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Mastodon appreciation: the best band on earth | 'Once More 'Round The Sun' out now
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The Ocean was formed in Berlin and is now a mix of german and swiss musicians.
VindicatorZ
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Well thanks to this thread, I've been checking out the entire Mastodon discography for a few days. I fucking LOVE THEM.
I'm definitely not a hardcore metal listener. But I do love alot of these songs.
I found the first two albums, Remission and Leviathan hard to get into at first. I was a little meh to them at first even though they sounded rocking.
But then Blood Mountain hit the spot for me. More melodic, more complex. I loved Sleeping Giant. Circle of Cysquatch. Colony of Birchmen. This Mortal Soil. Fucking Wolf is Loose is incredible. I really liked it right away.
Crack the Skye took me awhile. It was dark and moody and took a couple of listens to really take hold of me. But fucking WOW, once it did, this album is incredible. Divinations and Oblivion blew me away. The Csar is fantastic. Ghosts of Karelia gave me chills. And then I finally sat through The Baron. It absolutely slayed me. What an album!
And then The Hunter. All I had read about it was everybody bitching about it. I was expecting a complete turn from the earlier material. Not so at all! The Hunter is fucking great! I think it may even have my favorite songs. Stargasm, Dry Bone Valley, Bedazzled Fingernails, Spectrelight, The Hunter, The Sparrow, Curl of the Burl. I fucking love them all! Yes they are way more melodic than before, and I LOVE it.
And now I'm kind of trying to enjoy the earlier stuff. I've been watching videos of them live, and I fucking love March of the Fire Ants, Blood and Thunder, Megalodon, Iron Tusk. I'm sure many other songs will continue to grow on me.
So all in all, thanks for the thread. Mastodon has a new fan! Looking forward to the new album!
I'm definitely not a hardcore metal listener. But I do love alot of these songs.
I found the first two albums, Remission and Leviathan hard to get into at first. I was a little meh to them at first even though they sounded rocking.
But then Blood Mountain hit the spot for me. More melodic, more complex. I loved Sleeping Giant. Circle of Cysquatch. Colony of Birchmen. This Mortal Soil. Fucking Wolf is Loose is incredible. I really liked it right away.
Crack the Skye took me awhile. It was dark and moody and took a couple of listens to really take hold of me. But fucking WOW, once it did, this album is incredible. Divinations and Oblivion blew me away. The Csar is fantastic. Ghosts of Karelia gave me chills. And then I finally sat through The Baron. It absolutely slayed me. What an album!
And then The Hunter. All I had read about it was everybody bitching about it. I was expecting a complete turn from the earlier material. Not so at all! The Hunter is fucking great! I think it may even have my favorite songs. Stargasm, Dry Bone Valley, Bedazzled Fingernails, Spectrelight, The Hunter, The Sparrow, Curl of the Burl. I fucking love them all! Yes they are way more melodic than before, and I LOVE it.
And now I'm kind of trying to enjoy the earlier stuff. I've been watching videos of them live, and I fucking love March of the Fire Ants, Blood and Thunder, Megalodon, Iron Tusk. I'm sure many other songs will continue to grow on me.
So all in all, thanks for the thread. Mastodon has a new fan! Looking forward to the new album!
Green Wiggly
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Mastodon, along with High on Fire and The Sword consume most of my listening time these days, absolutely love the evolution of their albums so far. I didn't think they could top Crack the Skye, but The Hunter has really grown on me.
Good shit.
Good shit.
Reading this post makes me so happy. Another convert. If you're not into metal I can imagine the early stuff being a bit harder to get into, but it grows on you.
Mastodon is a great 'gateway' band. I started listening to a lot of other metal because of them. Tip, VindicatorZ and other new fans: try out Baroness' Blue Album now. Pretty sure you'll love that as well.
A little taste
I've been on a Remission binge as of late. Fire Ants still is a kick to the teeth after a ton of listens. And the random blues lick in the middle of Crusher Destroyer... God I love this band.
Got recommended High on Fire in the metal thread, which is now my 2nd favorite metal band. Matt Pike = legend.
Hell yes. I can't count the number of times I've listened to their albums in my car. One time I sang/yelled through everything on CtS, headbanging included. People that saw me driving by probably thought I was nuts.
