Mastodon is totally kicking my ass right about now

Odin

I've heard of them, but never gave them a listen until recently. All I can say is........My God, does this band rock! I wish I had gotten into them earlier. Anyone else like Mastodon or are they too metal for this forum?

Odin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-e5jANOe_0

Now THAT is what rock is supposed to sound like!

Anon

i saw them open for Clutch on the Remission tour and bought their album at the show. enjoyed it. Leviathan is probably my favorite record by them. Blood Mountain is good but... i don't know. i prefer Leviathan.

might be a tad too metal for this forum but who cares.

Odin

It's nice to see another fan on this forum.....didn't think anyone would respond. Mastodon is boss. Undoubtedly a breath of fresh air in the post-Pantera metal world. Brann’s drumming skills are godly, the technical skill of the guitarists is incredible, their time signature changes reminds me of Dream Theater’s, they incorporate 'groove' into their sound (which is appealing to me), and they don’t overdo the screaming like a lot of metal bands these days. They’re just an incredible band……complex but still rock hard…..so hard that, after hearing Capillarian Crest for the first time, I felt like my head was going to snap off! Sleeping Giant is another masterpiece in my opinion. I ordered both Leviathan and Blood Mountain today and can’t wait for the CDs to arrive!

I’m glad that someone recommended them to me at a concert last night. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have bothered to check them out. I would have killed to have seen them with Clutch, another one of my favourites.

glasshouse

greatest band i've discovered this year.
Leviathan inspired me to read moby dick.
blood mountain and leviathan are 2 gems
absolutely stunning band

Binaural

If you're going to check them out live try and catch them at a solo gig, their sound is so dense that they suffer live when it's not their gig I think because the priority is the sound of the headliner. Saw them support TOOL last year and they sounded awful, caught them in a club in belfast and they were crystal (Skull) <

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intodeep

I love mastodon.

Odin

Hey, does anyone post on Mastodon's forum? I just joined and am unable to log in despite entering in the correct username/password. And no, I didn't forget to activate my account. Did this happen to anyone else after they signed up?

Odin

glasshouse wrote:

Leviathan inspired me to read moby dick.

...which is a lot better than having a 50-question exam inspire you to read Moby Dick. Great -- albeit long -- book... probably my favourite from high school.

Odin

Binaural wrote:

If you're going to check them out live try and catch them at a solo gig, their sound is so dense that they suffer live when it's not their gig I think because the priority is the sound of the headliner. Saw them support TOOL last year and they sounded awful, caught them in a club in belfast and they were crystal (Skull) <

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Reminds me of Big Business, who were way better in a smaller venue than in a half-empty arena.

intodeep

Odin wrote:

Hey, does anyone post on Mastodon's forum? I just joined and am unable to log in despite entering in the correct username/password. And no, I didn't forget to activate my account. Did this happen to anyone else after they signed up?

i do post there on occasion. it is pretty slow though. i did not experience that problem when i signed up but it was quite some time ago.

glasshouse

Odin wrote:

Hey, does anyone post on Mastodon's forum? I just joined and am unable to log in despite entering in the correct username/password. And no, I didn't forget to activate my account. Did this happen to anyone else after they signed up?

Raises hand

Odin

Still don't have access to their forum and still haven't been added as a friend on Myspace. WTF?!?!?!? Pearl Jam (a much bigger band) added me right away.

glasshouse

forget about that message board ~ post with the family and spin some mastodon

Odin

I still think it kinda sucks. When I get home from work, I will try to create a new account and see if that works. I wonder if it's my reputation on other bands' forums.....two being from the same city from where Mastodon hails.....both I have been permanently banned from.

DaytimeDilemma

here, here

pjfan85

I got into them after I heard Jeff Ament say he liked them in an interview. They're really good.

DaytimeDilemma

pjfan85 wrote:

I got into them after I heard Jeff Ament say he liked them in an interview. They're really good.

Dude...do you happen to have a link to said interview!!!!

Odin

3/23/08 Update: Mastodon is still kicking my ass. Anyone know when the new album is supposed to come out?

MagnusonPark82

If you like Mastodon, you might also want to check out Baroness.

Odin

http://forums.pearljam.com/showthread.php?t=269206

transplant

MagnusonPark82 wrote:

If you like Mastodon, you might also want to check out Baroness.

and if you like both, you may want to grab the new Meshuggah - ObZen.

intodeep

DaytimeDilemma wrote:

Dude...do you happen to have a link to said interview!!!!

I want to say it was in a rolling stone. Like the back page where they ask an artist to list their 5 current favorite albums or something and jeff mentioned mastodon.

I think he also likes isis (could be wrong but i thought i read he was digging them as well)

Yeah Mastodon & Baroness are both great bands. Kylesa is another interesting metal band from Georgia. I don't think they are as good as mastodon or baroness but they are pretty good.