me as it is.
You're also exaggerating my Remission comment if you think that statement means I specifically want them to just cater to me. I think a decent chunk of this forum would be quite alright with DT making a bunch of albums in IAW's style (in its style, not identical mind you) though that obviously doesn't mean they're specifically expecting them to do so.
I notice the same obstinate generalizing mindset with Cynic fans on here when I pine for the style on Focus. It seems like just cuz the consensus here is that both bands have gotten "better" as time's gone by while decreasing their heaviness and increasing their implementation of progressive themes that when people like me yearn for the earlier, heavier styles of the bands, y'all make this sweeping generalization that we want a carbon copy of the same album for the long haul. To clarify, I love Opeth's first eight albums because they did exactly what I wish Mastodon and Cynic had. They had a very awesome sound and used it on every one of those eight albums except for Damnation. THAT's what I'm aiming at. Notice how a band can have a distinctive style without radically altering it and it doesn't get stagnant?
If I recall correctly, you dislike Crack The Skye, yes? But that's hardly a radial departure from their sound, just a bit of a refinement.
And besides, why shouldn't they radically alter their sound? It's their music, they can do what they want with it.
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No, I like Crack the Skye. Also, I didn't say they shouldn't alter their sound. I was pointing out how the people who try to act like its impossible for a band to have a consistent sound without it becoming stagnant were pretty off their rocker in that assertion.
Also, CtS is a fairly big departure. The guitars are quite a bit less distorted, the vocals are far less gritty than any album preceding it, and the songs are way longer than usual.
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I'm on my way back home :metal
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No, I like Crack the Skye. Also, I didn't say they shouldn't alter their sound. I was pointing out how the people who try to act like its impossible for a band to have a consistent sound without it becoming stagnany were pretty off their rocker in that assertion.
Also, CtS is a fairly big departure. The guitars are quite a bit less distorted, the vocals are far less gritty than any album preceding it, and the songs are way longer than usual.
Huh. I have no idea why I thought that, then. :lol
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I like Remission and Leviathan a lot better than it and it's kind of a coinflip with Lifesblood. Maybe you saw my rankings once and only saw two albums beneath it.
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Details are starting to pop up on the new album! :biggrin:
What song that you've written means the most to you up to this point?
Bill Kelliher: I don't know. I'd have to say it's something off of our new album. There's a song called "High Road". I wrote the music. The lyrics were written by Brann Dailor. I think it's going to be a single. It was a riff I wrote in my sober time. I was feeling really good about it. I actually wrote it on a James Hetfield model ESP. It's the "Snake Bite" guitar. I was sitting in my hotel room in Luxembourg because we had a couple of days off there. It's a very simple, easy, and heavy riff. I didn't think it would catch on with anybody else, but Brann was like, "I hear some really cool vocals there!" It just blossomed into this huge six-minute song with cool leads. They're not solos, but leads in the middle of the song I put together my song. It's something I worked really hard on. It's new and fresh. I'm excited for it to come out and have other people hear it and let me know what they think.
Read more at https://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/interview-mastodon-gojira-and-kvelertak-talk-2014-tour/10864116#jScjqXiFdhgJdbir.99
About half an hour southwest of downtown Nashville, in the bucolic outskirts of Franklin, Tennessee, amid horse farms and split-rail fences, you'll find Rock Falcon Studios. It's here that Atlanta's prog-metal behemoths Mastodon have been holed up to track their forthcoming sixth studio album with noted rock producer Nick Raskulinecz, known for his work with Foo Fighters, Alice in Chains, Deftones and Rush, among others. And according to drummer Brann Dailor, who shares vocal and songwriting duties with his bandmates, Mastodon has spent more time creating this album than any prior record — and therein lies the record's theme.
"It's not necessarily a concept," he says, "but the concept deals with things that have transpired throughout this past year." With 2011's The Hunter, Mastodon broke away from the concept-album approach they'd mined so intensively on their first four records. This time out, it seems, they'll split the difference. "It's a year, it's a repetition around the sun and everything that's transpired. Some big things have happened to us."
Dailor declines to elaborate, citing the personal nature of those "big things." But this wouldn't be the first time a Mastodon record found at least partial inspiration in very personal events — The Hunter dealt with the accidental death of guitarist Brent Hinds' brother, and 2009's Crack the Skye took its name from Dailor's younger sister Skye, who took her life at age 14.
"I feel like this record is a return to the more visceral exploration of, I don't know, exorcising demons," says Dailor. "It's dark and it's creepy. It's that tool that we're able to use to somewhat better ourselves and make sure that we don't lose it."
Regarding the creative headspace he and his bandmates have occupied in making this record, Dailor refers to Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Shining as well as Roman Polanski's Rosemary's Baby. (When recording 2006's Blood Mountain, he points out, Mastodon was all about Alejandro Jodorowsky's El Topo and Santa Sangre.)
But this record isn't all Kubrickian darkness and pastoral isolation. "It's gonna be a summer release, so I feel like it needs to be amped," Dailor says. "I don't feel like it needs to be slow, and doom and gloom. That's a winter album. We were actually talking about that earlier, like, 'Why don't we take some of the stuff that's really moody and slow and do, like, a winter EP?'"
With 15 tracks in the can — Dailor says they'll trim two or three of those, or as many as it takes to get the album down to roughly an hour — the band hopes to offer a little of everything from the Mastodon wheelhouse.
"We have a few really kickass rock'n'roll songs on here," Dailor says. "We have the metal, the heavy-heavy. We have the totally whacked-out and bizarre. And then we have the super-hooky, big-chorus stuff that's still bizarre and still Mastodon — but it's super catchy. It's wild, all over the place. There's a lot of variety."
Sitting in the driver's seat of Mastodon's touring van, which is parked in the gravel drive that snakes behind Rock Falcon, Dailor previews three rough mixes in the van's CD player: "Tread Lightly," which is replete with familiar shredding; "Buzzard's Guts" (a working title, says Dailor), with a chorus that promises, "This time, things'll work out just fine," before sliding into a proggy breakdown; and "Scent of Bitter Almonds," a dreamier and more disjointed exploration. Dailor also says that "Aunt Lisa," "the craziest song on the record," was inspired by the drummer's own "wild" aunt and features a "crazy robot vocal" from bassist Troy Sanders.
Taking a full year to make this record and tracking it in such a distraction-free setting, says Dailor, has allowed Mastodon to give each song the attention it deserves. "It just takes sitting down with it and giving it the proper attention. Each song has received the royal treatment."
https://www.spin.com/articles/mastodon-new-album-interview/
I'm definitely getting a "Remission meets The Hunter" vibe from those titles and a "Blood Mountain" vibe from the musical descriptions. :lol :metal :tup :hefdaddy
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That really sounds epic :metal
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That really sounds epic :metal
Indeed it does. I'm especially curious and excited to hear "Scent of Bitter Almonds" and "Aunt Lisa" in particular. I also like that the band looked to Stanley Kubrick for influence on this album. :tup :hefdaddy
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We officially have an album title: Once More Around the Sun! :metal
Mastodon has one of the most celebrated discographies in modern metal, so any news of a new album is great news. We caught up with bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders to discuss the band’s forthcoming album, Once More Round the Sun, which is slated for a release later this year on Warner Brothers Records.
“The songs all revealed themselves as what we’d hoped they’d sound like,” Sanders told us in February, immediately following the album’s tracking. “It’s big hugs all the way around. The four of us are digging it very heavily.” The album—which took the band from their hometown in Atlanta to Franklin, Tenn., for recording late last year—was just mixed by producer Nick Raskulinecz (Deftones, Rush, Alice in Chains, The Hold Steady). Now the Atlanta quartet is just waiting to solidify a release date.
“The idea was generated before we recorded the title track on the record, but the title was thought up many months ago,” Sanders said earlier this week about Once More Round the Sun. “After we finished the two-year touring cycle on our last record, The Hunter, we were kind of gearing up to go back to our rehearsal space in Atlanta. And we were starting the effort, the time, the blood, the energy, the months of driving, the recording and the long process between recording and the release day.
“In a nutshell: we’re fortunate enough to do this again, but there’s this feeling of this yearly cycle. It’s not a bad thing. We get to go tour a bunch, we get to record a bunch of songs we love. It’s embracing the positive—the wonderful side, to be able to have the same four dudes who love doing what we do so much. And like anything in the Mastodon world, it’s open to interpretation.”
Sanders said the album’s 60-or-so minutes are pure, authentic Mastodon. It launches off as a progression from The Hunter, which saw the band trimming back on song runtimes and pulling away from heavily conceptual pieces like Crack the Skye or Leviathan. “We’re all over the world as far as themes go,” Sanders said. “But there are a few sprinkles of epic goodness.” And with three vocalists—Sanders, drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Brent Hinds—expect a pretty even split from what Sanders dubs traditional Mastodon vocal tag-team.
“A lot of people ask us if it kicks off where The Hunter left off,” he said. “And to a large degree, I suppose yes. We recorded it and took it on the road with us, and then we headed back to our rehearsal space and started working out ideas. I’ve had a lot of time to ingest this record, and it’s solid. It’s a large slab of granite. I’m once again completely proud of these guys.”
Unlike many Mastodon albums of the past, Once More Round the Sun’s sessions left the band with some extra material. The band ended up cutting around 30 minutes of music, which Sanders hopes to see as an additional EP after the album release. “We didn’t want a 90-minute album. We like to record around the 60-minute mark. That’s what our favorite records are. We’re in love with all 15 of [the songs], so they might all see the light of day in some platform or another.”
As far as the songs themselves, Sanders has a few favorites. One includes “Diamonds in the Witch House,” which has an expected guest spot from longtime collaborator Scott Kelly of Neurosis. “I think subconsciously that we’re trying to involve him with every album enough to have a full set of songs eventually,” Sanders said, laughing. “I think his performance is great, his part still gives me chills. That’s a great sign.” Another early standout is “Ember City,” which was the first track Sanders contributed lyrically and vocally in the writing process for Once More Round the Sun.” “But I’m a big fan of every song on the record,” he added.
And with a band that’s got such powerful album covers like Leviathan, Crack the Skye or The Hunter, what can we expect there? Oakland-based artist Skinner, who specializes in “psychedelic nightmare paintings” (his words), will take the reins on Once More Round the Sun. “It’s going to be a work of art for sure. It’s going to be very eye-opening, very striking. It’s from another dimension, and a lot of our music is geared toward that idea—taking you to another planet on songs. It’s out there, and I think it’s incredible.”
Mastodon does not yet have a release date set for Once More Round the Sun, but you can catch them starting late this month on their North American tour.
Sounds interesting! :hefdaddy
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:metal
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Some pretty dope song titles in there :metal
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Hope they preview some new songs on their upcoming tour with Gojira!
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Man I would love to go see that tour, ESPECIALLY because fucking Kvelertak is going to be on it, but with my luck they're not even touching Florida, AGAIN; meanwhile they'll be hitting up Minneapolis for what I think is the third time since I've moved away last year, and now my friend who I showed Kvelertak gets to see them once again(so jealous!); meanwhile I've never gotten to see them.
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Once More Round The Sun
:metal :corn :metal
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Hopefully this one is better than The Hunter. I wish they'd let Bill sing too.
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Hopefully this one is better than The Hunter. I wish they'd let Bill sing too.
Has he even sung a song by himself? I know he does backing vocals live. His growl on Blood and Thunder from Live at Brixton sound awesome IMO.
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Hopefully this one is better than The Hunter. I wish they'd let Bill sing too.
The impression I got was that Bill is choosing not to sing. But I could be wrong.
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He sings lead vocals on Deathbound from The Hunter.
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The guy who's doing the cover art, Skinner, has some amazing stuff: https://www.google.com/search?q=skinner+artist&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=g1k_U5_HEurV2QW8yICoCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=899 (https://www.google.com/search?q=skinner+artist&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=g1k_U5_HEurV2QW8yICoCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=899)
I'm not really a fan of the art for The Hunter, but it looks like we're gonna get something awesome again for this one.
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He sings lead vocals on Deathbound from The Hunter.
Must've been on a special edition of The Hunter. My version doesn't have it.
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It's an unreleased track, but they made a pretty radular music video for it.
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He sings lead vocals on Deathbound from The Hunter.
Must've been on a special edition of The Hunter. My version doesn't have it.
The "Deluxe Edition" has two bonus tracks "The Ruiner" and "Deathbound".
https://www.amazon.com/The-Hunter-Deluxe-Version-Explicit/dp/B005MW6IRU
I'm very excited about the new album! Sounds like they're about ready to release this delicious chunk of metal! :yarr
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Love this guy's style, but I did enjoy the album cover for The Hunter. That woodwork is incredible.
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The guy who's doing the cover art, Skinner, has some amazing stuff: https://www.google.com/search?q=skinner+artist&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=g1k_U5_HEurV2QW8yICoCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=899 (https://www.google.com/search?q=skinner+artist&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=g1k_U5_HEurV2QW8yICoCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=899)
I'm not really a fan of the art for The Hunter, but it looks like we're gonna get something awesome again for this one.
Yeah, I was checking out Skinner's artwork earlier today. Love his style. It turns out that he's already done some stuff for Mastodon before, but this will be his first album cover for them. I'm excited! :metal
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https://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/mastodons-brann-dailor-on-new-album-we-want-it-to-be-at-every-15-year-old-party-in-the-woods
Big Ol' Update. :metal
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https://www.metalinsider.net/interviews/mastodons-brann-dailor-on-new-album-we-want-it-to-be-at-every-15-year-old-party-in-the-woods
Big Ol' Update. :metal
Sounds great to me! I'll be looking forward to Diamond In The Witch House; the band seems to really like that song especially.
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Sounds like the EP is coming out too.
I hope so. I'd love a couple more Masto-CDs for my collection.
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Sounds like the EP is coming out too.
I hope so. I'd love a couple more Masto-CDs for my collection.
Definitely. I already know that I'll be bringing all of my Mastodon CDs with me when I go off to college, so it'd be nice to have two more additions to the list. :metal
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https://d24edc7kaf4agn.cloudfront.net/1636864/mastadon-high-road.mp3?rhihttphost=media.989therock.com
New song High Road is out.
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Yeah, I'm listening to it right now! I dig it; very Black Sabbath-y. Brann seems to be trying something new vocally with the chorus there, which I really like. It should be noted that this is probably just a radio edit; Bill wrote the song and I seem to remember him stating in a previous interview that the full song is around six minutes long.
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I really liked that song. Definitely looking forward to the album.
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That sounded okay, I guess I'll wait for the full version.
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Cool riff, but didn't do much for me overall. :-\
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I like the chorus and the instrumental section, but the verse and the riff are a little underwhelming. Pretty good song I guess, but nothing amazing.
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I like the chorus and the instrumental section, but the verse and the riff are a little underwhelming. Pretty good song I guess, but nothing amazing.
I'm actually really digging the verses and riff...lol... the chorus is definitely strange but I can't tell if its just the quality of the audio or if there is like an echo or some effect on Brann's vocal.
Music is all opinion and everyone's varies for endless reasons... I can't say I expect the band to get any old fans back on board with this song but I really like it and can't wait for the new album!
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official stream: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-new-song-high-road-available-for-streaming/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter (https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-new-song-high-road-available-for-streaming/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter)
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Also, Here is the FULL Version of the song.... Wonder if that art is single related or album related or both...
https://www.mastodonrocks.com/highroad
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Not a big fan of the chorus, but the rest of the song was pretty good.
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Loving the whole song.
Groovy and sludgy as hell and a catchy chorus. Sound like Raskulinecz has done a good job so far.
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Loving the whole song.
Groovy and sludgy as hell and a catchy chorus. Sound like Raskulinecz has done a good job so far.
Agreed. It really does remind me of both The Hunter with its clean vocals and hooks and Remission/Leviathan with its sludgy riffs and tone.
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I dug that. Nice sound overall, I like the riffs and verses and the chorus is a bit odd but after a few listens it sounds good to me.
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Is Soundcloud silent for anyone else ? Keep refreshing and getting fuck all.
Also :
" Witch Taint
This is for chicks only, right? "
Yes.Because only females like songs with choruses. MEN like songs with only cookie monster vocals and in Drop Z tuning at 300bpm.
If there's one thing I can't stand it's a well written song with melody and a *gasp* tune !
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Getting a Mother Puncher vibe from the verse riffage.
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That sure sounded a lot better than that short version. It sounds good, but not amazing.
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The only two criticisms I have on the song are that the drumming is a bit less than what I expected from Brann (it's more restrained) and I'd have preferred it if there were a few other riffs in there. That said, it's a great main riff, I love the vocals from both Troy and Brann and I love the heavier Remission/Leviathan vibe and tone that the song has.
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Alright, I listened to the full version now and actually enjoyed it quite a bit. The drums are a little buried though :-\
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I can deal with slightly more restrained drums since the drumming has been getting less and less busy with every album. Maybe Brann is keeping it simpler so he can sing over it live.
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I can deal with slightly more restrained drums since the drumming has been getting less and less busy with every album. Maybe Brann is keeping it simpler so he can sing over it live.
That may be part of it. I've heard interviews with him in the last year where he's mentioned he's always gonna be himself (with the crazy fills etc., he loves them and I do too!) BUT he has tried to dial it back some and go for more groove, pocket stuff. I think he's just trying to give songs different styles and avoid always going gonzo :laugh:
Always love his playing personally though...
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Actually listening back over High Road again it's not that the playing is so restrained for the song as much as the drums are a little buried in the mix. It could just be they wanted it that way on this particular song with those riffs and vocals up front and prominent?
I'm loving it as I had a feeling I would. They always seem to come out of left field with something (the different chorus vocals here) that keep the sound fresh but still sound like them. :metal
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The verses totally have a Leviathan vibe - which is FINE BY ME.
Add in a bit of newer Mastodon and we could be in for a classic MastoCD.
*** High Road is now available to buy on iTunes ***
I've purchased it :)
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And officially on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x0-EyHT1lJk
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Lulz at people saying the audio quality is crap...
... On Youtube.
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Riff is classic. Chorus is different, but I think will grow.
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Decent song, but nothing really all that great about it. The riff is good but Mastodon have done much, much better.
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New interview with Bill: https://loudwire.com/mastodon-bill-kelliher-once-more-round-the-sun/ (https://loudwire.com/mastodon-bill-kelliher-once-more-round-the-sun/)
Looks like the next single will be "Chimes at Midnight."
Not that "High Road" was bad, but I was pretty disappointed with it since it sounds like a Hunter B-side for the most part and the chorus is kinda weak. Hopefully this one'll be better.
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New interview with Bill: https://loudwire.com/mastodon-bill-kelliher-once-more-round-the-sun/ (https://loudwire.com/mastodon-bill-kelliher-once-more-round-the-sun/)
Looks like the next single will be "Chimes at Midnight."
Not that "High Road" was bad, but I was pretty disappointed with it since it sounds like a Hunter B-side for the most part and the chorus is kinda weak. Hopefully this one'll be better.
Neat title. I wonder what that song will sound like?
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It's cool that they're writing more song based structures for this one.
They're gonna get called sell outs of course.
But selling out can also mean putting out the same album every time because you know it will sell - like Slayer.
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It's cool that they're writing more song based structures for this one.
Well isn't that exactly what they did with The Hunter?
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It sounds like it will be even more traditional on this album.
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It sounds like it will be even more traditional on this album.
I kinda hope not. I'm hoping for something more akin to Blood Mountain, in that it's a nice blend of wackiness and traditional music. I do see them moving more and more into clean vox only territory, aside from the regular Scott Kelly cameo though.
EDIT: Just found this summarization of the album. Not a full-on tracklist, but it seems like it'll be something like this:
1. Tread Lightly
2. High Road
3. The Motherload
4. Chimes at Midnight
5. Halloween
6. Aunt Lisa
7. Diamond in the Witch House
I'm guessing there'll be another two or three songs in the final tracklist.
https://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/201404/mastodon-bio--april-2014_1397762855119.pdf
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Yeah it's supposed to be an hour long with no really long songs.
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Yeah it's supposed to be an hour long with no really long songs.
That's not quite what I've heard... Diamonds in the Witch House is over eight minutes long and the band said that a lot of the songs were going to be over five minutes long at one point.
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Looks like we've got a tracklist now! :hefdaddy Interesting comments for the songs by the band.
1. Tread Lightly
2. The Motherload
3. High Road
4. Once More 'Round the Sun
5. Chimes at Midnight
6. Asleep in the Deep
7. Feast Your Eyes
8. Aunt Lisa
9. Ember City
10. Halloween
11. Diamond in the Witch House
https://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/201404/mastodon-once-round-the-sun-song-by-song-commentary--apr_1397762931458.pdf
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Looks like we've got a tracklist now!:hefdaddy Interesting comments for the songs by the band.
1. Tread Lightly
2. The Motherload
3. High Road
4. Once More 'Round the Sun
5. Chimes at Midnight
6. Asleep in the Deep
7. Feast Your Eyes
8. Aunt Lisa
9. Ember City
10. Halloween
11. Diamond in the Witch House
https://www.media.wmg-is.com/media/portal/media/cms/docs/201404/mastodon-once-round-the-sun-song-by-song-commentary--apr_1397762931458.pdf
Loving the track list, Diamond in the Witch House remains my favorite title though. Very excited :metal
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Loving the track list, Diamond in the Witch House remains my favorite title though. Very excited :metal
Agreed. It appears that that particular song might be the standout track on the album. Very eager to hear it! :metal
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I like this tracklist.
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Check out the artwork and new video for "High Road!!! Mind Blown!! :metal
(https://scontent-b-iad.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc3/t1.0-9/10269461_10152422434607948_1931390262052847159_n.jpg)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4PztrhXkXo
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Dat art :hefdaddy
(https://www.theprp.com/wp-content/uploads/mastodononcemoreroundthesun.jpg)
Seriously, I like this WAY more than The Hunter's cover. It's honestly hard to stop to looking at it. :lol
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Holy shit, this is amazing! :omg:
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That's one of the coolest covers I've ever seen.
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Wow, great cover. And it's a clever cover too, this will stand out so much in the cd stands in store.
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That might just be my new favorite album cover for any Mastodon album. It's absolutely stunning to look at! I love it! :hefdaddy :metal
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https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mastodon/2014/the-showbox-sodo-seattle-wa-23c32ce3.html
:omg: :omg: :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :metal :metal
wonderful setlist, I'm so excited for this show now. hopefully it doesn't change too much between now and when i see them
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdGl4pckHJw&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdGl4pckHJw&feature=youtu.be)
Seriously, the best fan video ever!! :metal
Bedazzled Fingernails stop motion!
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https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mastodon/2014/the-showbox-sodo-seattle-wa-23c32ce3.html
:omg: :omg: :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :metal :metal
wonderful setlist, I'm so excited for this show now. hopefully it doesn't change too much between now and when i see them
I'm quite surprised at the set myself, especially the third song cause they haven't played that in years! :omg:
Looking forward to seeing them on May 15th! :metal
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https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mastodon/2014/the-showbox-sodo-seattle-wa-23c32ce3.html
:omg: :omg: :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :metal :metal
wonderful setlist, I'm so excited for this show now. hopefully it doesn't change too much between now and when i see them
This setlist is incredible.
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https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mastodon/2014/the-showbox-sodo-seattle-wa-23c32ce3.html
:omg: :omg: :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :metal :metal
wonderful setlist, I'm so excited for this show now. hopefully it doesn't change too much between now and when i see them
This setlist is incredible.
Opening with Hearts Alive? BEAST. :tup :hefdaddy But I'm not entirely surprised, considering the band has said that they were going to bring out some older material for this tour while we wait for the new album.
Hopefully we'll get footage of Chimes at Midnight soon! :metal
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live clip of "Chimes at Midnight" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwP8pSQ0BSU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwP8pSQ0BSU)
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Sounds almost exactly like Spectrelight.
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https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/mastodon/2014/the-showbox-sodo-seattle-wa-23c32ce3.html
:omg: :omg: :hefdaddy :hefdaddy :metal :metal
wonderful setlist, I'm so excited for this show now. hopefully it doesn't change too much between now and when i see them
This setlist is incredible.
Opening with Hearts Alive? BEAST. :tup :hefdaddy
If anything they should close with it, not open a show.
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Here's another live clip of "Chimes at Midnight" that shows more of the song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZXDb1AV6Y (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSZXDb1AV6Y)
The intro is really cool. I'm liking this song more than "High Road."
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I've been rocking out to 'High Road' quite a bit, but once in a while I still give 'Remission' a spin. I just love how this band continues to evolve. It's sure possible to dig one style over the other, or even hate one, but they're creating a very diverse (while very strong overall) discography.
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Seeing them tonight! It'll be my third Mastodon, second Gojira, and second Kvelertak shows, but all three bands are so amazing I check them out every time I can. Can't wait!
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I've been rocking out to 'High Road' quite a bit, but once in a while I still give 'Remission' a spin. I just love how this band continues to evolve. It's sure possible to dig one style over the other, or even hate one, but they're creating a very diverse (while very strong overall) discography.
Yes. This will be their 6th full length album over all and each one has it's own signature sound. I have a feeling Once More Round The Sun will be the least progression so far but still different enough than the previous album.
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Just got back from seeing these guys live, it was fantastic. High Road and Chimes at Midnight were fantastic live and gave me great hope for the new album (not that I didn't have any!)
Either way, 'twas an awesome show. Kvelertak and Gojira were supporting and they did great as well. The highlights of Mastodon's setlist were easily Oblivion, Hearts Alive, Megalodon, Capillarian Crest, Blasteroid, and the two new ones. It was awesome.
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teaser for "Chimes at Midnight" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKLZIWcfYug (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKLZIWcfYug)
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:drool: Love it ! Sounds like everything from Blood Mountain til now.
Seriously looking forward to this album.
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teaser for "Chimes at Midnight" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKLZIWcfYug (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKLZIWcfYug)
:drool: Love it ! Sounds like everything from Blood Mountain til now.
Seriously looking forward to this album.
Completely agreed! It sounded like a wonderful blend of the heaviness of Blood Mountain and the atmosphere of Crack the Sky! :hefdaddy
On a related note, apparently the folks running the band's official fan club page on Facebook have already gotten to hear the album and have been raving about it. Here's the big comment they made about it two days ago:
After the twentieth time that I listen to "Once More Round the Sun", i can tell you that this album reminds me a lot Crack the Skye but with a new approach which makes this record unique and....
so catchy, so warm, so proggy!
- 35 days, MastoDudes!
:drool:
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Mastodon wrote Crack The Skye for a year .
They said this time they worked on it even longer... :omg:
Can't friggin wait.
And as someone else pointed out - they are considering recording 30 minutes of new material and releasing a new full length next year instead of the EP.
Making it chronologically and discography wise their "Load" & "Reload"... **
I have complete faith that Mastodon will release two fantastic albums - the 2nd of which won't henceforth be considered " the leftover shit ".
Either way - More Mastodon is no bad thing.
** And their 7th full length in 15 years...
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Wow, great cover. And it's a clever cover too, this will stand out so much in the cd stands in store.
Reminds me of seeing St. Anger in CD shops. It stood out a mile.
I really love the cover for St. Anger if nothing else.
( i do like the album too but that's another thread ).
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album review: https://www.theprp.com/2014/05/22/reviews/mastodon-once-more-round-the-sun/ (https://www.theprp.com/2014/05/22/reviews/mastodon-once-more-round-the-sun/)
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I hope there's a special edition this time around that's a bit better than The Hunter.
Ok it had that Augmented Experience thing - but Crack The Skye's making of DVD was 90 minutes long.
The Hunter DVD consisted of a 2 minute making of.
Felt really gypped.
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It appears for now, it's only available on a standard edition 2xLP vinyl, CD, and the super duper quadruple gatefold deluxe 2xLP edition with CD that includes free downloads of High Road and (on 6/3) Chimes At Midnight. I'm not sure if there's going to be a CD/DVD edition this time around.
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The Hunter DVD consisted of a 2 minute making of.
Yeah, that was one of the biggest pieces of shit ever.
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Blood Mountain and Crack The Skye both had in-depth in the studio footage.
Another massive one for Once More Around The Sun would make up for lack of one last time around.
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The teaser for Chimes at Midnight sounds really good, definitely loving the studio version. The live version was fantastic in person, but it's tough to remember it completely.
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The teaser for Chimes at Midnight sounds really good, definitely loving the studio version. The live version was fantastic in person, but it's tough to remember it completely.
Agreed. When I saw them live, I had a hard time remembering it too, but I knew that it was Chimes at Midnight because it was the only song in the set that I couldn't recognize straight away.
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Chimes At Midnight is now on iTunes in the UK.
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Chimes was good, but I'll have to listen to it a lot before it sticks in my head.
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Song's up on YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zU87xJoBk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6zU87xJoBk)
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Sounds pretty awesome. Way better than High Road, imo.
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Not available in Germany :panicattack:
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Not available in Germany :panicattack:
Try this : https://booyoutube.com/watch?v=Q6zU87xJoBk
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So, after hearing about this band so much over the years and attempting to get into them, they just didn't stick barring a song or two that still I rarely listened to. But earlier today I decided to spin The Hunter since it's the only album I have from them on CD and I was doing a little reorganizing with my music collection. I absolutely loved it! It was weird, I usually am very meticulous about how I listen to new albums, especially if it's from a band I'm not quite into yet...but have that feeling that I could be. Sitting there in the middle of my CD-strewn room, it's a mess, and I just popped it in the stereo and sat there on the floor listening (got a new bass set so it was a perfect first album to test 'em out). The whole way through, it was a ride.
I really love the mix of the few screaming vocals that there were and the clean, but still very much metal vocals (not that I have a problem with growls/screams, I know most of their backcatalog is); naturally, I think that Blasteroid is my favorite off the album, followed closely by Thickening...and Stargasm...and The Sparrow...and Spectrelight...Bedazzled Fingernails...so many feels from so many songs!
So with that, I'm glad that these two new awesome songs (I like Chimes a bit more) are along the lines of The Hunter. I've yet to really check out much of their earlier material barring a few songs here and there. I'm excited to start the journey right before a new album!
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Yeah I would work backwards from The Hunter - that way they get a bit more metal and screamy as you go .
Hunter - Crack The Skye - Blood Mountain.
Then
Leviathan - Remission - Call Of The Mastodon.
:tup
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Not available in Germany :panicattack:
Try this : https://booyoutube.com/watch?v=Q6zU87xJoBk
Thanks, but doesn't help unfortunately :'(
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The Mastodon Facebook page has shared it directly on Facebook (thus no Youtube). Can you view that one April? Here you go: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152500334527948&set=vb.5748157947&type=2&theater
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Thanks man :tup
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I went to see the Sonisphere-festival in Oslo this sunday.
Mastodon fucking kicked my ass!! :metal The sound was perfect, and they put on a hell of a good show! I overheard a bunch of Metallica-fans after their set, and people was absolutely blown away.
The sad thing was that every warm-up band before Metallica only got to play 30-minutes. Ridicoulus! A band as good and big as Mastodon deserve at least 40 minutes!
Ghost, Gojira and Mastodon got 30 minutes. Slayer got 40 minutes, and Metallica played for 2,5 hours. Bullshit..
However, Mastodons set was short and sweet, and got me wanting much more. Ill defenitely see them in the winter!
Their set was:
Black Thounge
Divinations
Crystal Skull
Chimes at Midnight
High Road
Aqua Dementia
They have done a really good job splitting up the vocals. Brann and Troy have taken over some of the more difficult vocal-parts from Brent. Brent sang the more raspy clean stuff, and sounded better than ever. Troy have really stepped up his perfomance! He sang his parts flawlessly. Brann is probably the best singer of them all though. Perfect!
Even Bill have started doing clean backup vocals, and sounded great!
The new stuff are really good live-songs. Lots of headbanging and sing-along going on!
50.000 people, perfect weather, perfect sound, perfect performance!
10/10!
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Bill singing cleans? I have to hear this!
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Not really digging the new song to be honest.
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Bill singing cleans? I have to hear this!
Yeah, but only backing vocals. He sang on High Road.
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Eh, the new song was okay... Maybe it will grow on me with some more listens, but I'd say at this point High Road made a better first impression on me.
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I wasn't huge on Spectrelight first time I heard it but still love The Hunter so we'll see.
One medium song does not a bad album make.
Even if this album is "meh" overall - it's still a better track record than other bigger bands.
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Chimes at Midnight is awesome. Better than High Road in my opinion.
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Eh, the new song was okay... Maybe it will grow on me with some more listens, but I'd say at this point High Road made a better first impression on me.
Verbatim.
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I had to listen to High Road when it came out but I'm saving the rest for album drop... just want to experience the rest at once. High Road was enough promise for me. Can't wait to hear the album! :metal
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Only 3 weeks to go :)
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This band has been on fire for about 5 releases in a row now. They have turned into one of my favorite modern metal bands.
Love both of the new songs.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5W-64P2wg
That sounds super catchy. :o
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Noice. :metal
I reeaaaally friggin' love Thickening.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5W-64P2wg
That sounds super catchy. :o
Yeah, that was catchy as hell. Brann is on fire there :metal
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ5W-64P2wg
That sounds super catchy. :o
Yeah, that was catchy as hell. Brann is on fire there :metal
Dude, Brann has really been coming into his own as a vocalist lately. :metal :hefdaddy
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I wont listen to a leak but i'll happily listen to a stream if it's official.
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Getting really excited :caffeine:
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That clip sounded great!! Super stoked for this record!
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Slightly unimpressed with 'Chimes'. I would've done more with the slow part at the intro and outro..
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You totally should. Make your own Mastodon album, dude! :metal
:P :angel: (I totally eye-rolled at that post but I won't post the smiley because I think actually explaining that I personally took the time to eye-roll is both more respectful and less instigating than the smiley. So...y'know...*I have rolled my eyes only slightly because if I do it too much my eyes hurt and YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT! /vodka)
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Music video for High Road:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Aw1WnNVcYw
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You totally should. Make your own Mastodon album, dude! :metal
:P :angel: (I totally eye-rolled at that post but I won't post the smiley because I think actually explaining that I personally took the time to eye-roll is both more respectful and less instigating than the smiley. So...y'know...*I have rolled my eyes only slightly because if I do it too much my eyes hurt and YOU'RE NOT WORTH IT! /vodka)
:lol
Touché.
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So this album is amazing. The entire thing is brilliant.
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Oh my GOD I'm loving this (and I'm on the second track :lol ). Motherload is so damn catchy, dat chorus has so many feels on me. It's just lathering me in feels. All over. Mm.
I will post how many buckets of man cream I have at the end.
ED: 10 buckets. Amazing album. Dem layers. I really need more time with it but I'm liking it more than The Hunter already. Also, I absolutely love, I guess it's Brent's (?) clean vocals, he sounds extremely remeniscent of Ozzy, I think; High Road especially. Also Brann's (again, ?) in Motherload is really givin me feels.
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Just finished my first listen. Can't say how it compares to other albums but I'm enjoying it a lot.
Favorites so far: The Motherload, Chimes at Midnight, Feast Your Eyes, Ember City, Halloween
Also, any one else notice how similar the chorus of Tread Lightly is to All the Heavy Lifting?
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Holy goosebumps BATMAN!! :metal
If this album doesnt bring this band MAJOR success, i don´t know. Fantastic songwriting.
"
THIS TIME, THIS TIME, THINGS WILL WORK OUT JUST FINE!"
Brann is the king here! :tup
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Double post:
I just can´t believe how Mastodon just evolves and brings us something new from album to album.
Every album sounds like a natural progression from the previous one :tup
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Double post:
I just can´t believe how Mastodon just evolves and brings us something new from album to album.
Every album sounds like a natural progression from the previous one :tup
Best thing about the band. They don't change enough that you love one album and hate another but they change enough that each album brings a new flavour.
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This album is just fantastic. Everything that made The Hunter awesome with a flair of Crack the Skye and Blood Mountain at points too. The last song essentially just turns into a Neurosis song, too.
Fantastic stuff. Glad Brann got to sing more on this album, he has a great voice.
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It's continuing to grow on me. At this point I can say I definitely like it better than The Hunter. It could have done without the ending to Aunt Lisa though :laugh:
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Funny, that's the only part of Aunt Lisa that really gets me goin'. Which is what I came here to post...Aunt Lisa and Tread Lightly are really the only two songs that I haven't gotten into yet. AL is a bit too meandering until that last WTF-left-field-moment (which is a very good thing to me) and TL is way too familiar for my liking without having any real standout solos or a hooking chorus. Other than that, this is a completely amazing trip of an album. I really love Ember City, and Brann's lines seem to be some of my favorite moments off the album; I also really like Asleep In The Deep and Feast Your Eyes.
This one will be a contender for one of my AOTY, but it won't take top spot.
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Funny, that's the only part of Aunt Lisa that really gets me goin'. Which is what I came here to post...Aunt Lisa and Tread Lightly are really the only two songs that I haven't gotten into yet. AL is a bit too meandering until that last WTF-left-field-moment (which is a very good thing to me) and TL is way too familiar for my liking without having any real standout solos or a hooking chorus. Other than that, this is a completely amazing trip of an album. I really love Ember City, and Brann's lines seem to be some of my favorite moments off the album; I also really like Asleep In The Deep and Feast Your Eyes.
This one will be a contender for one of my AOTY, but it won't take top spot.
I've heard The Motherload, Ember City and the title track since some folks posted them on Tumblr, but I haven't heard the whole album yet. How's Diamonds in the Witch House? I hear that one has a very Neurosis vibe about it.
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I've not heard more than a song or two from Neurosis years ago, so I can't comment on that but I really enjoy Diamonds. It's a very fitting end for the kind of psychedelic, visceral vibe the album emits; it's definitely the darkest track on the album and as the title hints at, almost sounds cult-ish and is very brooding. It's not my least favorite and it's not my favorite, but it's a great ending.
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I've not heard more than a song or two from Neurosis years ago, so I can't comment on that but I really enjoy Diamonds. It's a very fitting end for the kind of psychedelic, visceral vibe the album emits; it's definitely the darkest track on the album and as the title hints at, almost sounds cult-ish and is very brooding. It's not my least favorite and it's not my favorite, but it's a great ending.
Color me interested! I'm quite hyped to hear that one! :tup
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After about three whole spins, these are my favorite parts of the album:
The entire songs:
- Thread Lightly (dat intro and chorus!)
- The Motherload (Brann, I love you!)
- High Road
- Aunt Lisa (how Brann and Brent are supposed to sing this live while playing is beyond me.. Well, hey ho lets fucking go! :p)
- Ember Road (riff!!)
- Halloween (the verses with Brent singing are catchy as hell)
All songs are really good, but the songs that I mentioned really stand out at the moment.
Diamonds is defenitely a grower!
The star of the album is defenitely Brann. You can tell he has been taking his vocal lessons seriously. And the parts he sings are the most catchy parts on the album!
I give the album 8,5 out of 10 right now. I have a feeling I will like it even more after a while.
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The Motherload :metal
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Awesome pro-shot performance from Pinkpop 2014 (full show minus one song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yR7icis_13M
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That's really cool, thanks!
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Nice !
* to YouTube Downloader ! * :biggrin:
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Ugh. The sound goes shitty after 9 minutes . . .
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Saw them at Bonnaroo this past weekend. On top form as always when I see them. I'm starting to think people expect Brent to put on a Devin Townsend level vocal performance or something, because I don't get why people complain about his live vocals, he sounded great. New songs were beastly live, and they played a bunch of Blood Mountain material, mmm mm mm.
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So I heard the new album once last night.
Definitely more Rock than normal.
Hoping the crappy sound is because it was a 128kbps MP3
I'll be annoyed if the CD sounds awful after all this time making sonically brilliant albums.
However- the singles both sound fine so there is that.
Not listening again til the CD is out.
Good first impressions though.
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New album is great IMO.
Does anyone know will there be more European dates on this tour?
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Anyone waiting for an official stream and not a leak ?
www.itunes.com/mastodon
V o i l a !
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Listening to it right now! :tup I'm definitely really loving it so far! :metal :hefdaddy
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My speakers aren't the best but does the production seem a bit weird to anyone else ?
I could be tired though.
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Both my naughty copy and the stream sound the same to me and I think it sounds as good as The Hunter. Then again I'm no audiophile.
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I think the Hunter was a bit sharper and brighter.
But i'll wait for the CD to judge properly.
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I think this album will be a little bit more of a grower for me, but OMG The Motherload and Ember City are just :metal :hefdaddy :metal.
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My current Top 3 is Tread Lightly, The Motherload and Aunt Lisa. :metal I'm digging this album a lot!
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Stream doesn't work :panicattack:
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Only 3 songs in so far. Quite catchy.
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Another fantastic album from the Mastodudes.
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Yeah I'm digging it! Gets a bit samey by the end, but some really cool songs.
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Tread Lightly is an awesome opener and Diamonds In The Witch House is a great closer up there with Heart's Alive.
Motherload has a stunning chorus and there are great moments throughout the album.
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Oh well, I'll just wait for my copy to arrive. It has been shipped yesterday so I should get it tomorrow :caffeine:
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Been listening to Mastodon a lot lately due to the upcoming release of the new album, and finally Leviathan really clicked. Such a badass album :metal :metal :metal :metal
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Too bad they didn't hold on to the mastering style of Leviathan. Again, this new record is just a flat line in terms of dynamics. No wonder it gets samey after a while. Play some Led Zeppelin after this and it'll sound heavier because it actually has punch even though it's not as 'heavy'.
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Raskulinecz albums always sounds bad with the possible exception of Shogun.
One by One by Foo Fighters sounded pretty bad. Wasn't that his first album as a producer ?
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Raskulinecz albums always sounds bad with the possible exception of Shogun.
One by One by Foo Fighters sounded pretty bad. Wasn't that his first album as a producer ?
I was a fan of his work on AIC's Black Gives Way To Blue and Deftones' Diamond Eyes particularly... I get what some are saying here with the dynamic sound but I almost want to say the sound on this album is a stylistic decision by the band... just the way it feels to me. Halloween is a good example of the sound being a little strange but kind of cool at the same time as if the band meant for it to be that way and there are a couple others where I get that same vibe. Could be wrong though but eh...
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Aunt Lisa ending = awesome :metalol:
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Hell yeah this album.
And I'm going to actually buy it because dat cover art.
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Raskulinecz albums always sounds bad with the possible exception of Shogun.
One by One by Foo Fighters sounded pretty bad. Wasn't that his first album as a producer ?
Infestissumum didn't sound bad
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My current ranking:
Crack the Skye
Leviathan
Once More Round the Sun
Blood Mountain
The Hunter
Remission
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Crack The Skye
Blood Mountain
Leviathan
Once More Around The Sun
Remission
The Hunter
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Finally listened to the whole album and it kicks major ass! Better than The Hunter IMO. Standouts: Tread Lightly, The Motherload, Ember City, Diamond In The Witch House.
My Ranking:
Crack The Skye
Leviathan
Once More 'Round The Sun
The Hunter
Blood Mountain
Remission
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1. Leviathan
2. Crack the Skye
3. Remission
4. Once More 'Round the Sun
5. Blood Mountain
6. The Hunter
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1. Crack The Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. Leviathan
4. Once More Round The Sun
5. The Hunter
I love all of them :hearts:
Remission is still on my to-buy list.
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1. Blood Mountain
2. Crack The Skye
3. Once More Round The Sun
4. Leviathan
5. The Hunter
6. Remission
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Brent Hinds is such an awesome guitarist. All of his solos on this record are great, and there are many of them this time around.
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Ranking time!
Leviathan
Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
Once More ´Round the Sun
The Hunter
Remission
That doesn't mean this album was underwelming. I love Remission, so that just shows how good a catalog this band has! :metal
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They've now got more awesome albums under their belt than Metallica - FACT :lol
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Crack the Skye
Leviathan
Once More 'Round the Sun
Blood Mountain
The Hunter
Remission
BUT I love them all, so this doesn't really mean that much.
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Picked up the cd yesterday and just had my first listen. It's pretty damn nice, but the songs towards the back end need more listens. The first three tracks are superb. The Motherload is incredible, Brann is carving it up here.
Much better than The Hunter already.
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Ever had one of those albums that you love every *other* time you listen to it..?
Like - Oh man this album is awesome. Next time - yeah it's ok I guess. Next Time - nah it's great. ( etc )
Really annoying. But on the whole great. Not disappointing in any way - just need to get used to it I think.
Far too early to rank but atm - a mid tier album. The only album along with BM that I didn't completely love instantly.
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Mastodon are an odd one for me. I absolutely love Crack the Skye - it's just a fantastic album, start to finish. But I've never been particularly keen on the rest of their music.
So I wasn't expecting too much from the new album, but I'm actually really enjoying it. Only listened to it a few times so far, but it sounds pretty cool so far :tup :metal
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The Motherload is incredible.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqz16woIEAEAZre.jpg)
:metal :yarr
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The album is pretty great. I don't know though, I'm still not 100% on the band wagon for Mastodon. I would consider myself a fan, and I like the albums they have released, it's just something that keeps them from clicking fully. If I would guess, I would say it's the vocals. And even then it's hard to describe it. Because it's not so much a problem with the kind of vocals or the vocals being bad, the vocals are just sorta there and doesn't elevate the music IMO. The music itself is great for the most part.
I would probably place this album in my top20 for the year tho.
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I'd say what kind of sets the new album apart is that the vocals are so extremely well done. I have always loved their vocals and they have always been one of my favourite aspects about Mastodon, particularly because they have always been relatively unusual and raw, but it seems like they put a whole lot of thought into the vocals, vocal melodies and vocal production on this new album, and Brann's performance especially is absolutely stellar :metal
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Once More 'Round The Sun definitely has a vibe to it that none of the others have. All their albums sound different though.
I think this album has elements of every album before it.
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I forgot to say it earlier but I think the production on most of their albums is just so boring. They have some pretty heavy riffs, but they don't really sound heavy on album. With a different production and sound, their music could be a few notches better.
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Meh they sound just fine to me. They're more influenced by classic rock than classic metal.
I think if they were a straight up metal band with the triggered drums and Peavey 5150 / Axe FX on every album - they'd lose their uniqueness.
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bqz16woIEAEAZre.jpg)
:metal :yarr
What with the explicit content stamp? Mine doesn't have that and besides Aunt Lisa, there's no swearing is there?
I'm digging this album I think it's a lot stronger than The Hunter, and I think I'll take this over CTS too. I know that's controversial but some would know that that album didn't do much for me. I'm still not sold of Witch House though. I like Scott Kelly as a guest vocalist, but him pretty much signing the whole song somewhat leaves a bitter taste in my mouth when the album ends.
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I love Diamond in the Witch House. Probably my favorite song alongside The Motherload, Chimes at Midnight, and Asleep in the Deep. I like Neurosis, though, and the song pretty much becomes a Neurosis song by the end.
