Mastodon

Raust · 07-29-2010, 07:52 PM

Mastodon is one of my favorite metal bands that's out now. There latest release "Crack the Skye" is there best album to date IMO. Much more progressive sounding then there previous albums and cleaner vocals and a trippy story to boot.

~~hissundaygirl09.~~ · 07-29-2010, 08:42 PM

only heard 1 song from them

Alfred · 07-29-2010, 09:53 PM

Been pretty obsessed with them in the past two months. Blood Mountain is boss, but all of the albums are great in their own ways.

Shampoo · 07-31-2010, 04:31 AM

Amazing band. I saw them live a few months ago, they were great.

Sljslj · 07-31-2010, 06:07 AM

Mastodon's one of the few bands that I enjoy absolutely everything they've ever made.

Zer0 · 08-07-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Alfred

Been pretty obsessed with them in the past two months. Blood Mountain is boss, but all of the albums are great in their own ways.

Blood Mountain is an album i must go back and listen to, i haven't played it in a few years and i really enjoyed it when it was released. I even have a Blood Mountain t-shirt

. I never really warmed up to Crack The Skye though, even though they had progressed as a band and as composers, that intensity and heaviness that made the band appeal to me in the first place was almost gone. I liked that album the first few times i listened to it but i grew sick of it quickly and haven't listened to it since.

Alfred · 08-07-2010, 04:58 PM

Yeah, I think they really hit the nail on the head with Blood Mountain. It's more melodic and layered than their earlier work but it still maintains the heaviness and aggression.

SATCHMO · 08-07-2010, 05:03 PM

So it surprises me that there's not been much talk of the Jonah Hex Movie soundtrack that Mastodon released about a month ago. 4 songs, completely instrumental. Just had a listen and it's really good, but definitely a lot more subdued and atmospheric given the fact that it's an actual film score. Anyone who's interested hit me up.

Zer0 · 08-07-2010, 05:15 PM

Blood Mountain is probably their most complete album, it has a better flow and consistency than Remission and Leviathan. It really feels like you're on a journey going up Blood Mountain and meeting all these obstacles along the way. I love the really weird and different vibes the album has in places, like in 'Bladecatcher' and 'Sleeping Giant', it gives the album a real sense of depth.

Leviathan would be my next favourite, it just feels huge and completely bad-ass. It was also my first Mastodon album.

Yeah i heard that they soundtracked a film but i wasn't really too pushed to investigate it. Wouldn't mind a link though.

Alfred · 08-07-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by SATCHMO

So it surprises me that there's not been much talk of the Jonah Hex Movie soundtrack that Mastodon released about a month ago. 4 songs, completely instrumental. Just had a listen and it's really good, but definitely a lot more subdued and atmospheric given the fact that it's an actual film score. Anyone who's interested hit me up.

It's pretty cool to hear them do something like that, but I like Mastodon with vocals waaay more than instrumental Mastodon.

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Originally Posted by Zero1986

Blood Mountain is probably their most complete album, it has a better flow and consistency than Remissionand Leviathan. It really feels like you're on a journey going up Blood Mountain and meeting all these obstacles along the way. I love the really weird and different vibes the album has in places, like in 'Bladecatcher' and 'Sleeping Giant', it gives the album a real sense of depth.

Leviathan would be my next favourite, it just feels huge and completely bad-ass. It was also my first Mastodon album.

I'm not sure whether I like Leviathan or Crack The Skye more. Crack The Skye has awesome melodies and a pretty interesting theme, but a raw, sludgy album about sea creatures is pretty hard to beat.

07-29-2010, 09:53 PM	#193 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Been pretty obsessed with them in the past two months. Blood Mountain is boss, but all of the albums are great in their own ways. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

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Sljslj The Omniscient Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Reno, Nevada, USA Posts: 998	Mastodon's one of the few bands that I enjoy absolutely everything they've ever made. __________________ MY LYRICS

08-07-2010, 04:58 PM	#197 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Yeah, I think they really hit the nail on the head with Blood Mountain. It's more melodic and layered than their earlier work but it still maintains the heaviness and aggression. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

08-07-2010, 05:15 PM	#199 (permalink)
Zer0 ∞ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 3,792	Blood Mountain is probably their most complete album, it has a better flow and consistency than Remission and Leviathan. It really feels like you're on a journey going up Blood Mountain and meeting all these obstacles along the way. I love the really weird and different vibes the album has in places, like in 'Bladecatcher' and 'Sleeping Giant', it gives the album a real sense of depth. Leviathan would be my next favourite, it just feels huge and completely bad-ass. It was also my first Mastodon album. Yeah i heard that they soundtracked a film but i wasn't really too pushed to investigate it. Wouldn't mind a link though. __________________ Last FM \| RYM \| The Final Sound

07-29-2010, 07:52 PM	#191 (permalink)
Raust Music Addict Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,411	Mastodon is one of my favorite metal bands that's out now. There latest release "Crack the Skye" is there best album to date IMO. Much more progressive sounding then there previous albums and cleaner vocals and a trippy story to boot.

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~~hissundaygirl09.~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: so cal/arizona Posts: 35	only heard 1 song from them

07-31-2010, 04:31 AM	#194 (permalink)
Shampoo Groupie Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 24	Amazing band. I saw them live a few months ago, they were great.

08-07-2010, 05:03 PM	#198 (permalink)
SATCHMO Al Dente Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 4,708	So it surprises me that there's not been much talk of the Jonah Hex Movie soundtrack that Mastodon released about a month ago. 4 songs, completely instrumental. Just had a listen and it's really good, but definitely a lot more subdued and atmospheric given the fact that it's an actual film score. Anyone who's interested hit me up.