Mastodon Progressive?

As soon as you all listen to Blood Mountain, I'm sure you'll be convinced. Mastodon deserves a spot here.

TheProgtologist wrote: Have you read through this thread??? Look at the 2nd page. I don't mean to give you a hard time,but you are just posting the same stock response in every thread relating to Mastodon.

Edited by fezman - September 12 2006 at 00:45

fezman wrote: I've seen the "Is Mastodon prog?" thread here before but that was before the release of their latest offering 'Blood Mountain'. If the scope and style of this release doesn't get them on the progarchives then nothing will.  If Death can get a mention then I don't see how Mastodon 'doesn't' fit into the prog metal scene.  The songs are certainly not on the long side (most over 4min with the last track at 20min) but the fusion of differnt metal styles and general experimentation of the release qualify it for sure. (IMHO)  This is also at least their 3rd themed release. Even if you don't agree get into their new one as it is awesome!Go to their myspace for a full listen to the new CD.I know I started my own 'Blood Mountain' crusade and to make up for that I'll be throwing all my weight(not a lot actually)  behind this tread

Have you read through this thread???

Look at the 2nd page.

I don't mean to give you a hard time,but you are just posting the same stock response in every thread relating to Mastodon.
    

I've seen the "Is Mastodon prog?" thread here before but that was before the release of their latest offering 'Blood Mountain'.

Even if you don't agree get into their new one as it is awesome!

Go to their myspace for a full listen to the new CD.

I know I started my own 'Blood Mountain' crusade and to make up for that I'll be throwing all my weight(not a lot actually)  behind this tread


Edited by fezman - September 20 2006 at 16:39

Rocktopus wrote: AtLossForWords wrote: Why are the intrests of Prog Folk more important than those of Prog Metal?  If you want ISB added, I suggest you go heckle the proper genre team about it. 1. I never said that (I feel its the other way around, with your big, hard working metalteam) 2. I have. (It was just an example.) All that said, I do think an influential progfolkband of the late sixties, is much more improtant than yet another added so-called prog-metal band. I own both Leviathan and Blood Mountain. I know they're conceptalbums, but Mastodon is still thrash/death metal.

WTF. How did you get a copy of Blood Mountain already. I live in Atlanta...where the band is from. I pre-ordered weeks ago and it just got mailed today. UNFAIR!

...and by the way. Yes, Mastodon plays thrash/death metal, but so does Opeth. It's the fact that they play it in a way that nobody else in thrash/death metal plays it that makes them progressive.

Rocktopus, Jody is right. It is not his fault neither his team members' if the PMT is more active than other teams in the actual inclusion of bands. Prog-Metal may not be my subgenre of choice (I actually prefer classic metal, but I'm trying to get to know at least some of the bands, and I've heard some really interesting things), but no one can deny the dedication that these guys are putting into their work on behalf of this site.

As to Prog-Folk, at the moment the team is a one-man operation - Sean Trane (Hugues) has been left alone to work, and he very probably has other priorities at the moment. This thread is not the right place to complain about the addition of ISB having not happened yet. It is certainly not the fault of the PM team, whose action is endorsed by the owners of the site.

TheProgtologist wrote: Thanks,nice to know all this hard work is appreciated.

Your welcome! Actually I think you and the whole team been working so hard you all deserve a looong vacation.

Rocktopus wrote: Mastodon is still thrash/death metal.

Well ... not really.

Rocktopus wrote: I like Mastodon, as a great metalband. Best band I've heard since Slayer. How come it takes ca. two days from someone starting this thread to get them cleared for inclusion? While a real, pioneering progfolk band like the Incredible String Band so far has taken about a year of thinking about? That's one of the reasons these endless metal inclusions really pisses me off.

Why are the intrests of Prog Folk more important than those of Prog Metal?  If you want ISB added, I suggest you go heckle the proper genre team about it.

You're working too hard, and being far too active for my tastes. Ha-ha.

I know its not your job to include ISB (or not), but this unbalance is still annoying. I think that far too much Prog-metal is being added. You explaining it by your team of specialists is extremly active, doesn't exactly help.

So if we only had a more active prog-related team, the site would have an invasion of bands in the Queen, ELO, Wishbone Ash etc.. vein?