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:metal :yarr
Got to get my hands one of these someday. :xbones
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Aunt Lisa might be my favourite on the album, so weird and catchy and awesome :metal
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What with the explicit content stamp? Mine doesn't have that and besides Aunt Lisa, there's no swearing is there?
Four fucking's in Aunt Lisa and one barely audible Fuck in the title track - " i'm here to fuck up this place ". But if it wasn't in the lyric book - you'd never hear it anyway it's kinda muffled and hurried out.
I love Diamond in the witch house :)
Album is growing on me nicely. I think it will end up somewhere in the upper middle below Hunter & Crack The Skye in my rankings but above Blood Mountain and Leviathan.
Which is damning with faint praise since they've never done a "bad" album.
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Album is growing on me nicely. I think it will end up somewhere in the upper middle below Hunter & Crack The Skye in my rankings but above Blood Mountain and Leviathan.
This is what I'm predicting as well, although I'm only on my third listen so far.
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I'm kinda surprised they still do explicit versions. For what? The Christian radio channel for kids?
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I'm kinda surprised they still do explicit versions. For what? The Christian radio channel for kids?
Yeh kids all know the F and C words these days. Not letting your kids hear bad language won't stop them hearing it elsewhere - or indeed everywhere else.
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That's hardly the point. Some parents will want to keep their kids away from explicit language as much as possible, and should have the option of knowing whether an album contains it.
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To be honest, I'd argue the "should" bit of that, but at the very least, they shouldn't have the thing stamped onto the booklet itself. Now the artwork is messed up. What's up with that?
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Thanks Tipper !
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Good news: the Black Tongue beer that I ordered over a month ago arrived this past weekend, so I'll be drinking it while I listen to the new album tonight. :hat
Oh and it gets better, for you see, the Black Tongue is none other than...
(https://homespunlife.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/it_comes_in_pints.jpg)
I'm gonna have fun tonight! :tup :metal :biggrin: :hat
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To be honest, I'd argue the "should" bit of that, but at the very least, they shouldn't have the thing stamped onto the booklet itself. Now the artwork is messed up. What's up with that?
i was gonna say the same thing. put a sticker on the jewel case if you have to, but don't print it on the damn art!
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My god you guys are hyped for this album. Having barely any listening experience with Mastodon I got intrigued. This sounds more rock oriented...I always thought Mastodon was more a prog/tech metal band? Shows my lack of knowledge. :lol
Kind of like it but needs a few more spins.
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Remission - their debut is pretty much all out hardcore with only harsh vocals and drop A tuning and crazy drums. Their Call Of The Mastodon release even has blast beats on it.
Leviathan is a lot more melodic and has actual singing.
Blood Mountain is a big change stylistically. A lot more singing and melodic guitar parts.
Crack The Skye is obviously their big proggy opus concept album & The Hunter takes the melody of Crack The Skye and has more concise and catchy simpler songs.
:)
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:tup sounds cool. I will check out their disco.
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Just double checked my cd and I was mistaken, mine does have the explicit content thing stamped on the artwork.
This album is freaking killer though. I got it on repeat in the car.
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Diamond in the Witch House is SO good. I kinda wish more songs were as good as it, but as it stands this is a pretty solid top20 album of the year so far. Pretty great.
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I'd love an entire album like Diamond In the Witch House.
Mastodon should just write an album with Scott Kelly.
Call it " Neuro-Don "
Winning idea right there ;D
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I'd love an entire album like Diamond In the Witch House.
Mastodon should just write an album with Scott Kelly.
Call it " Neuro-Don "
Winning idea right there ;D
Well, Troy did say that they were wanting to eventually have enough songs with cameos from Scott to eventually do an entire live set with him on vocals. Maybe that could be a future live album they do?
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Once more could already be my second favourite album by Mastodon (behind Crack the Skye). I like all their albums but there were always few songs that didn't click with me (especially on BM) but like all songs on the new album. My favourites so far: Thread lightly, The Motherload and Chimes at Midnight.
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AHHH man, if they did a collaboration album with Neurosis, it would probably be the greatest album of all time.
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I've checked out Neurosis briefly but i'm not really feeling it.
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I've checked them, too few years ago I didn't like them. But I'm getting into Isis and Russian Circles and digging them so I could check Neurosis again.
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Here's my controversial opinion on Once More 'Round the Sun;
Chimes at Midnight and Diamond in the Witch House are the weakest songs.
Although, this may change with time, that's how I feel at the moment, but that still means they are strong, just the rest are stronger.
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Here's my controversial opinion on Once More 'Round the Sun;
Chimes at Midnight and Diamond in the Witch House are the weakest songs.
Although, this may change with time, that's how I feel at the moment, but that still means they are strong, just the rest are stronger.
close to how i feel, but i'd have to say Asleep in the Deep and Diamond in the Witch House are the weakest songs. DITWH is just disappointing to me considering how great it could have been, whereas AITD has to be one of the worst songs they've ever written, just a mess of a song that goes nowhere.
Still not sure what to think of the album as a whole; some songs i was lukewarm on from first listen have grown on me, and The Motherload kicks ass!
But i feel they've lost some of the spark that was on Crack The Skye and every album prior. I'll see how i feel after some more listens, but overall i'd say this is mildly disappointing from a band i love.
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I have to be in a really good mood to listen to this album and not tired.
For some reason if i'm feeling a bit down or tired - then I don't enjoy it *as much*.
But under the right conditions - i f---ing love it.
But it doesn't come close to being *bad*.
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Here's my controversial opinion on Once More 'Round the Sun;
Chimes at Midnight and Diamond in the Witch House are the weakest songs.
Although, this may change with time, that's how I feel at the moment, but that still means they are strong, just the rest are stronger.
close to how i feel, but i'd have to say Asleep in the Deep and Diamond in the Witch House are the weakest songs. DITWH is just disappointing to me considering how great it could have been, whereas AITD has to be one of the worst songs they've ever written, just a mess of a song that goes nowhere.
Still not sure what to think of the album as a whole; some songs i was lukewarm on from first listen have grown on me, and The Motherload kicks ass!
But i feel they've lost some of the spark that was on Crack The Skye and every album prior. I'll see how i feel after some more listens, but overall i'd say this is mildly disappointing from a band i love.
I actually love AitD.
I LOVE the chorus.
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My first impression was that Feast Your Eyes was my least favourite, but now it's honestly AITD. I mean, the verses are cool, as are some of the riffs, but I'm not completely into the chorus and considering that the song doesn't really have all that much to offer, it's just too long. I still really enjoy it in the context of the rest of the album though.
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It's a nice change of pace after the first three.
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Vocal melody in AitD gives me chills every time :hefdaddy
My least favourite atm is FYE but it's still pretty good song.
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AITD is definitely a grower, but I love it.
This album is restoring my faith and love for Mastodon.
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I'm liking this album, but as much as I loved the tracks on first listen it gets boring pretty fast. Production sounds thin as well.
In the end it does seem like a slightly watered down version of Mastodon. The energy of the older albums feels much better in comparison.
I'd rate the album 3/5, by no means a bad effort but slightly weak for Mastodon. The best parts are easily the guitar solos.
Just my opinion at the moment, it may change and I nonetheless encourage everyone to enjoy the hell out of this record.
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I'd generously give it an 8/10 and realistically i'd say it's more like 6.5 - 7/10
I've been listening to it every day since it was on iTunes and I'm not getting tired of it - but I do need to give it a rest for a while.
I think it's better than Blood Mountain OR it's going to take a while to decide how much I like it in the long run
( which was the case for BM ).
But as I said earlier - it's one of those annoying albums which I love every 2nd time I listen to it.
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Better than The Hunter.
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This album is brilliant.
IMO, it's better than The Hunter, Crack the Skye and in time possibly Blood Mountain.
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After three spins it's a solid listen but almost borderline background music. There's a lot of riffage but none that really sticks out for me and no songs have really reached that stage where I'd actively seek out to listen to them or if you played a 20 second clip I'd even remember which song it was from.
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After three spins it's a solid listen but almost borderline background music. There's a lot of riffage but none that really sticks out for me and no songs have really reached that stage where I'd actively seek out to listen to them or if you played a 20 second clip I'd even remember which song it was from.
More or less this. While I like what I hear if I force myself to pay attention, there's not really anything there that catches my attention like The Hunter did from the first listen on. Still, I will continue listening, maybe it'll improve.
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The Motherload live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNRehFSXJS4
Brann is great :metal
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I like how all their albums have their own character to them in the production and vibe.
Once More definitely has a vibe that Hunter or Crack The Skye didn't have.
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The Motherload live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNRehFSXJS4
Brann is great :metal
My favourite on the album :metal
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The Motherload live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNRehFSXJS4
Brann is great :metal
I was just waiting for him to get completely out of breath, but he pu!led through great! :metal
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Gotta give props to Troy too, he sounded fucking strong there, great stuff all round.
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The album actually surpassed The Hunter to me. I'm truly impressed by the consistency of the album. The only song I'm not really digging is the closer.
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The album actually surpassed The Hunter to me. I'm truly impressed by the consistency of the album. The only song I'm not really digging is the closer.
Witch House is growing on me, but I feel it's probably the weakest too. Although I think in time it has potential to grow.
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Diamond in the Witch House is still by far my favorite, but it's also pretty different from the rest. It really does feel like a Neurosis track more than a Mastodon track, and considering Neurosis is my favorite metal band, that says it all. They're just on another level compared to other metal bands. As for the rest of the album, I think this is a very solid 8 out of 10. I don't think there's enough standout songs to warrant a 9, but it also doesn't have any real filler tracks, so the 8 just feels pretty solid. The album starts off really strong, has some of the more weaker moments somewhere in the middle but finishes on a high again, so hard to complain.
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Yeah, the album is definitely an 8 or 8.5 for me. I like it a lot and some of the band's best songs ever are on this album (i.e. Tread Lightly, The Motherload), but there are definitely songs that pale in comparison to the highlights.
Oh and by the way, the Black Tongue beer is incredible. Good stuff.
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Yeah, the album is definitely an 8 or 8.5 for me. I like it a lot and some of the band's best songs ever are on this album (i.e. Tread Lightly, The Motherload), but there are definitely songs that pale in comparison to the highlights.
Oh and by the way, the Black Tongue beer is incredible. Good stuff.
Agree with this, The first 3 tracks are excellent, but it's balanced by the weaker tracks. Diamond is a track I cannot get into at the moment but hopefully it'll grow.
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:emo:
Diamond is my fave track ! I love how it builds and it reminds me of Leviathan.
I'm taking big long breaks in between playing the album so it doesn't get boring too quickly but Asleep in The Deep is growing on me now :)
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I've heard the album maybe 10 times now, and while it's still good, the last few listens have given me the impression that the album is not gonna do anything more for me. Like, I've given it an 8, but I don't hear any new things or potential for it to become something higher than that.
While I like this more than The Hunter, the last two albums have been more "catchy Mastodon", and that's cool and all, but for me, albums like Leviathan, Crack the Skye and Blood Mountain have perhaps a bit more staying power. I can still hear new and exciting things in those albums.
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This album could be top 3 Mastodon for me.
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The Motherload live https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNRehFSXJS4
Brann is great :metal
Wow! Look at these f'ers go! They all killed it especially Brann! :hefdaddy
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Awesome jam.
I've been really addicted to Feast Your Eyes recently. It's a great song to kill a bunch of people to, while you usurp the president of the united states and enact a law that states cannibalism will be mandatory. Y'all know what I'm talkin' about. Also Thickening. That one is better for beheadings though.
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Brann is pretty cute...
Now I've got that out of the way. The New Album is amazing. I've only heard half of it so far, yet its great rockin music.
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The more I listen to it, the more I think this album might end up being my album of the year. Here's my album ranking - as you can see, I prefer the later day Mastodon. Their early stuff is great, just not my cup of tea for the most part.
Crack the Skye
Once more 'round the sun
The Hunter
Leviathan
Blood mountain
Remission
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A Mastodon album is always album of the year :biggrin:
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Has anyone bought the OMRTS vinyl? I'd like to know if it has less compression than the CD. If it does, I'm going to buy that vinyl, The Hunter vinyl and Leviathan vinyl :D
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I have no problem with the OMRTS CD sound.
I can listen to it pretty loud without getting ear fatigue so it's fine by me.
I wonder if an HDTracks exists.
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Good people, direct me to the most apt starter album please. I've never listened to Mastoodon seriously, and I'd like to give it a go
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I wonder if an HDTracks exists.
It does: https://www.hdtracks.com/once-more-round-the-sun-177747
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Not awailable in my country, Keptin !
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Good people, direct me to the most apt starter album please. I've never listened to Mastoodon seriously, and I'd like to give it a go
Blood Mountain. It's not as heavy as their old stuff and not as proggy / catchy as the later stuff. A good middle ground.
Then if you want heavier go earlier - and if you want catchier / proggier - go later.
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Not awailable in my country, Keptin !
Hmm if you use Chrome or Firefox you can download the Hola extension and access websites/services that are not available in your country. A proxy thingie.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/hola-better-internet/gkojfkhlekighikafcpjkiklfbnlmeio
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Good people, direct me to the most apt starter album please. I've never listened to Mastoodon seriously, and I'd like to give it a go
It's hard to say, because each album is distinctively "Mastodon," while also being its own distinctive sound. But the three candidates that would most likely work the best for really getting into the band would be either Leviathan, Blood Mountain or Crack the Skye. Leviathan and Crack the Skye are the strongest, but Blood Mountain is a wickedly awesome blend of the two albums. Heavy like Leviathan and proggy like Crack the Skye.
Good people, direct me to the most apt starter album please. I've never listened to Mastoodon seriously, and I'd like to give it a go
Blood Mountain. It's not as heavy as their old stuff and not as proggy / catchy as the later stuff. A good middle ground.
Then if you want heavier go earlier - and if you want catchier / proggier - go later.
This is a good point.
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I wonder if an HDTracks exists.
It does: https://www.hdtracks.com/once-more-round-the-sun-177747
Supposedly, the HDTracks version is very similar to (or even the same as) the CD version (source: https://dr.loudness-war.info/album/view/67390). The Spotify version should be relatively close to the CD version. Though it doesn't sound clipped, it sounds pretty compressed, and I'd rather have a less compressed version. I've decided to buy the vinyl anyway so I guess I'll find out :)
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Good people, direct me to the most apt starter album please. I've never listened to Mastoodon seriously, and I'd like to give it a go
Blood Mountain. It's not as heavy as their old stuff and not as proggy / catchy as the later stuff. A good middle ground.
Then if you want heavier go earlier - and if you want catchier / proggier - go later.
This. Blood Mountain is amazing and the one album that pretty much features all of their "sounds", although I personally found it fairly hard to get into, since it's complex, weird and all over the place. But it's worth it and a good starting point.
You might want to sample these songs (from Blood Mountain):
"Heavy": The Wolf Is Loose, Circle Of Cysquatch
"Prog": This Mortal Soil, Siberian Divide
"Catchy": Colony Of Birchmen, Sleeping Giant
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The more I listen to it, the more I think this album might end up being my album of the year.
Same here. It's my album of the year by this point. I'm hoping for greatness from Opeth and Foo Fighters later in the year, but they have to step up their game to top this.
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Good people, direct me to the most apt starter album please. I've never listened to Mastoodon seriously, and I'd like to give it a go
Blood Mountain. It's not as heavy as their old stuff and not as proggy / catchy as the later stuff. A good middle ground.
Then if you want heavier go earlier - and if you want catchier / proggier - go later.
This. Blood Mountain is amazing and the one album that pretty much features all of their "sounds", although I personally found it fairly hard to get into, since it's complex, weird and all over the place. But it's worth it and a good starting point.
You might want to sample these songs (from Blood Mountain):
"Heavy": The Wolf Is Loose, Circle Of Cysquatch
"Prog": This Mortal Soil, Siberian Divide
"Catchy": Colony Of Birchmen, Sleeping Giant
I'll listen to all of them then! Blood Mountain it is.
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Blood Mountain is not a really good starting point. Most of the songs and riffs are fairly unmemorable, although Sleeping Giant is cool. I would definitely start with Leviathan and Crack The Skye.
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Orcus, I'm going to have to ask you to shut your GAWT DANGED mouth. :P
Blood Mountain is easily my favorite, don't know how in the world you can call it unmemorable, it's simply just not true.
I get that you have an opinion and you have a right to it, but I'm here to tell you that your opinion is mind boggling.
Your opinion > (https://i.imgur.com/NXptViu.gif)
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Blood Mountain is not a really good starting point. Most of the songs and riffs are fairly unmemorable, although Sleeping Giant is cool. I would definitely start with Leviathan and Crack The Skye.
It's funny that you say that about Blood Mountain, because that's pretty much how I felt about it at first and Sleeping Giant was one of the only songs I liked. I'd say Crack The Skye is a better starting point because the music is more easily enjoyable upon first listen in my opinion. Blood Mountain was a bit harder to digest for me, but it has since become my favorite album of theirs.
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Blood Mountain is not a really good starting point. Most of the songs and riffs are fairly unmemorable, although Sleeping Giant is cool. I would definitely start with Leviathan and Crack The Skye.
Blood Mountain was a bit harder to digest for me, but it has since become my favorite album of theirs.
That's why it's not the best starting point... as it is a grower even for fans, it could quickly turn off a newbie to their sound.
Between Leviathan or Crack The Skye, i would say Leviathan is the best entry to Mastodon.
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Well I'm listening to Blood Mountain now anyways, and will likely listen to Leviathan later. I'm enjoying this one quite a bit. The vocal effects in Circle of Cysquatch :metal
With that being said, I've never been to big on the sludge metal vocal style. It's less about screaming and/or growling and more of a loud bellow, I guess. Maybe they'll grow on me with Mastodon.
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Well I'm listening to Blood Mountain now anyways, and will likely listen to Leviathan later. I'm enjoying this one quite a bit. The vocal effects in Circle of Cysquatch :metal
With that being said, I've never been to big on the sludge metal vocal style. It's less about screaming and/or growling and more of a loud bellow, I guess. Maybe they'll grow on me with Mastodon.
In that instance, I'd suggest checking out Crack the Skye soon too. That's the album where they really started to clean up the vocals a lot and Brann started contributing vocals (he's easily the best singer in the band).
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The more I listen to it, the more I think this album might end up being my album of the year.
Same here. It's my album of the year by this point. I'm hoping for greatness from Opeth and Foo Fighters later in the year, but they have to step up their game to top this.
Same here and I'll throw In Flames in there too, but based on what I've heard so far, it doesn't look good :(
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This thread needs a name change :P
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I would have proposed The Mastodon Thread v. Lightly, but seems like there already is a new title :lol
Mine wasn't really any good anyway. :lol
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The Mastodon Thread V. One More Album Before Metallica.
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Because all English people love ranking :
Remission Vs Kill Em All
Leviathan Vs Ride The Lightning
Blood Mountain Vs Master Of Puppets
Crack The Skye Vs And Justice For All
The Hunter Vs Metallica
Once More Round The Sun VS Load
Bonus :
Jonah Hex EP Vs Beyond Magnetic
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Just check off Mastodon for every one. Love Metallica, but Mastodon are easily a better band imo.
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Just check off Mastodon for every one. Love Metallica, but Mastodon are easily a better band imo.
:tup
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Remission Vs Kill Em All
Leviathan Vs Ride The Lightning
Blood Mountain Vs Master Of Puppets
Crack The Skye Vs And Justice For All
The Hunter Vs Metallica
Once More Round The Sun VS Load
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Remission Vs Kill Em All - but Remission still needs a lot more listens)
Leviathan Vs Ride The Lightning - close one!
Blood Mountain Vs Master Of Puppets
Crack The Skye Vs And Justice For All
The Hunter Vs Metallica - close one, The Hunter could overtake Metallica some time
Once More Round The Sun VS Load
Bonus :
Jonah Hex EP Vs Beyond Magnetic - haven't listened to the Jonah Hex EP yet
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Remission Vs Kill Em All
Leviathan Vs Ride The Lightning
Blood Mountain Vs Master Of Puppets
Crack The Skye Vs And Justice For All
The Hunter Vs Metallica
Once More Round The Sun VS Load
This.
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Remission Vs Kill Em All
Leviathan Vs Ride The Lightning
Blood Mountain Vs Master Of Puppets
Crack The Skye Vs And Justice For All
The Hunter Vs Metallica
Once More Round The Sun VS Load
Something like that probably. Mastodon has nothing on Metallica's classic three albums, but apart from those three I would say Mastodon have a stronger discography overall.
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Because all English people love ranking :
Remission Vs Kill Em All
Leviathan Vs Ride The Lightning
Blood Mountain Vs Master Of Puppets
Crack The Skye Vs And Justice For All
The Hunter Vs Metallica
Once More Round The Sun VS Load
Bonus :
Jonah Hex EP Vs Beyond Magnetic
Are we voting purely based on personal preference, if so I've boled my choice. Sun and Load are tied.
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Amazingly, my younger brother, who is not much of a metal fan, is nuts about this band, and let me borrow the new CD, which I finally got around to; I liked it. I like how the metal is not too bone-crushing, but still rocking as hell; it's almost more hard rock with an edge than metal at times. Will definitely listen more.
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Once More finally clicked. Great tune, and I really appreciate their diversity in vocals and focused choruses. Awesome album overall and might end up being my AOTY.
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It's not my AOTY, but it's definitely a really solid album and I love it.
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If you're into this album, you should get the vinyl. The master breathes a lot more and makes all the tracks bang so much harder.
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If you're into this album, you should get the vinyl. The master breathes a lot more and makes all the tracks bang so much harder.
I haven't bought the new album yet, but when I do I'm getting the vinyl cause I love the artwork and I'd think that the vinyl master would breathe a lot more compared to the CD. I recently listened to the Remission reissue that just came out recently on Bandcamp. To my ears, there's a bit of subtle difference in that I think that there's a bit more clarity in the guitars and drums.
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If you're into this album, you should get the vinyl. The master breathes a lot more and makes all the tracks bang so much harder.
I haven't bought the new album yet, but when I do I'm getting the vinyl cause I love the artwork and I'd think that the vinyl master would breathe a lot more compared to the CD. I recently listened to the Remission reissue that just came out recently on Bandcamp. To my ears, there's a bit of subtle difference in that I think that there's a bit more clarity in the guitars and drums.
What are you waiting for, get it!
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If you're into this album, you should get the vinyl. The master breathes a lot more and makes all the tracks bang so much harder.
I haven't bought the new album yet, but when I do I'm getting the vinyl cause I love the artwork and I'd think that the vinyl master would breathe a lot more compared to the CD. I recently listened to the Remission reissue that just came out recently on Bandcamp. To my ears, there's a bit of subtle difference in that I think that there's a bit more clarity in the guitars and drums.
What are you waiting for, get it!
Believe me, I would've had a copy of it by now but an outstanding amount of other music (new releases/reissues etc.) and an unscheduled abuse of my wallet/summer savings have been in my way. I'm back to college in two weeks so whatever pocket money I save for the first few days will go towards a copy of the vinyl. :tup
It's not like I haven't heard the new album yet, either. I've heard it twice, and while it's not going to be my AOTY, it's a strong album and I like it much more than The Hunter and a bit more than Blood Mountain.
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A friend of mine lent me OMRTS and I'm glad he did. None of their post-Leviathan albums got anything more than a yawn out of me on first listen and CTS is the only one that grew on me in any real way so I easily could've avoided ever checking this one out. I like what they've done vocally. I just wish it was easier to make out the more intricate guitar parts since they seem to get way buried in the mix at times. Also, Brann's never disappointing but I think his parts have been oversimplified compared to what he's capable of doing. All in all, I like it but the atmosphere feels samey and they're gonna need to be a lot more vocally compelling to make me stop missing the roaring. I still consider the cleans greatly improved but they'd pop a lot more if they weren't saturated in reverb and could play off more roaring for the sake of dynamics.
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Feast Your Eyes is perhaps my favorite song from the band, it came on earlier as I was driving home and very frustrated...and it was beautiful. I FUCKING LOVE the vocals these guys can put out, it is by far and away one of the few bands that I really focus and love the vocals, which normally isn't a huge deal or defining factor in me liking a song unless it's just outrageously different (either in a good or bad way). Anyway, I still really love OMRTS and it's no doubt my favorite album by them but this song really puts it leagues ahead of anything else by them.
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Start of The Motherload always reminds me of the start of You Not Me.
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Less than 24 hours til they rock my tits off.
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I totally forgot about Once More untill this thread remind me about it. It's a really good album. From Tread Lightly to Feast your eyes is an amazing album. The others songs didn't clicked for me yet.
Oh, and I Love that Mars Volta vibe in the last song.
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The final track, Diamond in the Witch House, is pretty sinister and cool. Try it out.
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Fanfuckingtastic show. The openers, Valient Thorr and Death (punk band from the 70s, not the Chuck Schuldiner one) were surprisingly good. VT struck me as a hybrid of neo NWOBHM and 80s hard rock with none of the glam style and their singer was a hilarious and engaging front man. Death is a 3-piece, all-black punk band who are amazingly polished for what you'd expect from a punk band and had good actual singing, excellent harmonies, a few spots of LittleRichardcore falsetto, punk shouts, and excellent rock soloing, groovy bass playing (nice pentatonic fills all over the place), and very good drumming.
Mastodon opened with Tread Lightly and Once More Round the Sun. They also played what's probably my 4 favorite Leviathan tracks, Blood and Thunder, Megalodon, Aqua Dementia, and Hearts Alive. The pit basically lasted the entire show and had far better etiquette than most shows I've moshed at. The only dick was some likely-drunk cunt who thought she'd go kick and shove some dudes while taking advantage of her "I'm a girl" card but she ended up eating pavement most of the night once everyone realized whom the person was that kept blindsiding peeps
All in all, a top 10 show for me and much better than my Crack the Skye show from 2009 since we were 15-20 feet from the stage, dead center, instead of 50 feet away like at the CTS tour.
Also, I randomly bumped into Skydivingninja who is 9 feet tall barefoot and a really cool cat to shoot the shit with.
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Valient Thorr was one of the opening bands at the Mastodon-headlined Missing Link show in oakland back in 2010, agreed that they are great and hilarious :lol
definitely a show to remember, seeing as the lineup included Mastodon, BTBAM, High on Fire, Baroness, Bison BC, Valient Thorr, and some others i can't even remember :hefdaddy :hefdaddy
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The final track, Diamond in the Witch House, is pretty sinister and cool. Try it out.
It's my favourite on the album.
:hifive:
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my 4 favorite Leviathan tracks, Blood and Thunder, Megalodon, Aqua Dementia, and Hearts Alive.
I love you.
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The final track, Diamond in the Witch House, is pretty sinister and cool. Try it out.
It's my favourite on the album.
:hifive:
:metal
my 4 favorite Leviathan tracks, Blood and Thunder, Megalodon, Aqua Dementia, and Hearts Alive.
I love you.
:floydapproves:
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Death (punk band from the 70s, not the Chuck Schuldiner one) were surprisingly good. Death is a 3-piece, all-black punk band who are amazingly polished for what you'd expect from a punk band and had good actual singing, excellent harmonies, a few spots of LittleRichardcore falsetto, punk shouts, and excellent rock soloing, groovy bass playing (nice pentatonic fills all over the place), and very good drumming.
You're telling me that the '70s protopunk band Death opened for Mastodon? Damn, that must've been an interesting line-up. Have you seen the documentary "A Band Called Death"? (they're the same Death that's featured in the doc) If not, I highly recommend that you watch it if you liked what you heard, it's a very splendid documentary IMO. :tup
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Yeah, that Death. And yes, they referenced the doc a few times. I'll probably give it a shot soon.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHWgUjbWKo
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lol Troy makes Harland Williams faces.
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I hate to say it, but that was a pretty weak performance.
Brann is really struggling, and Troy hits a lot of bum notes on his bass. The bass seems slighty out of tune as well.
I wish they could add more reverb on the vocals on their live-performances.
Brent and Troy are complete rock-stars though :metal
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That was an OK performance IMO, but the mixing was just... terrible. It didn't sound anywhere near as heavy as on the record.
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lol Troy makes Harland Williams faces.
:lol That was a brilliant reference for those who know Harland, Troy did the eyes thing and I laughed my ass off. :rollin
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That was an OK performance IMO, but the mixing was just... terrible. It didn't sound anywhere near as heavy as on the record.
Yep, voices not lodud enough, and the blending between guitars didn't sound quite right.
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That was an OK performance IMO, but the mixing was just... terrible. It didn't sound anywhere near as heavy as on the record.
Yeah, I think the performance is fine enough, the mixing hurt the vocals.
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So I've finally gotten around to giving Once More 'Round The Sun some repeated listens.
One song that's really damn awesome and doesn't seem to be talked about much here is Halloween. The last minute and a half or so is just :metal
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Dat fuckin jazz drumming groove.
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One song that's really damn awesome and doesn't seem to be talked about much here is Halloween. The last minute and a half or so is just :metal
Brilliant track. My second favorite after The Motherload. :metal
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Speaking of MOTHERLOAD... literally and figuratively :o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWFWazj7Ud8
I love it. People in the metal community tend to almost always take everything far too seriously. I love both sides. If you're that hardcore 24/7 you need help. This is awesome :metal
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lol holy fuck :lol
Also, Troy's pervy eyes at 1:10 :rollin
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Also, Troy's pervy eyes at 1:10 :rollin
He does that in every single chorus. :lol
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I guess it's meant to be funny ?
It reminds me of a poor version of Aphex Twin's hilarious Windowlicker video.
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I guess it's meant to be funny ?
It reminds me of a poor version of Aphex Twin's hilarious Windowlicker video.
Maybe chicks dancing and twerking in front of some occult type imagery has some deeper meaning that we're missing? :P
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHWgUjbWKo
Silverburst is so effing gorgeous.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHWgUjbWKo
Silverburst is so effing gorgeous.
A Silverburst Les Paul Custom is my #1 Dream Guitar. :heart :heart :heart
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grHWgUjbWKo
Silverburst is so effing gorgeous.
A Silverburst Les Paul Custom is my #1 Dream Guitar. :heart :heart :heart
<three
"Dream" guitars are like a neverending dream for me. Lol. I wanted a sunburst Fender Strat w/ tortoise shell pickguard, got that. Realised I wanted a black Fender Am Std Tele with chrome pickguard, got that. Now I want a Silverburst Fender P or J bass, here's hoping that dream comes true too :lol
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Silverburst Les Paul Custom is just the best thing i've ever played.
:eek
of course I love my 2011 Desert Burst Traditional too.
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I had to Google desert burst, I had no idea that 'burst had a name. Ooooh.
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I had to Google desert burst, I had no idea that 'burst had a name. Ooooh.
Pretty much my reaction when I bought it too :P :eek
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Motherload video is dumb as fuck
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Considering Mastodon's sense of humor, are you surprised?
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Considering Mastodon's sense of humor, are you surprised?
I am not, but normaly I find funny that humor :lol
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LIVE AT LETTERMAN!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WRemUuyw4g
LOL Brent :rollin :lol
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:rollin
Cool performance.
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Looks like they replaced Brent with Jeff Lynn. :lol
Always good to see them on Letterman (surprised he's still doing the show, to be honest), but they must have picked the worst song possible for Brann, that chorus has to be painful to sing live.
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When Brann feels like he doesen`t manage to hit the highest note on "things will work out" he should try to replace it with a lower note at live-performances. I`ve never heard him nail it, and I`ve seen a lot of bootlegs..
Beside from that note I think he does rather well. The verses are pretty much spot on.
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So my sister sent me a £15 iTunes giftcard for Christmas and today I bought The Mastodon Remission Reissue :)
You can hear some things that were lost in the original album - like the pinch harmonics in the intro of Crusher Destroyer and the trills in the Intro to Mother Puncher have been bought out too :)
Actually i'm going to put both versions of Crusher Destroyer in Logic and A/B them to see how they sound back to back. :)
.. .The 2014 reissue definitely has more oomph to it !
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I was a bit excited about that reissue but didn't bother since there was no new material added at all, disappointing.
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OK, this is pretty random! :lol
Troy (singing) and Kyle Sanders (bass) with Metal Allegiance playing Running With The Devil, Eruption and You Really Got Me.
Complete with Troy in spray-tan and a banana in his pants :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TbkgMGrHI
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OK, this is pretty random! :lol
Troy (singing) and Kyle Sanders (bass) with Metal Allegiance playing Running With The Devil, Eruption and You Really Got Me.
Complete with Troy in spray-tan and a banana in his pants :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TbkgMGrHI
That's pretty AWESOME! Troy always seems like such a very cool guy. In fact the all of the guys in Mastodon really seem like cool and fun people (Brent is sketchy as f... but still cool :laugh: )
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So I just found out that Mastodon are going to be playing in my area in April. I'm relatively certain that I'm going to go, but it would involve taking a day off from work, and the timing isn't great for that, so I just wanted to get some feedback first. Are they pretty good live?
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Yes
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OK, this is pretty random! :lol
Troy (singing) and Kyle Sanders (bass) with Metal Allegiance playing Running With The Devil, Eruption and You Really Got Me.
Complete with Troy in spray-tan and a banana in his pants :lol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TbkgMGrHI
That's pretty AWESOME! Troy always seems like such a very cool guy. In fact the all of the guys in Mastodon really seem like cool and fun people (Brent is sketchy as f... but still cool :laugh: )
That's great! Troy does a mean DLR impersonation vocally, minus the high shrieks!
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NEW SONG!!
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-mastodon-song-white-walker-from-catch-the-throne-the-mixtape-available-for-streaming/
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it's incredible! dat climax
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Yet another Mastodon - side project.... Arcadea featuring 'don drummer/vocal Brann Dailor.
I swear Brann makes everything awesome. This really is different but sounds pretty amazing. :tup Check it out guys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y36PqRQ3Jc0
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NEW SONG!!
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/new-mastodon-song-white-walker-from-catch-the-throne-the-mixtape-available-for-streaming/
That's great! Beautiful song.
Yet another Mastodon - side project.... Arcadea featuring 'don drummer/vocal Brann Dailor.
I swear Brann makes everything awesome. This really is different but sounds pretty amazing. :tup Check it out guys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y36PqRQ3Jc0
This is very cool as well. Really different.
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Bumping the thread for a new video for Asleep In The Deep, released yesterday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXWBj7hIzg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBXWBj7hIzg)
"The psychedelic and epic journey of a house cat who unknowingly travels into a bizarre gypsy catacomb where it encounters a giant bullfrog, a three-headed evil rat king, cat gnomes, cheese slaves and a warrior squirrel."
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haha classic Mastodon vid.
Also, I just watched the Motherload video for the first time, lol what the hell. Obviously a piss take.
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Just getting into them. Picked up Leviathan.
Fucking wicked band, should have gotten into them sooner
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Just getting into them. Picked up Leviathan.
Fucking wicked band, should have gotten into them sooner
Leviathan is a masterpiece, as is Crack the Skye imo. They haven't really put out a bad album, even if The Hunter and Once More 'Round The Sun aren't quite as good as the first four albums.
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Just getting into them. Picked up Leviathan.
Fucking wicked band, should have gotten into them sooner
Better late than never man. Leviathan is my fav album from them.
Rankings;
Leviathan
Remission
Lifesblood/Call of the Mastodon
Blood Mountain
Once More Round the Sun
Crack the Skye
The Hunter
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Crack the Skye
Once more 'round the sun
The Hunter
Leviathan
Blood mountain
Remission
Yeah, I prefer the later day Mastodon.
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Crack the Skye
Once more 'round the sun
The Hunter
Leviathan
Blood mountain
Remission
Yeah, I prefer the later day Mastodon.
That's basically my ranking as well.
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Love this band!
Rankings:
Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
Once More 'Round the Sun
The Hunter
Leviathan
Remission
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The Hunter
Crack the Skye
Leviathan
Once More 'Round the Sun
Blood Mountain
Remiission
Lifesblood/Call of the Mastodon
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I've tried so many times to try and get into the Hunter but it just does nothing for me. I think I'll try again.
Once More Round the Sun still gets frequent plays from me, it could sneak up my list more over time, great album.
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I love the calmer tracks on The Hunter so much - the title track and The Sparrow are two of my favourite Mastodon songs.
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Leviathan
Blood Mountain
Crack the Skye
The Hunter / Once More Round the Sun
Remission
Lifesblood/Call of the Mastodon
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I've tried so many times to try and get into the Hunter but it just does nothing for me. I think I'll try again.
Once More Round the Sun still gets frequent plays from me, it could sneak up my list more over time, great album.
I'm kinda the opposite. I adore The Hunter. Once More Round The Sun is just "good" to me :)
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Leviathan
Blood Mountain
Crack the Skye
The Hunter / Once More Round the Sun
Remission
Lifesblood/Call of the Mastodon
Pretty much. And The Top 3 are all extremely close.
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Crack The Skye
Leviathan
The Hunter
Blood Mountain
Once More 'Round The Sun
Remission
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Blood Motha'friggin Mountain
Crack The Motha'friggin Skye
Once More 'Round The Motha'friggin Sun
Motha'friggin Leviathan
The Motha'friggin Hunter
Motha'friggin Remission
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Blood Mountain
Crack The Skye
Leviathan
Once More Round The Sun
Remission
The Hunter
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Leviathan
Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
Remission
Once More 'Round the Sun
The Hunter
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I think my order would be
Crack the Skye
Leviathan
Remission
Blood Mountain
The Hunter
Once More 'Round the Sun
And being last placed doesn't mean that it's bad just less preferred than the others.
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Finally a couple that agree with me with The Hunter.
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I'm right there with you. It's always felt like a collection of B-sides instead of a regular album. I like maybe four songs off of the entire thing and the rest are close to throwaway.
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Wow really ? I f---ing love The Hunter. I like it a lot more than Once More.
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Wow really ? I f---ing love The Hunter. I like it a lot more than Once More.
Agreed
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I'm right there with you. It's always felt like a collection of B-sides instead of a regular album. I like maybe four songs off of the entire thing and the rest are close to throwaway.
Yep. And IMO, the best song (Deathbound) wasn't even on the album.
Still have to get it out and try again though.
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I tried The Hunter again, yeah still does nothing.
Black Tongue and Spectrelight are awesome though.
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Wow really ? I f---ing love The Hunter. I like it a lot more than Once More.
Agreed
I like Once More quite a bit but The Hunter was a good bit better overall for me too...
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I think the issue with The Hunter I have is like some have said, it doesn't feel like a cohesive album for some reason. I love the songs individually but the style of the album seems all over the place when listened from start to finish. I need to listen to Once more 'round the sun a few more times before I really figure out where I stand with it. Most times when I start to listen to it I just drift away and decide to listen to something else.
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To me The Hunter has precision whereas Once More feels a bit more lumpy and muddy.
Ironically - The Hunter was a very spontaneous album and Bill was away a lot and had to learn a lot of the songs after the fact.
Once More was a year in the making and apparently even more pre-produced than Crack The Skye yet the Hunter feels more like the better written of the two.
I don't dislike Once More... but it's no Crack The Skye and The Hunter just has the shiny production and better songs for my money.
Plus it has the songs " The Hunter " , " Dry Bone Valley " and " The Sparrow " ...
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I like Once More 'Round the Sun more than The Hunter, but Asleep in the Deep and Diamond in the Witch House have a lot to do with that, honestly-- both albums are very sonically similar and I enjoy them both immensely.
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Diamond In The Witch House is my favourite track from OMRTS.
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The Motherload is mine.
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Halloween is the best.
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Diamond In The Witch House is my favourite track from OMRTS.
This actually could be my least favourite along with Chimes at Midnight. Still good songs though.
Tread Lightly, Motherload, Aunt Lisa, Halloween, Emerald City all could be the best.
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What?? I love Chimes at Midnight.
Tread Lightly is great, though, def agree there.
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Yeah, it's alright, but just never did it for me like most of the other songs.
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Seeing them live for the first time on the 31st of August. Any tips for the setlist and the band's live performance?
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Ember City, Chimes At Midnight, Halloween and The Motherload are my favorites from Once More... and I think Asleep In The Deep and Diamond In The Witch House are my least favorites, but even they are still pretty good. I will say one thing, Once More is amazingly consistent even if my favorites are a bit lower-key by Mastodon standards. I dunno, but listening to this again and thinking about this more, I think I might like it more than Blood Mountain now. Fuck.
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Ironically - The Hunter was a very spontaneous album and Bill was away a lot and had to learn a lot of the songs after the fact.
Once More was a year in the making and apparently even more pre-produced than Crack The Skye yet the Hunter feels more like the better written of the two.
I remember reading that the recording of Once More was incredibly disjointed because there were personal issues in the band members personal lives or something to that degree--Brann recorded his parts in like a week and then left to go deal with things happening in his life. They always said in interviews that stuff happened and they don't want to talk about it
https://radio.com/2014/07/03/mastodon-interview-brann-dailor-once-more-around-the-sun/ (https://radio.com/2014/07/03/mastodon-interview-brann-dailor-once-more-around-the-sun/)
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I dunno, but listening to this again and thinking about this more, I think I might like it more than Blood Mountain now. Fuck.
As time goes on, I feel Once More's ranking for me only going up.
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Ember City, Chimes At Midnight, Halloween and The Motherload are my favorites from Once More... and I think Asleep In The Deep and Diamond In The Witch House are my least favorites, but even they are still pretty good. I will say one thing, Once More is amazingly consistent even if my favorites are a bit lower-key by Mastodon standards. I dunno, but listening to this again and thinking about this more, I think I might like it more than Blood Mountain now. Fuck.
That's the thing with Mastodon. Even if they put out a "weaker" album. It's still great.
It would actually be a surprise if they put out a truly terrible album.
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https://loudwire.com/brent-hinds-new-mastodon-disc-shaping-up-double-album/
Brent Hinds - we've written two albums. New album is looking like a double.
Sounds great. Brent has written most of one of the discs and the other three mostly wrote the other disc. Seeing as Brent was almost exclusively responsible for Crack The Skye - this is very exciting.
And if Bill is writing more - we may get some super heavy stuff too.
Roll On 2017.
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bring on more 'don!
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Bosky or someone - can you change the thread title to The Mastodon Thread ? Crack The Skye is like 7 years old now.
:)
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Mastodon never disappoints!
Very excited for a double Mastodon album.
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Bosky or someone - can you change the thread title to The Mastodon Thread ? Crack The Skye is like 7 years old now.
:)
I'm about to bump the most recent thread, in which you were the last poster :lol
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here is the more recent thread
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Hmm. I searched and nothing came up. Oh well. I guess we use this one or merge them Eh Bosky or Hef or whoever...
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The Hunter may be my favourite Mastodon album. Really great concise writing and stellar sound quality.
Just a great vibe throughout.
Crack The Skye a very close second. Then Blood Mountain with Leviathan not far behind then Once More Round The Sun and then Remission.
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https://www.guitarworld.com/electrics-artist-news-interviews/brent-hinds-talks-new-mastodon-album-epiphone-custom-flying-v/29356
Interesting writing approach.
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Merged the recent posts into the main thread. :)
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Oooh, that is very exciting news indeed!
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Sounds good to me. I'm not a huge fan of The Hunter (but only because I love Leviathan, Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye so much) and wasn't such a fan of the direction they went with that album. I liked Once More Round the Sun quite a lot though. Looking forward to seeing what they do next.
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OMRTS is good but the muddy production brings it down for me.
The Hunter is bright and polished and IMO the songs are better.
Plus it has Dry Bone Valley and The Sparrow & The Hunter.
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Dry Bone Valley
:metal
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OMRTS is good but the muddy production brings it down for me.
The Hunter is bright and polished and IMO the songs are better.
Plus it has Dry Bone Valley and The Sparrow & The Hunter.
I might have to agree that The Hunter is better than Once More as a whole. However, the first 3 songs off of Once More are better than anything from The Hunter.
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IMO Once More is lightyears better than The Hunter, no competition IMO.
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OMRTS is actually my #2 Mastodon album. After Crack the Skye, of course. But The Hunter also very good, I enjoy it way more now than when it was just released.
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The words double album get me goin'. I'm supremely excited to see what kind of material they came up with. Also for the pseudo-solo album based around a bad break up. That usually leads to good stuff. Melancholic, but good.
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IMO Once More is lightyears better than The Hunter, no competition IMO.
Fave track = Diamond In The Witch House.
But i'll give the whole CD a spin later I think.
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IMO Once More is lightyears better than The Hunter, no competition IMO.
Totally. I like The Hunter now more than I did when it came out, but I've always felt it's their weakest since Leviathan. I vividly remember downloading The Hunter and Heritage, by Opeth, at the same time when I was travelling Australia. I can remember listening to both of them and feeling so disappointed that two of my favourite bands had followed such strong albums (Crack the Skye and Watershed) with (IMO) really weak albums. I was distraught.
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" Just close your eyes....And pretend that everything's fine.. Just close your eyes...I'll tell you when "
WIN.
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I too MUCH prefer The Hunter to OMRTS. OMRTS is just not really all that interesting to me. There's great playing and some real good songs but nothing all that different for the band and not enough that is catchy enough to make me want to keep going back to it over some of their other albums. The Hunter had some psychedelic stuff like The Sparrow and songs that made me want to keep putting it on.
I'd have a difficult time ranking their albums and I at least like every single one of them. At times I'd have Blood Mountain, Crack The Skye, and Leviathan at the top with The Hunter closely following them and then Remission and OMRTS behind them.
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I was really excited after they said that they spent longer writing Once More than they did on Crack The Skye.
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I'd have a difficult time ranking their albums and I at least like every single one of them. At times I'd have Blood Mountain, Crack The Skye, and Leviathan at the top with The Hunter closely following them and then Remission and OMRTS behind them.
I think Blood Mountain, Crack The Skye & The Hunter are all A+ and everything else is just below that.
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Leviathan was the album I gravitated to the most when I first got into Mastodon and I'd still rank it as one of the band's absolute best works to date, but I definitely feel that Crack the Skye is the band's greatest accomplishment thus far. I had it ranked at the very top of my Top 50 Albums list for good reason, after all. :metal :tup
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Guys, Mastodon survivor finals are underway. Check my signature if you want to vote :)
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:o
Mastodon have started recording and are in the studio with Crack The Skye producer Brendan O Brien !!!!
:metal BRING.IT.ON
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(https://s2.quickmeme.com/img/cd/cd2f0ef2d2fa2719d86db753e461f905361d7a29162c23748bca188b2259e152.jpg)
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Thank fuck it's not Nick RascalKnickers.
I like Once More Round The Sun but the sound of it wasn't the best.
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The sound took a bit of getting use to, but I don't have an issue with it.
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:o
Mastodon have started recording and are in the studio with Crack The Skye producer Brendan O Brien !!!!
