Blood Mountain - Mastodon

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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    These guys will be on Conan November 1st.

    Rumor has it Max Weinberg's son is a big fan and that is a big reason they got the invite on the show.
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  • alobar
    alobar Posts: 310
    transplant wrote:
    the CD is basically flawless. this will be considered borderline metal masterpiece in 5 years.


    after endlesss listens to this I'd have to agree. I'm absoluelty blown away by this album. Circle of Cysquatch is brilliant. Sleeping Giant is a close second and of course, Pendulous Skin is amazing too.
    "I wanna believe in the mercy of the world again."

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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    I saw them at the Masquarade in Atlanta on Saturday night. Any fans of the band should really check them out live. This is my second time seeing them and they are awesome live. The crowd was good packed house everyone rocking out. Here is their setlist:

    Iron Tusk
    March of the Fire Ants
    Circle Cysquatch
    Where Strides the Behemoth
    Mother Puncher
    Aqua Dementia
    Sleeping Giant
    Wolf is Loose
    Crystal Skull
    Blade Catcher
    Colony of Birchmen
    I am Ahab
    Capillarian Crest
    Megalodon
    Blood & Thunder

    Break

    Hearts Alive

    The new songs sound incrediable live. Even better then they don on the CD. The killed Colony of Birchman and Wolf is loose both rocked really hard live. I was very surprised that they did Bladecatcher and Brent makes those funny noises with his mouth whistling and shit. It was cool. Also one of my least favorite parts of the album is the end of Sleeping Giant. It is a great song but i hate the spoken work part ... it was left out of the live show and they just jam hard at the end. The crowd was good for the entire show, but the place seemed to erupt for Blood & Thunder. Lots of folks left after that and it is too bad becasue they came out and did a stunning version of Hearts Alive. That song kicks so much ass. Brent was on fire all night killing it on guitar. I honestly don't understand how Brann beats the drums for an hour and a half like he does. Do yourself a favor if you are a fan of the band catch their live show!
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  • Bleakest Harvest
    Bleakest Harvest Posts: 127
    intodeep wrote:
    the place seemed to erupt for Blood & Thunder.
    There's a damn good reason for that ;)
  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    intodeep wrote:
    Do yourself a favor if you are a fan of the band catch their live show!
    I'm glad I skipped the Denver show. Doesn't sound like I missed much.......
  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    transplant wrote:
    I'm glad I skipped the Denver show. Doesn't sound like I missed much.......
    sarcasim right?
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  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    intodeep wrote:
    sarcasim right?
    oh yeah. I just started Tivo-ing Headbangers Ball. Wolf was played. they are so far above every band that I saw on that show. just amazing. thanks for the setlist.
  • keyser_soze
    keyser_soze London, England Posts: 205
    mastodon kick muther fucking ass.
    getting alot of hype though. the metal press love them and even pitchfork love them. hopefully they aren't raised too high an a pedestal cos the fall can be painful (just ask ...and you will know us by the trail of dead).

    going to see tool in dublin, ireland on 22nd november and mastodon are supporting them.

    combine this with me seeing pearl jam twice in san fran in july and it seems i'll be seeing my three favourite bands this year! fuckin' A.
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  • transplant
    transplant Posts: 1,088
    keyser_soze wrote:
    getting alot of hype though. the metal press love them and even pitchfork love them.
    the metal press and pitchfork have loved everything they have put out. I know what you mean though. I would be weary if this was their first disc, but they haven't put out anything that sucks. they deserve to be recognized.
  • Jeremy1012
    Jeremy1012 Posts: 7,170
    Basically Mastodon are, along with Tool, the best band in metal today in my opinion. I generally don't like music that it is too heavy but Mastodon are just awesome. Some of the music is so technically complex it blows my mind. Capillarian crest is unreal.
    "I remember one night at Muzdalifa with nothing but the sky overhead, I lay awake amid sleeping Muslim brothers and I learned that pilgrims from every land — every colour, and class, and rank; high officials and the beggar alike — all snored in the same language"
  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    Big Mastodon fan here. I've been into these guys since the Lifesblood release. They deserve their critical acclaim, and I am happy that a bigger audience is getting exposed to them.

    Matt Bayles is the man, too.
    new music: http://www.myspace.com/blackbirdsymphonique

    old music: http://www.myspace.com/slowloader
  • keyser_soze
    keyser_soze London, England Posts: 205
    metal is having a resurgance at the moment in my opinion.

    mastodon have released three kick ass albums since 2002.
    slayer have rejoined with dave lombardo and released a kick ass album.

    newer bands like isis and jesu are following in neurosis' footsteps showing there can be nuance and subtlety in metal.

    only new heavily hyped metal band i don't get is trivium - they do nothing for me. well they're ok in my opinion but not a great band.
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  • intodeep
    intodeep Posts: 7,249
    keyser_soze wrote:
    metal is having a resurgance at the moment in my opinion.

    mastodon have released three kick ass albums since 2002.
    slayer have rejoined with dave lombardo and released a kick ass album.

    newer bands like isis and jesu are following in neurosis' footsteps showing there can be nuance and subtlety in metal.

    only new heavily hyped metal band i don't get is trivium - they do nothing for me. well they're ok in my opinion but not a great band.

    Oh i agree i don't see much in trivium at all.
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  • Bleakest Harvest
    Bleakest Harvest Posts: 127
    keyser_soze wrote:
    metal is having a resurgance at the moment in my opinion.

    mastodon have released three kick ass albums since 2002.
    slayer have rejoined with dave lombardo and released a kick ass album.

    newer bands like isis and jesu are following in neurosis' footsteps showing there can be nuance and subtlety in metal.

    only new heavily hyped metal band i don't get is trivium - they do nothing for me. well they're ok in my opinion but not a great band.
    Dude the new Slayer album is average at best.
  • keyser_soze
    keyser_soze London, England Posts: 205
    Bleakest Harvest wrote:
    Dude the new Slayer album is average at best.

    i like it. not as much as reign in blood, south of heaven or seasons in the abyss but its better than divine intervention and diabolus in musica imo.

    even an average slayer album is pretty kick ass.
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  • Bleakest Harvest
    Bleakest Harvest Posts: 127
    I prefer Divine Intervention to it to be honest. That album is so underrated (despite its shitty production)
    The new one is still their second best post-Seasons album though I suppose.

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