The Main Event
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You were right man, listened to it a couple of times already. There's just something amazing about listening to black metal during a gloomy autumn day. The album is a masterpiece. How are the other ones compare to it? I still buy physical but since they're so hard to find in store I'm relying on iTunes. Might go ahead and grab Crimson II...
Andrew Korenchkin
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Damn, not sure honestly. I've been trying to find more like it in the genre, but this one is quite special. I haven't heard anything else from them, but I'm going to give Crimson II a shot as well.
I listen to loads of metal and don't really get the Mastodon hype~
Around the time of their first 3 albums Boris was putting out similar stuff but so much better. Boris now is like an unrelated genre though
Give these a try:
Boris - Heavy Rocks (the first one, they released a completely different album in 2011 also called Heavy Rocks. Fans call it Heavy Rocks 2 usually)
Boris - Pink
They put out so much stuff though and a load of it is b-sides so it's sort of hard to navigate if you actually want to hear good stuff. I think Pink is probably the most accessible if you're looking for something hard and fast, their earlier stuff is much sludgier and their later stuff is just them doing whatever they feel like. Like a Jpop song next to a death metal song it's weird.
Sleep - Dopesmoker
Pretty much the album that gave birth to this entire genre, although it's the same guy as High on Fire so you probably know about it
Acid Bath - When the Kite String pops
The band only released 2 albums before the guitarist died in a car crash but the first one was awesome
Off the top of my head
Booker Dewitt
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Been a fan since like 2005, Leviathan is still my favorite, mostly just because of how consistent the theme of that album is. Saw them live when they were touring with Against Me for Blood Mountain, first concert actually, it was pretty great despite each band took like an hour to set up. They use to do a great The Bit cover, looking at youtube apparently they can't pull of the vocals like they used too.
Enjoyed Blood Mountain, and I appreciate Crack The Skye's ambition, even if the songs where they don't go for broke kind of drag, I.E.Ghost of Karelia and Crack the Skye. Both ten minute plus songs though, great. EDIT: Think I meant Quintessance.
The Hunter though, can't stand that album. Besides Curl of the Burl, Blasteroid and The Hunter, don't enjoy any of the tracks, and two of those have massive caveats. Curl of the Burl feels a half step two fast, like they had a perfect stoner metal riff and decided to speed it up...cuz yea. And Blasteroid, talk about just doing something completely different and being great at it, till they get cold feet and include that blood-curdling scream and "metalness," gross.
Also, I second any recommendation of Acid Bath.
Enjoyed Blood Mountain, and I appreciate Crack The Skye's ambition, even if the songs where they don't go for broke kind of drag, I.E.
The Hunter though, can't stand that album. Besides Curl of the Burl, Blasteroid and The Hunter, don't enjoy any of the tracks, and two of those have massive caveats. Curl of the Burl feels a half step two fast, like they had a perfect stoner metal riff and decided to speed it up...cuz yea. And Blasteroid, talk about just doing something completely different and being great at it, till they get cold feet and include that blood-curdling scream and "metalness," gross.
Also, I second any recommendation of Acid Bath.
VindicatorZ
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Does nobody like the song "The Sparrow?" I find that song fucking beautiful, and the solo is incredible.
And the rest of The Hunter, I really love Stargasm, Dry Bone Valley, and Spectrelight among others.
The bolded sounds terrible to me, but I'll check out that Pink album. I've heard of Boris before (lot of fans here on gaf I think?), but I didn't know they made sludge/stoner stuff
Yes I know Sleep, big fan of course
Never heard of Acid Bath, will give that album a listen.
bump time!
Listen to High Road, first song from Once More Around The Sun.
I think it sounds pretty damn good
Listen to High Road, first song from Once More Around The Sun.
I think it sounds pretty damn good
VindicatorZ
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Wow, yeah.
FloppyDelux
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They are also on tour with Gojira and Kvelertak ( both awesome bands BTW) I plan on going to the Seattle show
J-Roderton
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I have Blood Mountain, Crack The Skye, and The Hunter. I remember seeing Blood Mountain at the record store and picked up a copy just based on how sick the album art was. I got hooked. Listened to them on the way to work today.
FloppyDelux
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Get Leviathan + Live At The Aragon( DVD) when you get a chance. .