:metal BRING.IT.ON
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :hefdaddy
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I got no problem with Nick Raskulinecz. He has produced some really great albums, like the latest Rush albums.
But, it is exciting that they are working with Brendan O Brien Again!
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Shogun is an exception but I don't think he gets the best sounding albums based on other albums he's done.
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I liked the sound of Once More. One of the better sounding albums from Raskulinecz. Generally not a fan his work, really dislike the sound of Clockwork Angels by Rush and One By One by Foos.
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I liked the sound of Once More. One of the better sounding albums from Raskulinecz. Generally not a fan his work, really dislike the sound of Clockwork Angels by Rush and One By One by Foos.
I agree. Folks thought DT12 was compressed. Clockwork Angels is even more so than DT12.
BTW, I have never listened to Mastodon. Just listened to Crack the Skye. The Last Baron is awesome :metal
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Clockwork Angels borders on unlistenable. I remember they were talking about remixing Vapor Trails around the time CA came out, couldn't believe that they made the same mistake again.
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Clockwork Angels borders on unlistenable. I remember they were talking about remixing Vapor Trails around the time CA came out, couldn't believe that they made the same mistake again.
??? I don't have a problem listening to CA. I mean, the production could be a lot better, but it's not that bad.
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Ghost's Infestissumum isn't horrible--not great, but good. Although the band hasn't been ecstatic about that record, but I don't think it's because of Nick
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Clockwork Angels borders on unlistenable. I remember they were talking about remixing Vapor Trails around the time CA came out, couldn't believe that they made the same mistake again.
??? I don't have a problem listening to CA. I mean, the production could be a lot better, but it's not that bad.
Neither do i. Clockwork Angels mix is not annoying, not like the original Vapor Trails mix.
Like i said, i'm very interested to hear what Mastodon is able to do with O'Brien again!
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I wonder how much better Once More Round The Sun would have been with O Brien.
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https://t.co/NzVNc3aPfF
MASTODON finishing up their new album. Mixing to start soon.
:metal :dangerwillrobinson:
My most anticipated album after Dream Theater, Green Day and Metallica. Cannot wait for this!!!
- Also I checked when they started tracking and it was less than a month ago!!! That must mean they recorded mostly live and rehearsed the absolute shit out of the songs.
Makes you wonder why bands like TOOL and Metallica track records for 2 years or more..
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Hellllll yusssss. I was just thinking it'd be awesome to have a new album from these guys sometime in the near future. Really looking forward to seeing what they came up with.
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I'm guessing that "finishing up" means tracking anything that wasn't basic drums bass and rhythms.
Since Brent and Bill have posted pics of guitar recording since this new story.
Still - Metallica started recording September 2014 and were recording lead guitar as late as spring this year so Mastodon work pretty f---ing fast. :D
Hellllll yusssss. I was just thinking it'd be awesome to have a new album from these guys sometime in the near future. Really looking forward to seeing what they came up with.
Just in case ya didnae noo - Brendan O Brien is producing again.
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TROY SANDERS : " New album is in The Bag. We're just working out the timeline of when it will be released . "
MMMMMM... Cannot wait. I'm thinking end of March ?
Hope it's not TOO far away like late Spring...
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Looking forward to it. I got on board with Crack the Skye, after a recommendation at this forum, and I've never looked back. Saw them on the tour for The Hunter and met them at an in-store (got my vinyl of Crack the Skye autographed and a photo). Love their stuff, although prefer Blood Mountain through present. I really liked Once More 'Round the Sun, but Crack the Skye continues to be my favorite.
I didn't have a problem with Nick as the producer either, but happy they have reunited with O'Brien, since he produced the record from them I like the most.
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I was on board as soon as I heard Blood & Thunder back in 04.
My friend burned Leviathan onto a MD for me and I loved it.
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I was on board as soon as I heard Blood & Thunder back in 04.
My friend burned Leviathan onto a MD for me and I loved it.
Me too, heard them on a Kerrang! free CD. Actually, now I think of it, I think it may have been I Am Ahab that I heard first :metal
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I was on board as soon as I heard Blood & Thunder back in 04.
This.
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I saw them opening for Maiden, thought they were horrible. A couple years later a friend told me to check out Crack the Skye and I thought it was really solid. Tried the latest album at the time (The Hunter) and I thought that was really good too. Once More is the best of them all IMO. Really looking forward to what the future has in store for them. I still haven't really explored their back catalog, although I want to at some point.
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https://teamrock.com/news/2016-11-23/mastodons-new-album-is-in-the-bag
https://teamrock.com/news/2016-12-08/mastodons-new-album-concept-tackles-the-horrors-of-cancer
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I'm glad it's no longer a double.
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https://teamrock.com/news/2016-12-08/mastodons-new-album-concept-tackles-the-horrors-of-cancer
Interesting topic.
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I'm glad it's no longer a double.
Yes, me too I much preferer a one hour album with less filler.
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https://teamrock.com/news/2016-12-08/mastodons-new-album-concept-tackles-the-horrors-of-cancer
Interesting topic.
Hopefully it's all metaphorical and isn't very detailed etc...
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One disc was to be Brent's solo writings and the other was a collaboration between the other three, right?
...I wonder if they told Brent to just save his material for a side project of his choosing.
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One disc was to be Brent's solo writings and the other was a collaboration between the other three, right?
...I wonder if they told Brent to just save his material for a side project of his choosing.
The way Brann said it - they've used everyone's best material.
I Hope so. I could use another Crack The Skye..
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0HJPG-WgAAFuqF.jpg:large)
:metal :metal :metal
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(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C11ZCX2XcAAFxIW.jpg:large)
:hat Yeah I Know I rock.
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(https://www.anybodylistening.net/images/assorted.jpg)
Dead center, and right above it. ;-)
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Cool !
They all seem like chill dudes. Dunno about Brent but the other 3 certainly do. Down to Earth and no egos. One band where If I had to choose a member to quit - i wouldn't be able to.
They all 4 of them bring something to the band that would be irreplaceable. Troy's Voice. Brent writing and guitar playing. Brann's crazy drumming. Bill has that awesome growl
and can do backing vocals and just seems like the nicest guy ever.
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They were all completely chill. And don't forget Brann's voice as well. I dig the tunes he sings. Great vocsls.
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Mastodon were originally two bands that joined together right ?
Wasn't it Brann and Brent in one band and Troy and Bill in another band ?
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Two were in a band together, yes. I forget about the other two. I think so, yes.
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They just posted a teaser on facebook #hype
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STILL more informative than Tool updates.
Can't wait for this.
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Looks like the old logo is back.....I approve!
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Looks like the old logo is back.....I approve!
Wait and see. Could just be for marketing purposes. We'll see. It is their best logo.
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Looks like the old logo is back.....I approve!
Wait and see. Could just be for marketing purposes. We'll see. It is their best logo.
And artwork too. As awesome as the cover for OMRTS is, the artist who did the first 4 albums is a genius!
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I do like when album covers have some continuity.
However I do adore the S/E cover of The Hunter...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Mastodon_TheHunterDeluxe.jpg)
And the cover of OMRTS is just insane.
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I do like when album covers have some continuity.
However I do adore the S/E cover of The Hunter...
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/63/Mastodon_TheHunterDeluxe.jpg)
And the cover of OMRTS is just insane.
Yea, I prefer that over the normal album cover. Artwork for OMAtS is just trippy and awesome, I have an A4 framing of it on my wall at home but I'd like a huge one of the whole piece.
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I love this picture
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a1/3e/73/a13e73e283eb14cfca01aae9b6941fb4.jpg)
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(https://i.imgur.com/3XQfQTp.jpg?1)
Relevant...
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I love this picture
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/a1/3e/73/a13e73e283eb14cfca01aae9b6941fb4.jpg)
Yes, that is STUNNING
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The whale has a cheeky smile. Look at it's face and imagine it going " hehehehe ".
He used to just be known as Moby.
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Seriously though - cannot wait for this.
Gonna buy it on Vinyl and use Spotify / Amazon download for my digital copy for iPhone listening.
I might just buy new albums on Vinyl from now on. With Spotify and Amazon MP3 downloads - it's the best of both worlds.
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(https://static1.squarespace.com/static/55f4aa90e4b044a1a3403b43/t/566dc52f5a5668242bb9b705/1450034480852/?format=750w)
They really have some mind blowing pieces :omg:
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Piss all over Slayer's pathetic album art any day.
Mastodon have yet to make a crap album. I don't think they will allow themselves to release an album like St. Anger.
I know financially they can't afford a flop album but still. They're one of those bands that every so often you go :hefdaddy Thank God this band exists.
Amazing musicians, great down to earth guys and amazing album art.
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Wow, I have never seen those pieces, especially the Leviathan one is just amazing :omg:
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I love all their artwork. It's not generic boring bog standard " we're a heavy band " artwork.
Metal bands shouldn't be afraid of primary colours :lol
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Amen to that. There are only a handful (if that) of bands these days that I look at the artwork and really think "Wow, someone put some serious time, effort and love into that creative art", 90% of the time it's just boring or ordinary.
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Baroness are definitely one of those bands :hefdaddy
John Baizley has created some jaw dropping album covers for other bands as well as his own.
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Definitely! One of the handful I was thinking of. I still haven't delved deep into their music but I've got a few favorites already and await when I have a day just to soak it in. One day...one day...
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Definitely! One of the handful I was thinking of. I still haven't delved deep into their music but I've got a few favorites already and await when I have a day just to soak it in. One day...one day...
Well my personal preference would be the double album Green & Yellow, but I think I'm in the minority there :loser:
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https://twitter.com/mastodonmusic/status/823213657349705729
:rollin :rollin
So ready for this album...
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and yet another teaser :lol I bet there will be one with Bill Kelliher tomorrow at this time too.
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This really cannot release quick enough.
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These are really fun :lol
And I missed Troy's video yesterday. He always seemed more serious than others but jibba-jabba bit was hilarious :lol
So hyped for this release. I might sound like a fanboy but they can't go wrong for me.
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Troy is as funny as the others - check out the Orange Amps video with him in.
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Just took a look at the tour page for Mastadon and they will be in my hometown of Nashville, TN in May. The opening acts are Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles. The concert will be a the original Grand Ole Opry House. The sound is great in this venue, but the seats are basically unpadded church pews.
The wife asked if I wanted her to go with me and my answer was no. She has gone to Rush with me, but she would not like Mastadon.
Just thought I would let folks now there is a tour in case the word has not gotten out.
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I do like the last album but I don't think it continued the amazing run of albums from Leviathan through The Hunter.
There was just *something* off about it. It's certainly not a bad album. I think the production was a bit poor maybe.
But Brendan O Brien producing the new one ? Oh fuck yeah I have high hopes.
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Wikipedia says that one of the songs on the new one is called 'Steambreather'. I hope that's the album title as well!
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I do like the last album but I don't think it continued the amazing run of albums from Leviathan through The Hunter.
There was just *something* off about it. It's certainly not a bad album. I think the production was a bit poor maybe.
But Brendan O Brien producing the new one ? Oh fuck yeah I have high hopes.
For me The Hunter is the weak link in their back catalogue. That may be mainly due to the fact that it was a change in sound and followed their best album (IMO) so I was initially let down. It's grown on me over the years but I don't think it has many standout songs, although it's all pretty solid.
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I adore The Hunter. I actually like how poppy it is. I think the material is really strong and I LOVE the production.
It's got Dry Bone Valley, The Hunter, The Sparrow, Stargasm, Creature Lives, Bedazzled Fingernails.
All amazing songs in my opinion. I dunno it just felt effortless.
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I enjoy The Hunter more than Blood Mountain. While I do like BM a lot, it gets too weird/trippy for me at times. Which I totally get, cuz it matches what's going on in the story.
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It took me a long time to fully appreciate Blood Mountain as I was so blown away by Leviathan in 2004.
I don't think i'd be a fan now if they did Remission over and over. I rarely listen to it. I have to be in the right mood although I do love Crusher Destroyer and Mother Puncher.
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I liked Leviathan when it came out, although it was way overhyped, but Blood Mountain was the first album I got on release. It's not their best but it's top 3 for me. I like the trippy side to it and it's pretty relentless, it was the album that cemented me as a fan and I'll always love it for that.
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If you count The Call Of The Mastodon - ( p.s. the band themselves do ) - then their new album is their 8th...
That's an amazing track record. Eight albums and no duff album yet. No " St. Anger ".
If you compare their discography so far to Metallica - Their new album is their Reload chronologically.
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What's everyone's favorite song from each album? Here's mine:
Crusher Destroyer
Hearts Alive
Sleeping Giant
The Last Baron
Stargasm
Tread Lightly
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What's everyone's favorite song from each album? Here's mine:
Crusher Destroyer
Hearts Alive
Sleeping Giant
The Last Baron
Stargasm
Tread Lightly
Call Of The Mastodon = Shadows That Move
Remission = Crusher Destroyer / Mother Puncher / Fire Ants
Leviathan = Hearts Alive / Blood & Thunder
Blood Mountain = The Wolf Is Loose / This Mortal Soil
Crack The Skye = The Last Baron
The Hunter = Dry Bone Valley
Once More Round The Sun = Halloween / Diamonds In The Witch House.
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March of the Fire Ants
Aqua Dementia
Sleeping Giant
The Czar
Dry Bone Valley
Tread Lightly
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Crusher Destroyer
Blood and Thunder / Megalodon
The Wolf Is Loose / Sleeping Giant
Crack The Skye
The Hunter / Spectrelight
The Motherload
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Crusher Destroyer
Blood and Thunder / Megalodon
The Wolf Is Loose / Sleeping Giant
Crack The Skye
The Hunter / Spectrelight
The Motherload
The clean guitar sound at the start of Megalodon is one of the best i've ever heard.
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Fire Ants
Aqua Dementia
This Mortal Soil
The Czar
The Hunter/ Dry Bone Valley
Ember City/ Asleep in the Deep
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Crusher Destroyer/March of the Fire Ants
Iron Tusk/Blood and Thunder
Colony of Birchmen
Oblivion/Quintessence
All the Heavy Lifting/Dry Bone Valley
Chimes at Midnight/Diamond in the Witch House
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4th video feat. Bill up today.
The album reveal can't be too far away. The album was finished in November or so so i'm gonna guess March. I don't think they'd be teasing it this early if it was out in June or something.
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I remember one article I read said it'd come in Spring, so probably March, maybe April.
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Yeah I was shocked how fast they recorded it. I think they entered the studio in late September and it was done by the end of October. Like totally done.
They must have known all their parts inside out and just gone in and put them down.
I'm guessing they recorded all in the same room - but with separation too. To get that live feel. Then overdubbed where necessary.
---- Scott Kelly is on it again. How many songs is he on now ? Like 6 ? They should put out a special Mastodon feat Scott Kelly EP :P
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You've gotta make good use of your time when you're recording inside of the moon. :biggrin:
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This is pretty neat https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/ has some great riffs. I just the album sounds better than the last one. I could never listen to more than a couple of tracks without my ears starting to hurt.
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This is pretty neat https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/ has some great riffs. I just the album sounds better than the last one. I could never listen to more than a couple of tracks without my ears starting to hurt.
Yeah, dat O'Brien production is shining through! :metal Those riffs feel way more like the Mastodon that made Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye than the one that made The Hunter or OMRTS. Love all their albums, but I'm loving this apparent return to the more aggressive riffs here.
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The clips sounded very The Hunter to me.
Which is 100% fine as that's my favourite Mastodon album.
I literally finished listening to The Hunter. Opened Twitter and the first thing I see is from Mastodon :D
So excited. I'm thinking the album will be out in March.
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This is pretty neat https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/ has some great riffs. I just the album sounds better than the last one. I could never listen to more than a couple of tracks without my ears starting to hurt.
I don't think Once More... was overly loud - I just didn't particularly enjoy the muddled production. Like it was trying to be as shiny as the Hunter but still sludgy and it didn't quite work.
EDIT :
Found this online. Dunno if it's genuine yet. Good title though.
(https://s27.postimg.org/ies9bmz4j/jgiufgi.jpg)
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This is pretty neat https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/ (https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/) has some great riffs. I just the album sounds better than the last one. I could never listen to more than a couple of tracks without my ears starting to hurt.
:metal
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Niiiice! Awesome cover art, awesome riffs. Need. Nao.
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It sounds like Mastodon.
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Niiiice! Awesome cover art, awesome riffs. Need. Nao.
Couple more months :dangerwillrobinson:
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Sweet album cover! They never disappoint with the artwork
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This is pretty neat https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/ (https://eos360.mastodonrocks.com/) has some great riffs. I just the album sounds better than the last one. I could never listen to more than a couple of tracks without my ears starting to hurt.
For anybody curious, if you look at the source here, you can see the clip playing is from Sultan's Curse.
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There are a few song titles revealed.
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https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/emperor-of-sand/id1195230194
Official name and full tracklisting here
"Emperor of Sand"
1. Sultan's Curse
2. Show Yourself
3. Precious Stones
4. Steambreather
5. Roots Remain
6. Word to the Wise
7. Ancient Kingdom
8. Clandestiny
9. Andromeda
10. Scorpion Breath
11. Jaguar God
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https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/emperor-of-sand/id1195230194
Official name and full tracklisting here
"Emperor of Sand"
1. Sultan's Curse
2. Show Yourself
3. Precious Stones
4. Steambreather
5. Roots Remain
6. Word to the Wise
7. Ancient Kingdom
8. Clandestiny
9. Andromeda
10. Scorpion Breath
11. Jaguar God
:tup :tup
Nice. Looks like Sultans Curse is available to buy now.
I'm guessing the album will be out in march
:hat
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(https://assets.blabbermouth.net.s3.amazonaws.com/media/mastodonemperorofsandcover.jpg)
:2metal: :2metal:
this is probably the most " Traditionally Metal " album art they've had what with the skulls and everything. Til now it's mostly been creatures.
Remission - Horse
Leviathan - Whale
Blood - 3 headed wolf bear thing ?
Crack The Skye - Bear
Hunter = 3 jawed bull thing
OMRTS = god knows what :P
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https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/emperor-of-sand/id1195230194
Official name and full tracklisting here
"Emperor of Sand"
1. Sultan's Curse
2. Show Yourself
3. Precious Stones
4. Steambreather
5. Roots Remain
6. Word to the Wise
7. Ancient Kingdom
8. Clandestiny
9. Andromeda
10. Scorpion Breath
11. Jaguar God
Very interesting title, tracklist and concept! :tup
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:metal :2metal: :metal
Listening to "Sultan's Curse".
Immediately better production than Once More Round The Sun. More like The Hunter again. Punchy and deep.
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Jaguar God is my new favorite Mastodon song and I haven't heard a note yet
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I'm really liking the new single, that "oceans of sand" part is really amazing! I'm a little dissapointed by the album cover, not a very imaginitave composition and just not a big fan of the colours in it. But it's the music that matters in the end, and this single sounds really promising :metal
fun (nonsense) theory I read somewhere: the album cover is referencing Trump (because of the ridiculously small hands), the album name fits too, Emperor of Sand is what he will become if he keeps denying climate change :P
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Solid enough track, definitely just sounds like Mastodon. I get a lot of CTS in this track, but I also actually hear a lot of Blood Mountain in the riffing to.
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Solid track. Looking forward to the album.
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Cool track and awesome album art.
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Really solid first single. It's pretty standard 'don but that's not a bad thing, I love their sound. It's good to hear Brent, Brann and Troy singing on this :metal I'm really looking forward to this album. I'm not a huge fan of the artwork (maybe it will grow on me) but that's only because of the awesomeness of previous artwork.
On my second listen of the single and it's good, real good. Now watching the little teaser things they did :lol Brent, what a guy. He's such a stoner, can't help but love him :heart
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First track is pretty cool, I'm digging it.
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I've only heard it once through my crappy PC speaker at work, will listen through headphones at home tonight. Love the artwork though :tup
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Love Sultan's Curse. Reminds me of Crack the Skye era, but a bit more accessible (not in a bad way). Can't wait for the record. I picked up Crack the Skye off a recommendation from this forum years ago (I think it was summer 2009), and haven't looked back. I skipped seeing them play with Alice in Chains on the Crack the Skye (I think it was that tour), but saw them headline on The Hunter tour and met them at a signing, where I took a cool pic with them and they signed my Crack the Skye vinyl (still one of my favorite all time records). Cool dudes, great tunes. I didn't get to see them on Once More, and will miss the leg coming up soon, but I'm hoping I will catch them at the end of the tour if they do another leg by me.
Absolutely great stuff.
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Yep, love Sultan's Curse and the "new" sound. I wasn't one of the ones that hated OMRTS' production, but I definitely prefer the cleaner, less muddled style.
Overall I do like the artwork despite being the opposite of what we were just talking about loving. :lol I do think change is nice and this is definitely a departure while still being really nice artwork in general. I'm okay with the metal vibe given that it looks like actual artwork and something I'd see in a Dante's Inferno piece, which is really fucking awesome.
Soooo ready for thiiiiis!
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The track times for the whole album are up already. I'm surprised.
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Where? Can you post them?
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It's a double vinyl so must be a lengthy album ?
Although OMRTS was also a double vinyl and that's not a massively long album.
Emperor Of Sand is a cool title but I keep wanting to call it Emperor Of THE Sand. I just like that cadence more.
Where? Can you post them?
Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Sultan's Curse" Troy Sanders, Brent Hinds, Brann Dailor 4:02
2. "Show Yourself" 3:03
3. "Precious Stones" 3:46
4. "Steambreather" 5:03
5. "Roots Remain" 6:28
6. "Word to the Wise" 4:00
7. "Ancient Kingdom" 4:54
8. "Clandestiny" 4:28
9. "Andromeda" 4:05
10. "Scorpion Breath" 3:19
11. "Jaguar God" 7:56
Total length: 51:07
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According to Wikipedia:
1. "Sultan's Curse" 4:02
2. "Show Yourself" 3:03
3. "Precious Stones" 3:46
4. "Steambreather" 5:03
5. "Roots Remain" 6:28
6. "Word to the Wise" 4:00
7. "Ancient Kingdom" 4:54
8. "Clandestiny" 4:28
9. "Andromeda" 4:05
10. "Scorpion Breath" 3:19
11. "Jaguar God" 7:56
Total length: 51:07
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:getoffmylawn:
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:getoffmylawn:
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They also just posted a making of video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAaxqmJVMA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuAaxqmJVMA)
They sound so... serious
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:rollin. Part 1 and it's 6 minutes.
It's already longer than the entire Making of for THE HUNTER. I love the band but that was a huge let down. Especially since Crack The Skye was NINETY minutes.
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:getoffmylawn:
:hug: ily
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Thanks all. The track lengths aren't surprising to me. They have really started maturing as songwriters, and apparently embraced a we can still be proggy, but not have gargantuan tracks take this time out. I look forward to it.
And thanks for posting the link to the making of. Will watch!
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Actually pre-ordered the album right after seeing the making of video. Very psyched about it and Sultan's Curse is fantastic.
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That making of video is cool. Seems like a very emotional project for all the guys in the band.
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Hoping it brings some gorgeous tunes like The Hunter and The Sparrow too.
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Ohhh, this is great. Album art looks amazing, and the making of video was great. I haven't heard the new song in full yet, but the snippets from the making of video were awesome. Definitely gonna preorder the vinyl.
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I want the vinyl but the Vinyl on it's own is £30 - which is rather a lot.
And I think it's not their best artwork. Even though I do love Orange as a colour.
Still better than anything Slayer have ever done or will ever do.
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*cough*
(https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/1/2/212.jpg?5958)
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Awful awful artwork.
So Br00tal. So Tr00 Methulzzz.
So childish.
I hate Slayer so so much.
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We get it. You don't like Slayer.
Is there a reason you keep bringing them up in unrelated situations that have nothing to do with them?
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How is Slayer relevant here? And also, beauty is in the eye of beholder, there are probably people who like some of Slayer's art better. For example, I love artwork on Seasons in the Abyss.
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We get it. You don't like Slayer.
Is there a reason you keep bringing them up in unrelated situations that have nothing to do with them?
They must be ridiculed as often as is possible. :hat
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Just because you don't like them? ???
I really hope Mastodon keep doing these daily updates :angel:
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I really hope Mastodon keep doing these daily updates :angel:
Yep, so cool. As someone already said, they all seem very emotional about it, putting everything they got into this album.
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Awful awful artwork.
So Br00tal. So Tr00 Methulzzz.
So childish.
I hate Slayer so so much.
I think there would be less of an argument if your opinion was based on Show No Mercy (even if it is completely irrelevant and this was when the band were very young, it was their debut and it was of its era)
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81IxU7XwMfL._SL1500_.jpg)
but not of Reign in Blood. I don't think it's goal is to be brutal or 'true metal'. I think it is just a very dark piece of art and I personally love it.
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Haha it looks like he caught his cape on the logo and had to pull out one of the swords to free himself. . .
" >:( Oh ffs - take THAT tunic Yeah ! Show no Mercy !!!! "
p.s. I'm mostly on about the way Slayer present themselves. They seem so desperate to be Metal and Controversial.
it's just comical to me.
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Definitely one of their strongest melodic tracks! Beats Black tongue easily for me.
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Sultan's Curse is punchy as hell.
So glad they went back to Brendan O Brien. Never been a fan of Raskuilnecz. ??
Once more Round The Sun was like a tiny tiny dent in the armour.
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There's nothing surprising about the song lengths. They match up the previous two albums perfectly.
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I second the Brandon 'O Brien (don't know if I'm spelling correctly) thing. I can hear that Crack the Skye sound in the layering of instruments again and it's great. Still, this is a lot more streamlined than Crack the Skye was, which I think is a good thing. And vocally all three of the guys are absolutely killing it. Everyone is sounding better than ever, and I have to pick Brent Hinds as my favorite. The way the song transitions into his part just feels so infectious.
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Yeah it's like Oblivion the way their three vocal parts weave in and out.
The idea of another Crack The Skye level album is exciting...
Apparently they wrote "Once More Round The Sun" for over a year - which is a shame when the production is not up to their usual standard.
I mean - it doesn't sound "bad" at all. I think that - after listening to Sultan's Curse - I think Once More Round The Sun just lacks any punch.
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Once More 'Round The Sun and especially The Hunter definitely aren't bad, but I wouldn't call them great either. I just can't get into the 'funny' cartoonized tracks like Curl of the Burl. They're groovy on first listen but wear out pretty quickly.
It's a heavy subject matter indeed, but it seems they're always onto something music-wise when writing about serious topics. It brings out the best and most honest in Mastodon.
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p.s. I'm mostly on about the way Slayer present themselves. They seem so desperate to be Metal and Controversial.
it's just comical to me.
I don't see how they would be desperate or trying to be metal when they are one of the pioneers in the genre and have a cult like fanbase. They aren't really trying to prove anything. RIB is also an absolute thrash classic, brilliant album.
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Out of curiosity, would anyone here be interested in possibly starting up a thread for Top 25 Mastodon Songs? We all take turns counting down our favorite songs from the guys in prep for the new album- or should we wait until Emperor of Sand is out and add that into the running too?
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Out of curiosity, would anyone here be interested in possibly starting up a thread for Top 25 Mastodon Songs? We all take turns counting down our favorite songs from the guys in prep for the new album- or should we wait until Emperor of Sand is out and add that into the running too?
I'd be interested, but I wouldn't be able to participate yet because I don't have a list.
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Out of curiosity, would anyone here be interested in possibly starting up a thread for Top 25 Mastodon Songs? We all take turns counting down our favorite songs from the guys in prep for the new album- or should we wait until Emperor of Sand is out and add that into the running too?
I'd be interested, but I wouldn't be able to participate yet because I don't have a list.
That's fine, I'd need to make a list too. I'm just asking around now to see what sort of interest there'd be around here for that. :tup
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I'd probably be up for that :biggrin: although I need to do write ups for this round of my roulette first :blush
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Once More 'Round The Sun and especially The Hunter definitely aren't bad, but I wouldn't call them great either. I just can't get into the 'funny' cartoonized tracks like Curl of the Burl. They're groovy on first listen but wear out pretty quickly.
It's a heavy subject matter indeed, but it seems they're always onto something music-wise when writing about serious topics. It brings out the best and most honest in Mastodon.
They wrote The Hunter to be just a collection of songs because they were tired at that point of doing concept albums.
Crack The Skye is probably their best album but I also LOVE The Hunter because it's their one album that's not 100% serious and you can tell they just had fun making it as a result.
I'm glad they're not one of those po-faced super serious dressed all in black at all times and NEVER smiling in photos kinds of band...
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Just Pre - Ordered " Emperor Of Sand " VINYL :corn :corn
But from Amazon where it's literally just the record and no extras for £27.
The SE Vinyl from Mastodon's website is £40. But too much for me.
Love how punchy Sultan's Curse is.
Also I keep wanting to Say " THE Emperor Of Sand " . I like the title but feels like there's a word missing.
That or " Emperor Of THE Sand "... Just me being super picky though :p
Although I do understand the expression " Empire Built On Sand " and also that Sand = Time.
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Also I keep wanting to Say " THE Emperor Of Sand " . I like the title but feels like there's a word missing.
I actually think the title sounds slightly more poetic without a the in it, the emperor makes it sounds more specific or something :P
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I want the vinyl but the Vinyl on it's own is £30 - which is rather a lot.
Yeah I only saw that after my post - I hope I can get it somewhere for less than that...
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I want the vinyl but the Vinyl on it's own is £30 - which is rather a lot.
Yeah I only saw that after my post - I hope I can get it somewhere for less than that...
Got it on Amazon for £27. Which means if the price drops between now and March 31st I get the lower price but it also means that if the price goes up by March 31st I don't pay any extra.
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Also I keep wanting to Say " THE Emperor Of Sand " . I like the title but feels like there's a word missing.
I actually think the title sounds slightly more poetic without a the in it, the emperor makes it sounds more specific or something :P
Yeah Emperor of Sand sounds like it refers to the situation as much as the protagonist.
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Got it on Amazon for £27. Which means if the price drops between now and March 31st I get the lower price but it also means that if the price goes up by March 31st I don't pay any extra.
It's not on the German Amazon yet :/
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I want the vinyl but the Vinyl on it's own is £30 - which is rather a lot.
Yeah I only saw that after my post - I hope I can get it somewhere for less than that...
Got it on Amazon for £27. Which means if the price drops between now and March 31st I get the lower price but it also means that if the price goes up by March 31st I don't pay any extra.
Did you get charged now or do you get charged when it processes?
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When it processes.
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So. It turns out - the EP that was originally supposed to follow Once More Round The Sun -
- Brent is putting it out as a solo album for RSD 2017. :)
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So. It turns out - the EP that was originally supposed to follow Once More Round The Sun -
- Brent is putting it out as a solo album for RSD 2017. :)
Help me out? I wasn't aware of the EP, and this news. Linkage? :)
>>>Also, I've been looking around at various metal communities...it's weird. A lot of metal fans really think the band sold out with CTS, The Hunter, and OMRTS. I disagree, obviously. I've used this analogy before (and because I always bring things back to the band I am familiar the most with, the original lineup of Queensryche), but Mastodon's trajectory reminds me a lot of the original QR lineup's.
Blood Mountain is Mastodon's version of Rage for Order -- a mix of the past, some new, some experimental, a gem that diehards all love, even if it didn't get the notoriety of their most famous work.
Crack the Skye is Mastodon's Operation Mindcrime -- put the band on the map with mainstream, regarded by most fans as their best work, with some diehard metal fans disagreeing, but generally considered the first big milestone in the band's career, and an epic that really brought out the great chemistry and writing abilities in the and.
The Hunter is Mastodon's Empire -- an attempt at breaking the themeatic/conceptual pattern, and appealing to a wider audience. Got a lot of press and did well.
The comparison ends there, as well, Once More Around the Sun continues that same trend, whereas Queensryche pretty much distanced themselves from what was expected with Promised Land, going anti-commercial (great dark and introspective record though).
Needless to say, I really enjoy Once More Around the Sun, and have enjoyed the first track from Emperor. (I am not listening further -- waiting for the record). I can't wait. I pre-ordered it the other day. Great band.
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I think old school fans find the new stuff too polished and commercial sounding.
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Metal heads just want Drop B and screaming at 290 BPM for every song.....
I hate reading things like " Yo when are you gonna go back to Remission style ? :metal :metal "
Um...never ?
Mastodon have more influences than just metal.
I'd compare their trajectory to Metallica. Just without the blockbuster selling definitive album ( yet ).
Remission and Kill Em All are both raw debuts
Leviathan and Ride are the more polished more mature follow up
Blood Mountain and Master are the third album where they really hit their stride
Crack The Skye and Justice are the complex 4th album.
Hunter and Metallica are the more commercial more concise 5th album
OMRTS & Load aren't really analogous I guess.
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So. It turns out - the EP that was originally supposed to follow Once More Round The Sun -
- Brent is putting it out as a solo album for RSD 2017. :)
Help me out? I wasn't aware of the EP, and this news. Linkage? :)
Here's the link to the interview:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rmSRx0TvHds (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rmSRx0TvHds)
Brent is the man. I love interviews like this where someone is just fucking with the interviewer :lol
At this point I don't think Brent has a sober base level. He's one of those guys that has taken enough to be destined to view the world in a way unlike the rest of us. He's funny as shit though, I love him :heart
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Thanks for the link.
In regard to the band's progression, and the old school sound, to be honest, I don't like Remission or Call of the Mastodon at all. The vocals are so off-putting. I can stomach Leviathan better, and it is interesting, lyrically, obviously. But I never reach for the first two albums. I've listened to them both twice. That's it. Just too hard to listen to. To me, they started to really find their sound on Leviathan, and obviously, with Blood Mtn. and CTS.
But different tastes/strokes, etc., I guess. I'm really glad they evolved the way they have.
The Metallica comparison could be on too. But unlike Metallica (who really lost me when they made the big shift with the Black album -- thrash bands for me are a different animal entirely, and as a fan, I have a hard time when they go too commercial), I really embraced Mastodon's shift.
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Here's the link to the interview:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rmSRx0TvHds (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rmSRx0TvHds)
Brent is the man. I love interviews like this where someone is just fucking with the interviewer :lol
At this point I don't think Brent has a sober base level. He's one of those guys that has taken enough to be destined to view the world in a way unlike the rest of us. He's funny as shit though, I love him :heart
Holy shit, he's insane, but in a good way :lol
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Yea, I went through a phase, over a year ago, of watching loads of Devin Townsend interviews on youtube. I could see myself doing that with Brent interviews too :lol might even do that later!
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Yep, found this gem
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2_euquEfQ (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vw2_euquEfQ)
The Dirty B.Hinds :lol
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https://getmetal.biz/mastodon-show-yourself/
A possible leak ?
Pretty good. They're whining on the Metallica boards that it's too commercial and happy.
I think it's catchy.
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Show Yourself is up on youtube!
Love the song, it's catchy as hell!
I love how they experiment with different styles.
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Doesn't do a whole lot for me at first listen, I hope it grows a bit. Sultan's Curse sounded way more promising :P
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Show Yourself isn't a million miles away from Blasteroid or Once More Round The Sun.
They do have more upbeat songs here and there...
I can see it now though... A year from now it'll be " Hope the next album is more like Remission and less poppy like Emperor of Bland LOL ".
" Emperor Of CASH - the sellout album ".
:lolpalm:
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This is my favourite comment so far:
(https://i.imgur.com/o5wsI06.png)
:lol
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Catchy as hell, I like it :woot:
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Catchy as hell, I like it :woot:
Totally agree. Sultan's Curse didn't really stick out to me that much because it sounded a lot like Mastodon's earlier songs (a little too much imo), but this is something I can get behind. :metal (okay, maybe that's the wrong emote but I digress)
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Well I liked it. I did prefer Sultan's Curse but this was cool too. I like everything Mastodon have done though so it's hardly surprising. Some albums have been a bit of a disappointment in the past but I've grown to appreciate and enjoy every album. Just been listening to these guys loads in anticipation.
Reading the Youtube comments is a ridiculous exercise :lol I'm so glad the sort of comments on there wouldn't be tolerated here.
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Wow, that was unexpected, so I won't comment straight up. All I will say is that I appreciate how much this band experiments and reinvents themselves. I'm a Leviathan and Remission fan, but am open to whatever they choose to do.
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Almost hard-rock territory with this song! :lol
I can't complain, i like it!
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Here's another good comment:
(https://i.imgur.com/7Jcc51D.png)
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Well I guess its safe to say this album will have some variety on it lol. Not that I mind, Im along for the ride whatever these guys do.
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Catchy, but didn't really strike me.
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Petition to rename the thread
The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor Of Sand
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Petition to rename the thread
The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor Of Sand
signed
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The Making of Emperor of Sand part 2 is up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98u510deA7s
I want it now!!1 :metal
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I'm glad to hear that they spent a year on Pre-Production.
Probably explains how they were able to track so fast.
I was slightly worried when they were totally done in a month or so. Like they rushed it.
But a year of writing and Pre-Production ?
Fair enough !
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The Making of Emperor of Sand part 2 is up https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98u510deA7s
I want it now!!1 :metal
Love those riffs starting about 3:18 mark of the video.
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Pretty sure that video is all " Show Yourself "
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The making of vid was good. I think Show Yourself was a cool turn. Mastodon will always be metal, but nice to have some other elements in there, especially on a concept record dealing with cancer. There are many highs and lows in regard to emotion when dealing with that obviously, so I'm sure the more hard rock vibe will fit wherever it is in the concept.
Bring on the record.
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I liked this a whole lot. Straightforward but it's really fun. Absolutely love the fact that this band doesn't stick with what is easy or what their fans expect or want from them. This screams single as well; I wouldn't be surprised if this song was the outlier on the album.
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It made me think of the song Once More Round The Sun.
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It made me think of the song Once More Round The Sun.
It definitely has that feel.
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Also it's really nicely produced. I keep wanting to turn it up slightly and not DOWN.
That's a good sign.
It doesn't sound as squashed as a lot of rock albums these days.
Finally - it's their 8th album in 17 years.
Pretty good going. Averages out at one every two years.
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Speaking of Brent's comedic insanity.... :lol
https://twitter.com/PabstBlueRibbon/status/827656855467945985
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Am I the only one who thought of Queens Of The Stone Age right after the song started? It's an OK song, I guess, but it will probably quick once I start spinning the entire album.
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I read elsewhere that Brann called it the poppy moment on the album.
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The way people were dissing Show Yourself on the Metallica board - I was expecting an Offspring song...
But no . It's just Mastodon in super catchy mode like Blasteroid or The Motherload or Dry Bone Valley. . . ?
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Yeah, not really digging Show Yourself. It's fine I guess. I just don't listen to Mastodon to hear a poppy hard rock song.
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Man, I've been listening to Crack the Skye a plentiful amount since the release of the two singles, and I am stunned by the brilliance of The Last Baron. What a magnificent, ethereal song.
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The Last Baron is all sorts of awesome.
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That funk riff around the 8 minute mark :corn
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Yeah, The Last Baron is one of my favourite tracks of all time, only second to Close To The Edge.
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New EOS episode is up.
Andromeda sounds awesome.
Stoked that Bill wrote a lot of the album. :tup
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EDIT :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MctuLdWtwos < - - - Making of Emperor of Sand episode 3.
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"When Hitler delivered the Gettysburg Address, this is the amp he used". :rollin :metal
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That was hysterical.
And the new tune is pretty bad ass too, from what they previewed of it.
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Yeah sounded like a Leviathan riff albeit with a less crazy guitar tone.
Reminded me of the intro to Island.
if this album has a mixture of all their styles and Brendan producing - it could be another Crack The Skye level album.
Can't frickin wait dudes !
Speaking of Leviathan - I think the clean guitar at the beginning of Megalodon is the nicest clean sound i've ever heard on an album.
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Getting hyped again, some really badass riffs in that video!
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From what i can tell, this is going to be a very diverse album! Andromeda sounds great.
I just wan't to listen to it now!
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Yea, this has piqued my interest the most so far. I'm pretty optimistic about this :metal bring it!!
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Pre ordered the vinyl of this :metal
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Part 4 is up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGCWTcBM4QI
Featuring (mostly) Brann this time, such a beast :2metal: everything I hear on these videos sound so good, can't wait for this to be released.
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Awesome, as all of these are. :rollin
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Such a funny band.
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" Andromeda " might be a single today.
They're premiering it on UK Radio at 5pm GMT and the length of the song is up on iTunes but you can't preview it yet.
Here's hoping.
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^Yep, you got it right: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ry7FStwey4&feature=youtu.be
It's the best single so far for me, no doubt. And that's saying something cause I liked the previous ones a lot too. Very strong Crack The Skye/Blood Mountain feel imo.
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That solo is straight off Crack The Skye.
This album has a lot less layers and reverb than Crack The Skye. It's nicely punchy as hell though !
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Really liked that song! Pumped for this record.
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Oh my god I need this now. Everything sounds amazing so far. I know most people didn't like Show Yourself but I thought it was fun and had some catchy parts, and now I think it'll be even more of a nice outsider song.
Petition to rename the thread "The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor Sandypants".
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Nice! I like it :tup
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Oh my god I need this now. Everything sounds amazing so far. I know most people didn't like Show Yourself but I thought it was fun and had some catchy parts, and now I think it'll be even more of a nice outsider song.
Petition to rename the thread "The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor Sandypants".
::) The Mastodon Thread v. Who put Sand in your Emperor's Pants ?
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So good! I think I love this even more that first two new songs :hefdaddy
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It's definitely sounding a lot better than OMRTS - even though I do enjoy that album.
But if that main tritone riff was on Leviathan - it would be crushing.
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Oh my god I need this now. Everything sounds amazing so far. I know most people didn't like Show Yourself but I thought it was fun and had some catchy parts, and now I think it'll be even more of a nice outsider song.
Petition to rename the thread "The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor Sandypants".
The song is available to buy on iTunes now.
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Really liked Andromeda, i need this record now!
Weirdly enough, Show Yourself is my favorite song so far. It's insanely catchy! :hefdaddy
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Oh my god I need this now. Everything sounds amazing so far. I know most people didn't like Show Yourself but I thought it was fun and had some catchy parts, and now I think it'll be even more of a nice outsider song.
Petition to rename the thread "The Mastodon Thread v. Emperor Sandypants".
The song is available to buy on iTunes now.
Nice!
Really liked Andromeda, i need this record now!
Weirdly enough, Show Yourself is my favorite song so far. It's insanely catchy! :hefdaddy
It really is, I like it a lot. It may not be the usual Mastodon classic or have the crushing riffs of Andromeda but it's different and to my ears very enjoyable still. I think I said it earlier but I'll say it again: I value variety just as much as I value quality of songs.
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Lulz at people whinging that Show Yourself is too catchy.
If every album sounded like Remission - it would get boring.
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Oh boi, the new single is pretty amazing, some great riffs :metal I was completely unhyped after show yourself but the hype is back, can't wait for the album
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Can a mod please change the thread title to reflect the new album Emperor Of Sand ?
Thanks.
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Goddamn you guys who have tickets to see Mastodon this summer. I'm still waiting for them to announce UK dates. I think Mastodon are one of my highest rated bands that I've never seen live!! Must rectify that.
Also, just listened to Hearts Alive and it is definitely one of my fave tunes of theirs, all the :2metal: it is phenomenal. Just the drumming alone, it's probably my #1 tune on Leviathan!!
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Also, just listened to Hearts Alive and it is definitely one of my fave tunes of theirs, all the :2metal: it is phenomenal. Just the drumming alone, it's probably my #1 tune on Leviathan!!
Oh hell yeah! Leviathan is a very fine record but to be completely honest, Blood and Thunder and especially Hearts Alive are where it's at for me.
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I don't think this has ever been posted here, but this is further proof why Mastodon is one of the best bands active today!
https://youtu.be/WbphQN_QW2w
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if those booty shorts don't say mASStodon, they've missed a golden opportunity
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You actually can buy ASSTODON underwear from their site. :lol
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Making of part 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wEeDA1ncU
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Making of part 5:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73wEeDA1ncU
:rollin Troy in the bushes. Such a funny bunch...They can do really serious music but they themselves aren't po faced and miserable like a lot of metal bands.
Also that riff at 0:34
This album GON BE GOOD.
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Yeah that riff that starts around 0:34 is sweeeet.
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I feel like this album will be like classic mastodon mixed with their newer style.
Kinda like how Hardwired to Self Destruct sounded like old Metallica and New Metallica as well.
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Just got tickets for one of their shows in June :metal so excited
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I had a dream last night that I was playing Guitar Hero/Rock Band with the guys from Mastodon. I was doing vocals to some random song and then we chose to play Blood and Thunder, Troy wanted to jump on vocals so I switched to bass. The controls were all fucked up and backwards though and I couldn't keep up. I failed the song miserably and they all started to get really shitty with me and it turned to a bit of a nightmare where I was legitimately scared for my life :rollin
My subconscious is super hyped for this new album :corn
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Nice dream :rollin
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Music Video for " Show Yourself " coming on Thursday.
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Music Video for " Show Yourself " coming on Thursday.
Nice! They usually have pretty great music videos, I just love the one for Asleep in the Deep :azn:
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Music Video for " Show Yourself " coming on Thursday.
Nice! They usually have pretty great music videos, I just love the one for Asleep in the Deep :azn:
Is that the one with the cats? :lol
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Music Video for " Show Yourself " coming on Thursday.
Nice! They usually have pretty great music videos, I just love the one for Asleep in the Deep :azn:
Is that the one with the cats? :lol
Yeaah! :lol
Mastocats!
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I had a dream last night that I was playing Guitar Hero/Rock Band with the guys from Mastodon. I was doing vocals to some random song and then we chose to play Blood and Thunder, Troy wanted to jump on vocals so I switched to bass. The controls were all fucked up and backwards though and I couldn't keep up. I failed the song miserably and they all started to get really shitty with me and it turned to a bit of a nightmare where I was legitimately scared for my life :rollin
My subconscious is super hyped for this new album :corn
:rollin
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUGda7GdZPQ&feature=youtu.be
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:rollin
These guys are properly bonkers!
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hahahah holy crap!
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That was amazing. :metal :corn
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That was a great video. I haven't heard the song so was surprised how suddenly it begins.
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That was great :lol
That was like the episode of The Mighty Boosh where Death is a taxi driver, crossed with Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey :tup I massively approve.
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:metalol:
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That was great :lol
That was like the episode of The Mighty Boosh where Death is a taxi driver, crossed with Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey :tup I massively approve.
The Seventh Seal / The Seventh Album :neverusethis:
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:rollin
These guys are properly bonkers!
I can't bear metal bands making miserable videos where they're all sullen and dressed in black and SRS.
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I agree KB. That's why this video tickles me so much!
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:tup
Even when the album subject matter is so macabre - they don't take themselves seriously.
