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Points: 7053 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 15 2009 at 04:57
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Points: 2133 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2009 at 12:00
All the hype about the latest Mastodon offering made me try it and I found something best described as the Mars Volta with a dose of...(I don't know). Then I moved on to "Blood Mountain" and discover who? Cedric Bixler-Zavala! Was I surprised? No!
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Points: 5865 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2009 at 14:36
Originally posted by ~Rael~ ~Rael~ wrote:

So, Mastodon is a band I have never gotten into. I always thought they were just another screaming metal prog band (and I do not mean for that to sound derogatory). And now I listen to their new song Oblivion, and I am blown away. Instead of screaming, there are tons of clean vocals, even a lottle harmonizing, mixed with beautifully intricate and melodic instrumentation. What happened? Somewhere this band changed. Is it just the new album? I'm definitely getting it after hearing that amazing song. 

same here, never liked them before "Crack the Skye", but now it's my FAVOURITEST RELEASE FROM 2009 with "Oblivion" being my favouritest track
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Points: 46 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2009 at 18:59
I've only listened to the newest one and I don't get this music. but you can recommend me some stuff if you'd like Wink
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Points: 1029 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 04 2009 at 19:54
I really didn't get them at first. Which is weird, because it's not as if I'm unused to screaming prog metal, Opeth being one of my top bands. But then I heard 'Crack the Skye'. A great record. I even find myself liking their previous stuff more now. Mastodon are clearly one of the forerunners in the scene at the moment. Dream Theater and even Opeth should watch their backs carefully.
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Points: 102 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2009 at 15:08
Crack the Skye is surely they're peak so far commercially, but i also liked Call of the Mastodon and Remission
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2009 at 17:49
Originally posted by hirszu hirszu wrote:

I've only listened to the newest one and I don't get this music. but you can recommend me some stuff if you'd like Wink
 
You need to get Mastodon's "Leviathan" album.It's a masterpiece.


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Points: 68 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2009 at 19:48
I saw Mastodon a while back at Leeds and i was massively unimpressed! As a result i haven't listened to them since.  Now i have some free time ill see if i can get into them, maybe starting with Leviathan...
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Points: 1501 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2009 at 20:21
Great Band, I like all their material very much.
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Points: 27 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2009 at 20:25
Mastodon is my one and only prog metal exception.  I wouldn't really say they cop out musically with the overuse of screams, more of just gruff vocals.  Crack the Skye might be my favorite metal album (well, really one of the only on regular rotation)
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