And Remission! Fire Ants, Mother Puncher, Workhorse,... Awesome album.
HokieHavok
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The Sparrow is one of my favorite Mastodon tracks. Love the lyric: pursue happiness ... with diligence.
perryfarrell
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MY MAN!!!
Amazing band & blows pretty much all metal out of the water.
(Best album: Leviathan. Best song from that album: Seabeast.)
I have one serious issue with their last couple albums, tho. Their mastering and sound is just so awful. They are an unfortunate victim in the loudness-wars. Very harsh, overcompressed sound that sucks all dynamics out of the recording and that makes listening to it so tiring. The way The Hunter was mastered... it's just utter shit.
Amazing band & blows pretty much all metal out of the water.
(Best album: Leviathan. Best song from that album: Seabeast.)
I have one serious issue with their last couple albums, tho. Their mastering and sound is just so awful. They are an unfortunate victim in the loudness-wars. Very harsh, overcompressed sound that sucks all dynamics out of the recording and that makes listening to it so tiring. The way The Hunter was mastered... it's just utter shit.
VindicatorZ
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I'm a little ehhh to that new single though. Kind of a generic riff, decent chorus. The song is merely ok. I expect bigger things from the album.
Hobbestetrician
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Oh yes! Great track, didn't realize a new album was on the horizon. Consider me hyped.
And to add, Leviathan is their best.
Lionheart1827
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Read up on the background of that song, pretty thoughtful stuff.
Also the Sparrow is referenced in the song The Hunter.(read up on that song too)
Darth Pinche
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Let's not forget one of their best : I'll Cut You up with a Linoleum Knife / Open to the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie
SpartanForce
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Amazing new song.
CheesecakeRecipe
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Used to use this one as a warm up for whenever I was about to start streaming. So good.
Loving the shit out of this new single. Instantly got more of that Crack the Skye vibe from the opening guitar. Hopefully we don't have too much longer to wait uuuuuuughhh
J-Roderton
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr9_e4ySRYA
This video they did with Adult Swim is great. Sorry if it's already posted.
This video they did with Adult Swim is great. Sorry if it's already posted.
Blood Mountain > Remission > Leviathan > Crack the Skye > The Hunter
for me of course. found out about them from rock band actually, since a lot of metal isnt played on Canadian radio. been a hardcore fan ever since.
also: seen them live twice, once with opeth, once with dethklok. wish they would come back to vancouver
for me of course. found out about them from rock band actually, since a lot of metal isnt played on Canadian radio. been a hardcore fan ever since.
also: seen them live twice, once with opeth, once with dethklok. wish they would come back to vancouver
Secks4Food
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I love Mastodon, gonna see them a few weeks with Gojira and Kvelertak (soooo stoked).
Buuut I think "High Road" is a supremely unexciting track. I really like Troy's higher vocals, but the song writing is disappointingly basic and straightforward; the drums are especially lacking in any sort of rad fills and the main riffs are lackluster by any standard, especially that of Mastodon. It's one of the more radio-friendly and lame songs they've ever done; hopefully the rest of the album is better.
Buuut I think "High Road" is a supremely unexciting track. I really like Troy's higher vocals, but the song writing is disappointingly basic and straightforward; the drums are especially lacking in any sort of rad fills and the main riffs are lackluster by any standard, especially that of Mastodon. It's one of the more radio-friendly and lame songs they've ever done; hopefully the rest of the album is better.
I'm a big fan of Baroness too. Their sound is definitely similar to Mastodon but they're a great band in their own right. I really like the color theme they have going with their albums too. Each color has a distinct sound, and the artwork on each album is really beautiful.
I need to check out the new Mastodon track.
TOP SHOTTA
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Just popping in to say I love the new song 'High Road'. Leviathan is my favorite metal album of all time, second only to Slayer's South of Heaven. Seeing Mastodon live is life changing. Love hearing Brann sing like this. They are just such an awesome band. I think it is cool to switch up who is the lead singer. They are really evolving well over time.
Thing on a Spring
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Saw them in Belfast when they were touring for Blood Mountain. Awesome live band. Their tour t-shirts weren't of the highest quality though. Two washes and I was left with a plain grey t-shirt.
Bobs Big Boy
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Need to listen more. They're top tier.
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