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That's one of the greatest videos I've ever seen, brilliant.
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I woke up with Show Yourself in my head this morning. I really like it, it's catchy as all hell. Not long until release day so :metal :metal :metal to you all!!
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I woke up with Show Yourself in my head this morning. I really like it, it's catchy as all hell. Not long until release day so :metal :metal :metal to you all!!
Offtopic but I woke up with All Star by Smash Mouth in my head :D
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I woke up with Show Yourself in my head this morning. I really like it, it's catchy as all hell. Not long until release day so :metal :metal :metal to you all!!
Offtopic but I woke up with All Star by Smash Mouth in my head :D
Been watching Shrek recently? That's what gets that song stuck in my head. I usually end up with Funky Town stuck in my head as well, it really has a great soundtrack :heart
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I woke up with Show Yourself in my head this morning. I really like it, it's catchy as all hell. Not long until release day so :metal :metal :metal to you all!!
Offtopic but I woke up with :censored by :censored in my head :D
ftfy. We don't tolerate such language on this forum.
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I woke up with Show Yourself in my head this morning. I really like it, it's catchy as all hell. Not long until release day so :metal :metal :metal to you all!!
Offtopic but I woke up with All Star by Smash Mouth in my head :D
Been watching Shrek recently? That's what gets that song stuck in my head. I usually end up with Funky Town stuck in my head as well, it really has a great soundtrack :heart
No. We were playing various versions of All Star throughout last night in the plug :lol
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I woke up with Show Yourself in my head this morning. I really like it, it's catchy as all hell. Not long until release day so :metal :metal :metal to you all!!
Offtopic but I woke up with All Star by Smash Mouth in my head :D
Been watching Shrek recently? That's what gets that song stuck in my head. I usually end up with Funky Town stuck in my head as well, it really has a great soundtrack :heart
No. We were playing various versions of All Star throughout last night in the plug :lol
I'm even more pissed I missed last night now >:( what with that and the Arjen album you were listening to I bet last night had all the lols!!
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The song is pointless unless you're listening to the TRUE version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlYys58hsCU
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Emperor Of Sand has....leaked apparently.
I'm hoping that they bring the release date forward or stream the album on their website..
But i'm not going to download it illegally.
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Yea, I can wait. I have never listened to an album that leaked early. I am really pumped for this and it's the most excited I've been for a Mastodon album in a long, long time but still, the wait will all be worth it :tup
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I can wait as well, it's less than two weeks anyway. :-X
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a12EW1CXKFk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a12EW1CXKFk)
new making of! :biggrin:
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:corn :corn :corn
All these making of's combined add up to like six times the length of the Hunter's one.
And Once More Round The Sun didn't even have one.
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According to peeps what heard the album - it's both really catchy and really proggy too.
Like The Hunter mixed with Crack The Skye.
Bring it on. My two favourite Mastodon albums :D
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According to peeps what heard the album - it's both really catchy and really proggy too.
Like The Hunter mixed with Crack The Skye.
Bring it on. My two favourite Mastodon albums :D
I like the sound of this! Love both The Hunter and CTS.
The wait is almost over!
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I've pre-ordered the vinyl from Amazon. I always get albums from Amazon a day early but the estimated delivery date is after it's released...
If I don't get it on the day then at least I can hear it on Spotify on the day.
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Couldn't resist. Listened to it... Jaguar God is AWESOME, could fit into Crack The Skye easily. The album is very melodic, with catchy riffs and choruses, without giving up the heaviness. Much more simple than Once More Round The Sun in terms of composition. But it's far from being a masterpiece. When it comes out, gotta buy my physical copy to complete my Mastodon collection :metal
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I've said it before and I'll say it again, Brent Hinds is the man :lol
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Only listened to it once so far, but I like it more than the last two. :tup
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It'll have to be pretty damn good to beat songs like " The Sparrow " , " The Hunter " " Stargasm " , " Bedazzled Fingernails " etc..
Not sure why The Hunter gets a bit of a bad rep...Is it the pristine production ? It's not because it isn't heavy.
Blasteroid ? Spectrelight ? Black Tongue ?
It's not a concept album... But that was on purpose. I think it's a really fun album. Sounds great. The songs are all really strong. Yes even Creature Lives...
Amazing album for me. Possibly my fave.
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The Hunter has to be the album I have tried the most times to like. Except for a few songs it does nothing for me.
Also, "pursue happiness with diligence" is fucking corny.
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I don't think so.
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Outside of a few songs The Hunter just feels like a B-side album. There really isn't a flow to the album and some songs are in a major key which gives a strange vibe I just can't get into. They should've just trimmed it down to 4-5 songs and released an EP because I consider the majority of the songs throwaway.
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Just wow.
I love every song on it. And the more upbeat songs just show that there's more to them than crazy drumming and screaming.
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I like The Hunter, but it's definitely one of the lower tier Mastodon albums in my book.
Honestly I think Crack the Skye and Leviathan are the two albums that have the best pacing in their discography.
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The Hunter it's definitely not bad, but it doesn't have the awesome unique/progressivenes of the album before it nor does it really pull the more poppy style of as well as the album after it.
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The Hunter is awesome
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The Hunter is awesome
Ah ! At last ! Someone as intelligent as I ! :neverusethis:
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The Hunter is awesome
Indeed!
I also love, that they went with such a left field choice as a producer: Mike Elizondo. That really worked for them.
As much as i would have loved to hear a CTS part.2, i'm glad that they went in a different direction with the Hunter.
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The Hunter was very good but there was some filler, and some of the major key tunes bother me slightly. They improved quite a bit with Once more round the sun, but I'm afraid the third part of the trilogy (so to speak) will be a slight drop in quality, the style is still the same judging from the singles and it might get old.
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The Hunter is freaking great. It's right there with their top stuff for me. For me its probably their best mix of all their sound/styles so far.
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The Hunter is awesome
Indeed!
I also love, that they went with such a left field choice as a producer: Mike Elizondo. That really worked for them.
As much as i would have loved to hear a CTS part.2, i'm glad that they went in a different direction with the Hunter.
Brann's drums sound incredible on The Hunter.
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Steambreather is one of the best flowing Mastodon songs I've ever heard, every following part is more eargasmic than the previous.
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I'll find out in a little under two weeks.
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The Hunter is freaking great. It's right there with their top stuff for me.
Absolutely. Although I find it extremely hard to rank their albums.
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Also - Bill said himself that he *doesn't* do lead vocals on Deathbound or indeed any song - at least in the studio.
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Looking good, new review from Heavy Blog is Heavy:
https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/03/22/mastodon-emperor-of-sand/ (https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/03/22/mastodon-emperor-of-sand/)
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Can someone please change the thread title. Thanks.
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Looking good, new review from Heavy Blog is Heavy:
https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/03/22/mastodon-emperor-of-sand/ (https://www.heavyblogisheavy.com/2017/03/22/mastodon-emperor-of-sand/)
Hype Intensifies
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One more week !!!!!
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My Vinyl was due to arrive a few days after release date so I paid a little bit more to get it on the day :)
Anything i've ordered from Amazon in the last year has always arrived the day before the estimated date so here's hoping ;D
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https://youtu.be/AAZ4v7hBDWc
Part 7.
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https://youtu.be/AAZ4v7hBDWc
Part 7.
Oh, man. I can't tell you how happy I am that there will be cumin and A-1 steak sauce on this record! :metal
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Brent :metal :rollin
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izdftuS31gg
Colouring In With Mastodon :rollin
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Album of the year so far.
Only 2017 album I've heard so far.
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Gonna go out on a limb.
Gonna be the best album that's EVER been released.
( on a Friday march 31 2017 by mastodon )
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I've decided to go old school with this album. No downloads before release (or post release), no Spotify. Waiting for it to come in one of the CD shops here and I hope they'll have it on release date but I doubt it :lol If I get to hear it a week later I'll be happy :biggrin:
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Well I'm gonna give it a listen at midnight even though I have work at 10am.
But I'm not listening to a leak - plus my vinyl arrives 10am Friday :coolio
Only 4 days to get through. Easy.
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Finally preordered on Amazon. Looking forward to this one a lot :metal
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Still not tempted by a leak.
Even with all this coffee i've had :neverusethis:
Butt SRSLY - It's out on Friday and Spotify / Deezer at midnight. I can wait.
I've ordered the double vinyl. The first "new" album i'll be buying on Vinyl and not CD. It makes sense to me. I can still listen to a digital version on Deezer when i'm out and about
or if I can't be bothered putting the vinyl on. Also these days - some vinyl albums come with a high quality download or you can download it digitally from Amazon plus it's
on streaming services so I don't mind not having the CD.
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Impatiently waiting for my free digital copy on Friday that comes with my concert ticket.
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I received shipping information from Amazon that the CD will arrive tomorrow afternoon. That means the autorip will be available when I get up tomorrow morning! Schweet! That wasn't such a bad wait.
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I received shipping information from Amazon that the CD will arrive tomorrow afternoon. That means the autorip will be available when I get up tomorrow morning! Schweet! That wasn't such a bad wait.
Sweet.
This is my first time pre-ordering with Amazon actually. Does anyone in the UK know if I will be able to get my digital download at midnight UK time or if I'll have to wait until midnight in the US?
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I received shipping information from Amazon that the CD will arrive tomorrow afternoon. That means the autorip will be available when I get up tomorrow morning! Schweet! That wasn't such a bad wait.
Sweet.
This is my first time pre-ordering with Amazon actually. Does anyone in the UK know if I will be able to get my digital download at midnight UK time or if I'll have to wait until midnight in the US?
I asked them too but they weren't 100% clear. They said the download won't be available until Friday.
But it'll be on Spotify / Deezer at midnight so there is that.
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Mastodon on Real-Life Tragedies That Inspired Harrowing New LP (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mastodon-on-emperor-of-sand-cancer-writing-pop-songs-w470842)
:tup
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Mastodon on Real-Life Tragedies That Inspired Harrowing New LP (https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/mastodon-on-emperor-of-sand-cancer-writing-pop-songs-w470842)
:tup
I also lost a parent to it and i'm glad the album doesn't explicitly spell out what it's about.
In the same way that Crack The Skye doesn't explicitly mention Brann's sister's suicide.
and Blood Mountain was a metaphor for making their first album on a major label and Leviathan was a metaphor for constant touring.
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Now Listening.... :metal :corn
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Really looking forward to this tomorrow.
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I'm on Clandestiny now.
Definitely a mix of Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain. Has a good mix of "old" and "new" Mastodon. .
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It's a very wide sounding album though like Crack The Skye - despite there being noticeably less going on...
I keep lifting my headphones to make sure they're plugged in as it's nearly 1am :p
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Holy shit that really fast Jaguar God riff - sounds like something off Train of Thought. :metal :metal
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Lovin the album ! Very happy with it !
Immediately enjoyable. Once More took a long time to sink in.
This is definitely a new Crack The Skye.
:metal
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Hyped :metal
Also, dude, use the edit button :lol
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Hmm...that's a sneaky way to get your post count up, but happy to hear it's a winner.
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Ancient Kingdom :metal
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Overall a great album, just got done the 2nd listen. It's probably the best of the 2010's albums so far. Only complaint is that I think Clandestiny & Scorpion Breath should've been switched around.
Highlights: The entire sequence of tracks from Stormbreather to Andromeda
Lowlights: Sultans Curse, Scorpion Breath
Jaguar God is interesting structure-wise, but I wouldn't call it a classic or anything (though it does have some memorable parts).
Ancient Kingdom's chorus is unexpected, but amazing.
Word To The Wise probably would've made a better lead single than Sultan's Curse to be honest.
Roots Remain is the heaviest song here aside from maybe Jaguar God.
Also,
Holy shit that really fast Jaguar God riff - sounds like something off Train of Thought. :metal :metal
2:14 "Straight is the path, leading to your salvation" ;D
One more thing, I'm gonna drop this poll here, vote on it if you want: https://strawpoll.me/12643869
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The choruses on Word to the Wise and Clandestiny are pure eargasm :heart
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The chorus on Word to the wise truly is eargasmic. :hefdaddy
The first six songs are incredible, I can't remember the last time an album came out with a streak of six fantastic songs, starting with track one. The others are solid, average or growers, time will tell.
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My double vinyl arrived. For some reason " Roots Remain " is called EONS.
Maybe they changed their minds after the vinyls went to pressing ?
(https://i.imgur.com/q9UWOtt.jpg)
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I've listened to this album three times. Early ranking so far:
Clandestiny
Jaguar God
Steambreather
Words to the Wise
Sultan's Curse
Precious Stones
Show Yourself
Andromeda
Roots Remain
Ancient Kingdom
Scorpion Breath
Every song have got some truly great moments! I wish they would have dropped Scott Kelly for this one though. It feels like he's kind of shoehorned in just because they felt like he have to be on every album.
Great, great album! Best since Crack the Skye.
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Amazing
#1. Ancient Kingdom
#2. Clandestiny
#3. Steambreather
#4. Word To The Wise
Great
#5. Roots Remain
#6. Jaguar God
Good
#7. Andromeda
#8. Precious Stones
#9. Show Yourself
Ehh
10. Sultan's Curse
11. Scorpion Breath
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Starting my first listen now.... :metal
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Can someone PLEASE change the thread title ??
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When I heard Andromeda, I said it could be my favorite song since Crack the Skye. And you guys rank it pretty low :o Can't wait to hear all the other songs.
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Listened to the album front to back twice, I'm really liking it so far!
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The guitar solos on this album are all pure gold! Best thing about the album for me.
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Much punchier and better produced than Once More Round The Sun.
Like Crack The Skye mixed with Blood Mountain.
Also it's a modern metal album but has a lot of headroom. At least it does on my vinyl. I don't know how the CD sounds. The Deezer Premium sounded good.
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The guitar solos on this album are all pure gold! Best thing about the album for me.
A third testicle will do that for ya!
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The guitar solos on this album are all pure gold! Best thing about the album for me.
A third testicle will do that for ya!
And recording inside the moon. Basically this album sounds like a massive chunk of rock in space. :biggrin:
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:lol
I agree about the solos and the production, both are very good.
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That's the difference between Brendan O Brien and Nick Rascal-Innicks
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Listening to it now for the first time. Sounds good so far.
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Lots to soak in, lots to process. But first listen impression is that this is pretty friggin amazing. Really great stuff. Awesome atmosphere, great catches, fantastic solos, cool story and lyrics. All good things.
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Great album! Clandestiny and Show Yourself could be my favourites so far.
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Lots to soak in, lots to process. But first listen impression is that this is pretty friggin amazing. Really great stuff. Awesome atmosphere, great catches, fantastic solos, cool story and lyrics. All good things.
Haven't sat down with the lyric sheet and read along yet. Will have to at some point.
Might have to listen digitally so I can lie on my sofa in the dark and not have to get up every 15 mins to change sides :p
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I could not be happier with Emperor of Sand after my first listen! Gonna spin it again tomorrow. :tup
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Lots of good hooks on this record! :metal
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Really loving Clandestiny and Word to the Wise. Great sound and solos on the entire album.
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It's hard for me to identify favorite moments. The album seems to have plenty of cool riffs, nice melodies, great hooks, and terrific guitar solos. One thing that really stands out during my third listen, Steambreather is fucking groovy!
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The album as a whole is a winner. The middle of the road, to me, is Word To The Wise and Ancient Kingdom which are literally in the middle! That makes for an album that starts and finishes strong. I like that!
My ranking would be
Steambreather
Andromeda
Clandestiny
Jaguar God
Show Yourself
Sultan's Curse
Roots Remain
Ancient Kingdom
Word To The Wise
Precious Stones
Scorpion Breath
None of these are bad, I wouldn't skip anything, but I think there's a pretty big gap between the best and the worst.
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Everyone is dissing Scorpion Breath.
I fuckin love it. :metal:
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Woha, this is pretty amazing, definitely lives up to it's hype! I like how it's at times both heavier and more psychedelic than Once More, but perhaps even feels a little poppier overall. At first few listens the whole album is just really solid, with Show Yourself being the only track I don't dig that much. Clandestine, Roots Remain and Jaguar God are just amazing :angel:
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I love Show Yourself. :)
I don't rate albums on how heavy they are but Scorpion Breath kicks major arse. When it goes full on sludgy heavy It's a proper head bobber.
By the by - dunno If I posted this already - but on a recent Wikipedia Fact Or Faction - Bill said that contrary to popular belief - he has never sung in the studio.
No lead vocals on Deathbound and no back ups either. Just live.
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Impossible to get bored of this album, and Sultan's Curse still kicks major ass. The opening riff is just CLASSIC and just the whole structure of the track, which vocalist is featured in each following part is just magic. They complement each other so well. The guitar harmonies under Dailor's bridge and then that send-off guitar solo with those beautiful chordy riffs underneath.. the song is just a complete home run.
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SteamBreather verses :metal :metal
And dat riff.
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Yeah. I always love how the shaker egg (?) enters the arrangement when the drums announce the verse in the beginning of the track. So damn groovy.
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I like this album a lot more than the last one already.
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I like this album a lot more than the last one already.
Yeah it's definitely better than Once More Round The Sun. Probably on the same level as The Hunter for me.
That's good btw. Hunter is my favourite along with Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain.
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Anyone else really feeling those blue notes Brent hits in his solo in Steambreather at approx. 04:00? That's one of the most badass treatments of 'that' note that I've heard on a long time.
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Some diminished fifths ?
I'll have a listen :tup
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Some diminished fifths ?
Exactly. So much attitude in that moment there.
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Listened to it 3 times now, and it's a fine effort from them. Standout tracks for me are Steambreather, Roots Remain and Jaguar God.
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One of the highlights on the album for me is the instrumental section in Clandestiny, starting around 1:45. Trippy and psychedelic tastiness.
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One of the highlights on the album for me is the instrumental section in Clandestiny, starting around 1:45. Trippy and psychedelic tastiness.
Seconding this :angel:
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One of the highlights on the album for me is the instrumental section in Clandestiny, starting around 1:45. Trippy and psychedelic tastiness.
Seconding this :angel:
I like this section a lot but also the verses of Steambreather with that big fat undulating synth sound. :corn
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Also I don't think i'll be able to rank this album.
All the songs are at least as good as each other and there's no 'weakest' song in my mind...And definitely no 'crap' song.
With regards to the other albums - i've only listened to Emperor of Sand a handful of times but I definitely prefer it to
Once More Round The Sun and possibly on par with The Hunter - *maybe* a bit less.
Time will tell where it ends up. But probably near the top of my overall album rankings with The Hunter, Crack The Skye & Blood Mountain.
Better than Remission, Call of The Mastodon, Once More Round The Sun and Leviathan.
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It's way to early yet to really rank it but I think it might turn out to my my third favourite, after Crack The Skye and Once More Round The Sun. Could very well be just the hype talking tho :lol
By the way Kotowboy, did you it is possible to edit your posts, so you don't have to make two succesive posts in 5 minutes? And that it is possible to not use a white line after each sentence?
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Edit yes.. But I really hate that
Edited by Kotowboy at the bottom :lol. So annoying.
As for my formatting. I find it much easier to read when people write like this and not all crammed together in a wall of text.
I'm using a dark theme.
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:tup
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Picking Precious stones as my favorite song on the album. :metal
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Precious Stones has definitely been a grower on me lately.
Also, I picked up a physical copy of the album today, so that's cool. I'll post a picture when I'm not feeling as lazy.
As for ranking, currently it's looking like it's gonna be 2nd behind Crack The Skye, but part of that is probably just new-album hype.
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Anyone else not liking the mix of the record? I have a pretty high end system in my car, and I had the record on over the weekend. The bass sounded a bit high in the mix. My EQ wasn't set to flat, but the custom mix I have just brings up the mids and highs a little more, with a slight bump to the bass. I literally had to turn down the volume (which put the bass at a level acceptable, but made the vocals and high end really low). I put the EQ on flat, and yep, same issue.
Really strange. There was one particular track that stood out above the rest too. I can't remember it off hand, but it was especially high in the bass rumbles department.
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It depends.
It sounds fantastic on my office computer, home head phones, and house stereo. It has way too much bass in my car unless I change the eq to "classical". It has way too much bass the Bose sound system for my home computer but agian is pretty good if I adjust the eq. It sounds way too thin on my 5.1 home theater, which is probably the fault of my Denon not doing well with the digital files from my NAS. I don't typically listen to music on my home theater so it's not a big deal and I'm sure if I messed with the settings I could get some thing acceptable.
I think the vocal mix is deliberate. No matter what system I listen on, the vocals are at about the same level as guitars. I don't have to strain to hear them, but they do blend with the larger mix more than most albums.
I think the drums are done quite nicely (maybe turn down the kick a bit) and for once Brent's solos are clear in the mix. Some Mastodon records and live recordings are frustrating because the lead guitar is buried too much.
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Wonder if the thread title will be updated by the time their next album is out......
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- From elsewhere on the net -
" Mastodon have gotten worse and worse with each album because they scream and growl less and less..."
:lolpalm:
Hey guy if that's literally all you want form your br00tal Methulz - why not just listen to any of your 1,500 albums that all sound identical
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- From elsewhere on the net -
" Mastodon have gotten worse and worse with each album because they scream and growl less and less..."
:lolpalm:
Hey guy if that's literally all you want form your br00tal Methulz - why not just listen to any of your 1,500 albums that all sound identical
Haven't heard the album yet, but IMO while that comment is worded and put across like a 5 year old, I think they definitely have lost a slight edge and raw energy from the Remission/Leviathan days, but that's just because of the style of music. I loved Once More a lot and haven't had a chance to pick this new one up but will do on the weekend, but it's a different band now and even though I love the old stuff, the constant progression is amazing to see. I wouldn't want them to go back to their older style just for the sake of it, seeing the band evolve is great.
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I think there are echoes of Blood Mountain and Leviathan on Emperor Of Sand.
Scorpion Breath is pretty fuckin heavy...
But yeah I love that every album sounds a bit different and you can hear the pretty logical progression in their sound.
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I think there are echoes of Blood Mountain and Leviathan on Emperor Of Sand.
Brilliant.
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Uh...I'm just happy to hear that you can hear shades of those older albums in the new one.
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ok cool.
When most people quote a post and write "brilliant" it's usually because they think the quote is stupid in some way.
Probably just a British thing.
Apologies :)
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We can almost make a Mastodon / Scott Kelly album !
1. Aqua Dementia : 4:10
2. Crystal Skull : 3:27
3. Crack The Skye : 5:54
4. Spectrelight : 3:09
5. Diamond In The Witch House : 7:50
6. Scorpion Breath : 3:19
Almost 27:50. Not a bad playlist ! In an album or two's time : they'll have enough tracks for a compilation.
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Loving the album, saw them perform at Jimmy Kimmel today, and will see them perform at Amoeba Hollywood tomorrow :metal
Had the guys sign my poster for tomorrow's Amoeba show today, always nice dudes :tup
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Love how Bill has almost become the spokesman for the band as he's doing way more interviews and he can talk for Atlanta :P
But in the beginning he almost never spoke. So it's cool.
I don't think you could replace any one person in the band.
You couldn't get another drummer that plays like Brann. Bill comes up with a lot of their Mastodon-ish riffs. Troy has the voice and Brent has his unique way of playing guitar.
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Definitely, they're all irreplaceable. I know I became Mastodon fanboy, I love them all so much :lol because beside being killer players, they seem like really cool and funny guys.
BTW finally bought Emperor of Sand, will do my first spin first thing tomorrow when I come home :metal
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If you love Blood Mountain and Crack The Skye - you'll be in MastoHog Heaven. :tup
It's like another CTS just with a more stripped back production closer to BM.
I'd love to know what a Matt Bayles produced Mastodon album would sound like nowadays that they can afford the big studios & production.
His Blood Mountain production is awesome.
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ok cool.
When most people quote a post and write "brilliant" it's usually because they think the quote is stupid in some way.
Probably just a British thing.
Apologies :)
I can see how it could read as sarcasm now that you mention it, pretty common here in Ozzie land too. But yeah, that actually sounds fantastic.
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I read my post over & over like What Did I Say Wrong ? ???
Just imagine Ricky Gervais saying it in response to something.
That's how it sounded to me initially :p
In other news - if any member was to leave the band i think it would be Brent first. He's really unhinged and isn't always 100% there when playing live.
I wish he would go to rehab or something. I'm pretty certain that if Mastodon were to end if would be due to Brent being Brent.
But they've managed for 17 years now I guess.
Bill managed to quit the booze and Brent mentioned at the time of CTS that his head injury made him cut back on a lot of stuff.
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I think your description of Emperor of Sand as Crack The Skye meets Blood Mountain is spot on, Kotowboy. Probably the reason I love it so much, those are my 2 favourite Mastodon albums (or at least they were, I can definitely see Emperor of Sand becoming top 2 or #1 even, but that might be the new album feel).
From what I know about you and your Mastodon / other musical preferences, wolfking - which probably isn't much :lol - you're in for a treat.
I'm on my 3rd or 4th spin right now, and man, Steambreather continues to be the standout for me on the first half. I remember the last few songs were all stellar though, and with last 'few' songs I mean Ancient Kingdom all the way up until Jaguar God
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Jaguar God has grown on me a lot, especially the acoustic opening. It almost reminds me of Joseph Merrick in a way...
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Jaguar God is awesome especially the Dream Theater ish riff in the middle.
Reminds me of the country lick going into the Sanitarium part in Megalodon.
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Reminds me of the country lick going into the Sanitarium part in Megalodon.
Yeah, I remember being reminded of that part somewhere in the new album but I couldn't remember what song it was in.
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Still haven't gotten the email with the free download link I'm supposed to get with my concert ticket :censored
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XypPoLznlE
"Show Yourself" live at Jimmy Kimmel. Pretty solid! :tup
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XypPoLznlE
"Show Yourself" live at Jimmy Kimmel. Pretty solid! :tup
Brann and Troy both sound great. Brann isn't straining and Troy's " Save YourSEELLLFFF " sound awesome and powerful .
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XypPoLznlE
"Show Yourself" live at Jimmy Kimmel. Pretty solid! :tup
Brann and Troy both sound great. Brann isn't straining and Troy's " Save YourSEELLLFFF " sound awesome and powerful .
Yeah that was a good performance!
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Ancient Kingdom has quickly become one of my new favourites.
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Ancient Kingdom has quickly become one of my new favourites.
It's nearly the Creature Lives of the album. I do like it. Does anyone else think Ancient Kingdom is slightly louder than the other songs ?
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I could download Emperor of Sand from Amazon today.
Now I have a digital and analogue copy :)
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When I first saw Eons on the vinyl I got all excited, thinking it was a vinyl only bonus (segue) track in the middle of the album. Then I noticed Roots Remain was missing. ;D
The vinyl sounds a lot different to the cd version to my ears. More highs, but definitely not less compressed. Dig the sound anyway. I always like it when the vinyl has a different sound to it compared to the regular release. Also really digging the colouring vinyl with the pencils. I wish I had children.
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Vinyl sounds really good to me.
Eons must have been an earlier title and it got changed once vinyls had been sent off for pressing.
Kind of like what happened to the running order on Hardwired to Self Destruct.
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Scorpion Breath > Diamond In The Witch House
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Almost any Mastodon song > Diamond in the Witch House
But I have yet to hear the new album
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Almost any Mastodon song > Diamond in the Witch House
:rollin...
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I'm serious. Once More... ends with Halloween for me. I can't stand the track (Diamond, that is), it feels out of place and is terrible as an album closer.
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It's so weird how tastes differ.
Diamond is *easily* my favourite song on Once More... :tup
Or should I say - it's so weird how - whatever I really like - that's the one that ends up being the one that everyone hates.
It's actually so predictable that - in about 2000 - I discovered this new band and I really liked their album like a lot.
The next day on my music course - I heard some guy say he'd just heard this band that were " fucking shit ".
I didn't even need to ask as I knew 100% exactly what he was gonna say next and sure enough it was the band I really liked. . .
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I like that Mastodon have done 7 official albums ( 8 if you count the Call Of The Mastodon compilation )... And they're still only in their early 40s.
They've got roughly another 10 years before they get to Metallica's age and if they keep releasing albums every 2.5 years that's maybe 4 more albums in that time.
I expect them to *gradually* slow down... But not to the point where we only get an album every 5 years. They're not big enough that they can live off an album sales for 5 years.
They need to tour to exist. Which I guess is good & bad. They probably tour comfortably though...
Also I think their discography is WAY more consistent than Metallica ( lol not exactly hard el oh el amirite )...
Emperor is their 7th official album and Reload was Metallica's 7th album.
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I'm serious. Once More... ends with Halloween for me. I can't stand the track (Diamond, that is), it feels out of place and is terrible as an album closer.
Absolutely this.
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Yeah I don't think it's very impressive to release material at a faster and more consistent rate than Metallica, Mastodon aren't particularly slow but not incredibly fast either.
Periphery is one that comes to mind, 3 full length albums, 1 double-album and 1 EP (not counting Icarus Lives EP) from 2010-2016. Quality of the material of course is subjective, but at least whatever they're doing seems to be liked by a lot of people as they're easily the most successful band to come out of the Sumerian Records startup around 2010
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Yeah I don't think it's very impressive to release material at a faster and more consistent rate than Metallica, Mastodon aren't particularly slow but not incredibly fast either.
8 albums in 17 years ? that's an average of one every 2 years.
Mind you - they're both faster than Tool and Portishead and My Bloody Valentine etc etc
Mastodon & Tool both released an album in 2006.
Since then - Mastodon have put out four albums and Dream Theater have put out five.
Also i'm glad that Mastodon are not on :soon: as they'd probably end up having the same guitar and drum sound as every other metal band.
I like that their albums sound a bit more natural.
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I'm serious. Once More... ends with Halloween for me. I can't stand the track (Diamond, that is), it feels out of place and is terrible as an album closer.
*boos aggressively*
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I'm serious. Once More... ends with Halloween for me. I can't stand the track (Diamond, that is), it feels out of place and is terrible as an album closer.
*boos aggressively*
What do we burn apart from witches ?
MORE WITCHES !
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I'm serious. Once More... ends with Halloween for me. I can't stand the track (Diamond, that is), it feels out of place and is terrible as an album closer.
Ditto. Diamond is by far my least favorite album closer from them. Just drags on without any direction it seems like.
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So after 4 listens I'd say this album has surpassed my expectations. It's got so many great songs, it's consistent, the solos are great (as others have mentioned), there are catchy choruses, heavy riffs and psychedelic moments. It's the full package I've been waiting for since Crack the Skye. It's top 5 2017 album for me, without a doubt, at this point.
Long live the 'don :metal :metal :metal
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So after 4 listens I'd say this album has surpassed my expectations. It's got so many great songs, it's consistent, the solos are great (as others have mentioned), there are catchy choruses, heavy riffs and psychedelic moments. It's the full package I've been waiting for since Crack the Skye. It's top 5 2017 album for me, without a doubt, at this point.
Long live the 'don :metal :metal :metal
:tup Also that middle section of Jaguar God is awesome.
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Yeah the middle of Jaguar God is like that part in Megalodon but way better.
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Jaguar God to me is so reminiscent of The Last Baron, only more streamlined. So awesome!
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I dunno I think The Last Baron has something that Jaguar God doesn't.
Baron has *that* funk riff for starters. My fave riff on CTS.
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The Last Baron is mh favorite Mastodon song
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I call it the Knight Rider riff. :lol I shoulda pointed that out on Saturday :P
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I'm totally falling for this album; it's my favorite Mastodon album since Crack the Skye. Roots Remain is my favorite song right now but I need to listen more, as I only bought it a few days ago...
Also, I'm surprised to see the hate for Diamond In the Witch House... it's a top 3 song on OMRTS for me.
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" Mastodon definitely sold out on The Hunter "
:lolpalm:
Yeah they signed to RoadRunner and the album was twelve 3 minute 4/4 pop songs...
Blasteroid, Stargasm and Spectrelight were just missing that guest rap from Ne-Yo or Jason Derulo or Jay-Z !!!
:biggrin:
" You'd never hear anything from Before The Hunter on the radio "
" Dude that's rubbish I've heard Oblivion and Colony Of Birchmen on the radio plenty "
" I wouldn't know I don't listen to radio "
:rollin f---ing love arguments like this. Completely loses the argument but still tries to keep arguing.
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Listened to the Sand Emperor on my morning commute and it was pretty damn good! :tup
will listen some more over the coming days
I think Clandestiny was the highlight and the ending to Jaguar God was cool as well.
Nice guitar work throughout, have yet to get a hold on the melodic aspect.
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Clandestiny is definitely one of the highlights for me, as well as Roots Remain, Steambreather and Jaguar God.
Soooo god! :metal
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I'm totally falling for this album; it's my favorite Mastodon album since Crack the Skye. Roots Remain is my favorite song right now
Same for me, really enjoying it :metal I keep getting parts of certain songs stuck in my head randomly, which is always a good sign ;D
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Troy said this album reflects the last 17 years which
May explain why there are echoes of earlier works.
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Can't stop listening to Precious Stones and Steambreather. Awesome album.
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Of course Anthony Fantano doesn't like the album, what a surprise.
I think it's at least on par with The Hunter and OMATS, and personally I like the style better than those two records.
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Of course Anthony Fantano doesn't like the album, what a surprise.
Yep, I love Anthony but that was a really harsh review.
I have no problem with people not digging the pop influences and the more melodic side of the band, but to claim the music isn't heavy is pretty silly. Of course it's not Remission-style heavy, but if that was the default standard of heaviness, NWOBHM would be chill out music.
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Of course Anthony Fantano doesn't like the album, what a surprise.
Yep, I love Anthony but that was a really harsh review.
I have no problem with people not digging the pop influences and the more melodic side of the band, but to claim the music isn't heavy is pretty silly. Of course it's not Remission-style heavy, but if that was the default standard of heaviness, NWOBHM would be chill out music.
I haven't seen his new review yet, but didn't he give OMRTS a 7? I'd certainly say EOS is heavier than OMRTS (with the exception of a few tracks).
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I'm pretty sure Scorpion Breath alone is heavier than anything on Once More Round The Sun...
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I'm pretty sure Scorpion Breath alone is heavier than anything on Once More Round The Sun...
This song could be awesome live :metal
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The Making Of, Part 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8jHp9OEGU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8jHp9OEGU)
Roots Remain :heart
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The Making Of, Part 9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8jHp9OEGU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg8jHp9OEGU)
Roots Remain :heart
:heart AKA Eons...
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That made me tear up a bit...
Roots is one of my favorite songs on the album :metal
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This is definitely their most consistent album since Crack the Skye.
There's really no weak song or boring moment.
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Very touching. I thought Troy's characterization of "sincere" is perfect.
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Yep, Roots is fantastic. The verses are just as powerful as the chorus, and who could forget the riff after the second chorus? Not to mention the solo. Just amazing all around.
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Finally got around to listening to this. It's a really solid album that I enjoyed every song on.
My favorites from it are Sulatan's curse, Roots Remain, Steambreather, Ancient Kingdom, and Clandestiny
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What's up with the lack of Brent in all of the videos they've been releasing? Could they just not get him serious for a few minutes?
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Probably. Brent looks like a guy that is just in character all the time, being high, ridiculous and a joker 24/7. He seems to be most serious when he's playing guitar. :lol
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Emperor Of Sand was recorded in one month.
And it sounds great.
I don't understand why it takes some bands YEARS to *track* an album.
It's ridiculous.
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Emperor Of Sand was recorded in one month.
And it sounds great.
I don't understand why it takes some bands YEARS to *track* an album.
It's ridiculous.
It will be interesting what the guys do with the extra material(originally was going to be a double?).
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I'm not really big into Mastodon, but I gave this album a chance and I'm really enjoying it.
Steambreather and Ancient Kingdom are the obvious standouts to me.
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I don't think I've seen one negative comment on here so far. I mean, I'm totally biased but it is a great album.
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I don't think I've seen one negative comments on here so far. I mean, I'm totally biased but it is a great album.
Well, now that you say that, I've listened to it twice and maybe I'm not in the mood but I'm finding it hard to get into. Sounds a bit samey and I have to really pay attention to keep focused on it. I can't put my finger on it, but it's early days. Was it an instant hit for you guys, or did it take a few listens?
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Instant for me.
Once More was the one that took a while.
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Instant for me.
Once More was the one that took a while.
Once More was an instant hit for me. :lol
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Those albums were both pretty instant for me. Crack the Skye took some time to grow on me (and is now my favourite of theirs)
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I liked this one pretty much instantly, and it might end up being my favorite of theirs.
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Here's a question:
What's your favourite moment on any mastodon album ?
Mine is :
"Sinister twin. Choking on fear. Bonded iron. Sink to the core.."
Chills every time.
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What's your favourite moment on any mastodon album ?
HEY! HO! LET'S FUCKING GO!
HEY! HO! LET'S GET UP AND ROCK AND ROLL!
The build up near the end of The Czar is up there too. (The part starting just before, and including, "Spiraling up through the crack in the sky")
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What's your favourite moment on any mastodon album ?
HEY! HO! LET'S FUCKING GO!
HEY! HO! LET'S GET UP AND ROCK AND ROLL!
The build up near the end of The Czar is up there too. (The part starting just before, and including, "Spiraling up through the crack in the sky")
Speaking of The Czar, the opening to Escape is pretty much the highlight of that song for me.
& yeah, I actually had to look up the lyric Kotow mentioned... I really need to relisten to CTS sometime. :\
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Of course Anthony Fantano doesn't like the album, what a surprise.
Who is Anthony Fantano and why should I care what he thinks?
What's your favourite moment on any mastodon album ?
HEY! HO! LET'S FUCKING GO!
HEY! HO! LET'S GET UP AND ROCK AND ROLL!
Seriously?
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Of course Anthony Fantano doesn't like the album, what a surprise.
Who is Anthony Fantano and why should I care what he thinks?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvNjCNBVs9k
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What's your favourite moment on any mastodon album ?
HEY! HO! LET'S FUCKING GO!
HEY! HO! LET'S GET UP AND ROCK AND ROLL!
Seriously?
Unlikely :lol
For me, how about most of Hearts Alive :heart
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Of course Anthony Fantano doesn't like the album, what a surprise.
Who is Anthony Fantano and why should I care what he thinks?
What's your favourite moment on any mastodon album ?
HEY! HO! LET'S FUCKING GO!
HEY! HO! LET'S GET UP AND ROCK AND ROLL!
Seriously?
A youtuber who reviews music and memes.
And... dead serious :p
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That section does kick some serious ass, come on. :metal
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I legitimately do really like that section a lot. Far from my favorite moment but I do enjoy it quite a bit.
As for my favorite moment...I'm not too sure. I'm insanely indecisive and my tastes change and vary so much that I probably couldn't pick one since there are so many that would be contenders.
My favorite moment is the moment I found Mastodon. D'AWWW! :heart
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First thing that popped in my head was THAT riff in The Czar. And that other riff that comes after it. And the last part of The Czar.
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It's tough to pick one favorite moment, but the last minute or so of Seabeast comes to mind for me :metal
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It's tough to pick one favorite moment, but the last minute or so of Seabeast comes to mind for me :metal
Yeah, that's a great one.
Another one for me would be when the Sanitarium riff kicks in in Megalodon.
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I'd say the intro to Crack The Skye, the entire build up to the first verse. Both beautiful and incredibly powerful.
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Roots Remain's solo reminds me A LOT of the CTS general vibe, and the piano ending... Beautiful.
Just wondering... In which track did Brann play bass, in homage to his grandma?
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Hey gang I put on Emperor Of Sand to do some work and it really clicked. I mean - I loved it instantly but it *really* clicked.
I think it's one of their best albums.
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It really is a great album. The only song that I don't like is Word to the Wise, I just can't seem to get into it.
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It really is a great album. The only song that I don't like is Word to the Wise, I just can't seem to get into it.
I'm the same but with Scorpion Breath. I'm sure it will click with me soon.
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Word to the Wise is jam packed with hooks. The chorus is especially fantastic.
Scorpion breath is the only one that I'm not getting at all so far. I don't think there's anything to get about it, actually.
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1. The Hunter
2. Crack The Skye
3. Blood Mountain
4. Emperor of Sand
5. Leviathan
6. Once More Round The Sun
7. Remission
8. Call Of The Mastodon.
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...
Also - Emperor Of Sand got to #1 in the US and UK Rock albums charts plus #1 on the US Billboard for physical only sales and #8 in the UK physical sales. #11 in the UK overall.
Pretty good !
I hope they continue to grow in popularity steadily and maybe album #10 will be an Actual No.1 album.
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I have to say, that i really love Emperor of Sand!
Even though it's not my favorite album from them, it feels like a perfect mix of their different styles.
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It's very good.
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This is one of the rare recent albums where I'm sometimes just listening to hear those awesome guitar solos again. That dude was born to play the good ol' guitar. Not even a hint of 80's shred pastiche or overused blues licks in there, just straight up rockin' imaginitive, anything goes guitar workouts.
Emperor of Sand in my book is a very good new album from the band, I'm glad to see the Crack the Skye influence is back in some capacity. In the honeymoon phase I thought it was one of their best records, now I'm not so sure anymore. I've been going back to The Hunter and OMTS after Emperor dropped, and I'm pleasantly surprised by how good those albums actually are. They haven't made a bad record thus far it seems.
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Apparently the band have decided that if any 1 of them quits the band then it's over.
I couldn't imagine anyone else in that band now.
Brent has that unique way of playing guitar. Troy has THAT voice. Brann has his crazy drumming style and his unmistakable voice and Bill writes some of their best heavy stuff...
You couldn't replace any of them.
What is everyone's #1 Favourite Mastodon song ? I think mine is Ghost Of Karelia.
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My all time favorite Mastodon song is probably Oblivion. It got me back into the band.
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The Making of Emperor Of Sand Part 10 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B9nUVLW2YM)
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Awesome!
Vocally, Troy wins the trophy for me on this album, but everyone did a terrific job.
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Brann wins " Roots Remain ".
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Brann's voice is definitely my favorite, but they all sound fantastic on this album.
Might end up being my favorite Mastodon album.
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Brann is just fantastic on this album. The drums are great as always, the small details he did with sound effects like the squeaking chair at the start of Jaguar are subtle but awesome. But yes, his vocals on for example Roots Remain and Steambreather are what win me over, probably Brann's best performance on a Mastodon album.
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Brann wins " Roots Remain ".
:tup This is probably my favorite song on the album. The vocals , the lyrics and the guitar solo.
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I don't think Brent is a great singer by any means, but his vocals on Precious Stones are just so damn catchy.
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I love Brent's vocals... In the studio. I haven't heard a single live performance where he sounded good. If anyone can link me to a video where he sounds good, I'd appreciate it.
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I agree with you both Rattlehead & Nicko. I love Previous Stones. And I'm slowly getting into the band, and Brent is ripped for his live performances. Seems like he is blitzed often when playing, at least what people say. So that may not help. The performance on Kimmel he didn't even do his vocals on Steambreather
I hear a lot of Ozzy in Brent's voice, and Ozzy IMO is not a good singer. But with Mastodon, as the vocals are more split now, I like him as a contrast. I feel like he was out of the vocal melody process on this album, and that is where he needs to be. Or maybe even three part harmonies, which the band doesn't seem to really do?
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Whatever it was they had on Crack The Skye - they found it again on Emperor of Sand.
Can Brendan O Brian do every album please ?
I'd actually like to hear what another Matt Bayles produced album would sound like.
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I've downloaded all 10 parts from YouTube and i'm gonna edit them together into one 60 minute video :)
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I've always thought this band was hardly even average vocally when we're talking about the live setting. Brann does a good job, Troy doesn't, and Brent is just hilarious most of the time. In studio, however, it's all absolutely fantastic.
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I've always thought this band was hardly even average vocally when we're talking about the live setting. Brann does a good job, Troy doesn't, and Brent is just hilarious most of the time. In studio, however, it's all absolutely fantastic.
Troy is much better nowadays. I saw them two years ago and he nailed absolutely everything.
Brent is pretty bad, yeah. I'd like to hear him singing without playing as I imagine it takes a lot from him. I think the only thing where he only singed were verses of Burl and that's not the most impressive thing but even there he sounds better than on, for example, The Czar where he plays pretty complicated stuff while singing. Maybe he just don't take enough time to practice doing both at the same time :\
EDIT: why do I get 403 forbidden when I type c*u*r*l of the burl :lol
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EDIT: why do I get 403 forbidden when I type curl of the burl :lol
:dunno: works fine for me
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:dunno: works fine for me
I remember same thing was happening during the time I was running Mastodon survivor :biggrin:
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I couldn't post a link the other day. Weird.
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I'd agree that it's the vocals, live, that have disappointed me most when seeing Mastodon on stage. It's a shame as they sound so killer on record but I think they are (or were) very hit and miss live. I hope to see them soon though as it's been YEARS since I've seen them perform.
On a side note, does anyone else have that thing when a new album is due to be released and everything seems to click? Like, the singles are great, the promotion is great, in studio clips hit the spot and you dig the album art etc. It happens sometimes (as it did with this new album) and you almost make your mind up, before hearing the album, that you are going to love it. Of course sometimes the new album may be a real disappointment but sometimes you are convinced this new album is going to be all killer, and you're correct!! I almost knew that this album was going to exceed my expectations (and it has) but do you think that is because you subconsciously cut it some slack and love things about it that you may have been more critical with on another album or that it coincidently is just as good as you hoped.
It's a strange phenomena and I'm sure it doesn't only happen to me, thoughts?
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I also thought the promotion for Hardwired was spot on too.
After an 8 year gap - boom. Release all the info and first single / video in one go.
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Troy and Brann have become much more consistent live vocalists. You can tell they've really been practicing. Brent is pretty much the same lol.
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I agree about the praise you guys are giving Brann on this record. His vocal parts jump out. Really good stuff.
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I'd agree that it's the vocals, live, that have disappointed me most when seeing Mastodon on stage. It's a shame as they sound so killer on record but I think they are (or were) very hit and miss live. I hope to see them soon though as it's been YEARS since I've seen them perform.
On a side note, does anyone else have that thing when a new album is due to be released and everything seems to click? Like, the singles are great, the promotion is great, in studio clips hit the spot and you dig the album art etc. It happens sometimes (as it did with this new album) and you almost make your mind up, before hearing the album, that you are going to love it. Of course sometimes the new album may be a real disappointment but sometimes you are convinced this new album is going to be all killer, and you're correct!! I almost knew that this album was going to exceed my expectations (and it has) but do you think that is because you subconsciously cut it some slack and love things about it that you may have been more critical with on another album or that it coincidently is just as good as you hoped.
It's a strange phenomena and I'm sure it doesn't only happen to me, thoughts?
I get it too, and I definitely had that vibe with this record. Periphery III and Haken's Affinity did for me as well.
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I read in Brann's reddit AMA that the only thing Brent contributed to this album musically, except for guitar solos, was Jaguar. As much as I enjoy the album, I think he should be a bigger part of the writing process again. Bill's style is great, but in my opinion, a big part of Mastodon's charme is the contrast between Bill's heavy riffs and Brent's unique style of guitar playing. Emperor is definitely a Bill album.
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I read in Brann's reddit AMA that the only thing Brent contributed to this album musically, except for guitar solos, was Jaguar. As much as I enjoy the album, I think he should be a bigger part of the writing process again. Bill's style is great, but in my opinion, a big part of Mastodon's charme is the contrast between Bill's heavy riffs and Brent's unique style of guitar playing. Emperor is definitely a Bill album.
Jaguar is also the best song on the album imo. Brent's vocals in the beginning give me chills.
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Brent wrote pretty much all of Crack The Skye though.
And Emperor is up there. It's pretty darn good.
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So, apparantly Brann has been sick for the start of the tour, so Troy had to sing a lot of Branns higher parts. Kinda sucks, but it's cool that they can sort it out that way.
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Thats one of the advantages of having 3 singers. You can divvy up the parts and no one guy is using his voice for 90 mins straight each night.
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I took a look at the set list and was surprised to see Bladecatcher. That song annoys me very much.
If anyone has seen them with the two opening bands, how were they?
The bands are Russian Roulette and Eagles of death metal for a portion of the tour.
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I took a look at the set list and was surprised to see Bladecatcher. That song annoys me very much.
I think it was on their last tour as well. I remember seeing a video of the OMRTS tour & they played that song. It might be a crowd favourite, not that I'm complaining. :metal
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I read in Brann's reddit AMA that the only thing Brent contributed to this album musically, except for guitar solos, was Jaguar. As much as I enjoy the album, I think he should be a bigger part of the writing process again. Bill's style is great, but in my opinion, a big part of Mastodon's charme is the contrast between Bill's heavy riffs and Brent's unique style of guitar playing. Emperor is definitely a Bill album.
You could kinda tell that was pretty much Brent's contribution in the making of videos. I agree that I'd rather him be more involved moving forward, but I won't complain because I adore EOS.
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"And the sky opened up and it swallowed us whole..."
Just sayin'
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Roots Remain is quickly becoming one of my favorites, if not my favorite song on EOS.
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It already is my favourite. That chorus!
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"And the sky opened up and it swallowed us whole..."
Just sayin'
Freaking love that line/song!!
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Just ran into Brann in Hollywood while walking to the guardians of the galaxy 2 premiere, always a nice guy :tup
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It already is my favourite. That chorus!
Same here... that song immediately clicked with me, it's one of my favorite Mastodon songs now :metal
I'm so pleased with the album as a whole; my excitement for it has not died down at all. I still think it's their best album since Crack the Skye without a doubt.
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It already is my favourite. That chorus!
Same here... that song immediately clicked with me, it's one of my favorite Mastodon songs now :metal
I'm so pleased with the album as a whole; my excitement for it has not died down at all. I still think it's their best album since Crack the Skye without a doubt.
I agree. Both The Hunter and OMRTS have a few songs I'm meh about but Emperor is great from start to finish :metal (and I still love OMRTS very much)
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Making of Emperor Of Sand Part 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owAA6T71kcQ)
Yes ! 65 minutes of this ! Makes up for the 5 minute The Hunter Making Of.
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Making of Emperor Of Sand Part 11 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owAA6T71kcQ)
Yes ! 65 minutes of this ! Makes up for the 5 minute The Hunter Making Of.
Awesome!
These videos have been great.
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So the Mastodon concert last night was balls out rockin' :metal
I probably shouldn't post the setlist, to avoid spoilers, but suffice it to say, the songs off the new album translated well to a live setting. Especially, Roots Remain! I was somewhat disappointed that Brent seemed sober. I waited all night for him to trainwreck but he hit every cue and he actually sounded good singing. :lol I guess the only negative criticism I have was that Brann really needs to wear a head mic. The first several words from each line he sings are inaudible because he's so busy drumming that his mouth isn't up to the overhanging mic.
Their stage was top notch and was actually similar to DT's Astonishing tour stage. Pretty cool stuff.
I could do without the warm up bands, but my daughter really enjoyed Eagles of Death Metal.
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I hope Brent can go straight edge because if mastodon splits for any reason - it'll be because of Brent's drunken / druggie antics.
Bill quit the booze - Brent should too.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dPfIrCcMFE
This is cool.
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They nailed Bill's tone. I guess the signature stuff helps a ton.
Also that flying V is (like 99% of them) disgusting.
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I'm not a fan of Vs .
I like Gibson Explorers though.
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That was really cool, a couple of those riffs sounded spot on in terms of tone.
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That was really cool, a couple of those riffs sounded spot on in terms of tone.
When they both played Blood and Thunder it was 100% spot on.
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Also - Brent is his second name - his first name is William - same as William Kelliher.
They did a Dream Theater :P
And is it just me - or can you tell that Bill is Irish ? There's something in the eyes I think. Plus being called William.
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Twelfth and final part of the Emperor of Sand series going up today.
It's a great way to stretch out the interest and marketing in the album and keep it in the spotlight.
Otherwise the album would come out and that would be it.
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I'm frustrated. I became a Mastodon fan with Crack the Skye (thanks to a recommendation here when the album came out). loved the records that followed, saw them live, and Emperor of Sand...its good...but I'm just not blown away. I want to be, I'm just not.
:huh:
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That's silly.
You're silly ! :angry:
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Maybe give it a couple more listens? For me, this is easily their best release since Crack the Sky.
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Been listening once every couple of days. Everything is good, it's not that it is bad by any means. But it's just not blowing my mind. Strange.
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Any moment now you'll have one of these experiences.
"And the sky opened up and it swallowed us whole..."
:metal :metal :metal
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For me its not that I have to be blown away by the music. Its more as long as I enjoy the music I'm hearing.
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I loved it instantly but it did take a few spins for it to properly click..
:)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-g3Dg5nKY
Part 12.
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Troy's face when recording vocals :lol love it.
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Troy's face when recording vocals :lol love it.
I think there's a scene in episode 10 or 11 where Brann stands behind Troy making fun of his singing face :lol
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Brent proposed to his girlfriend on stage :heart
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTiEtLclK9N/ (https://www.instagram.com/p/BTiEtLclK9N/)
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Hope she reins him in a bit and gets him to knock the booze and drugs on the head.
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Hope she reins him in a bit and gets him to knock the booze and drugs on the head.
But then what will happen to the high as fuck Brent interviews? That's the best part of the band.
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If you've seen bootlegs from this tour, he actually seems a lot more focused. His vocals have definitely improved on the clips I've seen (not GREAT, but he it seems like he really tries).
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Hope she reins him in a bit and gets him to knock the booze and drugs on the head.
But then what will happen to the high as fuck Brent interviews? That's the best part of the band.
You sound like those Metallica fans who wish Het would get drunk again as he wrote his best stuff before sober...
( conveniently forgetting he was still an alcoholic when he wrote Load & Reload - the albums they claim to hate :p )
I'd much rather he was healthy and happy VS being high and drunk and putting himself in danger.
I do feel that if the band were to end it would be because of something stupid Brent has done.
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That was beautiful.
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I'd much rather he was healthy and happy VS being high and drunk and putting himself in danger.
Some people are happy when they are high. I know I am pretty happy when I'm high. :justjen
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I personally enjoy Brent's antics and silliness. However, I wonder if the rest of the guys are annoyed by it. I know they portray the inner relationship as being positive and full of love and support, but I suspect it gets difficult to work with someone who's high most of the time. It would be hard do stay responsible if you're constantly on something, I would imagine.
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Hope she reins him in a bit and gets him to knock the booze and drugs on the head.
But then what will happen to the high as fuck Brent interviews? That's the best part of the band.
Yea, I mean I obviously want them to be a happy, functional band but I love Brent's high af interviews :lol To be honest though, even if Brent quit mind altering substances he'd still probably be the same. He's past the point of no return.
I'd much rather he was healthy and happy VS being high and drunk and putting himself in danger.
Some people are happy when they are high. I know I am pretty happy when I'm high. :justjen
Yep, he looks like he's having the time of his life, and probably is :hat
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k....
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Totally forgot about this album coming out, but am on my second listen now and DAMN it's good. Could even maybe be their best. Will need more listens and I'll need to revisit CTS and The Hunter to be able to decide. But it definitely feels like their richest album melodically, which is right up my alley. But it's incredibly punchy and has retained enough of their signature grit.
Excellent stuff!
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:tup
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So it seems like - from the making of - that Bill and Brann wrote most of the material together then presented it to the other two and Brent wrote Jaguar God.
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This album just blows my mind.. I haven't been able to stop listening to it since it came out. It may end up being my favorite Mastodon album.
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Right this minute it's fourth after The Hunter, Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain.
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Right this minute it's fourth after The Hunter, Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain.
Glad I'm not the only one thinking it is their best. My order would be: Crack the Skye, The Hunter, Blood Mountain, Emperor of Sand, Once More Around the Sun, Leviathan, Remission, Call of the Mastodon.
>>>don't me wrong, I REALLY like the new record. But I wouldn't call it their best.
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Right atm:
1. Leviathan
2. Crack the Skye
3. Emperor of Sand
4. Blood Mountain
5. Once more 'round the sun
6. The Hunter
7. Remission
The top 3 are really close though.
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1. Crack the Skye
2. Emperor of sand
3. Once more 'round the sun
4. The Hunter
5. Leviathan
6. Blood mountain
7. Remission
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I think atm:
1 Crack the Skye
2 Once More Round the Sun
3 Emperor of Sand
4 Leviathan
5 Blood Mountain
6 The Hunter
7 Remission
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1. Crack The Skye
2. Leviathan
3. Emperor Of Sand
4. Remission
5. Once More Round The Sun
6. The Hunter (still good though)
7. Blood Mountain (never really clicked with me)
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The Hunter
Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
Emperor of Sand
Leviathan
Once more round the sun
Remission
Call of the Mastodon
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I'd hazard a ranking at:
1. Crack the Skye
2. Leviathan
3. Blood Mountain
4. Emperor of Sand
5. The Hunter
6. Once More 'Round the Sun
7. Remission
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1. Crack the Skye
2. Emperor of Sand
3. Once More 'Round the Sun
4. The rest - not particularly keen on any of them and haven't listened to them enough to rank really.
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1. Crack the Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. Leviathan
4. Emperor of Sand
5. The Hunter
6. Once More 'Round the Sun
7. Remission
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Crack The Skye
Leviathan
Emperor Of Sand
The Hunter
Once More 'Round The Sun
Blood Mountain
Remission
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Leviathan
Remission
Blood Mountain
Call of the Mastodon
Once More Round the Sun
Crack the Skye
Emperor of Sand
The Hunter
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Blood Mountain
Leviathan
Crack the Skye
Emperor of Sand
Remission
Once More Round the Sun
The Hunter
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So did anyone else see them on this tour?
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I'd be up to see them, but they play a pretty expensive festival that's full of punk and rock bands that I can't stand and a lot of Czech "lulwat" stuff. So I guess I won't get to see them for the first time yet. :'(
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Is gladly see them if they played closer. But, I'm busy when they're playing the closest to me.
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Going to see them the 27th of June :metal
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Ugh, the chorus of Word to the Wise is sooooooooooooo good. Definitely one of my favourites.
I think this could be my favourite Mastodon album. It's definitely roughly on a par with CTS and The Hunter, but it might even edge them out for being so damn consistent.
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That might be the best chorus I've heard this year. It's unbelievable.
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Are you on about
"I fell into a pit of lies. I tried to dig him out the other side
And much to my surprise. I was to blame for all the rain"
?
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Are you on about
"I fell into a pit of lies. I tried to dig him out the other side
And much to my surprise. I was to blame for all the rain"
?
What else wouldthe chorus of Word to the Wise
be?
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Yep, that's the one. I'm stunned by how fantastic it is.
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That is a really good hook. I love that part.
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Seeing them in Chicago tonight for the first time since '09.....super stoked!
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Seeing them in Chicago tonight for the first time since '09.....super stoked!
If NYC the other night was any indication, you're in for a treat. The show Thursday night was awesome, and may have finally gotten me into Blood Mountain.
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What's wrong with Blood Mountain ?
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What's wrong with Blood Mountain ?
It's not as good as everything since?
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I'd say it's better than everything after Crack the Skye.
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I'm that weirdo who loves The Hunter.
I love the straightforwardness and the spacey sound / production.
It sounds amazing. I also love the catchiness of it. I'm not the Mastodon fan who just wants Remission every time.
I dunno. I loved it instantly and it's in my top 3 comfortably along with Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain.
Bottom 3 but in no means least are : Once More Round The Sun, Remission, Call of The Mastodon.
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big fan of The Hunter
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I don't think there's necessarily anything wrong with Blood Mountain, I just got into Mastodon with Crack the Skye, so I'm mostly familiar with their discography from then on. I also have a fairly narrow tolerance for harsher vocals.
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I wasn't really ready or in the mood for the new album when it came out and it didn't do much for me, but I knew I just needed to give it time and come back. It's growing on me, and there are some really great choruses on this one. This band really exploring what they can do with each album, good to see.
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I wasn't really ready or in the mood for the new album when it came out and it didn't do much for me, but I knew I just needed to give it time and come back. It's growing on me, and there are some really great choruses on this one. This band really exploring what they can do with each album, good to see.
Having 3 vocalists ( even Bill does clean backups live now... ) means that no one person is using their voice for the full 90 - 120 minutes.
Also if one guy is unable to perform vocally - one of the other 2 could do it.
I'd love to see a gig where Troy cant do harsh vocals so Bill does all of them :coolio
Dude has an amazing growl on him.
Also - he recently confirmed that " no - he doesn't do lead vocals on Deathbound - he's never done vocals in the studio - he's seen that rumour and dunno how it started. "
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Also - he recently confirmed that " no - he doesn't do lead vocals on Deathbound - he's never done vocals in the studio - he's seen that rumour and dunno how it started. "
Isn't he credited for it on the album though?
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I saw few video from the show where Brann was sick so he couldn't sing. Couldn't believe Troy can pull off some pretty high passages :o he isn't comfortable up there, for sure, but he could do it if he had to.
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Also - he recently confirmed that " no - he doesn't do lead vocals on Deathbound - he's never done vocals in the studio - he's seen that rumour and dunno how it started. "
Isn't he credited for it on the album though?
Probably for writing it.
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Amazing show last night, they sounded so good! Their visuals were awesome too. All around a great show.
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Haven't seen this mentioned anywhere else...
Anyone noticed that the intro to " Word To The Wise " is very 46+2 ?
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This is pretty cool:
https://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-02/mastodon-share-kaleidoscopic-steambreather-video (https://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-02/mastodon-share-kaleidoscopic-steambreather-video)
If they did the whole album like this I'd happily zone out and lose myself in it :corn
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So Mastodon are being supported by Red Fang and Russian Circles on their upcoming UK tour :metal
I'm looking forward to seeing both. I've still not gotten around to listening to the latter yet but I've heard so many good things. This is shaping up to be a great show.
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Oeh those are pretty great support acts! Not sure if I'm going to see them again tho, I'm spending too much money on shows already :p
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Oeh those are pretty great support acts! Not sure if I'm going to see them again tho, I'm spending too much money on shows already :p
Just do it! Only spend your money on essentials and you will be fine. This show is up there with sustinence and shelter, top tier essential!
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So apparently this is finally happening:
Mastodon - Cold Dark Place (https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Dark-Place-Mastodon/dp/B074TZZLBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502905488&sr=8-1&keywords=mastodon+cold+dark+place)
Due out 22nd September, apparently it's going to be an acoustic EP!
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So apparently this is finally happening:
Mastodon - Cold Dark Place (https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Dark-Place-Mastodon/dp/B074TZZLBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502905488&sr=8-1&keywords=mastodon+cold+dark+place)
Due out 22nd September, it's going to be an acoustic EP!
Whoa, very cool!
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I'm not really sure what go expect of this, but I'm definitely looking forward to it!
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So apparently this is finally happening:
Mastodon - Cold Dark Place (https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Dark-Place-Mastodon/dp/B074TZZLBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502905488&sr=8-1&keywords=mastodon+cold+dark+place)
Due out 22nd September, it's going to be an acoustic EP!
Where'd you see it was acoustic? All I can find is the Loudwire quote that's been around for a couple years now:
“It’s shaping up to be a double album,” Hinds told Guitar World, going on to tout his own contributions, adding, “One is an album I wrote myself and recorded with Brann [Dailor, drums] and Troy [Sanders, bass and vocals] during the Once More ‘Round the Sun sessions.” Speaking more about what he wrote, Hinds continued, “My part is called Cold Dark Place, and it has to do with a nasty breakup that I went through. I wrote some pretty dark, beautiful, spooky, funky, ethereal, melancholy music, which also sounds like the Bee Gees a little bit [laughs].”
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So apparently this is finally happening:
Mastodon - Cold Dark Place (https://www.amazon.com/Cold-Dark-Place-Mastodon/dp/B074TZZLBD/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1502905488&sr=8-1&keywords=mastodon+cold+dark+place)
Due out 22nd September, it's going to be an acoustic EP!
Where'd you see it was acoustic? All I can find is the Loudwire quote that's been around for a couple years now:
“It’s shaping up to be a double album,” Hinds told Guitar World, going on to tout his own contributions, adding, “One is an album I wrote myself and recorded with Brann [Dailor, drums] and Troy [Sanders, bass and vocals] during the Once More ‘Round the Sun sessions.” Speaking more about what he wrote, Hinds continued, “My part is called Cold Dark Place, and it has to do with a nasty breakup that I went through. I wrote some pretty dark, beautiful, spooky, funky, ethereal, melancholy music, which also sounds like the Bee Gees a little bit [laughs].”
I've just edited my original post to say 'apparently' it's going to be an acoustic EP.
I saw this on the reddit, prog metal sub. Rumour has it that it is going to be acoustic. That is only rumour though and as far as I know nothing has been confirmed. Who knows what it will be!
Sorry for the misinformation.
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Here's a little more information, but basically all of this is speculation:
https://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-18/mastodon-new-album-cold-hard-place-september-2017
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Real or not, that album cover is stunning!
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that's pretty bad ass. can't wait.
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New video released for Steambreather.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEubrZV04b0
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Cold Dark Place EP to be released om 22nd of September.
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Cold Dark Place EP to be released om 22nd of September.
:tup
Piece on the artwork, with Brent and Brann bits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZPTsDsIFwg
Weird no teaser of music?
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There's only 4 tracks on the EP, so that's not surprising to me.
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More info...
https://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-29/mastodon-confirm-cold-dark-place-ep (https://teamrock.com/news/2017-08-29/mastodon-confirm-cold-dark-place-ep)
Hoping at least one of these tracks is like 20+ minutes!
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New song Toe to Toes is available on Spotify :metal
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And on YouTube :metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44bs_Cwoms
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I like it, it feels very different from some of their previous works but I'm a sucker for Brents songwriting.
I'm chuffed we get more Mastodon this year. Bring it!
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Very cool song! :metal
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Major Rush vibes from that song!
Love it! :tup
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Recommendations for a n00b please. I read The Hunter is their most critically acclaimed, start there?
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When I started with Mastodon in late 2010, I started with Crack the Skye and fell in love. The concept, atmosphere, and balance of aggressive and melodic was the perfect cocktail of music for me. Then The Hunter came out and I liked that, but didn't really listen to it through. Now I like it, but it took awhile for it to click with me. Once More Round the Sun is pretty accessible, and for me intensely personal since I listened to it around the time of my mom's heart surgery, so the lyrics really hit me and eerily match up with things that happened around the time. I could go on with that....
Long story short, I'd start with Crack The Skye
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Yeah start with Crack the Skye.
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Crack the Skye is a great place to start :tup I got into Mastodon with Once More Round The Sun, which probably is their most accessible album, and still one of my favourites of theirs.
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Crack the Skye would probably get my vote too. I'd also actually suggest checking out their latest. It's AotY for me so far and is a great blend of all their different sides, in my opinion.
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I'd start with Emperor of Sand actually.
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I started with Leviathan when it came out. Nothing wrong with fling chronologically from there, imo! ;D
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Recommendations for a n00b please. I read The Hunter is their most critically acclaimed, start there?
Nah, the band's two most critically acclaimed albums are Leviathan and Crack the Skye. Either of those two albums are good starting places, but they're both quite different.
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Crack the Skye is a good starting point.
Then you can move onto Leviathan and Emperor of sand. If you like the former better, go with Remission and Blood mountain afterwards. If you prefer Emperor, check out The Hunter and Once more 'round the sun.
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Thanks fellas!
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I'd say start with Crack the Skye and Leviathan. By far their 3 best albums IMO
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I'd say start with Crack the Skye and Leviathan. By far their 3 best albums IMO
What's the third? :P
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I'd say start with Crack the Skye and Leviathan. By far their 3 best albums IMO
What's the third? :P
CtS is so good it counts as two albums.
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So I haven't noticed until now, but Mastodon released a new track.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u44bs_Cwoms
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It's very good.
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Hahaha whoops
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North Side Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64l100fzJxw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64l100fzJxw)
3:31 had my jaw on the floor. I know I may be a minority in this, but I want an album of tracks like this. This has held my attention far more than Emperor of Sand has. I love it so far
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The EP is pretty incredible. That's all I'm gonna say.
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North Side Star
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64l100fzJxw (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64l100fzJxw)
3:31 had my jaw on the floor. I know I may be a minority in this, but I want an album of tracks like this. This has held my attention far more than Emperor of Sand has. I love it so far
Yep, this sounds awesome!
The whole EP is on YouTube, I haven't listened yet but will be at some point today.
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Blue Walsh is one the best things i have ever heard from Mastodon!
Brann has become an incredible singer!
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North Side Star is pretty interesting. Reminds me a lot of The Tea Party in places actually.
Toes to Toes is better than most of EOS IMO.
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I really like North Side Star, looking forward to hearing more!
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Not listening. Just patiently waiting...ok, not so patiently...for the EP to arrive.
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This EP is awesome.
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Absolutely amazing.
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Yup, amazing stuff.
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The EP is up on Spotify. It's terrific!
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I've been out of touch with this band since Once More Round the Sun and forgot to check out Emperor of Sand when it came out. Going to listen to that and then this new EP now.
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I've been out of touch with this band since Once More Round the Sun and forgot to check out Emperor of Sand when it came out. Going to listen to that and then this new EP now.
Emperor of the Sand is really consistent all the way thru. If you get a chance, bring up the video of 'Show Yourself'. :lol
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I've been out of touch with this band since Once More Round the Sun and forgot to check out Emperor of Sand when it came out. Going to listen to that and then this new EP now.
I really love EoS. It is so much better than their previous two albums by quite a long shot. I still think this is going to be my AotY.
Liking the new EP but after only 2 listens it's still growing.
If you get a chance, bring up the video of 'Show Yourself'. :lol
+1
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I listened to the album and EP back to back and it's an amazing listen. While 'Once' wasn't a bad album I just couldn't listen to it repeatedly due to how terrible the sound was. I'm glad they went back to Brendan O'Brien. This album sounds great even on a streaming service. Will have to get the CD asap.
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(https://imgur.com/k3Xchqb.jpg)
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Very well deserved! What an album! (and what a suit :)
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Congrats to the boys. Well deserved. :hefdaddy
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I see they announced a summer US tour with Primus. I'm interested because I love both, but I hope Primus doesn't focus too much on their last album, I thought it was awful. But most seemed to like The Seven, so I'm sure it will be a great show
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That's kind of a disappointing tour pairing for me. Never been able to get into Primus and I really want to see Mastodon. looks like it may be a coheadlining show? Might have to pass unless Mastodon still get 1.5+ hours on stage.
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Hey ho, let's fuckin' go
Hey ho, let's get up and rock n' roll
:metal
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I honestly love that section to bits. :metal
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I always thought that part was kind of a joke?
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Love that part as well, joke or not.
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Love that part as well, joke or not.
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I don't know if it was intentionally a joke, although it I suspect it was (knowing the guys' sense of humor). Either way, the underlying riff is just so :metal that it doesn't matter. I love it and I crank up every time I hear it.
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Something is going on in the Mastodon camp. Just cancelled their tour due to a critical situation with someone. They were vague.
https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/08/mastodon-cancel-fall-tour-dinosaur-jr-critical-situation/
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I do remember from the Emperor of Sand documentary, that wife of one of the band members was battling cancer.
I hope that the worst hasn't happened! They don't deserve these kinds of tragedies upon them..
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That's the first thing that crossed my mind. Hopefully that's not it.
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Damn, this morning I read the last three posts before leaving for work. When I got in the car, the stereo was playing Roots Remain and the lyrics really hit me. Sad coincidence.
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I do remember from the Emperor of Sand documentary, that wife of one of the band members was battling cancer.
I hope that the worst hasn't happened! They don't deserve these kinds of tragedies upon them..
Yeah, that was my first guess too. Hope to God that's not what's going on.
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So it’s the band’s manager who is battling pancreatic cancer which is the reason for the cancellation.
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Brent Hinds needs time off.
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mastodons_brent_hinds_needs_time_off_im_being_milked_like_a_dry_hyena_titty.html
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Jesus Fucking Christ how many people involved with Mastodon have had cancer?
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Whenever you read quotes from Brent, you wonder if he's joking around. But this does seem serious, so lets see what the rest of the band feels is the right thing to do.
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Brent Hinds needs time off.
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mastodons_brent_hinds_needs_time_off_im_being_milked_like_a_dry_hyena_titty.html
Hmm...hooray for him showing that the industry works people to their bone. If he needs a break, I'm fine with that.
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Brent Hinds needs time off.
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mastodons_brent_hinds_needs_time_off_im_being_milked_like_a_dry_hyena_titty.html
Dude sounds like he's either drunk or high, or seriously burnt out. Or all three. :lol
Mastodon has been going non-stop for a while now for sure. But its that old syndrome of...you get to a high water mark, and do you push forward and capitalize, or do you rest. Seems like the other dudes want to keep pushing, whereas Brent has other priorities. Could be an interesting next 12 months for the band....
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I'm glad he's only talking about a year off rather than an indefinitely hiatus or something. I think that's pretty reasonable and I hope the other guys agree.
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I'm glad he's only talking about a year off rather than an indefinitely hiatus or something. I think that's pretty reasonable and I hope the other guys agree.
Agreed. I mean, I understand the need to make money. I really do. And get while the getting is good. But sounds like Brent needs to do some family time, recharge, etc. And frankly, as long as they can make ends meet, would make sense. They have been going nonstop...
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Brent Hinds needs time off.
https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mastodons_brent_hinds_needs_time_off_im_being_milked_like_a_dry_hyena_titty.html
Dude sounds like he's either drunk or high, or seriously burnt out. Or all three. :lol
I'm pretty sure the first two are standard operating procedure for Brent.
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So sad...didn't think he got that bad
https://www.metalsucks.net/2018/09/08/longtime-mastodon-manager-nick-john-has-passed-away/
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What with them losing their manager/good friend, and Brent being as burnt out as he is, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if Mastodon announced an indefinite hiatus within the next couple months....
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What with them losing their manager/good friend, and Brent being as burnt out as he is, I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if Mastodon announced an indefinite hiatus within the next couple months....
Yep, I agree. It would suck, but I get it. I saw Brann released a solo song not too long ago connected with DC Comics. I could see him doing his own thing, and the other guys doing projects for a few years. I think the issue is (without knowing the parties involved) has Mastodon become such a big business now, that the guys can't afford to take time off from the band? Sure, Brent is burnt out, but he'll get better real quick if he is having money trouble.
Therein lies the issue. Always boils down to money. For their sake, hopefully they can all comfortably afford to take a break and recharge the batteries.
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Holy bumpage, Batman.
Apparently they're working on new music.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrBwl5CgBWb/?utm_source=ig_embed
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So much for Brent wanting some time off. I'm excited for new music though!
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Totally a guess here, but I'm thinking Brent isn't doing shit, and he'll come in later. It's clear that HE wants time off, but the others want to keep making music. So my feeling is they are probably going to demo up a bunch of shit without him, giving him a break for a bit, and then approach him on how he feels about it, and if he has anything. Then they'll sit down and figure out the album.
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Isn't that basically what they did for Emperor of Sand? If I remember correctly the only thing he wrote for that album were the solos.
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Isn't that basically what they did for Emperor of Sand? If I remember correctly the only thing he wrote for that album were the solos.
I don't remember, honestly. He wrote those songs for Cold Dark Place, which...I think I remember them spinning it and saying they were tracks meant for Emperor of Sand, which "didn't fit." If that wasn't a creative spin job, then Brent DID write for Emperor of Sand, they just didn't use his songs.
You always have to read the tea leaves with these bands and their way of spinning stuff. It sounds to me like Brent knows Mastodon is where he makes his money touring, so he doesn't want to leave. But at the same time, he doesn't really want to be there either. Hopefully all of them can get on the same page again.
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Isn't that basically what they did for Emperor of Sand? If I remember correctly the only thing he wrote for that album were the solos.
Which is a shame cause Brent's riffs are actually incredibly good, but most of his solos annoy me.
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They are touring with Coheed this summer and playing Crack The Skye in its entirety. I so want to see this but I hate where they are playing in Chicago. I also know nothing of Coheed.
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They are touring with Coheed this summer and playing Crack The Skye in its entirety. I so want to see this but I hate where they are playing in Chicago. I also know nothing of Coheed.
I love that venue personally. Beautiful place. I can’t get into Coheed. Their stories and concepts are cool, but his voice completely ruins it for me.
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https://lightthetorch.mastodonrocks.com (https://lightthetorch.mastodonrocks.com)
Looks like we'll get a new single on Friday "Fallen Torches"
New album: "Medium Rarities" on September 11th
That's what I get from that website
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Sounds more like a compilation than a full album.
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That’s kinda where I thought they were going with the title, but I wasn’t sure. Still, something to look forward to and we should get a new album at some point next year
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That’s kinda where I thought they were going with the title, but I wasn’t sure. Still, something to look forward to and we should get a new album at some point next year
Yeah i'm thinking this is the song they were gonna put out last year but for whatever reason held off.
Maybe since they wanted to get back in the studio this year - they're putting out a rarities collection to tide us over til they can all get together again.
Whatever. I'm down for new MastoMusic. Emperor Of Sand was awesome. Brendan should produce every Mastodon album and they should never work with
Nick Rascal again. Once More Round The Sun isn't a BAD album - but there was something missing...
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I've been watching some of Brann's Meinl Cymbals performances on YouTube, and wow, dude is just a machine. All I could think of is, how is he going to play this music if Mastodon ever lasted as long as Rush? I broke a sweat just watching him.
I seriously think he is the Keith Moon of metal. He plays drums like a lead instrument and is just insane.
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This. Extraordinary band. Looking forward to new stuff.
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I've been watching some of Brann's Meinl Cymbals performances on YouTube, and wow, dude is just a machine. All I could think of is, how is he going to play this music if Mastodon ever lasted as long as Rush? I broke a sweat just watching him.
I seriously think he is the Keith Moon of metal. He plays drums like a lead instrument and is just insane.
If he's got good technique it shouldn't be that hard. You don't have to hit the drums as hard as you can. If you use Moeller technique and just relax it's not hard at all. Drums have microphones ;)
You just need stamina but adrenaline helps with that ! playing a show would probably feel like nothing.
Lars Ulrich doesn't have great technique and still plays 2 hours a night at the age of 57.
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I've been watching some of Brann's Meinl Cymbals performances on YouTube, and wow, dude is just a machine. All I could think of is, how is he going to play this music if Mastodon ever lasted as long as Rush? I broke a sweat just watching him.
I seriously think he is the Keith Moon of metal. He plays drums like a lead instrument and is just insane.
I remember a few years back I saw an interview where he talked about just that. He pointed out how he tries to imitate what a guitar would do but on drums, and that's where his style comes from.
And yeah those Meinl videos are insane. Great sound and even better performance. That drum set is beautiful too.
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Love Mastodon. I'll take anything new from them that I can get.
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Love Mastodon. I'll take anything new from them that I can get.
Truth. I love Metallica dearly but chronologically - Emperor Of Sand is their Reload. They're more consistent than Metallica AND their discography has a similar progression to it
Kill Em All , Remission - the no holds barred noisy debut
Ride The Lightning, Leviathan - the much more accomplished and polished follow up. Way more confident.
Master Of Puppets, Blood Mountain - their first classic. Most people's go to album.
And Justice For All, Crack The Skye - Both feature long intricate songs and are considered both bands second classic album in a way
Metallica, The Hunter - Both bands took a more concise and commercial turn on their next album. Hunter isn't the Utter Behemoth that METALLICA is though. ( My fave Mastodon album ).
Load, OMRTS - neither are their best work but dig deep and theres some gems on both.
However - Mastodon have yet to put out a Saint Anger or a Death Magnetic. OMRTS comes closest to Death Magnetic for me. Both are *decent* but there's just something missing.
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Big fan and have been since Remission but truthfully, I really didn't enjoy EOS. I should revisit it however.
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Their last two albums were of roughly the same quality, I think.
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I've been watching some of Brann's Meinl Cymbals performances on YouTube, and wow, dude is just a machine. All I could think of is, how is he going to play this music if Mastodon ever lasted as long as Rush? I broke a sweat just watching him.
I seriously think he is the Keith Moon of metal. He plays drums like a lead instrument and is just insane.
Interesting way to view his style.
Sometimes I feel he is overplaying, like "C'mon Brann, take it easy!", sometimes I feel he totally rocks. It depends on my mood.
Great band and great drummer.
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Emperor of Sand
Crack the Skye
The Hunter
others
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Their last two albums were of roughly the same quality, I think.
I think so, and are the Mastodong albums I reach for the most. I don't listen to CTS or Hunter much, but don't have anything against either. I'm surprised that OMRTS gets a bit of a shrug from a lot of fans.
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Blood Mountain all the way
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Leviathan is still number one in my book.
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The track listing for MEDIUM RARITIES is on iTunes.
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/medium-rarities/1523356137
100% an Odds and ends album.
Also the single is out at midnight wherever you are. It sounds like OMRTS / EOS era.
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We all love a good rank....
1. The Hunter
2. Crack The Skye
3. Emperor Of Sand / Blood Mountain
4. Leviathan
5. Once More Round The Sun
6. Call Of The Mastodon
7. Remission - only cause I don't listen to it much. Still has Crusher Destroyer, Fire Ants, and Mother Puncher on though.
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The track listing for MEDIUM RARITIES is on iTunes.
https://music.apple.com/gb/album/medium-rarities/1523356137
100% an Odds and ends album.
This is cool. I haven't really followed the bands songs outside the albums so I'm looking forward to this. Some live stuff which is cool too.
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Just gave Fallen Torches a listen, it's available now to stream. I liked it.
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Yeah it sounds like a leftover from between Once More Round The Sun & Emperor Of Sand.
Because Scott Kelly is there it reminds me of Diamonds in the Witch House & Jaguar God.
The tracks with Scott Kelly on are amongst my favourite Mastodon tracks.
Also - Neil Fallon from Clutch's guest vocals on Blood and Thunder...
Not that I don't love Troy and Brann's vocals of course.
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I think Emperor of Sand is their best album. I still listen to it a ton. I think it has the best combination of accessibility, technical skill, classic Mastodon quirkiness, etc. It did take a while for it to grow to that level for me though. It's definitely different than some of their classics like Blood Mountain or Crack the Skye, but I love it. I wouldn't even put it in the same league as OMRTS, which is pretty mediocre.
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Yep, that was truly a fantastic album that will be difficult to top. I kind of prefer Crack the skye, but it's still remarkable.
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Man I used to obsessively listen to Mastodon up until The Hunter, I remember liking Once more round the sun a lot but couldn't listen to it much because of how the production made my ears bleed. Emperor of Sand was amazing too, the band just sorta dropped off my radar.
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Their last two albums were of roughly the same quality, I think.
I think so, and are the Mastodong albums I reach for the most. I don't listen to CTS or Hunter much, but don't have anything against either. I'm surprised that OMRTS gets a bit of a shrug from a lot of fans.
This is where I stand. I think OMRTS is a great album. On first listen I remember going back to Chimes at Midnight, Asleep in the Deep, Ember city and Halloween. by the third listen I was hooked on every song and still today find myself playing the whole album back to back.
Anyways, listened to Fallen Torches. Not bad, I thought it was enjoyable.
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Man I used to obsessively listen to Mastodon up until The Hunter, I remember liking Once more round the sun a lot but couldn't listen to it much because of how the production made my ears bleed. Emperor of Sand was amazing too, the band just sorta dropped off my radar.
Probably since Emperor Of Sand was their most recent album :sassy:
I think Emperor of Sand is their best album. I still listen to it a ton. I think it has the best combination of accessibility, technical skill, classic Mastodon quirkiness, etc. It did take a while for it to grow to that level for me though. It's definitely different than some of their classics like Blood Mountain or Crack the Skye, but I love it. I wouldn't even put it in the same league as OMRTS, which is pretty mediocre.
I loved Emperor Of Sand instantly. Brendan O Brien makes them sound amazing. I pray they never work with Rick Ruin. . . Garth Richardson would be good though !
Yeah and as for Once More Round The Sun... I'm not a fan of Nick Rascal's production. Apart from maybe Trivium's Shogun - I don't think he gets the very best out of his artists.
And his Mastodon album was muddy as fuck. And not in a good way.
EDIT :
It looks like MEDIUM RARITIES is a digital only release except for a limited double vinyl. Bummer :( I guess i'm gonna have to get the vinyl....
...Welp - not for $30 and $15 for shipping. I don't want it that badly...
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Digital release only? That blows.
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I think so, and are the Mastodong
Wow, that must be huge!
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Digital release only? That blows.
Maybe it will come out on CD / Standard vinyl later.
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Digital release only? That blows.
Maybe it will come out on CD / Standard vinyl later.
If there is no physical then I will look over at HD Tracks. Mastodon has most of their stuff up there. I have started turning to them for these digital only releases as I have found I can get many in an uncompressed format.
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I've often thought it weird that nobody sells digital albums at Wav quality.
I'd pay a bit extra to buy a digital album at WAV quality for sure.
If they included a digital booklet - you could burn it straight to CD and print off the pages at 12cm each and make your own CD copy...
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I think so, and are the Mastodong
Wow, that must be huge!
Eye-wateringly so. ;)
I crave more lossless buying options. Really odd that someone like Inside Out or Amazon (iirc) does MP3 but not wav or FLAC. Just doesn't seem like it would be much work to add lossless. If I were king, it would always have been available...
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Digital release only? That blows.
Usually when I see something like that I get suspicious that a 2CD edition of the next album is in the works
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I don't follow...
Anyway - I hope for the next album we get another 90 minute in the studio DVD.
The one for Crack The Skye was great.
Even if they upload it to YouTube like for Emperor of Sand. - Basically costs nothing then.
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Details on the release and a new song for the new Bill and Ted:
https://www.loudersound.com/news/mastodon-detail-medium-rarities-collection-listen-to-fallen-torches
Mastodon have revealed details about their Medium Rarities album – a compilation that will feature instrumentals, covers and live tracks.
The band teased the release earlier this week along with a snippet of the song Fallen Torches. Now they’ve shared a stream of the song, which features guest vocals from Scott Kelly of Neurosis.
The track was recorded in Atlanta in early 2019, but its release was put on hold so Mastodon could concentrate on their cover of Led Zeppelin classic Stairway To Heaven in memory of their manager Nick John.
Medium Rarities will be released on September 11 through Reprise Records and will feature 16 tracks, including their take on A Spoonful Weighs A Ton by The Flaming Lips, A Commotion by Feist and Orion by Metallica.
Also included is Mastodon’s Game Of Thrones song White Walker.
Back in May, guitarist Bill Kelliher revealed the band had recorded a new song for the movie Bill & Ted Face The Music. It’s now been confirmed it’s titled Rufus Lives and will appear on the film’s official soundtrack – details of which will be revealed in due course.
1. Fallen Torches (Previously Unreleased)
2. A Commotion (Feist Cover)
3. Asleep In The Deep (Instrumental version)
4. Capillarian Crest (Live)
5. A Spoonful Weighs A Ton (The Flaming Lips Cover)
6. Toe To Toes (Instrumental version)
7. Circle Of Cysquatch (Live)
8. Atlanta (Feat. Gibby Haynes)
9. Jaguar God (Instrumental)
10. Cut You Up With A Linoleum Life (Aqua Teen Hunger Force)
11. Blood & Thunder (Live)
12. White Walker (Game of Thrones)
13. Halloween (Instrumental version)
14. Crystal Skull (Live)
15. Orion (Metallica Cover) :metal
16. Iron Tusk (Live)
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Sounds like an entertaining listen.
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Amazon has the CD up for pre-order, so we are getting a physical release. Already got mine locked in.
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I'd love the double red vinyl.
Maybe i'll just order it and hope that I can afford it when the time comes :p
Oops just ordered the double red vinyl for £36. It's not out til Oct 16 for some reason so i'll just put a few £ away each week so it's not a big surprise when I remember I ordered it hehe.
The only other red vinyl I have is Metallica's Hardwired to Self Destruct. I wasn't going to buy anything - but I went in a record shop for a browse
and it was there with a sticker saying " Ltd Ed. Red Vinyl " and I bought it immediately :P
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Just finished listening to Medium. Totally worth the purchase. I am not usually a fan of instrumental versions of songs that were written for lyrics, but Mastodon's music is so chaotic that it just works. I actually heard some things I don't think I heard before in them.
Fallen Torches just slays. What a track.
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Not listened through yet. But my Red Vinyl (from Amazon UK) is arriving on Oct 16.
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Just finished listening to Medium. Totally worth the purchase. I am not usually a fan of instrumental versions of songs that were written for lyrics, but Mastodon's music is so chaotic that it just works. I actually heard some things I don't think I heard before in them.
Fallen Torches just slays. What a track.
Excelent compilation! And all the instrumental versions are really cool. (edited:) They sound so good that I thought they had some different arrangements, but apparently not.
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Fallen Torches is great. Dan shows his range.
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Fallen Torches is great. Dan shows his range.
Exactly!
.. now who is Dan? ???
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Fallen Torches is great. Dan shows his range.
Exactly!
.. now who is Dan? ???
I was thinking the same thing. Closest I can come up with is Brann. Pretty sure that Troy is singing on this along with Scott Kelly. Would need to listen again, but I don't remember hearing Brann.
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It's 100% Brann in the chorus
" Pathways lit by Fallen Torches. Burn your insides out " is unmistakably Brann.
" The whole world is a tragedy " is unmistakably Troy.
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Fallen Torches is a good song. The rest was pretty forgettable for me unfortunately.
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Fallen Torches is great. Dan shows his range.
Exactly!
.. now who is Dan? ???
:facepalm:
<------ :loser:
I mean Brann
I had Brann in my head and for some reason typed Dan. I have no why I chose Dan and didn't snap about it.
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I cancelled the Vinyl cause I cant be bothered with it.
Downloaded the digital instead.
If nobody has heard it - the Jonah Hex EP is not bad. It's 4 instrumental Mastodon songs.
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I enjoyed these "Cooking With Mastodon" videos. I think this is the last one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxcNeuRxek (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNxcNeuRxek)
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This reminds me, not sure how many saw the story but Bill went on record that he is pulling unemployment. I think I saw that they all might be.
Bill said the 2 things that are keeping him afloat is his wife and her job and the fact that he invested in real estate early on and has been working a job as landlord on his properties during the downtime. Could you imagine having the guitarist from Mastodon coming in to fix something in your house?
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It's nuts to me that Mastodon, a band with a level of success higher than probably 99% of bands out there, can't make a living off of royalties and the other random ways they can make a little money right now. What a tough business to be in.
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This reminds me, not sure how many saw the story but Bill went on record that he is pulling unemployment. I think I saw that they all might be.
Bill said the 2 things that are keeping him afloat is his wife and her job and the fact that he invested in real estate early on and has been working a job as landlord on his properties during the downtime. Could you imagine having the guitarist from Mastodon coming in to fix something in your house?
This is quite astounding.
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They all seem to have nice homes so they can't be that poor.
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They all seem to have nice homes so they can't be that poor.
People can spend beyond their means, have a big fancy home and be up to their eyeballs in debt.
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Bill did say that part of it is that they are funneling some of the money to their crew or employees for the band. Trying to make sure they have something while this is going on.
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:metal :metal :metal YEAH TEH HELL
Mastodon have posted Instagram pics of them in the studio.
Drums are all done. They're tracking Guitars at the moment.
The producer is Ænima and Lateralus and MUSE Origin Of Symmetry helmsman David Bottrill. :)
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If they release an album even half as good Emperor of Sand, I'll be happy!
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Emperor of Sand was a brilliant album. It was like Blood Mountain meets Crack The Skye.
I wish that Brendan had produced Once More Round The Sun as i'm not a big fan of Raskulinecz as a producer and it didn't have the snap and clarity of The Hunter.
But Once More... wasn't *bad* but it was definitely missing something for me... Despite all the good material.
It's my least favourite of the Reprise albums.
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OMRTS is weird for me. I really love most of the songs individually (including the often-maligned Diamond In The Witch House), but putting it all together, something about it doesn't quite hit for me.
EOS though is the opposite. I can point to Precious Stones or Scorpion Breath as being clear lowlights for me, & others like Steambreather or Roots Remain work better in the album context, but listening to it in full has a really captivating tone & I'm always in awe by the time it ends.
That said, I think Cold Dark Place tops them both by a landslide. How those songs got cut from the respective albums is beyond me.
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Yeah I think they only put it out since Emperor was largely written by Bill and Brann so maybe they thought they would release some of Brent's songs as an EP ?
I know Brent wrote the majority of Crack The Skye..
Maybe Troy will write a whole album one day !
Although the song Ghost Of Karelia was co-written by all 4 and it's one of their best songs by a mile.
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Awesome to hear they're cutting more tunes. Love these guys.
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I love that they're essentially a metal band but don't have the exact same drum sound and guitar sound as every other metal album these days.
They're more like heavy classic rock :tup
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Don't know how I missed this, but pretty excited. I was wondering when they were going to give us some new information.
I understand the dislike for OMRTS, but I love the album. EOS is also great. Last show I saw them play, Steambeather was the closer :metal
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I don't dislike Once More Round The Sun... But it's my least favourite of the Warners albums. It's just missing that punch / bite that The Hunter had and Emperor Of Sand has.
It feels quite weak and muddy.
I know he made Shogun - but I don't rate Nick Raskulinecz as a producer at all.
The band said it was basically a continuation of The Hunter but they're completely different. Hunter is quite bright, really punchy and catchy in a good way whilst Once More...
is quite dark and murky sounding and more ominous. And there aren't as many stand out songs / memorable moments imo... The songs and recording sound like they needed a little
longer to simmer.
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Also - on the song " The Hunter " - does anyone else think Troy sounds like Load era Hetfield in the verses ? Just close your eyes and picture James singing those verses.
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REM and Mastodon - two of my all time fave bands and they're both on Warner Brothers and both from Atlanta, Georgia. :tup
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OMRTS >>> EOS
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no
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no
Yes
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fair enough i hadn't considered that ;D
Emperor Of Sand is like Blood Mountain crossed with Crack The Skye with amazing production.
Once More... to me is just another mastodon album. Not outstanding but not poor. I just think every other album they put out on WB is better.
Production is the last of my album ranking criteria - unless it's either terrible like Death Magnetic or amazing like The Hunter is imo.
Pristine production married to great songs is why i love The Hunter so much - and it's not a concept or has a dark underbelly like most of their albums.
Apart from being a tribute to Brent's brother who died - it's actually a really FUN album. Not everything has to be a concept album or SPR SRS at all times.
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:lol
Seriously, I've tried several times and I'm just missing something when it comes to EOS. I see it so well liked and it's infuriating I can't agree to be perfectly honest.
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fair enough i hadn't considered that ;D
Emperor Of Sand is like Blood Mountain crossed with Crack The Skye with amazing production.
Once More... to me is just another mastodon album. Not outstanding but not poor. I just think every other album they put out on WB is better.
See, CTS I don't rate as highly either so it's probably just me. Been a fan when Leviathan came out and I guess I just lean too heavily towards the old stuff.
Once More For me was a nice surprise. I really enjoyed the catchiness of it.
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Seriously, I've tried several times and I'm just missing something when it comes to EOS. I see it so well liked and it's infuriating I can't agree to be perfectly honest.
My only response to this is my long held opinion that the entire album is worth this one moment!
"And the sky opened up and it swallowed us whole..."
Just sayin'
:biggrin:
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So, your favorite line from the album is not "IT'S RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME, A THRONE OF MAYONNAISE" from Jaguar God?
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:lol
Thanks so much, that can't be unheard...
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OMRTS and EOS are pretty much on equal footing for me. They're both decent. Kinda Mastodon by the numbers. Some real highlights, some songs that are completely unremarkable.
That said, OMRTS gets a couple points for 1) having Halloween and 2) not having Show Yourself :lol
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" OMRTS and EOS are pretty much on equal footing for me. They're both decent. Kinda Mastodon by the numbers. Some real highlights, some songs that are completely unremarkable.
That said, OMRTS gets a couple points for 1) having Halloween and 2) not having Show Yourself :lol "
The video for Show Yourself is brilliant though!
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EOS doesn’t have Diamond in the Witch House though 👍
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Now that I think about it more, I think the biggest issue with EOS is that it kinda has a bit of an identity crisis. It's trying to cover every element of Mastodon's sound throughout their entire career, but it's not doing any of them super well.
It has catchy, more accessible songs like Show Yourself and Precious Stones, but they aren't as catchy as The Hunter or OMRTS.
It has heavier songs like Andromeda, but compared to the stuff on their first two albums (or even Blood Mountain) they might as well be ballads.
Jaguar God is clearly a Crack The Skye throwback, but does it hold a candle to any of the best songs on that album? Definitely not.
I'm hoping for their next album they commit more to a particular direction and make something that feels a bit less generic for their standards. Cold Dark Place was a good step in that direction, though I feel like that may have just been a one-off.
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EOS doesn’t have Diamond in the Witch House though 👍
That song is very Leviathan ! It's prolly my fave song on Once More...
- Emperor Of Sand was almost entirely written by Bill Kelliher and Brann I believe. I think it might be due to the fact that he was largely absent on The Hunter - going thru treatment for
alcoholism. One of the bands best songs is Ghost Of Karelia - which all 4 guys wrote together. Hopefully the new album is more collaborative.
Also - Karelia does have the albums best moment in :
" Sinister Twin
Choking On Fear
Bonded Iron
Sink To The Core ! "
fucking CHILLS EVERY TIME.
I'm very interested in a David Bottrill produced Mastodon album and I don't expect it sound like Lateralus since that album sounds really cheap and is from twenty years ago
and Mastodon albums usually sound really big - but not muddy or distorted ( luckily they haven't done a Death magnetic ).
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I have to have a re-listen to CTS but in general:
LEVIATHAN > EOS > OMRTS > TH > BM > CTS > R
But they have no bad albums. Never been as sold on CTS as everyone else and to be.
I got into them when Leviathan came out and I love how they've evolved. The newer catchy stuff totally floats my boat and Brann's vocals rule.
I've seen them twice and found them a little bit dull both times, oddly.
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Their great albums are hard to rank but Remission and Once More are my least listened to.
But you're right - each album sounds like the most logical next step from the previous one.
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Remission is a pretty shaky album as a whole but I gotta say, the first three tracks are FUCKING. FIRE. :metal :metal :metal
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I rate Remission high in the rankings. Just a crushing, brutal album.
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I have the remastered anniversary album.
Crusher Destroyer riff is :metal :metal
Plus it also has Mother Puncher and March Of The Fire Ants.
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I have the remastered anniversary album.
Crusher Destroyer riff is :metal :metal
Plus it also has Mother Puncher and March Of The Fire Ants.
I read the remaster didn't really improve the sound at all so I skipped it. I'll add Burning Man too.
Brann is amazing on this album, he fucking rips all over it.
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Brann is INSANE on *Call Of The Mastodon* EP / Mini Album.
I'd take him over Lombardo any day.
Edit : Ooh yeah - Burning Man with that awesome outro riff. . . When I saw the band headline in London on the Blood Mountain tour - they played a lot of Remission stuff
and all the A - tuned stuff was so thick sounding. Not muddy just like a SLAB. Iron Tusk was incredible . . I saw them support TOOL at Wembley Arena in 2006 and their live sound then
was echoey as hell. Support band woes I guess. I saw Green Day in Wembley Arena in 2009 and yeah they sounded amazing.
I also got to witness Brann lose his place in a song - hold his hands up - and then come back in when he knew where he was.
My bro and I had to leave the second the gig finished to get a train home - but I heard afterwards that the band came out to mingle and chat to people. F-ing typical ! :D :D
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That riff on the outro of Burning Man may be my fav part of the whole album.
Yeah I loved the A tuning too.
If we're talking Call of the Mastodon, Shadows That Move and Hail to Fire, holy hell.
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Yes and unlike Metallica they didn't go from Remission to The Hunter over the course of one album.
Each album sounds like where the last album was hinting at heading.
Not that I dislike The Black Album or Load of course.
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Not new music, but I'll take it :rollin
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C8SJyRo64Is
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Mastodon - Forged by Neron (Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nYaZb1b_sc)
Mastodon have shared their contribution to the forthcoming soundtrack of DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Death Metal comic book series.
The track, ‘Forged By Neron’, refers to a demon lord of Hell who appears throughout the series. The full soundtrack will be released on June 18 through DC and Loma Vista and also features tracks from Manchester Orchestra, IDLES, Denzel Curry and Soccer Mommy.
“We’ve all been fans of DC Comics and the Batman universe since we were kids,” Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor said in a statement. “It really means a lot for us to be able to add something to that world.”
Composer Tyler Bates, who acted as the soundtrack’s executive producer, asked the artists to record a song inspired by the comics series.
“This soundtrack and motion-comic series was made by fans of comics, for fans of comics and music,” he said.
“Dark Nights: Death Metal is next-level storytelling by two incredibly talented artists in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. The visual aspect of this comic is entirely compelling, and resonates throughout each song on the soundtrack.”
In a recent interview, Mastodon said their upcoming eighth record had reached the mixing stage, describing it as the “fullest, biggest-sounding record we’ve done so far”. Enlisting David Bottrill to produce, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher said they needed someone new and “who kind of thinks outside the box” to work on the album.
“He had all kinds of notes written out,” said Kelliher during an interview with Talking Metal. “He had done his homework. He was like, ‘For this song, I have this idea. For this song, I have these ideas.’ He kind of spouted them off to us on the phone.
“That was one of my first questions: ‘How do you deal with if there’s certain people in the band that might be more sensitive than others?’ He’s like, ‘I’ve worked with so and so, and so and so.’ He’s like, ‘I’m just a big fan of your band, and I just wanna make your best record that we set out to make.’ He just had a really good way with words without insulting anybody’s creativeness. He was firm, and we basically tried everything.”
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Mastodon - Forged by Neron (Dark Nights: Death Metal Soundtrack) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nYaZb1b_sc)
Mastodon have shared their contribution to the forthcoming soundtrack of DC Comics’ Dark Nights: Death Metal comic book series.
The track, ‘Forged By Neron’, refers to a demon lord of Hell who appears throughout the series. The full soundtrack will be released on June 18 through DC and Loma Vista and also features tracks from Manchester Orchestra, IDLES, Denzel Curry and Soccer Mommy.
“We’ve all been fans of DC Comics and the Batman universe since we were kids,” Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor said in a statement. “It really means a lot for us to be able to add something to that world.”
Composer Tyler Bates, who acted as the soundtrack’s executive producer, asked the artists to record a song inspired by the comics series.
“This soundtrack and motion-comic series was made by fans of comics, for fans of comics and music,” he said.
“Dark Nights: Death Metal is next-level storytelling by two incredibly talented artists in Scott Snyder and Greg Capullo. The visual aspect of this comic is entirely compelling, and resonates throughout each song on the soundtrack.”
In a recent interview, Mastodon said their upcoming eighth record had reached the mixing stage, describing it as the “fullest, biggest-sounding record we’ve done so far”. Enlisting David Bottrill to produce, Mastodon guitarist Bill Kelliher said they needed someone new and “who kind of thinks outside the box” to work on the album.
“He had all kinds of notes written out,” said Kelliher during an interview with Talking Metal. “He had done his homework. He was like, ‘For this song, I have this idea. For this song, I have these ideas.’ He kind of spouted them off to us on the phone.
“That was one of my first questions: ‘How do you deal with if there’s certain people in the band that might be more sensitive than others?’ He’s like, ‘I’ve worked with so and so, and so and so.’ He’s like, ‘I’m just a big fan of your band, and I just wanna make your best record that we set out to make.’ He just had a really good way with words without insulting anybody’s creativeness. He was firm, and we basically tried everything.”
Decent song, but nothing spectacular in my mind. Always nice to hear something new from Mastodon though.
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Yep. Song by was decent.
Can't wait for new album. These guys are the business.
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Bump. Couldn't find another specific thread for Mastodon, but it seems that they'll release a new album soon: "Hushed and Grim", apparently at the same day as AVFTTOTW, or a week later.
https://elusivedisc.com/mastodon-hushed-and-grim-2lp/
https://mgrecords.hu/en/node/216690
they are revealing pieces of the artwork in their social media profiles.
Side A:
Pain with an Anchor
The Crux
Sickle and Peace
More Than I Could Chew
Side B:
The Beast
Skeleton of Splendor
Teardrinker
Pushing the Tides
Side C:
Peace and Tranquility
Dagger
Had It All
Savage Lands
Side D:
Gobblers of Dregs
Eyes of Serpents
Gigantium
Posted on another thread, so adding to this one.
I am excited about this. They were supposed to release this album last year and well, we all know what happened. :metal
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Thanks, Vmadera00!
I'm very hyped for this release!!
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So release date of 22.10? Pumped is an understatement!
I'm off to check out the album art, as that is always a highlight of any Mastodon release.
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With a new Mastodon album coming out, I guess I should get around to their three most recent albums, then!
To give my thoughts on the albums I am familiar with thus far: Remission is my favorite Mastodon album so far. Leviathan has a couple awesome tracks, but overall, while it's definitely good, I wouldn't call it great. Blood Mountain is really good, and has a lot of great tracks. Crack the Skye is really good except for The Last Baron, which is still good, but I rarely find myself finishing it (the same can be said about Hearts Alive from Leviathan as well).
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Wahey! Great year for new music.
Found this article about the producer and this album:
https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/is-this-the-cover-artwork-of-the-new-mastodon-album/
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I'm in! Very consistent band.
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With a new Mastodon album coming out, I guess I should get around to their three most recent albums, then!
To give my thoughts on the albums I am familiar with thus far: Remission is my favorite Mastodon album so far. Leviathan has a couple awesome tracks, but overall, while it's definitely good, I wouldn't call it great. Blood Mountain is really good, and has a lot of great tracks. Crack the Skye is really good except for The Last Baron, which is still good, but I rarely find myself finishing it (the same can be said about Hearts Alive from Leviathan as well).
Some hot takes there my friend. Remission is a great album but ranks much lower for me, just because most of their others are masterpieces. The Last Baron and Hearts Alive are frigging amazing, easily among their best all time tracks for me. Out of the three most recent, Emperor of Sand is the best for me, by quite a way, so you'll probably really dislike it :lol
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With a new Mastodon album coming out, I guess I should get around to their three most recent albums, then!
To give my thoughts on the albums I am familiar with thus far: Remission is my favorite Mastodon album so far. Leviathan has a couple awesome tracks, but overall, while it's definitely good, I wouldn't call it great. Blood Mountain is really good, and has a lot of great tracks. Crack the Skye is really good except for The Last Baron, which is still good, but I rarely find myself finishing it (the same can be said about Hearts Alive from Leviathan as well).
Some hot takes there my friend. Remission is a great album but ranks much lower for me, just because most of their others are masterpieces. The Last Baron and Hearts Alive are frigging amazing, easily among their best all time tracks for me. Out of the three most recent, Emperor of Sand is the best for me, by quite a way, so you'll probably really dislike it :lol
I would say that I think Mastodon is just better with shorter songs than really long songs, but The Czar might just be the best song I've heard from them. Also, I really liked the songs I heard from Emperor of Sand that were sent in my roulette, so I think I'll probably enjoy the whole album.
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Wasn't a big fan of EOS so I'm hoping this new one changes that. Always been more of a fan of their earlier heavier stuff.
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The new album cover has serious Leviathan vibes. Looks like they've gone a bit old school like the Relapse days.
I did wonder if they'd got the same producer back - but it's David Botrill who made Lateralus.
Wasn't a big fan of EOS so I'm hoping this new one changes that. Always been more of a fan of their earlier heavier stuff.
I see this a lot and to me it was a masterpiece. As if Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain had a baby.
Once More Round The Sun was the weak album imo.
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I'm excited for this. The new cover looks awesome. :tup
I also find it interesting that there are apparently 15 songs on the album. Do we know if any of those are bonus tracks? If none are, it's very likely that this will be their longest album to date.
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I loved EOS. Oddly, the only albums of theirs I really never listen to are Remission and Crack The Skye but not for any reason I can put my finger on.
I can't say they've done a record I was disappointed with at this point. Can't wait for the new one.
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The new album cover has serious Leviathan vibes. Looks like they've gone a bit old school like the Relapse days.
I did wonder if they'd got the same producer back - but it's David Botrill who made Lateralus.
Wasn't a big fan of EOS so I'm hoping this new one changes that. Always been more of a fan of their earlier heavier stuff.
I see this a lot and to me it was a masterpiece. As if Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain had a baby.
Once More Round The Sun was the weak album imo.
I have opposite thoughts on CTS and OMRTS, but we've been through that a few times now.
Just a great band, and across their catalog they have plenty of stuff to appeal to a very broad range of tastes.
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What do you all think about the song "Sleeping Giant"?
It's the song that got me into them, and it's still one of my favorite by the band, but I don't usually hear that song being discussed when talking about Mastodon. Just wondering if I am one of the few who loves the song, or if it is generally well received.
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What do you all think about the song "Sleeping Giant"?
It's the song that got me into them, and it's still one of my favorite by the band, but I don't usually hear that song being discussed when talking about Mastodon. Just wondering if I am one of the few who loves the song, or if it is generally well received.
I love it. Is it a song that pops into my head when I think about my favourite songs?....no. Is it in my top 20 Mastodon songs?...also no.
It is a great song though, and I would say underrated on the whole.
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Great song, weak ending.
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Sleeping Giant is my fav from BM. Excellent song
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We get something tomorrow I guess. Can't wait :corn
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I prefer their goofy videos but i'll take more Mastodon.
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New Mastodon Single " Pushing The Tides "
Giving me hella Leviathan vibes.
https://open.spotify.com/track/2JIbpxyklwMF01YPqJG7uq?si=9d46e99ff4c145f1
:metal :metal
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Pretty straight forward but good song. I like it :metal
Here's the tracklist for the album:
Mastodon – Hushed And Grim
1. Pain with an Anchor
2. The Crux
3. Sickle and Peace
4. More Than I Could Chew
5. The Beast
6. Skeleton of Splendor
7. Teardrinker
8. Pushing the Tides
9. Peace and Tranquility
10. Dagger
11. Had It All
12. Savage Lands
13. Gobblers of Dregs
14. Eyes of Serpents
15. Gigantium
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Lots of songs there. Hopefully at least a longer one or two. Hopefully a few old school heavy Remission/Lifesblood 2-3 minute tracks too.
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Lol - wow. That new single is fucking brilliant.
"GO." :metal
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:yarr Sounds good!!! :metal
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https://youtu.be/haT5ars6RXc
Awesome video. Great song, lots of energy and love the chorus.
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I listened on headphones and so far it doesn't sound like " The biggest fullest sounding album we've done " - Bill Kelliher.
Emperor Of Sand had a massive expansive sound and every instrument sounded really big.
But the main riff is so Leviathan and the artwork is like the first few albums too.
Excited for the album.
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https://youtu.be/haT5ars6RXc
Awesome video. Great song, lots of energy and love the chorus.
Great song. Troy sounds great. I was disappointed in the lack of a twerking kaleidoscope for the video... but not much.
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On first listen impression, it sounded like the best sounding
Alvin album of their's to me. I really liked the sound of EOS also.
Edit: Corrected. Fuck, I need to start reading my posts before I hit the button.
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Pushing The Tides sonically is Like Emperor Sand crossed with Leviathan.
That main riff is awesome. The drums don't cut through quite as much as their other albums.
Musically it reminds me of Hearts Alive crossed with Andromeda.
They got the same cover artist back from Remission - Skye. I wonder if this album is closer to the first few albums. I wouldn't mind. I'm happy with whatever.
Apparently it's a double album which makes me nervous. But in 21 years - they've never put out a 'shit' album. I'm optimistic.
I'm hoping that it's a double album in the same way that Metallica's Hardwired...To Self Destruct was a double or Opposites by Biffy Clyro.
Double in length but will still fit on a single CD.
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Lots of songs there. Hopefully at least a longer one or two. Hopefully a few old school heavy Remission/Lifesblood 2-3 minute tracks too.
Looks like it's a double album, so we should probably expect some longer tracks.
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Really liked the new song! :tup
Love the title and artwork! Looks like we will be getting a lot of new Mastodon, since there are 15 tracks in total. A double album most likely!
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Does that mean we'll get Scott Kelly on two songs?
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Really liked the new song! :tup
Love the title and artwork! Looks like we will be getting a lot of new Mastodon, since there are 15 tracks in total. A double album most likely!
It is, if this information is correct:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09FMNY56D/?coliid=I2FS7BE8UAEM0A&colid=2KO0QY0E4MDLA&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
(there's a photo with the 2 CDs!)
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https://youtu.be/haT5ars6RXc
Awesome video. Great song, lots of energy and love the chorus.
Wow, what an amazing warm-up to the album. Really nice, also the video is weird in a good way.
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Wow, double album, that's epic.
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Looks like it's +/- 85 mins on 2 CDs but 7 - 8 songs on each. Like what Metallica did with their last album. It makes for a nice CD package imo.
Inb4 which disc do you prefer ?
I wonder if the CDs will be named " Hushed " and " Grim ". Although I hope it's not one CD of Classic Mastodon and one of ballads. Not sure i'd enjoy that.
I'd prefer a melting pot of all their styles across all 85 mins. I don't want their " In Your Honour ".
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Looks like it's +/- 85 mins on 2 CDs but 7 - 8 songs on each. Like what Metallica did with their last album. It makes for a nice CD package imo.
Inb4 which disc do you prefer ?
I wonder if the CDs will be named " Hushed " and " Grim ". Although I hope it's not one CD of Classic Mastodon and one of ballads. Not sure i'd enjoy that.
I'd prefer a melting pot of all their styles across all 85 mins. I don't want their " In Your Honour ".
What the fuck?
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I see their career trajectory as being very similar to Metallica.
Remission and Kill are both the aggressive debuts.
Leviathan and Ride are both the more mature follow up
Blood Mountain and Master are both another step up.
Crack The Skye and Justice are both the 'proggy' ones with long songs.
The Hunter and Metallica are both the pristine sounding big rock albums that are slightly more commercial.
Once More Round The Sun and Emperoer Of Sand would be their Load & Reload.
But it looks like they wisely skipped St Anger and Death Magnetic and went straight to their 2 CD double album :D
They even put out an EP of album leftovers called Cold Dark Place - which is obviously way better than Beyond Magnetic.
Interesting.
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I see their career trajectory as being very similar to Metallica.
Remission and Kill are both the aggressive debuts.
Leviathan and Ride are both the more mature follow up
Blood Mountain and Master are both another step up.
Crack The Skye and Justice are both the 'proggy' ones with long songs.
The Hunter and Metallica are both the pristine sounding big rock albums that are slightly more commercial.
Once More Round The Sun and Emperoer Of Sand would be their Load & Reload.
But it looks like they wisely skipped St Anger and Death Magnetic and went straight to their 2 CD double album :D
They even put out an EP of album leftovers called Cold Dark Place - which is obviously way better than Beyond Magnetic.
Interesting.
This is an interesting comparison! I would however say Crack The Skye (probably my favorite of theirs, at least on certain days), while "proggier" (longer songs, more variety of moods), is an easier listen than Blood Mountain, which has some songs that are a kinda all over the place. In that respect, I don't know if I'd view Crack The Skye vs. Blood Mountain the same way as AJFA vs. MOP. But it might just be nitpicking ;D
On the other hand, Once More and Emperor, to me, are a (slight) return to a less streamlined sound (compared to the Hunter), while Load/Reload definitely were Metallica doing their thing and further distancing themselves from the "metal" sound they were known for.
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I see there's a parallel between heavy bands widening their influence.
What I've loved about the shift to more classic rock influence with Mastodon is that it felt really natural, has become cemented as part of their sound and they've successfully pushed on with consistently great releases without really missing a beat.
Metallica's change felt like more of a hard left and fell apart after a release or two, combined with a general collapse in quality and reputation that took them 20 years to recover from, abandoning that previous change completely.
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Well there was FIVE years between Metallica and Load. If there was an album in between I bet it would sound like Hardwired... Like a bit of both.
Five years is a long time and obviously your tastes and influences are going to change.
Also Metallica following And Justice For All after 3 years was a more gradual change. So you can hear where they were going.
I can't imagine what another album in the style of the first 4 would have sounded like. The band themselves all say they couldn't go any further in that style.
Anyway - HUSHED AND GRIM. October 29. I might have to get the double vinyl of this.
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That's a killer line up, pretty jealous of you 'muricans right now!
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Definitely going to that DC show.
Also, Opeth’s “new album” is almost 2 years old :lol
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Video for "Teardrinker" is coming tomorrow!
There is a snippet on YT and it sounded very interesting! :corn
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Is that Brann singing on that snippet? Sounds different than his usual voice. Looking forward to it :corn
Edit: Listened again and it sounds more like Troy with cleaner vocals, I like it.
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Video for "Teardrinker" is coming tomorrow!
There is a snippet on YT and it sounded very interesting! :corn
I read that title as 'Teadrinker' :lol
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Can’t wait for this album. It’s been 4 years.
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https://open.spotify.com/track/1cqOwtA698krc8BKMUj4lt?si=47ad5442333648e7
TearDrinker is out now on Spotify if it's Friday in your time zone...
Nice crispy production. But not Crispy in a Rick Ruin way luckily. They always have good production.
I have a feeling like this album will be extraordinary ! Like Leviathan meets Crack The Skye and Emperor Of Sand.
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From Brann - No Scott Kelly on this album !
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From Brann - No Scott Kelly on this album !
That's surprising! I wonder what the reason behind this is?..
Edit. Teardrinker is awesome BTW! :tup I don't think I've ever heard anything like this from the band before. This to me is a borderline ballad.
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Yea I'm loving this new single, even more so than the previous one. Great stuff :metal
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They're both awesome and I can't wait to get the album.
from Instagram : " This is the worst thing i've ever heard. The second worst thing i've ever heard was the previous song you released.."
:lolpalm:
I feel bad for the guys - building up this reputation and discography for the last 21 years - then having to go back to proper jobs over 2020 to keep the money coming in.
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For someone who prefers his Mastodon heavy, I did think that track was pretty damn good.
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Liked the song, that bass solo was great :tup, then I went and listened to Cold Dark Places on my walk to work, good bunch of songs there too.
Looking forward to this album :metal
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Spinning Emperor of Sand now. It may be a 'Don heavy month :metal
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That's fucking good
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Teardrinker official video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx1L2XW1N0c
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Great video. Interesting use of the Elements.
I also just found this video of Brann on Seth Meyers as Guest Drummer and it's hilarious...
https://youtu.be/8LxNK6V56e0
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Who says nitch :lolpalm:
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Spinning Emperor of Sand now. It may be a 'Don heavy month :metal
EOS is such a consistently good album.
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Yes it's like Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain had a CD Baby.
So far the new one sounds like the old style Mastodon from Leviathan era mixed with the newer Crack The Skye, Emperor of Sand style Mastodon.
Complete with old school Paul Romano art.
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Yes it's like Crack The Skye and Blood Mountain had a CD Baby.
So far the new one sounds like the old style Mastodon from Leviathan era mixed with the newer Crack The Skye, Emperor of Sand style Mastodon.
Complete with old school Paul Romano art.
Can't say I hear Leviathan on these two tracks.
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Pushing The Tides verse is so Leviathan to me. It's like a fast Hearts Alive.
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Pushing The Tides verse is so Leviathan to me. It's like a fast Hearts Alive.
Yeah, a slight stretch for me but I'll give you that.
I'd take as much Leviathan as possible truthfully.
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New single out today. Just bought from iTunes but can’t listen yet as at work.
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Speaking of iTunes. I bought all the Trivium songs from there and then complete my album was only £3.
So yeah. I’ll get the cd another time.
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Listened to it, and I like it, I think this will be a really good album!
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Sounds like it will be quite a varied album which is what you want for the length that it is.
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Just finished listening to Medium. Totally worth the purchase. I am not usually a fan of instrumental versions of songs that were written for lyrics, but Mastodon's music is so chaotic that it just works. I actually heard some things I don't think I heard before in them.
Fallen Torches just slays. What a track.
But with mastodon - they write the songs to sound good as instrumentals and vocals always come last so they still work.
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First the cooking vids and now these :rollin I love this band so much...
Troy - Deadliest Catch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhVZT1mSXfM
Brann - Clowning Around - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYtosdIRFc
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETjUAzbHg2c
Rick Beato breaks down Stargasm ( Old Vid )...
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First the cooking vids and now these :rollin I love this band so much...
Troy - Deadliest Catch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhVZT1mSXfM
Brann - Clowning Around - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYtosdIRFc
Bill - The Supreme Runner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfuQNoKD3Ms
lmao
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Hushed and Grim has been getting glowing reviews so far! A lot of 10/10's!
I'm really getting excited now. I have really liked all 3 of the songs released so far! :tup
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First the cooking vids and now these :rollin I love this band so much...
Troy - Deadliest Catch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhVZT1mSXfM
Brann - Clowning Around - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYtosdIRFc
Bill - The Supreme Runner - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfuQNoKD3Ms
lmao
That's some funny stuff. Troy's video is the funniest :lol
Hushed and Grim has been getting glowing reviews so far! A lot of 10/10's!
I'm really getting excited now. I have really liked all 3 of the songs released so far! :tup
Yeah, I am ready for this album. Played the first 2 singles a lot, listen to the third only once and really liked it. Also, listened to CTS this morning on my way to work :metal
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The album sounds like it will be quite varied - which is what you want from a 90 minute album.
Imagine if it was 90 mins of Crusher Destroyer or Mother Puncher.
It would be exhausting
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The album sounds like it will be quite varied - which is what you want from a 90 minute album.
Imagine if it was 90 mins of Crusher Destroyer or Mother Puncher.
It would be exhausting
No, it would be fucking amazing.
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I have not listened to Mastodon before. Do they have an Images type album that is generally regarded as the best most important? If there is ONE album I should listen to, what is it?
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I have not listened to Mastodon before. Do they have an Images type album that is generally regarded as the best most important? If there is ONE album I should listen to, what is it?
I'd say Crack The Skye tends to be the fan-favourite.
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I have not listened to Mastodon before. Do they have an Images type album that is generally regarded as the best most important? If there is ONE album I should listen to, what is it?
I'd say Crack The Skye tends to be the fan-favourite.
Crack The Skye is sort of the halfway between their previous aggressive style and their later proggy style.
I'd say start with Blood Mountain. If you want proggier - go forward. If you want heavier go backwards to Leviathan.
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The album sounds like it will be quite varied - which is what you want from a 90 minute album.
Imagine if it was 90 mins of Crusher Destroyer or Mother Puncher.
It would be exhausting
No, it would be fucking amazing.
No it really would not. It would get boring after half an hour. I love Call Of The Mastodon and Remission but I couldnt listen to them back to back twice in a row in one sitting.
Oh and the album is out TOMORROW - which means it will be on streaming services at midnight wherever you are.
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The album sounds like it will be quite varied - which is what you want from a 90 minute album.
Imagine if it was 90 mins of Crusher Destroyer or Mother Puncher.
It would be exhausting
No, it would be fucking amazing.
No it really would not. It would get boring after half an hour. I love Call Of The Mastodon and Remission but I couldnt listen to them back to back twice in a row in one sitting.
Oh and the album is out TOMORROW - which means it will be on streaming services at midnight wherever you are.
Yeah, it really would. :metal
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I have not listened to Mastodon before. Do they have an Images type album that is generally regarded as the best most important? If there is ONE album I should listen to, what is it?
Yeah I think Crack the Skye is a good start. They cover so many different styles that is hard to point to just one album, but Crack the Skye is always a good starting point.
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The album sounds like it will be quite varied - which is what you want from a 90 minute album.
Imagine if it was 90 mins of Crusher Destroyer or Mother Puncher.
It would be exhausting
No, it would be fucking amazing.
No it really would not. It would get boring after half an hour. I love Call Of The Mastodon and Remission but I couldnt listen to them back to back twice in a row in one sitting.
Oh and the album is out TOMORROW - which means it will be on streaming services at midnight wherever you are.
Yeah, it really would. :metal
Wolf is not wrong :metal
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ok - I challenge you to listen to Remission twice in a row back to back with no break and see how often you fight the urge to pause or skip ;D
I do like that their debut album is called Remission - and it's on Relapse records.
That would be like Dream Theater's first album on RoadRunner being called Wile E Coyote :)
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In celebration of the new album, I've started a discography run through.
So far today, I've listened to Remission, Leviathan, and Blood Mountain.
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I started with them when Leviathan came out and love most of what they've put out but have never really got into Remission, and Crack The Skye never gets played anymore. Nothing bad about either of them, they just don't hold that sparkle for me.
Leviathan and Emperor Of Sand are my favourites, fwiw.
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ok - I challenge you to listen to Remission twice in a row back to back with no break and see how often you fight the urge to pause or skip ;D
I do like that their debut album is called Remission - and it's on Relapse records.
That would be like Dream Theater's first album on RoadRunner being called Wile E Coyote :)
Sounds like my kind of challenge.
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:o Oh shoot you just reminded me the album is on Streaming in twenty minutes !!!
I won't listen to it all tonight. Maybe just a couple of the opening tracks.
I'm having ear issues atm and I don't want to play loud music at midnight. I'm not sure the other flats would appreciate it.
I'll give it a full listen in the afternoon when I can turn it up :)
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Pain with An Anchor main riff sounds like Hans Zimmer's Score for Interstellar.
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So far so chuggy.
I can tell i'm not gonna fully appreciate this album on first listen.
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ok - I challenge you to listen to Remission twice in a row back to back with no break and see how often you fight the urge to pause or skip ;D
I do like that their debut album is called Remission - and it's on Relapse records.
That would be like Dream Theater's first album on RoadRunner being called Wile E Coyote :)
Sounds like my kind of challenge.
Same.
I've listened through Hushed and Grim this morning and as much as it's a lot to digest, I really liked it. I'm going to do a full discog run through today before finishing with my second listen to the album.
Just for you Kotow I'll listen to Remission twice, hell maybe even three times :metal
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First impression: it's looooong.
I'm bad at first impressions, rarely like anything before at least 3 listens. But I know in the end it'll be at least solid release, nothing striked me as not good about it.
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First impression:
Album of the year, and nothing else comes even close!! I loved it so much first time through, but I'm going to listen it some more and give my in depth thoughts later.
Holy s**t, this is so good! :metal
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It wasn't giving me the goosebumps last night - but i'd 100% much rather an album that's a grower - than one I love instantly - but then am tired of six months later...
Also I ordered the 2xCD as I can't afford vinyl at the moment. But I like that it's two discs.
just gives a nicer package overall imo.
Edit : CD dispatched :corn
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First impression:
Album of the year, and nothing else comes even close!! I loved it so much first time through, but I'm going to listen it some more and give my in depth thoughts later.
Holy s**t, this is so good! :metal
Interested to know what brings you to this conclusion.
ok - I challenge you to listen to Remission twice in a row back to back with no break and see how often you fight the urge to pause or skip ;D
I do like that their debut album is called Remission - and it's on Relapse records.
That would be like Dream Theater's first album on RoadRunner being called Wile E Coyote :)
Sounds like my kind of challenge.
Same.
I've listened through Hushed and Grim this morning and as much as it's a lot to digest, I really liked it. I'm going to do a full discog run through today before finishing with my second listen to the album.
Just for you Kotow I'll listen to Remission twice, hell maybe even three times :metal
You absolute madman.
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Just for you Kotow I'll listen to Remission twice, hell maybe even three times :metal
Forgive them lord for they know not what they do. ;D
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It does sound a bit long on first listen, maybe because there's a bit more mid paced songs for Mastodon's standards, but also I had a very good first impression about the quality of songwriting.
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A few of the vocals sounded similar but that's what happens when you write an hour and a half of new music.
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Just for you Kotow I'll listen to Remission twice, hell maybe even three times :metal
Forgive them lord for they know not what they do. ;D
I like Remission but the only reason it ranks fairly low is because the later albums are just so good! Listening through twice in a row this morning was no bother and if anything made me realise the album feels fairly short. It's far from an exhausting listen.
Now ask me to listen to a Meshuggah record twice in a row and that WOULD be an exhausting listen.
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Especially "Nothing" or whichever one it is that is like one riff for an hour.
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Listening on my speakers now and noticing parts jump out in volume here and there...
Hopefully that is because the album is not compressed to death.
Mastodon usually have great sounding albums.
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Stayed up and listened to a few of the tracks not already released, last night. I didn't want to stop, but am holding out till I can buy the physical release. I can't wait to give it a full listen. What I heard I loved.
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Well my CD is on the way and I pay for Deezer so...
The Beast sounds exactly like the last song on Blood Mountain I think it is. The super bluesy one. Pendulous Skin ?
Brent has a really great voice now.
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Skeleton of Splendour is *gorgeous* !😍
It might be New Album Smell - but only 8 tracks in and already think it might end up as my favourite.
Also - no Scott Kelly.
;D Peace And Tranquility intro :metal Very Emperor Of Sand.
So far this album is all the best aspects from each album in one. :coolio :coolio
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So far I'm liking the album :metal going to take some time to get use to all the songs, but everything has been enjoyable. I think I need to get my concert tickets soon :metal
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I listened to it for the first time and enjoyed it. I like that it's melodic and easy on the ears, yet complex. This might be one of those rewarding albums after you give them a few listens.
By the way, is it me, or was Brent pretty much absent from the vocals?
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I kept getting interrupted while listening, but this is a good album. A lot more melodic that I expected. I think I'll be listening to this for a while :metal
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First impressions: Mildstodon
That didn't bother me with Cold Dark Place though (I like that EP more than the few albums before it), so we'll see
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I'm going to give this band a try. I have Crack the Skye and haven't really gotten into it yet - I have a feeling some of their heavier songs or albums may do it for me. I absolutely LOVE the song White Walker though - they knocked it out of the park with that one tune.
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Continuing with their discography: Today I listened to Blood Mountain again (because it kills), Crack the Skye, The Hunter, Once More 'Round the Sun (good lord, Chimes at Midnight get's my blood boiling! :metal ).
It sure is fun to listen to how the band has evolved.
I'll listen to Emperor of Sand and Cold Dark Place tomorrow before my CD arrives. I'll be primed and ready. :)
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I think my biggest problem with this album is that Troy's Macho Man-esque voice is not a good fit for slow, heartfelt acoustic/power ballads. :lol Songs like Dagger and Had It All are very hard for me to take seriously because of his delivery.
The other two vocalists don't fare much better honestly; Brent is barely on it and when he is he doesn't really sound like he usually does, and Brann's vocals have been getting incredibly same-y recently.
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I listened to it for the first time and enjoyed it. I like that it's melodic and easy on the ears, yet complex. This might be one of those rewarding albums after you give them a few listens.
By the way, is it me, or was Brent pretty much absent from the vocals?
I hear loads of Brent. He's the lead on The Beast.
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After one spin, It's in contention for album of the year. Holy crap!! This has been a great late summer and fall for music. These guys have been remarkably consistent and this album is next-level. Easily on par with the best they have ever done. What a ride!
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I think my biggest problem with this album is that Troy's Macho Man-esque voice is not a good fit for slow, heartfelt acoustic/power ballads. :lol Songs like Dagger and Had It All are very hard for me to take seriously because of his delivery.
The other two vocalists don't fare much better honestly; Brent is barely on it and when he is he doesn't really sound like he usually does, and Brann's vocals have been getting incredibly same-y recently.
NEVER ENOUGH
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This is the pinnacle of Mastodon's career. I'm just floored by Hushed and Grim. Absolutely stunning. Dig Bottrill's mix too.
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If anything it's a touch overboard with the reverb. But it's no Concrete and Gold as far as WAY TOO MUCH reverb and distortion on EVERYTHING.
My god that album sounds fuckin awful.
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If anything it's a touch overboard with the reverb. But it's no Concrete and Gold as far as WAY TOO MUCH reverb and distortion on EVERYTHING.
My god that album sounds fuckin awful.
Is that a Mastodon album I somehow missed?
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It's the previous Foo Fighters album. Same producer as Medicine At Midnight but somehow he completely forgot how to make a good sounding album.
Every instrument ( including hi hats....) has reverb and distortion on. :sadpanda:
To me it's unlistenable and WAY worse than Death Magnetic.
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I’m so impressed with Hushed and Grim after my first listen. So many interesting things going on.
I’m not bothered by the length - it seems manageable because it is split into two discs.
I also love the fact that there is a song called Gobblers of Dregs. :lol
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My CD came a day early so I'm going through my initial spin. Kade, please tell me your listening to this! I'm floored by how many new voicings, phrasings, and licks Brent is showing.
Edit: And whoever is doing the keys needs to be made a full member of the band. What an addition to the sound.
Edit 2: Yup. The title doesn’t lie. It’s hushed and grim…and beautiful. There will be a lot of haters, I suppose, but not me. Spit take: Eyes of Serpents is my favorite. Troy sings the melody with such genuine emotion. :heart
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My CD came a day early so I'm going through my initial spin. Kade, please tell me your listening to this! I'm floored by how many new voicings, phrasings, and licks Brent is showing.
Edit: And whoever is doing the keys needs to be made a full member of the band. What an addition to the sound.
Edit 2: Yup. The title doesn’t lie. It’s hushed and grim…and beautiful. There will be a lot of haters, I suppose, but not me. Spit take: Eyes of Serpents is my favorite. Troy sings the melody with such genuine emotion. :heart
I'll go and buy my copy tomorrow and listen tomorrow night Gregg. Really looking forward to it. Although, I wasn't really impressed with EOS so I'm a little hesitant, but I've really enjoyed the singles really so far. I've accepted Mastodon aren't going back to a Remission of Leviathan style, just took EOS to process that.
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Well, my friend, I don't know if you'll enjoy this album either. They do experiment quite a bit, especially on disc 2. Nary a power cord to be found. :'( And as you say, the days of Mother Puncher, Blood and Thunder, and Cysquatch are far behind them.
I think you and I talked some years ago about how Brents leads are all the same, and while that could still be said, to an extent, he has branched out a bit more...and with startlingly good effect.
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Well, my friend, I don't know if you'll enjoy this album either. They do experiment quite a bit, especially on disc 2. Nary a power cord to be found. :'( And as you say, the days of Mother Puncher, Blood and Thunder, and Cysquatch are far behind them.
I think you and I talked some years ago about how Brents leads are all the same, and while that could still be said, to an extent, he has branched out a bit more...and with startlingly good effect.
I've grown to like Brents lead playing quite a bit more than I used to. He's no Gary Moore but he's fitting in with their style more and more, if that makes sense.
I'm not sure what it was with EOS, I just didn't get the hype behind it. Might revisit it again, but I thought the same with CTS. So looks like I'm in for another challenge with this new one. We'll see.
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Gobblers of Dregs sounds like Remission to me...
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Gobblers of Dregs sounds like Remission to me...
You'll probably have to listen to it twice in a row back to back just to be sure. ;D
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Will need some time to digest. I consider Mastodon a band that works best in 45min bursts. Reunion Iron Maiden is a great example how such a band can go wrong when they insist on writing too much filler. I'm curious how I will feel about this album in two weeks.
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I'm on the last track of my first play through as I write this. Love the direction. It is long. Have thoroughly enjoyed it.
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After only one listen, I really enjoyed it. It’s got their signature sound but they try some new things as well, particularly on Had it All - amazing track. You can really feel their emotions on this one that are coming out. Needs more listens.
However, I don’t think it’s their best work, and not my AotY so far. Nothing has topped Colors II for me yet.
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Had it All is a great changeup from them. Totally dig it.
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I really love this band and it's been great to go back through their catalogue whilst digesting Hushed and Grim.
I've listened through 3 times now and Gigantium really hit me on the last listen, just great. Teardrinker was the only single I really loved and its remained my favourite song so far. It'll definitely be top 5 of the year for me and I could easily see it taking the top spot.
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Had my 2nd run-through today. So much experimentation and new ground. Also I feel a heaping dose of raw emotion running through this. The keys add a new level. Trying to fight hyperbole here but this feels like one of those once in a decade kind of albums that lands in an all time top...?
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Wow, just having a squizz through the book and the solo on Had it All is by Kim Thayil! :metal
And also the solo on the Beast is from someone named Marcus King.
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The packaging is disappointing. Just a double digipak thing with the booklet in with cd1. Pretty ordinary considering I had to pay 38 bucks!
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If they upload a 90 min making of to YouTube again i'll be ok with it. There was a 1 minute snippet on Instagram so i'm hoping they filmed more.
Why would they film the sessions and do interviews with everyone and only put out 1 min on Insta?
Crack The Skye had a 90 making of DVD. Sadly The Hunter's one was literally 5 minutes :( and Emperor Of Sand had another nice LONG making of.
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The second half More Than I Can Chew is fucking incredible. Brent smokes this one.
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I can see why it's on 2 discs other than it being 86 minutes. Disc 1 is more classic Mastodon and Disc 2 is way more experimental.
How long before people start calling it Hushed and Re-Hushed ?
Chronologically it's their Reload. But it's still only slightly longer than the entirety of LOAD :P
So we're due Mastodon's first album with terrible production.
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I can see why it's on 2 discs other than it being 86 minutes. Disc 1 is more classic Mastodon and Disc 2 is way more experimental.
How long before people start calling it Hushed and Re-Hushed ?
Chronologically it's their Reload. But it's still only slightly longer than the entirety of LOAD :P
So we're due Mastodon's first album with terrible production.
Wow, if Disc 2 is the experimental one then not sure what I'll think.
I did notice the production here is not that great. Brent's vocals are so loud on the Beast right now they are clipping.
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Yeah Disc 2 is basically The Creature Lives x 8
Which is basically the best song the Flaming Turds Lips ever made.
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Yeah Disc 2 is basically The Creature Lives x 8
I hated the Hunter too. :lol
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Then you hate their best album. :metal
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Then you hate their best album. :metal
I've tried many many times with it, and I guess it falls into the EOS, CTS category for me. Don't really get it. Funny with later day Mastodon because I love OMATS, probably a top 3 album for me.
I know we've talked about this before. Didn't know Hunter was your fav though.
Holy shit, Teardrinker is amazing. What a chorus.
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Interesting that besides the Beast, it's all Troy and Brann. Although I think Brent had the backing screams on The Crux I think it was.
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Brent is lead vox on The Beast which sounds very similar to Pendulous Skin.
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Brent is lead vox on The Beast which sounds very similar to Pendulous Skin.
Yeah, that's why I said besides the Beast, it's all Troy and Brann. Interesting Pendulous Skin comparison though, I can definitely hear that.
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I was wondering why the guitar solo on Had It All was such a sloppy mess and it's Kim Thayill. Never ever rated him as a player.
Even Brent is tighter than him.
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Also me saying Once More Round The Sun is my least favourite album is like saying "my least favourite child".
They're all good but that one was just missing...something for me. Might be Nicky Rascals' muddy production.
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Listening to this, I'm quite enjoying it. I'm a little sad that the band that I loved that produced Remission, Leviathan and Blood Mountain is long gone but there is a lot of substance to everything going on here. Definite purpose with each track regardless of how out there it is.
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Had it All is a great changeup from them. Totally dig it.
I'm up to it now, it's amazing. Troy sounds incredible here.
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I was wondering why the guitar solo on Had It All was such a sloppy mess and it's Kim Thayill. Never ever rated him as a player.
Even Brent is tighter than him.
I think it's fucking incredible to be honest. Love the pure expression and feel that he has going on here. Love it.
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You might like Gobblers of Dregs - it sounds like Remission's more doomy moments.
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You might like Gobblers of Dregs - it sounds like Remission's more doomy moments.
Nice.
Love the more aggressive Savage Lands now, great change of pace.
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It's only 15 songs which is not unusual for an ALBUM - but they're nearly all 6 minutes.
I'm glad it's not like 100 minutes and 20 songs. 15 songs is easier to get through.
CYR by Smashing Pumpkins is a huge steaming turd AND it's 20 songs. It's an utter chore to listen to. Skip.
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My CD came a day early so I'm going through my initial spin. Kade, please tell me your listening to this! I'm floored by how many new voicings, phrasings, and licks Brent is showing.
Edit: And whoever is doing the keys needs to be made a full member of the band. What an addition to the sound.
Edit 2: Yup. The title doesn’t lie. It’s hushed and grim…and beautiful. There will be a lot of haters, I suppose, but not me. Spit take: Eyes of Serpents is my favorite. Troy sings the melody with such genuine emotion. :heart
This. When some songs feel like I'm just unintentionally tuning out on this first listen (mainly due to the exhaustion of listening to the full thing at once) some keyboard line or sound comes in that lifts the song to another level. Adds so much depth and colour to some songs here, good stuff.
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I don't think anyone should become a 5th member of Mastodon. Those 4 guys have been together for so long and have been through everything together.
A 5th guy wouldnt have their history or anything. It would be awkward.
A touring keyboardist is fine.
I also don't think they should replace anyone who leaves.
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...Oh and "Pain With An Anchor" - the main verse riff sounds so much like Hans Zimmer's Interstellar Theme.
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Jeez, how good is Eyes of Serpents.
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Jeez, how good is Eyes of Serpents.
SHIT IT DOESNT SOUND LIKE THE HUNTER WHICH IS *MY* FAVOURUTE ALBUM AND THE ALBUM I DEMAND THEY MAKE EVERY TIME
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Hmmm....on first listening, might like disc 2 a bit better than disc 1.
Looking forward to digging into this again.
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It'll probably end up being their Hardwired To Self Destruct. A really consistent album thats on 2 discs but whilst I love it all - I don't listen to disc 2 as much as I used to.
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w000t.
The girl in the flat above me is going back tae Scotland on Tuesday - and she's usually away for at least 2 weeks. I can play the album nice and loud then
and give it a proper listen. Maybe whilst playing a PS4 game so i'm not just sitting there. Also the same day my CD of it is due to arrive.
Also there is nobody on either side of me so also I can play my drums a wee bit more.
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Jeez, how good is Eyes of Serpents.
Probably my favorite from the album.
Still, after three listens, this entire album is great.
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Yes it's a lot to take in - in one go but overall no duds detected.
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Second listen of CD 1 and this is just awesome.
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Glad you like it. :)
I haven't really been in a massive music listening mood lately. But the job that was making me really miserable ended today - and i am officially unemployed for the first time since 2015.
I need to take it easy for a while. I don't want to dive headfirst into another stressful full time job.
So I'll have plenty of time to do some listening :)
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This album is really something else.
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Nah I’m pretty sure it’s an album 😄😄
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Nah I’m pretty sure it’s an album 😄😄
A damn fine one at that.
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guys...
Guys...
GUYS!!!!!
OMG I've withheld listening to the album (with the exception of the first single) till today when I could give my complete attention all at once and drink it in. I am DRUNK off the 'Don.. Holy crap. I knew it would be good but I'm absolutely gobsmacked. I'm only at "Had It All" atm and I do not want this album to end. There's so many incredible things going on throughout each song. This is just freaking incredible! WOW :o
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I wasn't too sure at first listen, but somewhere around 2nd/3rd listen I just couldn't stop listening anymore. I thought the singles were getting better with each release. In the beginning I was still getting used to the production and I initially was a bit disappointed to hear so little of Hinds' vocals throughout. Not that he's my favorite per se, but I like how all three vocalists work together in Mastodon.
I thought Emperor of Sand was a particularly strong later period album from the band. To my ears they really tapped into the Crack the Skye vibes again on that album.
But after having had my first weekend with Hushed & Grim, my premature evaluation is that they've knocked it out of the park this time. Watery eyes, goosebumps, they just make it happen on this album. My album of the year for sure, and that's coming from a moderate Mastodon fan.
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my premature evaluation
:zydar:
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My Cd arrived and according to itunes - both discs are 44 minutes ;D
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I see what you mean about the CD packaging. Usually when albums are like that I just buy them on iTunes as the packaging adds no value.
And there's no DVD.
But I might get it on vinyl later...
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I see what you mean about the CD packaging. Usually when albums are like that I just buy them on iTunes as the packaging adds no value.
And there's no DVD.
But I might get it on vinyl later...
Yeah, the packaging is poor but that's a non issue now considering how good this is.
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guys...
Guys...
GUYS!!!!!
OMG I've withheld listening to the album (with the exception of the first single) till today when I could give my complete attention all at once and drink it in. I am DRUNK off the 'Don.. Holy crap. I knew it would be good but I'm absolutely gobsmacked. I'm only at "Had It All" atm and I do not want this album to end. There's so many incredible things going on throughout each song. This is just freaking incredible! WOW :o
Indeed, it's incredible really.
I wasn't too sure at first listen, but somewhere around 2nd/3rd listen I just couldn't stop listening anymore. I thought the singles were getting better with each release. In the beginning I was still getting used to the production and I initially was a bit disappointed to hear so little of Hinds' vocals throughout. Not that he's my favorite per se, but I like how all three vocalists work together in Mastodon.
I thought Emperor of Sand was a particularly strong later period album from the band. To my ears they really tapped into the Crack the Skye vibes again on that album.
But after having had my first weekend with Hushed & Grim, my premature evaluation is that they've knocked it out of the park this time. Watery eyes, goosebumps, they just make it happen on this album. My album of the year for sure, and that's coming from a moderate Mastodon fan.
I would like a little more Brent too but Troy owns this album and Btann is great too that you don't miss Brent all that much. Maybe he wanted to sing less and focus on his leads maybe.
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I know they've said in the past that all 3 guys write vocals for each section and they all decide who's they prefer.
Maybe Troy and Brann's parts they just all preferred.
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I would like a little more Brent too but Troy owns this album and Btann is great too that you don't miss Brent all that much. Maybe he wanted to sing less and focus on his leads maybe.
This is definitely Troy's vocal performance of his career!
When we do get Brent, on The Beast, it's excellent. He's less mumbly, and seemingly more confident than past efforts. I've always like the timber of his voice.
I'm one of those fans who've often felt like Brann's vocals are an intrusion to the Mastodon vibe. I will say, the way he's used on this record, and when, is near perfect. Maybe it's the music, maybe it's the lyrics, but Brann is more accompanying Troy.
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Seriously, I know it's only been 3 days, but damn is this album good. So many good tracks, nothing feels repetitive or similar to another song. Each track has it's own color.
The singles keep getting better and better as well. Teardrinker is up there as a top Mastodon song for me.
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I do get vibes from other songs but that's cause i've been listening to the band since 2004.
The Beast is VERY Pendulous Skin ( from Blood Mountain ) for example.
The riff that begins Peace & Tranquility is so similar to a section on Emperor of Sand - I think it's Jaguar God.
Not in a bad way - obviously it's not Ctrl C Ctrl V. But it's their style. It harkens back to the 'mad jazz' section on Crack The Skye. Maybe The Czar ?
Where it goes jazz for a few bars.
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First impression after one full listen is VERY positive. Great stuff all over, can't wait to dig back in.
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I do get vibes from other songs but that's cause i've been listening to the band since 2004.
The Beast is VERY Pendulous Skin ( from Blood Mountain ) for example.
The riff that begins Peace & Tranquility is so similar to a section on Emperor of Sand - I think it's Jaguar God.
Not in a bad way - obviously it's not Ctrl C Ctrl V. But it's their style. It harkens back to the 'mad jazz' section on Crack The Skye. Maybe The Czar ?
Where it goes jazz for a few bars.
You are right, what I mean is that they don't sound similar to other songs within the album. There are hints of other albums throughout (Sickle and Peace reminds me of Blue Walsh from the EP, just a little :metal).
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I forget that EP exists and I have it on CD.
Also I rarely listen to the Jonah Hex EP but I also have it.
As I said - my upstairs neighbour is going away tomorrow for at least a week so I can play the album at a nice volume
as either side of me is thick thick walls then a corridor then more walls THEN another house. So I won't be annoying anyone.
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I'm struggling with this one a bit. Honestly, the first few listens have been a bit of a slog to be honest - but I think it's going to be a grower. I just want them to let rip every so often and this is more of a moody, brooding, mid paced affair.
However saying that, it's a lot less 'mainstream' and more "sludgy" than the last 3 albums and there are definitely parts that are reminiscent of "classic" mastodon (to me the first 4 albums).
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This album is exceptional. I'm honestly floored considering my disappointment of later Mastodon just how good this is. This has the ability to rival Senjutsu as my album of the year.
This is an album of a band just having zero pre conceived ideas or direction if that makes sense. It's like anything goes and each song is just pure, unique expression. Everything on this has purpose and substance.
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I know all 4 of them write the music and they've had 4 years nearly to write this album.
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This album is exceptional. I'm honestly floored considering my disappointment of later Mastodon just how good this is. This has the ability to rival Senjutsu as my album of the year.
This is an album of a band just having zero pre conceived ideas or direction if that makes sense. It's like anything goes and each song is just pure, unique expression. Everything on this has purpose and substance.
Haven’t had any luck with Mastodon but holy balls. This is an absolute almost perfect album. More Than I Could Chew is hitting me hard, specially the outro (those last two minutes are magical).
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The second half of More Than I Can Chew is fucking incredible. Brent smokes this one.
This was what I posted on my first listen. It's amazing.
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This album is exceptional. I'm honestly floored considering my disappointment of later Mastodon just how good this is. This has the ability to rival Senjutsu as my album of the year.
This is an album of a band just having zero pre conceived ideas or direction if that makes sense. It's like anything goes and each song is just pure, unique expression. Everything on this has purpose and substance.
I feel the same way. Nothing post-Cracke the Skye has lived up to their earlier material, though Emperor of the Sand was a big step up over the previous two albums.
Hushed and Grim is stunningly good, and somewhat of a minor masterpiece. Maybe even a major one. :lol
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The only disappointing (and its not even that bad really just muddy compared to The Hunter) album for me is Once More...
It was just missing something.
Ironically - REM and Mastodon are both from Atlanta, Georgia and both have disappointing albums called Around The Sun.
Both bands on Warners too.
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Had It All is beyond words. One of the most amazing songs I've ever heard. Big call, but jeez it's incredible.
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Really impressed so far. Holding back on stating any opinions for now but I can relate to what others have said about it sounding a little more like earlier stuffz.
There are several moments that have me closing my eyes and nodding along to the power. :metal
(I love Once More Round The Sun, btw. One of my top albums of their's)
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Really impressed so far. Holding back on stating any opinions for now but I can relate to what others have said about it sounding a little more like earlier stuffz.
There are several moments that have me closing my eyes and nodding along to the power. :metal
(I love Once More Round The Sun, btw. One of my top albums of their's)
Yep.
OMATS >>> CTS, TH, EOS.
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This album is exceptional. I'm honestly floored considering my disappointment of later Mastodon just how good this is. This has the ability to rival Senjutsu as my album of the year.
This is an album of a band just having zero pre conceived ideas or direction if that makes sense. It's like anything goes and each song is just pure, unique expression. Everything on this has purpose and substance.
I was planning to write something lengthy, but Wolf said it perfectly I think!
It feels like, all the different styles of Mastodon are taken to the Nth Degree! The aggressive style, the proggy style and the moody style, all are the best they've ever been. And they experiment with some totally new ideas, including a supreme power ballad (Had It All).
There is probably a lot more that could be said, but I'll just say now that this is my AOTY easily! :metal
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This is definitely my AOTY also! I've been going quite crazy over Leprous' Aphelion, but that album didn't hit my emotions as hard as this does. It might even be one of the best new albums I've heard in a few years to be honest. I don't remember being this blown away by new music over the last couple of years.
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This album is exceptional. I'm honestly floored considering my disappointment of later Mastodon just how good this is. This has the ability to rival Senjutsu as my album of the year.
This is an album of a band just having zero pre conceived ideas or direction if that makes sense. It's like anything goes and each song is just pure, unique expression. Everything on this has purpose and substance.
I was planning to write something lengthy, but Wolf said it perfectly I think!
It feels like, all the different styles of Mastodon are taken to the Nth Degree! The aggressive style, the proggy style and the moody style, all are the best they've ever been. And they experiment with some totally new ideas, including a supreme power ballad (Had It All).
There is probably a lot more that could be said, but I'll just say now that this is my AOTY easily! :metal
I think you added perfectly to my thoughts there mate.
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Fuck.
Gigantium :hefdaddy :heart :hefdaddy :heart
I am not all in with this album quite yet but I know I can't stop listening. Talking about previous albums, I have always worshipped the run of Leviathan>Crack the Skye as being their golden era (still do). I was majorly disappointed with The Hunter, and although I like it a lot more now, it's not my fave. Once More had higher highs than Hunter but I still felt it was lacking.
Emperor was a whole different ball game though, I adore it. Kotow, you mentioned earlier about the lack of documentary for Hushed, and I also hope they release one. The documentary for Emperor really helped me connect with the album in a way that I may not have otherwise, I watched it numerous times after the album dropped.
It's a fucking good time to be a Mastodon fan :metal
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I am also digging the new album quite a bit. We are witnessing the start of a new era. Emperor of sand put an end to the era of catchy/concise songs, whereas this one is figuring out how to do slower, more subtle songs. There are still heavy bits, there are still "hits", but there is also more breathing space. The songs are atmospheric and expansive.
My early favorites are Pushing the tides, Pain with an anchor, Gigantium, Teardrinker and The Beast. I also need to mention that Had it all is wonderful. I already know it will be crucified by a number of fans. ;D
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All this just has me excited for the concert, I heard an interview with Brent and Bill where they said they plan on playing 7-8 songs from the new album (they mentioned Pushing the Tides and Teardrinker). I hope they play Savage Lands, :metal
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Had it All being crucified by fans? I haven't heard such nonsense. I've heard it described as a power ballad, which is completely laughable...call it a slow, soulful song. Call it a lament. Even just plain ballad (although that misses the mark too) is better.
Like Mastodon is some lame ass 80's band singing about Cowboys with rose-thorns in their thumbs and a spike-heel broken off in their ass...SMH
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Had it All being crucified by fans? I haven't heard such nonsense. I've heard it described as a power ballad, which is completely laughable...call it a slow, soulful song. Call it a lament. Even just plain ballad (although that misses the mark too) is better.
Like Mastodon is some lame ass 80's band singing about Cowboys with rose-thorns in their thumbs and a spike-heel broken off in their ass...SMH
I'm as critical of later day Mastodon as anyone but I can't fault anything about this album or especially this song. I'd be the first to rag on a song like Had it All, but I can't. I can only praise it and the album.
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Fantastic album. Definitely their best since Crack the Skye.
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Fantastic album. Definitely their best since Crack the Skye.
A few listens in, I feel exactly the same way.
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Best since Blood Mountain for me. Maybe even Leviathan.
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Skelton sitting quietly between the Beast and Teardrinker just knocked me to my ass. Holy shit, another absolute ripper.
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So I'm not a Mastodon fan. Never really gotten into them. I heard Crack the Skye in a record store and thought it sounded great, so I bought it. I haven't listened to it in years. I remember it having a couple of cool tunes.
I'm going to try with this new album but the two songs released before the album did nothing for me. I started to listen to this the other night, but the first song didn't grab me.
I haven't given up on it, but I'm not all geared up to waste a lot of time on it either.
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I don't think this album would be for you mate truthfully.
I'd try Leviathan, Blood Mountain or even Once More Round the Sun.
Not sure if this new album would be the type of album to gain them new fans. I could be totally wrong though.
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I actually feel this is by far their most accessible record for the (modern) prog crowd. It all sounds a bit bigger and a bit more polished (just a bit.. luckily not too polished).
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Fuck.
Gigantium :hefdaddy :heart :hefdaddy :heart
That second half hey. Holy shit!
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I actually feel this is by far their most accessible record for the (modern) prog crowd. It all sounds a bit bigger and a bit more polished (just a bit.. luckily not too polished).
Haha, I knew that response would come.
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Overplayed Teardrinker to death (before album came out) and I still don't hate it :lol it's been my favorite song ever since it came out, pretty simple but powerful.
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Overplayed Teardrinker to death (before album came out) and I still don't hate it :lol it's been my favorite song ever since it came out, pretty simple but powerful.
It's incredible. The chorus is unbelievable.
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I don't know, Kade, I think it's possible for Tim to get into Mastodon and thus Hushed and Grim. He's got the right rock pedigree needed for it.
@Tim, the only recommendation I have for getting into any Mastodon is, loose your expectations. They can't really be pigeon-holed into a certain genre other than the broad umbrella of Rock. Yet, no matter what type of rock they decide to play on any specific song, they alway sound like Mastodon. Like Kade says, listen to Leviathan and Blood Mountain. Then listen to them a few more times. Then go back to Crack the Skye and a whole new world may open up to you.
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Fair play Gregg. Tim definitely has the experience, open mindfulness and tastes to for sure. Such an amazing band.
This album is simply incredible.
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I still need to put on a PS4 game and play the entire album on my speakers so i can just chill out and listen to it.
I have listened to the whole thing - but Disc 1 one day and Disc 2 another day.
It sounds GOOD but it's way too early to tell for me.
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This album is simply incredible.
It really is! I'm continuously blown away by it.
Like Troy says, "We really fucking mean it." That's it, right there. These four guys are so comfortable in their own skins, have gone through a bunch of shit and death together, yet they've jealously kept their goofy sense of humor. Everything they do is genuine and real, and whether you like it or not, that comes through in the music.
I've seen music critics call Gigantium boring and pretentious, and I think they'd have a point if it was put out by Mesuggah, Gorjira, or even Dream Theater. But, this is Mastodon and they're about the only band with the catalog where this type of song makes sense, becomes sincere, and beautiful.
I don't know, I may be babbling now.
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Just finished my proper full playthrough...
It's very GOOD. No duds in nearly 90 mins which is quite something. It does remind me of their Hardwired To Self Destruct. A near 90 minute album with no real duds
and a lot of strong material - but not quite their greatest album. But not far off either. It needs to become more famililar.
But bravo. As of now : 7/10
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This album is simply incredible.
It really is! I'm continuously blown away by it.
Like Troy says, "We really fucking mean it." That's it, right there. These four guys are so comfortable in their own skins, have gone through a bunch of shit and death together, yet they've jealously kept their goofy sense of humor. Everything they do is genuine and real, and whether you like it or not, that comes through in the music.
I've seen music critics call Gigantium boring and pretentious, and I think they'd have a point if it was put out by Mesuggah, Gorjira, or even Dream Theater. But, this is Mastodon and they're about the only band with the catalog where this type of song makes sense, becomes sincere, and beautiful.
I don't know, I may be babbling now.
This album is worth babbling over.
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It's very GOOD. No duds in nearly 90 mins which is quite something.
The album doesn't feel like a 90 minute album. No dragging song (well, maybe one), but overall, it's a very nice flowing album.
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It's very GOOD. No duds in nearly 90 mins which is quite something.
The album doesn't feel like a 90 minute album. No dragging song (well, maybe one), but overall, it's a very nice flowing album.
Feels nowhere near 90 minutes.
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5 or 6 spins this week. AOTY and I dare to predict this will probably be one of the best and defining (metal)albums of this decade.
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Each song has a unique and compelling story to tell. And in total, it's an epic journey that is packed with emotion, experimentation and feels. This album was unexpected and has vaulted to album of the year. Their best work to date.
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5 or 6 spins this week. AOTY and I dare to predict this will probably be one of the best and defining (metal)albums of this decade.
I said the same thing earlier in this thread. Feels like a top 20 all time type of album. A once in a decade body of work.
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It's very GOOD. No duds in nearly 90 mins which is quite something.
The album doesn't feel like a 90 minute album. No dragging song (well, maybe one), but overall, it's a very nice flowing album.
I didn't even realize it was 90 mins long until it was brought up here lol :rollin
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5 or 6 spins this week. AOTY and I dare to predict this will probably be one of the best and defining (metal)albums of this decade.
I said the same thing earlier in this thread. Feels like a top 20 all time type of album. A once in a decade body of work.
I cannot help but agree. This is without a shadow of doubt the most amazing new rock/metal music I've heard in quite some time.
It's loaded from front to back with emotion, especially in the vocal department and lyrics. It's incredibly varied, every song is unique (although More Than I Could Chew capitalizes immensely on the established vibe in Sickle and Peace's choruses!). The track sequencing really makes it seem as if the whole thing had been composed on the go, in that order. The last three songs are basically all candidate album closers.
Apart from the songwriting/melodic aspect that's the best it's ever been, there's badass riffs for days and to top it off some very cool atmospheric intros. All the lengthy tracks have a swtich-up that elevates the song to levels almost unimaginable. And then, to top it off, the guitar solos are just utterly and completely out-of-this-world epic.
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Yeah, this seems one of those albums where the stars align once in history kind of thing.
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Dagger sounds like 10,000 Days by Tool.
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There's too much for me to take in and comment on in any detail yet but I am SO impressed. Could be a career best.
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Dagger sounds like 10,000 Days by Tool.
Such an experimental and atmospheric tune. The only negative I can say about it is that when you're listening you know Had It All is coming next.
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I don't know, Kade, I think it's possible for Tim to get into Mastodon and thus Hushed and Grim. He's got the right rock pedigree needed for it.
@Tim, the only recommendation I have for getting into any Mastodon is, loose your expectations. They can't really be pigeon-holed into a certain genre other than the broad umbrella of Rock. Yet, no matter what type of rock they decide to play on any specific song, they alway sound like Mastodon. Like Kade says, listen to Leviathan and Blood Mountain. Then listen to them a few more times. Then go back to Crack the Skye and a whole new world may open up to you.
I giving it a listen tonight. Started on the second song, The Crux. Enjoying a nice solo right now.
This would be better with better vocals.
I actually have zero expectations. I tried Leviathan many years ago, and that was way before I was into harsh vocals.
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Great outro on More Than I Can Chew.
The Beast and Skeleton were pretty boring, but Teardrinker has a real nice pace to it. I think this is the best song so far.
These vocals are really bad though.
Pushing The Tides would've been better with Lemmy singing the verses.
Peace And Tranquility-some cool grooves here. This song needs a real vocalist.
Dagger...yeah, um, I stopped smoking weed 20 years ago.
Had It All is better. I liked the solo. Really cool and the song is eerie, but holy shit this singer makes John Mayer sound good.
Savage Lands rocks!
Gobblers-Those last two minutes rule. The first six?..Some cool parts I guess.
Eyes Of the Serpents is a cool tune.
Gigantium-This song has a great ending.
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Haha, awesome for checking out the full thing mate. I guess if you don't like the vocals, things may not improve.
Thinking now with what you like, I don't think you'd fine the vocals on Leviathan much better.
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I think Brann has the best vocals from the group. I like Troy's vocals though. Sleeping giant was the song that introduced me to the band around 2008 and Troy sound incredible in that song. Brent is not my favorite, but he sounds great in some songs (see Divination).
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I've said this already but I do think their prior albums are stronger vocally. Crack The Skye through OMRTS in particular don't have much harsh vocals and the cleans, in my opinion, sound stronger than on the two most recent albums and fit the instrumentation a bit better. Brent's nasally warble is somewhat of an acquired taste, but I like the character of it when he's placed appropriately.
Of course I only bring up the harsh vocals for TAC's sake; I think Troy's screams on the first few records kick ass. :metal Oh, and can't forget Brent's as well.
I WANNA DRINK SOME FUCKING BLOOD
I WANNA BREAK SOME FUCKING GLAAAAAASSSSSS
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Troy on those early albums was one of the major things that got me into the band.
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So happy to see so much discussion here. This album is obviously great and it's sent me right back onto a Mastodon kick.
The first song I ever heard was I am Ahab, on a Kerrang compilation album, back in '04. The band were all over the UK music magazines at that point and were being hailed as the next big thing. I got Leviathan and enjoyed it, and have picked up every subsequent album on release. I was fully in love with the band by the time Crack the Skye had sunk in and my appreciation for Leviathan and Blood Mountain has only grown over the years.
For years I found The Hunter and Once More 'Round the Sun to be low points in their career, but I have come to appreciate them more since release as well. I really loved Emperor of Sand from the get go, and it reignited my love for the band. Then here we are, a new album, what feels like a new era and I love it!
I've loved this band for years but whenever I think of my top 10 bands or whatever I never really consider them, which is weird. They have such a consistent backcatalogue and I can't imagine me not listening to this band in the future.
:hefdaddy
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBgdS1yHwRk&ab_channel=theneedledrop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBgdS1yHwRk&ab_channel=theneedledrop) Fantano reviewed the record.
While I rate it a 10/10 because it hits me hard in the feels throughout, actually some of his criticisms aren't that ungrounded. Especially the what he says about the mixing on Pushing the Tides. Since that was the first single, I was worried the album's mix would be weird, but as it turned out, pretty much only that song has that 'problem'. I don't know, it slaps hard nonetheless but especially coming from Teardrinker it starts out quite underwhelming in volume too. Also, 'The Beast' sounding like Chris Stapleton with Opeth as a backing band.. hilarious but quite spot on. :lol
I really liked this article, lots of background info and commenting from the band. It isn't a very critical review, but a nice holistic observation of the entire record: https://knotfest.com/culture/ravishing-grimness-mastodons-new-album-is-their-finest-hour-and-a-half/ (https://knotfest.com/culture/ravishing-grimness-mastodons-new-album-is-their-finest-hour-and-a-half/)
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Sadly, I'm not that into it as some of you here. Of course, I rarely like anything I hear right away but can't really imagine this could be 5/5 (anytime soon) for me. EoS is one of my favorites in recent years, it hit me on a different level.
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Interesting that the band have remastered Remission but not Leviathan.
Sadly, I'm not that into it as some of you here. Of course, I rarely like anything I hear right away but can't really imagine this could be 5/5 (anytime soon) for me. EoS is one of my favourites in recent years, it hit me on a different level.
Almost the same boat. I love the new album but I don't think it's a top 20 of all time album. That might just be new album smell. But yeah Emperor of Sand blew my mind.
I might give it another full listen later.
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I'd love to get the VINYL of this. But not if the packaging is not all that much better than the CD.
Anyone get the VINYL of this wanna post pics ? :-*
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That ending to More Than I Can Chew is just sublime. That line, 'say when, and I'll come running back' is hitting me hard right now for personal reasons.
I love how they left a slip up from Brent in the solo too.
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Brent isn't the tightest of soloists but it works.
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That ending to More Than I Can Chew is just sublime. That line, 'say when, and I'll come running back' is hitting me hard right now for personal reasons.
I was just going to cite that section/lyric also. So good.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the whole thing at present. I can understand that Mastodon (and esp the vox) isn't for everyone and some would have preferred something different from them but this album is suiting me sweetly. I love the genuine feel from them, the playing and texture.
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For some reason - the main riff to "Pain With An Anchor" reminds me of Interstellar and most notably THIS SCENE :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3zvVGJrTP8
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That ending to More Than I Can Chew is just sublime. That line, 'say when, and I'll come running back' is hitting me hard right now for personal reasons.
I love how they left a slip up from Brent in the solo too.
Yep. It's been my favorite moment from any album for a long long time. I just keep playing those 2 mins again and again.
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Brent isn't the tightest of soloists but it works.
As Gregg pointed out, Brent has really upped his game on this album. He's always been a good guitarist but his soloing style has always been a bit boxed in and a little one dimensional. He's taken his playing to another level here, and as Tim would say, very Schenkerish at times.
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I love this album!
Also, as a song title, Pain With An Anchor is like micro fiction gold. The imagery those 4 words convey/conjur is amazing. Very deep.
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Brent isn't the tightest of soloists but it works.
As Gregg pointed out, Brent has really upped his game on this album. He's always been a good guitarist but his soloing style has always been a bit boxed in and a little one dimensional. He's taken his playing to another level here, and as Tim would say, very Schenkerish at times.
You have thrown me for a loop between this and the DT. I was listening the new DT today, and JP was reminding me a bit of Schenker. I think the TT solo is awesome. Schenker is no stranger to sticking a shred in a melodic solo.
Tonight, I want to go back and relisten to the 3-5 songs that caught my ear on this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBgdS1yHwRk&ab_channel=theneedledrop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBgdS1yHwRk&ab_channel=theneedledrop) Fantano reviewed the record.
While I rate it a 10/10 because it hits me hard in the feels throughout, actually some of his criticisms aren't that ungrounded. Especially the what he says about the mixing on Pushing the Tides. Since that was the first single, I was worried the album's mix would be weird, but as it turned out, pretty much only that song has that 'problem'. I don't know, it slaps hard nonetheless but especially coming from Teardrinker it starts out quite underwhelming in volume too. Also, 'The Beast' sounding like Chris Stapleton with Opeth as a backing band.. hilarious but quite spot on. :lol
I really liked this article, lots of background info and commenting from the band. It isn't a very critical review, but a nice holistic observation of the entire record: https://knotfest.com/culture/ravishing-grimness-mastodons-new-album-is-their-finest-hour-and-a-half/ (https://knotfest.com/culture/ravishing-grimness-mastodons-new-album-is-their-finest-hour-and-a-half/)
The way Fantano describes it feels a little off though; as if the band was trying to make the song sound like Stapleton/Opeth. That sound -IS- Brent and has been his whole time in the band. That's the charm of it. Like most bands each member brings something to the table and makes up the band. Hinds has always lent that twangy finger picking, bluesy, country vibe contrasting the other styles within. Having said all that, I like "The Beast" and it's a little change up in the album but fits somehow as well.
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The Beast sounds like Pendulous Skin from Blood Mountain way back in 2006.
Also Megaladon from Leviathan has a country music break in it.
It's nothing new. Brent learned to play banjo before guitar so....
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I was just thinking today Brent can't play a bad solo, just banger after banger, can't pick my favorite.
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Divinations is especially good - that surf feel :metal
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Brent isn't the tightest of soloists but it works.
As Gregg pointed out, Brent has really upped his game on this album. He's always been a good guitarist but his soloing style has always been a bit boxed in and a little one dimensional. He's taken his playing to another level here, and as Tim would say, very Schenkerish at times.
You have thrown me for a loop between this and the DT. I was listening the new DT today, and JP was reminding me a bit of Schenker. I think the TT solo is awesome. Schenker is no stranger to sticking a shred in a melodic solo.
Tonight, I want to go back and relisten to the 3-5 songs that caught my ear on this.
JP definitely has his Schenker moments. Glad you're giving this a good go. I need to do the same thing with DT. :lol
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Not sure why anyone would have issues with the Beast. That whole middle section is pure Leviathan. Great song and yeah, that's Brents style. Easy to tell that from the first 5 seconds.
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DAT B Bender...
I was thinking about the album earlier. There's only 15 songs on it. Which isn't ludicrous for an album.
But they're all around 5-8 minutes so it adds up to almost 90 minutes.
I think the closest to a "Blood and Thunder" type song is Pushing The Tides @ 3:30. It's the shortest song on the album.
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I think Pushing The Tides is the band's best attempt at writing a super heavy song since like, Blood Mountain. Waaaay better than Andromeda, at least.
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I like Brendan O Brien - but something about Andromeda seemed quite muted.
It didn't have the ROAR or the CLATTER of Remission or Leviathan.
I love the song but if it was an attempt to revisit those albums it had no edge to it. It was too smooth.
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I like Brendan O Brien - but something about Andromeda seemed quite muted.
It didn't have the ROAR or the CLATTER of Remission or Leviathan.
I love the song but if it was an attempt to revisit those albums it had no edge to it. It was too smooth.
Yeah, my thoughts exactly (except I don't really like the song, hahaha). The main riff is trying so hard to be super angry and dissonant and there's just no energy behind it. Meanwhile the main riff for Pushing The Tides kicks ass and everyone in the band is going hard as fuck. :metal
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I'm seeing Mastodon with Opeth in 2 weeks, I saw Mastodon once before opening for Primus a few years ago. I honestly was not too into their set. But it could have been due to a few things (sound being a big one). But I never really checked out their albums. I plan on getting their latest and digesting it before the show.
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I saw Mastodon open for TOOL in 2006 in Wembley Arena. They didn't have the best sound as it was the support slot...
but a year later I saw them in the HMV Forum in Kentish Town in London and they were amazing.
All the Drop-A songs were so good. Iron Tusk was a highlight.
" Forget it man and get with the countdown..Shake this square world and blast off for kicksville ! "
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In my case, I think the sound was due to playing at Red Rocks in CO (outdoor venue in the mountains with high winds) and I remember starting to really enjoy them RIGHT as the set ended. I'm open to putting that aside and checking them out again though. I got myself a good seat to enjoy the show regardless if of my opinion of the new album. I just want to actually put some effort into listening to them which I didn't do last time.
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Listening to The Beast and it made me think of Loch Vostok's Expiry Date On the Soul Of Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTU0th3efIY), which is a great tune if you've never heard it.
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Listening to The Beast and it made me think of Loch Vostok's Expiry Date On the Soul Of Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTU0th3efIY), which is a great tune if you've never heard it.
I'll check that out later. I think you've showed me a song of theirs before.
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I'm seeing Mastodon with Opeth in 2 weeks, I saw Mastodon once before opening for Primus a few years ago. I honestly was not too into their set. But it could have been due to a few things (sound being a big one). But I never really checked out their albums. I plan on getting their latest and digesting it before the show.
NYC show?
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I'm seeing them with Kvelertak (!) and Baroness (!!) in late June. This will be a long 7 months... after not attending any show since DT in February of 2020 I'm looking forward to seeing Gojira in January (but I'm not optimistic due to COVID spreading again) and DT in May.
Fun fact: Kvelertak opened for Mastodon last time I saw them and we actually got 2 for price of 1, it was unplanned, Kvelertak didn't play with Mastodon on that tour, organisers snatched them few weeks before the actual show.
And yeah, new album is growing on me, solid 8/10 right now. My favorite so far is probably The Beast.
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I'm seeing Mastodon with Opeth in 2 weeks, I saw Mastodon once before opening for Primus a few years ago. I honestly was not too into their set. But it could have been due to a few things (sound being a big one). But I never really checked out their albums. I plan on getting their latest and digesting it before the show.
NYC show?
Don't have tickets yet but planning to be at that show :metal
I've seen mastodon twice, and both times they sounded great. Last show they were coheadlining with Coheed and played Crack the Skye in full :metal
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First time it was supporting TOOL at Wembley Arena. Tool were touring 10,000 Days and Mastodon were touring Blood Mountain !!! **
Second time was HMV Forum in London - as the headliner and they sounded much better.
** - Mad that since 10,000 Days - Mastodon have put out
- Crack The Skye
- The Hunter
- Once More Round The Sun
- Emperor Of Sand
- Hushed and Grim ( double album )
- Jonah Hex EP
- A Cold Dark Place EP
:P :P All in the same time it took TOOL to release ONE album.
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Saw them 3 times. First time on a mini festival supporting Slayer with Gojira during The Hunter tour. Sadly wasn't into them besides Crack the Skye album. Also, my first metal concert ;D
Second and third time in Zagreb, on Once more and Emperor tours. One of the coolest things I ever witnessed is that they actually played proper unexpected encore (Blood and thunder), they didn't play it on rest of the tour (in 2015, Once more tour).
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Twice.
Roundhouse in London. Played CTS in full. Very good.
Download in about 2015? A bit dull. But it was raining and outside so not the best atmosphere.
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I'm seeing Mastodon with Opeth in 2 weeks, I saw Mastodon once before opening for Primus a few years ago. I honestly was not too into their set. But it could have been due to a few things (sound being a big one). But I never really checked out their albums. I plan on getting their latest and digesting it before the show.
NYC show?
Don't have tickets yet but planning to be at that show :metal
I've seen mastodon twice, and both times they sounded great. Last show they were coheadlining with Coheed and played Crack the Skye in full :metal
Yup, NYC show. And it's a Saturday! DTF meet up for some beers before the show?
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Also i really like Mastodon lyrics. It's an album about losing a friend and it's not your typical metal IM IN PAIN MY SOUL IS BLACK ETERNAL MISERY
It's more poetic like " Shelter from storms comes with long flowing robes ". They've always had really poetic lyrics ( apart from their more goofy moments like Blasteroid ofc )...
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So I've listened to almost nothing but Mastodon for the last week. I haven't been terribly familiar with them aside from White Walker on the Game of Thrones/Medium Rarities comps.
I've given each of the records at least one full listen, some a few more. Crack the Skye is my favorite so far, along with Leviathan and Blood Mountain. I keep coming back to these 3.
Remission, The Hunter and Emperor of Sand are also good. Once More Round the Sun didn't do much for me on first listen.
The new one seems like it's just way too much to take in at the moment and I go back to the albums above. It's tough to listen to 8 albums in a week and comprehend everything that's going on with each one. At least i'm learning that I don't dislike them and they have a lot that I really do enjoy!
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That's a lot of music to traverse in a week! I feel like I've only just started getting a feel on the new one in that time! :lol
OMRTS has The Motherload which might be my favourite Mastosong.
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So I've listened to almost nothing but Mastodon for the last week. I haven't been terribly familiar with them aside from White Walker on the Game of Thrones/Medium Rarities comps.
I've given each of the records at least one full listen, some a few more. Crack the Skye is my favorite so far, along with Leviathan and Blood Mountain. I keep coming back to these 3.
Remission, The Hunter and Emperor of Sand are also good. Once More Round the Sun didn't do much for me on first listen.
The new one seems like it's just way too much to take in at the moment and I go back to the albums above. It's tough to listen to 8 albums in a week and comprehend everything that's going on with each one. At least i'm learning that I don't dislike them and they have a lot that I really do enjoy!
Crack the Sky is my favourite too, but it's possible that Hushed and Grim will supplant CTS as my favourite Mastodon album.
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I'm seeing Mastodon with Opeth in 2 weeks, I saw Mastodon once before opening for Primus a few years ago. I honestly was not too into their set. But it could have been due to a few things (sound being a big one). But I never really checked out their albums. I plan on getting their latest and digesting it before the show.
NYC show?
Don't have tickets yet but planning to be at that show :metal
I've seen mastodon twice, and both times they sounded great. Last show they were coheadlining with Coheed and played Crack the Skye in full :metal
Yup, NYC show. And it's a Saturday! DTF meet up for some beers before the show?
Hell yes
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Bought the new album, digitally. Giving my first listens today on my flight :yarr
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I'm really enjoying the album. The lyrics are dripping with loss and grief. So emotional.
I listened to it earlier today while on my run, it got me quite pumped up.
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I love the new Dream Theater. The new Mastodon. The new Trivium. I just need a new really good Green Day album now.
Plus Therapy? have just started recording their 16th album with the producer of Troublegum and Semi Detached and CLEAVE so I have high hopes for that one too.
:)
I can't remember the last time loads of my favourite bands all bought out new albums that were all this good.
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Nice. Great when that happens. 🙂
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But then it's like :dangerwillrobinson: which one to listen to ?!
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Listening to The Beast and it made me think of Loch Vostok's Expiry Date On the Soul Of Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTU0th3efIY), which is a great tune if you've never heard it.
I'll check that out later. I think you've showed me a song of theirs before.
Don't get the Beast comparison however, that's a fucking wonderful tune.
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Finally went and bought the vinyl (got a free Mastodon slipmat with it) and gave Hushed & Grim a deep-dive. I just think it is a career defining record for them. I love it, and if just feels like it will be one of those records that continues to grow on me, and I'll find new things that I love about it on each listen. Also, had a friend, who is not a Mastodon fan, go to the record store with me. I convinced him to buy Crack the Skye, and he's already thanked me immensely, as he didn't know what he was missing.
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Finally went and bought the vinyl (got a free Mastodon slipmat with it) and gave Hushed & Grim a deep-dive. I just think it is a career defining record for them. I love it, and if just feels like it will be one of those records that continues to grow on me, and I'll find new things that I love about it on each listen. Also, had a friend, who is not a Mastodon fan, go to the record store with me. I convinced him to buy Crack the Skye, and he's already thanked me immensely, as he didn't know what he was missing.
The CD packaging is quite underwhelming. How's the Vinyl packaging ? I would quite like the vinyl but not if its as thrown together as the CD.
Please post pics if poss x.
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OMRTS has The Motherload which might be my favourite Mastosong.
The music video for that song is one of the best things I saw in 2014 lol
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Finally went and bought the vinyl (got a free Mastodon slipmat with it) and gave Hushed & Grim a deep-dive. I just think it is a career defining record for them. I love it, and if just feels like it will be one of those records that continues to grow on me, and I'll find new things that I love about it on each listen. Also, had a friend, who is not a Mastodon fan, go to the record store with me. I convinced him to buy Crack the Skye, and he's already thanked me immensely, as he didn't know what he was missing.
The CD packaging is quite underwhelming. How's the Vinyl packaging ? I would quite like the vinyl but not if its as thrown together as the CD.
Please post pics if poss x.
Don’t have time now but the clear white vinyl edition is really cool.
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OMRTS has The Motherload which might be my favourite Mastosong.
The music video for that song is one of the best things I saw in 2014 lol
You know it, man :lol
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That's why I Love the band so much.
Their music is super serious and they have had many tragedies in their lives - but they're still goofy AF and the videos are hilarious.
I can't remember which song it was off the top of my head now - but the video where The Grim Reaper has to kill the band and he
keeps killing lookalikes is a quality video.
I can't bear metal bands who are always like :angry: :angry: :angry: in EVERY photoshoot and their videos are super serious and BROOTAL.
Like the videos for Slayer's final album which were childish beyond words.
Oh wow - it's some guy just running around stabbing people. I wish i was as cool as you Kerry. :\
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" Chris O'Connell of Pitchfork wrote that the album "is an overstuffed collection of downtuned alt-rock with occasional flashes of greatness. Coming from a band that masterfully executed a sludge metal
concept album about Moby Dick, it’s an inoffensive, occasionally alluring, but overwhelmingly dull 90-minute slog." "
OVERWHELMINGLY dull ? ? Did we listen to the same album ? It's long, sure but not 'overwhelmingly' dull. I'd say it's incredibly engaging and consistent for its length.
How many double albums are there where the back half isn't mainly padding ?
I can think of Mellon Collie & the Infinite Sadness where tracks 23 - 28 are largely un-necessary.
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Well, I've given about 8 listens to this album and I can see why someone says it's dull... it is on some levels. There's a ton of paddling on this album. A bunch of songs just kind of melt into each other and it feels like I've heard it before as the albums draws near the end.
I do think there's a lot of interesting guitar melodies throughout though. I think the drums and overall sound is really good here too. I do like the album, but it definitely feels bloated and drags a bit.
But, generally, the songs aren't sticking with me. I think a lot of it comes down to me not really liking the main singer. His voice doesn't really work for me in about half of the songs he sings in. The other singer I am really liking though, makes me wish he was the main singer.
I gave a listen to the Crack the Sky album on youtube this afternoon which on my initial listen, I enjoyed more. I'll get a better feeling on the 20th when I see them.
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This album did take a few listens to click - but I get it now. I think it will end up as one of my faves. :)
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This album did take a few listens to click - but I get it now. I think it will end up as one of my faves. :)
Yeah, I immediately knew this was going to take a few listens after the first run through. It's a very dense album.
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But crucially - for a 90 minute album - it doesn't have the one song that just flat out sucks. Which is quite something.
It's like they just happened to write 90 mins worth of great songs. Which i think they said themselves.
They were gonna trim it down to 50 mins - but then they thought the remaining 7 songs were just too good to waste.
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But crucially - for a 90 minute album - it doesn't have the one song that just flat out sucks. Which is quite something.
It's like they just happened to write 90 mins worth of great songs. Which i think they said themselves.
They were gonna trim it down to 50 mins - but then they thought the remaining 7 songs were just too good to waste.
I'm only speaking as someone trying to get into them here, but starting with a 80+ minute album is not an easy way to get into a bad. I don't blame them for their artistic vision, but for me, if they cut 30 minutes out of this, I think it would be much easier to digest and form opinions on. And a lot of that comes back to me feeling like there's a bit too much of the slow paddling music. There's a big part of me that didn't like it enough to want to invest more time, but I do want to keep coming back to this until the show on the 20th. I'll form my final opinion afterwards as to whether or not I even like this band honestly.
It may simply just be, they aren't for me. That's OK.
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But crucially - for a 90 minute album - it doesn't have the one song that just flat out sucks. Which is quite something.
It's like they just happened to write 90 mins worth of great songs. Which i think they said themselves.
They were gonna trim it down to 50 mins - but then they thought the remaining 7 songs were just too good to waste.
I'm only speaking as someone trying to get into them here, but starting with a 80+ minute album is not an easy way to get into a bad. I don't blame them for their artistic vision, but for me, if they cut 30 minutes out of this, I think it would be much easier to digest and form opinions on. And a lot of that comes back to me feeling like there's a bit too much of the slow paddling music. There's a big part of me that didn't like it enough to want to invest more time, but I do want to keep coming back to this until the show on the 20th. I'll form my final opinion afterwards as to whether or not I even like this band honestly.
It may simply just be, they aren't for me. That's OK.
Honestly, it is a dense album. I've given it a few spins and although I really like a handful of tracks, it has yet to click for me as a whole. And this is coming from someone who really digs Mastodon.
Then again, my introduction to the band was The Hunter, which from what I understand is not among their most loved albums, hahah, so maybe it's just me.
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That's how I felt about the new album, also as a new fan.
Remission, Leviathan, Blood Mountain - those are really accessible records and easier for me to put on as background music. Crack the Skye too, for more of a melodic/progressive element thrown in.
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That's why I Love the band so much.
Their music is super serious and they have had many tragedies in their lives - but they're still goofy AF and the videos are hilarious.
I can't remember which song it was off the top of my head now - but the video where The Grim Reaper has to kill the band and he
keeps killing lookalikes is a quality video.
I can't bear metal bands who are always like :angry: :angry: :angry: in EVERY photoshoot and their videos are super serious and BROOTAL.
Like the videos for Slayer's final album which were childish beyond words.
Oh wow - it's some guy just running around stabbing people. I wish i was as cool as you Kerry. :\
Couldn't agree more. I've never seen the Slayer video you mention but late Slayer was such a pale parody of its prime self, it's hard to accept as reality. Just atrocious. Kerry's lyrics sound like an angry 12 year old. Pathetic.
I almost never watch metal videos as it makes me question my life choices. :lol The ones by the polished European proggy or gothy metal bands are the worst / most hilarious. All wind machines, perfect leathery costumes, slo-mo gurning and head banging and oh-so-serious, even though the music is about as moving as a cold plate of beans. Throw in a theatrical female singer for extra eye rolls. :lol
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This album is anything but dull. Every song has a place, substance and is a winner IMO. Love it.
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It's basically 2x 45 minute albums back to back.
I wonder what the reaction would have been if they'd released the first 8 now and then Disc 2 in a year or 6 months from now...
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This album is anything but dull. Every song has a place, substance and is a winner IMO. Love it.
+1
I'd also, say it's way more rockin' than an initial listen would imply.
It may simply just be, they aren't for me. That's OK.
Yeah, if Troy's voice doesn't do it for you, I'd say it's a lock...which I think is a shame. The whole vibe of the band, including Troy's voice, gets me in touch with my latent Neandertal. There's something so primal, thick, and musky about Mastodon. In my opinion, they are the best named band since Led Zeppelin.
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I love Troy's voice - it's like it has so much grit but he can still pitch. It's not just roooaargghhhrororororo...
My favourite Troy moment ever :
SINISTER TWIN! (https://youtu.be/FpWYpaMTOi0?t=202)
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I think I mentioned it before, but Troy's and Brent's voice is what got me into the band, and then I stayed for everything else.
My reaction to the first song I heard, Sleeping Giant, was "this vocals are so different, it sounds mythical". To this day, that song is a top favorite of mine. And that guitar lick/slide around 1:10 :metal
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Finally went and bought the vinyl (got a free Mastodon slipmat with it) and gave Hushed & Grim a deep-dive. I just think it is a career defining record for them. I love it, and if just feels like it will be one of those records that continues to grow on me, and I'll find new things that I love about it on each listen. Also, had a friend, who is not a Mastodon fan, go to the record store with me. I convinced him to buy Crack the Skye, and he's already thanked me immensely, as he didn't know what he was missing.
The CD packaging is quite underwhelming. How's the Vinyl packaging ? I would quite like the vinyl but not if its as thrown together as the CD.
Please post pics if poss x.
Forgot to snap a pic, but the packaging on the vinyl is not great either. The gatefold artwork is awesome. I love the cover and inside art. It comes with a 1 page lyric sheet insert. I got the clear vinyl, but the sleeves for each disc are really weird. There is a glossy paper sleeve on the outside, and then a clear plastic sleeve on the inside. They are not connected like those anti-dust sleeves. It is a pain trying to get the plastic sleeve back inside of the paper one, so I just dumped the plastic sleeves. Also, the paper sleeves are just plain white, which kinda sucks too.
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Yeah, if Troy's voice doesn't do it for you, I'd say it's a lock...which I think is a shame. The whole vibe of the band, including Troy's voice, gets me in touch with my latent Neandertal. There's something so primal, thick, and musky about Mastodon. In my opinion, they are the best named band since Led Zeppelin.
Yeah, that may be it but for me, when I think of the music behind this band and those feelings I bolded, then I hear his voice, I wish it were actually heavier to really get that sound similar to Insomnium. There are moments his voice really fits the music well, but then there more moments when I wish the other guy was just singing.
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I'm hoping that the cheaper packaging for Hushed and Grim is because the "Mastodon" pot for Reprise records is kinda low after not touring for so long.
Obviously I have no idea how it works - and I know the band had to take up regular jobs over 2020 to keep the money coming in.
Such a shame. Touring and recording consistently for 20 years to make a nice living for yourself only to have a couple of off years and nearly spend it all.
I know Bill rented out studio space to bands in their home studio. And they stepped up their merch promotion.
Would suck though having to get a regular 9-5 job when you just spent 20 years to get away from that.
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The song The Motherload came on my youtube Mastadon playlist, I really enjoyed it. Reminded me of Teardrinker which I also really like. This is a side of the band I can really dig.
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The song The Motherload came on my youtube Mastadon playlist, I really enjoyed it. Reminded me of Teardrinker which I also really like. This is a side of the band I can really dig.
That doesn't surprise me because Brann is singing the majority of the time on Motherload. Brann has a kinda Ozzie vibe to his voice. But I prefer the bits where Troy sings, If you want you can will it/You can have it/I can put it right there in your hands. That's the Mastodon that I prefer... like High Road. That's just me.
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High Road is one of my fav tunes from them. Love the vibe and the riff is crushing. Troy too of course.
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Love the vibe and the riff is crushing.
:metal :metal
See my earlier comment about inner Neanderthal... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLV5RpOEdwQ)
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High Road is one of my fav tunes from them. Love the vibe and the riff is crushing. Troy too of course.
I know i've said it - but there's just something OFF about that album and I can't put my finger on it. Like the guitars and drums have no EDGE to them.
Everything is a bit 'blanket over the speakers'. It's not a BAD album - but for some reason i can't FULLY enjoy it.
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Love the vibe and the riff is crushing.
:metal :metal
See my earlier comment about inner Neanderthal... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLV5RpOEdwQ)
Yeah, I feel that Gregg! :metal
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I also love how the 4 vinyl sides of this album each offer their own vibe, roughly put:
Side A (dark, heavy prog metal)
Pain With an Anchor
The Crux
Sickle and Peace
More than I Could Chew
Side B (melodic, overall a bit lighter tracks):
The Beast
Skeleton of Splendor
Teardrinker
Pushing the Tides (okay this one’s more like side A)
Side C (experimental, psychedelic):
Peace and Tranquility
Dagger
Had it All
Savage Lands (ends with a banger just like side B)
Side D (epic send-off songs):
Gobblers of Dregs
Eyes of Serpents
Gigantium
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Yeah it's a shame when bands put out albums that are literally just "heres 10 songs in any order".
With no thought to flow or anything.
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Realized I only posted about the new album in the 'currently listening' thread.
Anyway, loved this on first listen. Some of the early comments had me a bit scared, but this is excellent. One thing that stands out to me is the sound and mix of the album. I can take or leave Bottrill, but man, he brought the goods on this. I think it is one of their better, if not best, sounding albums.
Brent seems to sing very little, but I think he finally sounds decent. That level of phlegm seems to have been removed from his throat and he sounds as good as he ever has to me. Troy just keeps evolving and his voice just gets more dynamic with every release. I credit his work with Gone Is Gone and Killer Be Killed for helping the maturation of his vocals.
And, of course, Brann continues to play Lead Drums. He's exhausting to listen to, but I love his Keith Moon aesthetic.
So, yeah, very happy with this.
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One thing that stands out to me is the sound and mix of the album.
I also really like this mix.
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Gigantium is fucking incredible. I get goosebumps multiple times during that song.
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Gobblers of Dregs
Eyes of Serpents
Gigantium
This three song run is completely epic and chill inducing. :tup :tup :tup
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Indeed.
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Gigantium is fucking incredible. I get goosebumps multiple times during that song.
YOU DESERVE TO BE HAP-PEHHHH !!!!!
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I am still fighting myself to listen to other albums, that's how good I find Hushed and Grim. Constant rotation. Really, really pleased.
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I am still fighting myself to listen to other albums, that's how good I find Hushed and Grim. Constant rotation. Really, really pleased.
Yep. Still in my car also.
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I am still fighting myself to listen to other albums, that's how good I find Hushed and Grim. Constant rotation. Really, really pleased.
Yep. Still in my car also.
It's still in my car as well. But not in the CD player. I'm taking a break...with
BLOOD MOUNTAIN
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:metal
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Still on the "terrific record" train.
I like how it's long, slow and moody but still has that signature Masturdong "lots going on almost all the time" thing, blended with some new hypnotic elements.
It think it will end up v near the top of the pile for me.
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As I'm starting to wrap up this year in music releases (there's no more albums to look forward to for me this year), their album is slowly edging its way into my Top 5 of 2021. It's not quite there yet.
Teardrinker is definitely in my Top 10 of favourite songs from this year though.
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This album has taken its damn time, but has finally grown on me now. I now think it's the best of the recent 4. I think it brings back a lot of that Mastodon "feel" that has been larely absent or watered down the last 3.
I still think one or two songs could have been cut and it would be a better long single album though.
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I am still fighting myself to listen to other albums, that's how good I find Hushed and Grim. Constant rotation. Really, really pleased.
Out of control my CDs in constant rotation ! :metal
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I think Hushed and Grim will edge out Colors II as album of the year for me. The new Cynic might be able to change that when it comes out, but I don't think it's likely.
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I can't say for sure - But I think that Had It All is at least one of their few songs in E standard ?
It's definitely in E minor - and the sanitarium - ish riff can only be played at that pitch in that tuning as it relies on open strings.
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finally checked out about 2/3 of Hushed and Grim today....while I worry the album's length ultimately may hurt my interest, I do find there are a lot of good and even slightly different moments to enjoy, that I will mean go back to it again.
I suspect David Botrill's involvement has something to do with why i'm enjoying it.
:tup
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Listening to (and loving) Hushed and Grim has sent me on a Mastodon binge these last few weeks. I've found the albums I've wanted to revisit most are Blood Mountain and The Hunter. I've always loved Blood Mountain but it was behind Leviathan and Crack the Skye in my rankings for years. It's become my favourite album of theirs more recently though and I just fucking love it.
The Hunter, I feel after 10 years, I finally 'get'. I was so disappointed with it following Crack the Skye but as their sound has progressed and I can reflect on the last three albums, I'm in a place where I can appreciate it now.
Hushed and Grim is obviously great, still not sure if it's going to be my number 1 album of the year but I know I just want to keep listening to it!
That's just my train of thought at the moment, I keep revisiting those three albums :hefdaddy
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Will be interesting to see how long the set list will be for Opeth and Mastadon with an opening band in the mix. Stoked to see both bands at the Ryman next week. The sound was fantastic at the Ryman when I saw Opeth there a couple of years ago.
Loving the new Mastadon release, but took multiple listens.
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I've tried so many times with The Hunter but as much as I love the band, I can't get into it. Maybe Hushed and Grim ight help that.
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I did like The Hunter somewhat, but in my mind it has a few standouts with quite a lot of filler material. I've always thought Once More 'Round the Sun was an improved attempt at what they were trying to achieve on The Hunter, at least songwriting wise. I thought the production on OMRTS wasn't that great though.
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I became a fan around the time that The Hunter came out and remember thinking it was one of their better albums. However, it completely got overshadowed by the next few releases.
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I have been a fan since Leviathan and Hunter is my fave. Let's see how H&G holds up.
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To me, the last 4 albums have all been strong, but OMRTS is the one I revisit more often.
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Heres a Q...
If Hushed And Grim was just the first disc. 8 songs and 45 minutes would you like it as much ?
Crack The Skye was 7 songs and 50 mins so maybe.
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I would still like it for sure. I would be missing some good songs (savage Lands :metal) but it would still be a good album.
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It would miss a couple of great tracks, but it would in fact be a better album, at least in terms of overall consistensy. Pushing the tide wouldn't make a good album closer, though, even though the song is terrific.
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It would miss a couple of great tracks, but it would in fact be a better album, at least in terms of overall consistensy. Pushing the tide wouldn't make a good album closer, though, even though the song is terrific.
Disc 1 Plus Had It All and Gigantium. 57.5 minutes.
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Thinking out loud, but maybe they should've divided the album and just released them seperately, similar to what Coheed and Cambria did in 2012/2013. Coheed recorded a double album, but released each disc 5 months apart (The Afterman: Ascension (Disc 1) and Afterman: Descension (Disc 2)).
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Maybe but it's actually not a slog listening to the whole thing. And it IS on 2 discs.
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Maybe but it's actually not a slog listening to the whole thing. And it IS on 2 discs.
Yep. I didn't realize it was 90 mins long until someone mentioned the album length in this thread.
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It's probably as long as the full 13 tracks of Hardwired. Which I think is a hair under 90 mins too.
This doesnt feel as long as that album. Not that HTSD feels like a slog either.
Hardwired ( Including Lords of Summer ) = 85 mins
Hushed And Grim = 87 mins.
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It's frickin' perfect just the way it is. The whole glorious double album.
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Yes.
I think this album may well end up as my favourite along with The Hunter. Crack The Skye, Emperor Of Sand, and Blood Mountain.
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Heres a Q...
If Hushed And Grim was just the first disc. 8 songs and 45 minutes would you like it as much ?
Crack The Skye was 7 songs and 50 mins so maybe.
Not sure I would if it was split in half like that, but if I could pick and choose the 8 songs I think yes, it would be a better album overall.
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It would miss a couple of great tracks, but it would in fact be a better album, at least in terms of overall consistensy. Pushing the tide wouldn't make a good album closer, though, even though the song is terrific.
Disc 1 Plus Had It All and Gigantium. 57.5 minutes.
You read my mind. That would be a top 3 Mastodon album.
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My CD came a day early so I'm going through my initial spin. Kade, please tell me your listening to this! I'm floored by how many new voicings, phrasings, and licks Brent is showing.
Edit: And whoever is doing the keys needs to be made a full member of the band. What an addition to the sound.
Edit 2: Yup. The title doesn’t lie. It’s hushed and grim…and beautiful. There will be a lot of haters, I suppose, but not me. Spit take: Eyes of Serpents is my favorite. Troy sings the melody with such genuine emotion. :heart
This. When some songs feel like I'm just unintentionally tuning out on this first listen (mainly due to the exhaustion of listening to the full thing at once) some keyboard line or sound comes in that lifts the song to another level. Adds so much depth and colour to some songs here, good stuff.
Tried to also quote Kotowboy as he mentioned it as well... I believe they are actually touring with a guy on keys this go round. Watched a few videos of their show last night and they have a keyboard player which definitely gives some added depth live.
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It's frickin' perfect just the way it is. The whole glorious double album.
This.
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Setlist spoilers...
Damn, they aren't playing Gobbler of Dregs, but I like the new songs they did choose to play
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Setlist spoilers...
Damn, they aren't playing Gobbler of Dregs, but I like the new songs they did choose to play
Hope we get a live DVD soon. Haven't had a proper one since Aragorn ? That was ages ago. I still need to get the Workhorse Chronicles DVD too.
+ Ever listen to The Hunter (song) and notice just how much Troy sounds like LOAD era Hetfield in the verses?
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Setlist spoilers...
Damn, they aren't playing Gobbler of Dregs, but I like the new songs they did choose to play
Hope we get a live DVD soon. Haven't had a proper one since Aragorn ? That was ages ago. I still need to get the Workhorse Chronicles DVD too.
I'm too new to know anything about live albums, but I got a front row balcony ticket for Saturday's show and plan on capturing some live footage. (obviously not as good as a professional DVD, but might be able to capture a song of interest)
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Phones are getting ridiculous. I remember someone had filmed Dream Theater once and it was better quality than Chaos in Motion. :o
I remember the 16x16 flashing kkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhkhk people used to get :mehlin
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I don't use a phone, my panasonic camera is much better as long as there is some decent lighting in the venue.
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Just seen a comment saying Mastodon "sold out years ago and they're just a pop band now"
Haha.
*MAYBE* if they'd gone from Remission to The Hunter in 2 years - but with every album you can hear the previous album in there plus a progression as well.
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I checked out some of the songs they are performing this tour that aren't from the latest album.... wow quite different
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I checked out some of the songs they are performing this tour that aren't from the latest album.... wow quite different
I don't want to spoil the setlist since ill see them tomorrow night, but yes, specially pre-Crack the Skye is a completely different animal, but still great IMO. I was listening to Leviathan yesterday on my way home and I hope they play 1-2 songs from that album :metal
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Nowadays "pffft this band has sold out now" means " this album isn't as heavy as *I* want - IT BLOWS :tdwn "
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I took a break from my Mastodon binge for a week or so, but I'm back at it again. Crack the Skye is dominating my player, along with Leviathan, The Hunter and Emperor of Sand. I've listened to the new album in full a few times and it's growing on me, but I like the heavier songs from it. The entire thing is just way too dense to take in and doesn't have the immediacy as some of their other albums.
Blood and Thunder from Leviathan is definitely my favorite song of theirs.
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Fav song is hard but B&T is way up there. As is The Wolf Is Loose. Dry Bone Valley. Ghost of Karelia. Show Yourself...Jaguar God...
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They were really good last Saturday night, they had a pretty intense laser light show and visuals.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FEsMmBGWUAMmO8W?format=jpg&name=large)
and we got a one song change up in the set that worked out well in my favor of tastes from the new album
Here's my full video Mastadon & Opeth LIVE @ Hammerstein Ballroom New York City NY 11/20/2021 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkO1z7gHIYY)
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Really liking the set list they are running out at the moment.
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Wait, did mastodon closed the show in NYC? Opeth was the closer in Albany.
which by the way, based on your video the sound was wait better than Albany, where whoever was running the mixer had the bass way too loud. Both vocals and guitars were being drowned out by the bass
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Yeah, Mastadon rotated to closer at the NYC show. Not sure how they are doing that rotation, but it worked better for my tastes. Not that I dislike Opeth but Mastadon are more energetic and work a bit better in my tastes as closer. Opeths set stayed the same.
Also was nice grabbing beers before the show with Axeman :yarr
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I've spun this countless times and I'm ready to call this a master work. There have been 4 albums in the last several years that have reached this level: Ghost Reveries, The Road Of Bones, Deadwing and Altered States.
Every song is a unique and distinctive journey with multiple layers.
What an album!
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I wouldn't include 2005 in the last "several years" :lol
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I wouldn't include 2005 in the last "several years" :lol
When you're my age, several years is relative. The point is: it's a once in a generation album.
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I'm not going to be able to see their concert this cycle >:(
So, I'm watching fan footage of this tour on YT...and holy shit, the new songs translate well to the stage. Hearing fans singing at full voice along with Teardrinker is awesome.
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Yeah, this album is back in the car. What a ripper!
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Just got back from the show at the Ryman. Zeal and Ardor opened and got the crowd going before Mastadon. Holy crap, what a great set by Mastadon and the new songs fit in well.
I have heard that Opeth and Mastadon alternated headliner, but Mastadon was so much better than Opeth. Opeth butchered Drapery Falls so bad.
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Just got back from the show at the Ryman. Zeal and Ardor opened and got the crowd going before Mastadon.
Holy crap, what a great set by Mastadon and the new songs fit in well.
I have heard that Opeth and Mastadon alternated headliner, but Mastadon was so much better than Opeth. Opeth butchered Drapery Falls so bad.
Chad approves of this post.
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The guys are up for a Grammy against Dream Theater. That will be a tough battle.
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I had to read up on what song was nominated. Pushing The Tides is a great choice!
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Just got back from the show at the Ryman. Zeal and Ardor opened and got the crowd going before Mastadon.
Holy crap, what a great set by Mastadon and the new songs fit in well.
I have heard that Opeth and Mastadon alternated headliner, but Mastadon was so much better than Opeth. Opeth butchered Drapery Falls so bad.
Chad approves of this post.
Give me a break, it was midnight when I posted and way past my bedtime. :D Sorry Mastodon for butchering your name.
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I had to read up on what song was nominated. Pushing The Tides is a great choice!
Gojira is also nominated in the same Category with Amazonia. I would love to See DT win, but I just don't see it against Mastodon and Gojira, but one can dream right?
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I'm hoping for a Gojira win, personally. Amazonia kicks ass.
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I'm hoping for a Gojira win, personally. Amazonia kicks ass.
Yup, best song of the bunch
And I just realized I've been writing mastadon not mastodon as well.
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I'm hoping for a Gojira win, personally. Amazonia kicks ass.
It has really cool drumming, but nothing really jumped out at me as for the wow factor. The Alien on the other hand, is a completely different story. :metal
Edit: Tha Mastadon song Pushing the Tides is a stronger contender imo, but The Alien still wins for me.
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Prior to this album, I only owned CtS. I loved it and spun it regularly for 6 months but back then I was buying 50 albums a year and was on to something else. No clue why but I never bought another work of theirs. Well, that was a mistake. I've gone down a Mastodon rabbit hole, binging on their discography and holy crap, what an amazing band! So many great songs. Every album is outstanding. Love hearing how they changed and experimented from album to album.
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Prior to this album, I only owned CtS. I loved it and spun it regularly for 6 months but back then I was buying 50 albums a year and was on to something else. No clue why but I never bought another work of theirs. Well, that was a mistake. I've gone down a Mastodon rabbit hole, binging on their discography and holy crap, what an amazing band! So many great songs. Every album is outstanding. Love hearing how they changed and experimented from album to album.
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Prior to this album, I only owned CtS. I loved it and spun it regularly for 6 months but back then I was buying 50 albums a year and was on to something else. No clue why but I never bought another work of theirs. Well, that was a mistake. I've gone down a Mastodon rabbit hole, binging on their discography and holy crap, what an amazing band! So many great songs. Every album is outstanding. Love hearing how they changed and experimented from album to album.
Funny you say this. I could never get into Mastodon. I have seen them live twice but I was there for the opener. But Hushed and Grim kicked me in the nuts, slapped me in the face and so far its my album of the year. I didn't realize the album was 90 min long until someone in this thread pointed it out. Just flows very easy and kicks ass everywhere.
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It's been a LONG time since I've been so immersed and blown away by a band. Hushed and Grim sent me backwards through the discography and I just can't get enough of this band's music right now. The Hunter, Once More Round The Sun...just phenomenal pieces of work. I love 'em all though. The music is just speaking to me right now. Lots of great riffs and emotion in their music.
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It's been a LONG time since I've been so immersed and blown away by a band. Hushed and Grim sent me backwards through the discography and I just can't get enough of this band's music right now. The Hunter, Once More Round The Sun...just phenomenal pieces of work. I love 'em all though. The music is just speaking to me right now. Lots of great riffs and emotion in their music.
Indeed, such an amazing band. :metal
Hushed and Grim is still in regular rotation. Always have urges to put it on.
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It's been a LONG time since I've been so immersed and blown away by a band. Hushed and Grim sent me backwards through the discography and I just can't get enough of this band's music right now. The Hunter, Once More Round The Sun...just phenomenal pieces of work. I love 'em all though. The music is just speaking to me right now. Lots of great riffs and emotion in their music.
If you haven't listen to it, make sure to check out their EP Cold Dark Place :metal
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Can a mod update the thread title. This amazing new album needs to be in full view for all to see.
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Hushed and Grim was definitely the album of the year for me. I just can't put it down!
Agreed on the Cold Dark Place EP. It has some great stuff on it.
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Toe To Toes is my favourite song on that EP.
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explanation why Hushed & Grim was a Double Album
https://www.instagram.com/tv/CY68EKFh46p/
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Still haven't crawled out of the Mastodon rabbit hole. I'm thinking they may have the strongest discography in my collection. That's a big statement for me. The 2 early albums are the weakest but from that point forward, they have shown incredible growth and creativity.
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Still haven't crawled out of the Mastodon rabbit hole. I'm thinking they may have the strongest discography in my collection. That's a big statement for me. The 2 early albums are the weakest but from that point forward, they have shown incredible growth and creativity.
Big statement indeed, but can't knick you for it.
I still spin the new album at least once a week. It's amazing.
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Emtee,
Your current fascination with them will fade, but I can almost guarantee, some where down the road you'll get the urge to listen again and when you do, you'll find the first two albums have the same level of awe as the rest of the discography. It's just different. It needs to marinade in your brain for a few years. :lol
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Emtee,
Your current fascination with them will fade, but I can almost guarantee, some where down the road you'll get the urge to listen again and when you do, you'll find the first two albums have the same level of awe as the rest of the discography. It's just different. It needs to marinade in your brain for a few years. :lol
Yep, early Mastodon is what made me a fan. Brutal yet beautiful music.
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I’ve totally fried my brain on H&G until the point where I no longer have the desire to listen to it. It was literally the only album I was listening to for more than a month. Still, that’s temporary of course.
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I was like that when Crack the Skye came out. I would obsess over that album for months on end and now it's been years since I've put it on. I have yet to listen to the last 3 albums by these guys.
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Teardrinker Acoustic Version (https://youtu.be/ebNgcMwsUno)
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Teardrinker Acoustic Version (https://youtu.be/ebNgcMwsUno)
:tup :tup
That was bloody excellent. Not usually an acoustic fan but damn that was nice. Brent tears that whole thing up.
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Teardrinker Acoustic Version (https://youtu.be/ebNgcMwsUno)
:tup :tup
That was bloody excellent. Not usually an acoustic fan but damn that was nice. Brent tears that whole thing up.
Man, that was good.
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021. Unfortunately, the band hasn't been anywhere doable for my wife and I to see them on the tour. Actually, on the last couple tours.
I've only seen them once, on The Hunter tour, where they did a signing at a local record store and played a gig at a club later that evening. Great time. Killer photo with them, great show, etc.
Anyway, looks like they made a 90-minute film on the making of Hushed and Grim. I can't wait to watch this tonight.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-releases-90-minute-documentary-on-making-of-hushed-and-grim-album
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021. Unfortunately, the band hasn't been anywhere doable for my wife and I to see them on the tour. Actually, on the last couple tours.
I've only seen them once, on The Hunter tour, where they did a signing at a local record store and played a gig at a club later that evening. Great time. Killer photo with them, great show, etc.
Anyway, looks like they made a 90-minute film on the making of Hushed and Grim. I can't wait to watch this tonight.
https://blabbermouth.net/news/mastodon-releases-90-minute-documentary-on-making-of-hushed-and-grim-album
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Nice! I love a good documentary so will be sticking this on tonight too!
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Oh wow, this will be spectacular, will watch this on the weekend.
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Watched it last night with the Mrs. Without any spoilers...it's classic Mastodon. You get all the album info, and their usual brand of humor. :lol
Solid 90 minutes. But the fucking commercials on YouTube are annoying as hell.
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It is such a tragic album, yet they managed to make the documentary absolutely hilarious. Kudos to Mastodon. :metal
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Just finished watching it, and I loved it.
I remember watching the Emperor of Sand documentary and that really helped give me a greater appreciation for some of the songs.
I'll spin Hushed and Grim tomorrow, see how it hits.
One thing that sticks with me, whenever I watch these guys, is that I LOVE their dress sense/style. Mainly Brent and Brann, but also a bit of Bill. Their personality really comes out in how they dress themselves. They are an inspiration for me in many ways, clearly.
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021.
Wow!!
I don't get it.
There were so many great albums released in 2021.
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021.
Wow!!
I don't get it.
There were so many great albums released in 2021.
What were your favorites? 2021 was one of those rare years where there were a lot of good albums, but nothing that stuck out to me as being real "AOTY material".
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021.
Wow!!
I don't get it.
There were so many great albums released in 2021.
Still number 2 behind Senjutsu for me.
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I haven't listened to Hushed and Grim or Mastodon in many months, but the documentary made me want to spin H&G again!
I really loved Hushed and Grim, and it was probably my favorite album of 21!
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Yea it was my album of the year also, although I don't think it's their best by any means. Still a great album, it's just they have such a strong catalogue.
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021.
Wow!!
I don't get it.
There were so many great albums released in 2021.
What were your favorites? 2021 was one of those rare years where there were a lot of good albums, but nothing that stuck out to me as being real "AOTY material".
My faves of 2021?
Helloween-s/t
Flotsam & Jetsam-Blood In The Water
Iron Maiden-Senjutsu
Tribulation-When Gloom Becomes Sound
Dream Theater-A View From The Top Of The World
Seven Sisters-Shadow Of A Fallen Star Pt.1
Iotunn-Access All Worlds
Witherfall-The Curse Of Autum
Accept-Too Mean To Die
Michael Schenker-Immortal
Alice Cooper-Detroit Stories
Nahtram-Forest Of Eternal Dawn
Null-Hiraeth
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Hushed and Grim was my favorite album of 2021.
Wow!!
I don't get it.
There were so many great albums released in 2021.
I feel the same as you, but in the end, I know I'm just not a huge Mastadon fan compared to those who rate this album so highly. I like it, but it feels like it needs 4 songs cut for it to be rated higher for me.
I'm trying to figure out how I can make either the Trenton or Long Island on their current tour with Ghost and Spiritbox. That's a fantastic 3 band line up, but the dates/locations don't really work in my favor.
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I’m surprised the boys in Mastodon haven’t released a statement about all the crap with Scott Kelly. I imagine they’re gonna sever ties with him and never work with him again….maybe that’s why he wasn’t on HaG?
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I’m surprised the boys in Mastodon haven’t released a statement about all the crap with Scott Kelly. I imagine they’re gonna sever ties with him and never work with him again….maybe that’s why he wasn’t on HaG?
It's doubtable, but if he's a man of his word his musical career is finished anyway. I reckon he's been unreachable in recent years, to all and sundry.
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I’m surprised the boys in Mastodon haven’t released a statement about all the crap with Scott Kelly. I imagine they’re gonna sever ties with him and never work with him again….maybe that’s why he wasn’t on HaG?
If he has retired from music like he says then Mastodon have no option. You would hope though either way Mastodon would call it quits with him regardless.
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I’m surprised the boys in Mastodon haven’t released a statement about all the crap with Scott Kelly. I imagine they’re gonna sever ties with him and never work with him again….maybe that’s why he wasn’t on HaG?
It's doubtable, but if he's a man of his word his musical career is finished anyway. I reckon he's been unreachable in recent years, to all and sundry.
Should have read this first. Did I read something was brought to light in 2019? Mastodon might have decided early to not work with him, plus H&G was a personal album for them so made sense either way.
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The other guys in Neurosis found out about his behavior and kicked him out in 2019. Nothing was made public until recently. Scott sang on Fallen Torches on Medium Rarities and I would think Mastodon would have removed that song or at least his vocals if they were aware of it back then in 2020. They likely learned about it between the release of MR and the recording of H&G and didn’t invite him back for that record.
Just theorizing of course. We obviously don’t know for certain.
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Saw the show they did last night with Gojira in Concord, Calif. My second time seeing them, and first since 2012 on The Hunter tour. Man, have these guys progressed from the clubs. They played a heavy set (I'm guessing due to the pairing with Gojira) and they really put on a great show. They played a handful from Leviathan, just one from Crack the Skye (bummed about that) and a couple from the latest record, Hushed & Grim, which was a bit of a bummer too. Crack the Skye and Hushed & Grim are my two favorites by them, so sadly, they were underrepresented this time around. But that's okay. It was cool hearing seven songs from Leviathan and Blood Mountain.
They played 15 songs, total (setlist.fm has it wrong, they did not play Circle of Cysquatch). The cut the set a song short from the other night in Portland. Troy mentioned before "Blood and Thunder" that they had to make curfew (they have a show tonight in LA), so that was a bummer. Gojira did the same thing. They cut their set short by one song from Portland.
Interestingly, I thought this would be Mastodon's show, as they are closing the gigs. I was wrong. The crowd was really mostly there for Gojira. First time seeing them. I have Fortitude, and I like it. Seeing them live really pushed forward this thought, and my wife shared it - the drummer, as talented as he is, overplays. That's funny considering Brann Dailor from Mastodon's playing style. But while it works in Mastodon, and there's space to sing and breathe in the songs, for Gojira, I felt like their older stuff was a wall of sound. Talented guys, but way overplaying. Could be the old fogey in me, but I thought songs where they had some space in there to take a breath were much better.
For my wife and I, it was all about the mighty Mastodon though. When I saw them on The Hunter tour, it was in a 900-capacity club. No video, no spotlights (they played almost in the dark). Last night they had all the video, and had lights (and spotlights). What I also noticed, and loved, was just like 11 years ago, Mastodon was FULLY live. Every vocal was live, every effect was live (they brought on a keyboardist). Whereas Gojira, they had vocals piped in, as nobody else by the lead vocalist/guitarist sang. So there were instances he was singing with a vocal backing track. That's fine to me, to make up for layering, which is what they did it for. But I was really happy to see Mastodon going old school and playing completely live.
Anyway, a great double-bill. And anyone who is a fan, try to catch them. Tons of fun last night. Here are some videos:
Edit - the quality looks shitty on a couple. Not sure what's up. Sorry.
Gojira - Flying Whales - https://youtu.be/ggufrmBGZz0
Gojira - The Gift of Guilt - https://youtu.be/hUW9V4ABe_o
Mastodon - Divinations - https://youtu.be/brTfbuRis7A
Mastodon - Pushing the Tides - https://youtu.be/rPXecGg5iqQ
Mastodon - More Than I Could Chew - https://youtu.be/EAeqCK2eiWE
Mastodon - Blood and Thunder - https://youtu.be/vA7-MNk1mx0
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Didn't catch Lorna Shore?
I really want to see this tour in Coney Island
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Didn't catch Lorna Shore?
I really want to see this tour in Coney Island
When we got there, Lorna Shore was on stage, and we really didn't like what we heard. So we opted to wait in the merch line. As we got to our seats, they were literally thanking the crowd and went off stage. It actually worked out well for us. (No offense at all to those who are fans of theirs - just not our thing.)
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I, too, will see this tour today in Inglewood at The Forum. Will leave after work at 5 PM. I'm not fussed about the opener, so I'm in no rush as long as it doesn't take two hours to be stuck in that sweet Friday evening 405 traffic. No worries, I've already loaded up the playlist on what Mastodon is going to play. I took a listen to what Gojira was playing the other day, but haven't done the same with Mastodon and that will be the time killer for the drive.
I saw Mastodon at the Greek Theater back in 2019 with Coheed & Cambria and while the performance was solid, I don't think it was that memorable for me. It also hurts that the sound that day wasn't optimal and there was people in front of me talking about the songs throughout the entire set which affected my ability to hear the set. Maybe this time around, my impressions will be better.
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If Concord was any indication, if you want merch, get there early. The lines are looooooong.
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Didn't catch Lorna Shore?
I really want to see this tour in Coney Island
When we got there, Lorna Shore was on stage, and we really didn't like what we heard. So we opted to wait in the merch line. As we got to our seats, they were literally thanking the crowd and went off stage. It actually worked out well for us. (No offense at all to those who are fans of theirs - just not our thing.)
I don't really like them myself, it's too extreme for my tastes, but that singer is something else that may be worth watching (until you can't take it anymore :lol). I saw them last year and wasn't into them, but everyone I spoke to at that show was floored by the vocalist and I've seen a lot of youtube videos about him (like they put a camera down his throat to see how he can scream like that).
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Interestingly, I thought this would be Mastodon's show, as they are closing the gigs. I was wrong. The crowd was really mostly there for Gojira. First time seeing them. I have Fortitude, and I like it. Seeing them live really pushed forward this thought, and my wife shared it - the drummer, as talented as he is, overplays. That's funny considering Brann Dailor from Mastodon's playing style. But while it works in Mastodon, and there's space to sing and breathe in the songs, for Gojira, I felt like their older stuff was a wall of sound. Talented guys, but way overplaying. Could be the old fogey in me, but I thought songs where they had some space in there to take a breath were much better.
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Anyway, a great double-bill. And anyone who is a fan, try to catch them. Tons of fun last night.
If it's similar to what they did with Opeth, they might alternate nights on who closes out the night. Glad you enjoyed the show though, they definitely put up a good show, and I can't wait for the August show.
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Yeah, the show was outstanding, and it was packed too. The crowd was REALLY into Gojira, as I said. Massive pit. People going nuts. I mean, Mastodon had the crowd riled up too, it just took longer. When they closed with Blood and Thunder, the crowd was just as insane as they were for Gojira.
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Didn't catch Lorna Shore?
I really want to see this tour in Coney Island
When we got there, Lorna Shore was on stage, and we really didn't like what we heard. So we opted to wait in the merch line. As we got to our seats, they were literally thanking the crowd and went off stage. It actually worked out well for us. (No offense at all to those who are fans of theirs - just not our thing.)
I don't really like them myself, it's too extreme for my tastes, but that singer is something else that may be worth watching (until you can't take it anymore :lol). I saw them last year and wasn't into them, but everyone I spoke to at that show was floored by the vocalist and I've seen a lot of youtube videos about him (like they put a camera down his throat to see how he can scream like that).
That would be my thought - I like some of the music, but seeing that guy perform would be a highlight of their set. He seems very highly regarded as a growler.
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I'm really in the mood to crank some 'Don today. I think it's because I've been seeing lots of footage on reddit from their current co-headline tour with Gojira. It's also a little to do with compiling my top 25 drummers list... because Brann.
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
Yea, this much is true. I really want to see them live, as I think I've only caught them twice before. Their setlists on the current tour are really good, and they are generally opening with The Wolf is Loose :metal
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
Yea, this much is true. I really want to see them live, as I think I've only caught them twice before. Their setlists on the current tour are really good, and they are generally opening with The Wolf is Loose :metal
Just had a look. Followed up with Crystal Skull! :metal
So much old stuff, even Mother Puncher and Fire Ants. Wow! Only 2 from the new album too. Interesting.
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
Yea, this much is true. I really want to see them live, as I think I've only caught them twice before. Their setlists on the current tour are really good, and they are generally opening with The Wolf is Loose :metal
Just had a look. Followed up with Crystal Skull! :metal
So much old stuff, even Mother Puncher and Fire Ants. Wow! Only 2 from the new album too. Interesting.
I know right, a hell of a set. As much as I'd like to hear Jaguar God and Gigantium, you can't knock this set.
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
Ahmen.
While I was working on my son's Jeep this weekend, I took my bluetooth speaker out in the driveway and fired up Blood Mountain. After a few songs, I noticed my son was just standing there staring at me.
"What, too radical of music for you, boy?" I said.
He shook his head, "No, it's just I can see why my friends are all jealous of my dad."
Mastodon for the cool dad win!! :lol
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
Ahmen.
While I was working on my son's Jeep this weekend, I took my bluetooth speaker out in the driveway and fired up Blood Mountain. After a few songs, I noticed my son was just standing there staring at me.
"What, too radical of music for you, boy?" I said.
He shook his head, "No, it's just I can see why my friends are all jealous of my dad."
Mastodon for the cool dad win!! :lol
I aspire to be that cool!
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It's simply never a bad time to spin some Mastodon.
Ahmen.
While I was working on my son's Jeep this weekend, I took my bluetooth speaker out in the driveway and fired up Blood Mountain. After a few songs, I noticed my son was just standing there staring at me.
"What, too radical of music for you, boy?" I said.
He shook his head, "No, it's just I can see why my friends are all jealous of my dad."
Mastodon for the cool dad win!! :lol
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Anyone caught Mastodon and Gojira on the current tour? They're playing near me in a few weeks, but logistically it will be tricky for me to get there on time. I want to make it work.
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Anyone caught Mastodon and Gojira on the current tour? They're playing near me in a few weeks, but logistically it will be tricky for me to get there on time. I want to make it work.
Wrong continent, but I absolutely would given the chance.
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Anyone caught Mastodon and Gojira on the current tour? They're playing near me in a few weeks, but logistically it will be tricky for me to get there on time. I want to make it work.
Seeing them this coming Saturday. This would be my 5th(maybe 6th?) time seeing them and they do not disappoint.
Though if I'm being honest, I'm more excited for Gojira since I've never seen them live.
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I saw the tour earlier this year. It's really good. I had never seen Gojira. I am glad I did. Not sure I need to see them again, but I see why people love them. Mastodon's set was great.
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Had to miss the Richmond show a few months ago, unfortunately. Randy Blythe from Lamb of God came out and did a song with Gojira, and later Joe from Gojira did the bridge to Blood and Thunder.
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I think I'm just going to buy a ticket and make it work. Show is on a Sunday night. I'll be camping with the family that weekend about 3 hours from home. So I just need to leave early enough to get home, drop off the family and unload the car, then drive 45 minutes to the show by 7:00. Should be possible if I plan.
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I think I'm just going to buy a ticket and make it work. Show is on a Sunday night. I'll be camping with the family that weekend about 3 hours from home. So I just need to leave early enough to get home, drop off the family and unload the car, then drive 45 minutes to the show by 7:00. Should be possible if I plan.
Killer show yesterday, so highly recommend it. Hope you can make it work. The setlist was pretty good (for my taste at least), just a good mixed of songs, which included one that I was not expecting :metal :metal
Gojira was good as well, but I thought their sound mix could've been better, the bass was overpowering other instruments. Also their setlist started out really strong, but kind of ended on a not-so-strong note, but still enjoyable set :metal
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Just looking through the recent set and it's an incredible looking set of songs. The amount of old stuff is super surprising. I wonder if that's possibly an indication of some heavier stuff with the next album?
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I did pick up a ticket. It's at an outdoor venue so hopefully the rain stays away. Feels like it's been raining every day here lately.
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Just looking through the recent set and it's an incredible looking set of songs. The amount of old stuff is super surprising. I wonder if that's possibly an indication of some heavier stuff with the next album?
That setlist is some serious :metal
I´m totally in for some heavier stuff though Hushed & Grim is among my favorite albums.
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They’re playing lots of Blood Mountain right? That’s the dream.
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Just looking through the recent set and it's an incredible looking set of songs. The amount of old stuff is super surprising. I wonder if that's possibly an indication of some heavier stuff with the next album?
It may have to do with Mastodon performing between Gojira and Lorna Shore. They probably chose a set list that fans of those bands may be more interested in.
I think I'm just going to buy a ticket and make it work. Show is on a Sunday night. I'll be camping with the family that weekend about 3 hours from home. So I just need to leave early enough to get home, drop off the family and unload the car, then drive 45 minutes to the show by 7:00. Should be possible if I plan.
Killer show yesterday, so highly recommend it. Hope you can make it work. The setlist was pretty good (for my taste at least), just a good mixed of songs, which included one that I was not expecting :metal :metal
Gojira was good as well, but I thought their sound mix could've been better, the bass was overpowering other instruments. Also their setlist started out really strong, but kind of ended on a not-so-strong note, but still enjoyable set :metal
I wish I was able to go to the show last Saturday
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Just looking through the recent set and it's an incredible looking set of songs. The amount of old stuff is super surprising. I wonder if that's possibly an indication of some heavier stuff with the next album?
It may have to do with Mastodon performing between Gojira and Lorna Shore. They probably chose a set list that fans of those bands may be more interested in.
That was my thought as well. Personally, I love the direction Mastodon has gone in. I love Blood Mountain as a record. But Hushed and Grim and Crack the Skye are the pinnacles for me personally in their catalog. Can be heavy as hell, but they use mood so, so well. I knew I wouldn't get a ton of moody stuff this time around given who they were playing with. But I hope on future tours they still play a good chunk of Hushed and Grim. They didn't play near me on that tour, and I was so disappointed.
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That was my thought as well. Personally, I love the direction Mastodon has gone in. I love Blood Mountain as a record. But Hushed and Grim and Crack the Skye are the pinnacles for me personally in their catalog. Can be heavy as hell, but they use mood so, so well. I knew I wouldn't get a ton of moody stuff this time around given who they were playing with. But I hope on future tours they still play a good chunk of Hushed and Grim. They didn't play near me on that tour, and I was so disappointed.
Agree with a lot of this - Crack the Skye is my favorite Mastodon, and Hushed and Grim was such a pleasant surprise. Not that I dislike any Mastodon record, but neither Once More nor Emperor of Sand truly hit me the way others did and, as you say, H&G managed to deliver many of those "emotional" moments that I felt were missing in their recent output. The "mood" amidst the heavy, precisely.
That said, if I look at the whole discography, I would still probably rank Leviathan and Blood Mountain right after Crack the Skye. But H&G is not too far behind, and I certainly didn't expect that when it came out.
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Gojira was good as well, but I thought their sound mix could've been better, the bass was overpowering other instruments.
It was the opposite for me at the Boston show last night. Gojira's sound was great but Mastodon's was terrible. The drums and guitars were super muddy. And I have no idea what their touring keyboardist was even doing on 90% of the songs. :lol
Setlist spoiler: Very happy they busted out March Of The Fire Ants, that kicked ass. :metal
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Saw the show in Minnesota last night. Not my ideal setlist from Madtodon, but I get they were going for heavier for this tour. Would have loved to hear more from Hushed and Grim which I think is a pretty brilliant album. I'll echo was someone else said about Mastodon's sound not being as good as Gojira's. I thought their screensaver projections weren't great either. I preferred Gojira's light and video shows by a long shot. I love Mastodon a lot, but unfortunately I don't think they're a great live band. They're pretty tight instrumentally, but vocally I think they've got some work to do. Troy is pretty spot on. Brent is kind of a mess, particularly on the clean vocals. Brann is decent and I'll cut him some slack since he's playing the drums. Still a lot of fun to see them play though. I wish I were more into Gojira. They're one of those bands that I want to like more than I actually like. They put on a good show though.
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I'm seeing this show this week. I'm really looking forward to it!
I notice y'all aren't talking much about Lorna Shore. Did any of you watch their set, how was it? I'm tempted to skip it...deathcore isn't my bag, really. The young crowd seems to think it's super-keen that the vocalist can make a giant bullfrog sound--they call it brooootal! I actually laughed myself sick when I heard it.
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I'm seeing this show this week. I'm really looking forward to it!
I notice y'all aren't talking much about Lorna Shore. Did any of you watch their set, how was it? I'm tempted to skip it...deathcore isn't my bag, really. The young crowd seems to think it's super-keen that the vocalist can make a giant bullfrog sound--they call it brooootal! I actually laughed myself sick when I heard it.
They're not really my thing. I saw the set and was ready for it to be over after the second song.
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I saw Mastodon on their tour in Europe last year but the sound wasn't all that great.
I suspected them of just using the in-house mix engineer because every time Brent Hinds had a solo, it was only audible after 5-10 seconds. It was like this guy didn't know the music at all. Also, zero reverb or delay on the vocals, really weird. Stage-wise, they only had a backdrop and for the rest they used the house lights. Which is understandable as it's overseas for them, but still. It felt a bit dry all in all.
Gojira on the other hand, always have amazing sound live.
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I'm seeing this show this week. I'm really looking forward to it!
I notice y'all aren't talking much about Lorna Shore. Did any of you watch their set, how was it? I'm tempted to skip it...deathcore isn't my bag, really. The young crowd seems to think it's super-keen that the vocalist can make a giant bullfrog sound--they call it brooootal! I actually laughed myself sick when I heard it.
They're not really my thing. I saw the set and was ready for it to be over after the second song.
I got there about halfway through Lorna Shore. Not my thing musically at all. They had good energy and crowd seemed to be into it though.
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Saw the show last night, and I loved it! The set list was unrelenting though. My son (who isn't as familiar with Mastodon as I am) got a bit fatigued about 2/3rds through their set. I wouldn't have minded it if they would have thrown in a few mid strength songs too. Steambreather was about as tame as it got. :lol Their stage show wasn't bad but wasn't up to par with the other times I've seen them. Troy and Brent sang great. Bran struggled a bit, but that's to be expected when he's basically doing rapid fills for an hour and a half.
Gojira was fantastic and easily had a better stage presentation and crowd engagement. I really like how they don't have a manufactured heavy image, the music does the talking. I mean, these guys look like upper-middle-class 30 somethings that you would bump into at the grocery store. No piercings, no tattoos, no weird clothes, just heavy rock with lights, screen images, and pyrotechnics that really fit the song they were playing at the time. I'm a fan!
The concert wasn't well attended either. There were half as many people there as for Ghost just a few weeks earlier. That surprised me. So did the amount of people who left after Lorna Shore, and then again after Gojira. I'd guess the audience thinned by 500 - 1000 people by the time Mastodon started playing. Strange for a Friday night, I thought.
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I got the sense at the MN show that the majority was there to see Gojira (who played last) and there was a not insignificant number of people there only to see Lorna Shore. The people nest to me left after their set was done.