Mastodon

their new album is meh, ive given it a listen. it did nothing to me. some people might like it, i agree, but tbh, i diddnt like it at all...there was nothing "special" in it that makes it stand out, if you know what i mean.

Their whole discography is nothing more than meh.

Yeah. I like the early sorda 'sludgey' like stuff. Honestly though it's really meh aswell.

Wow, so much criticism. Whatever, to each his own...

I think Mastodon is one of those few bands that truly stand out for awesome musicianship and pure badassery. "Blood Mountain" and "Crack the Skye" have to be my favorite releases so far. The latter to me is just....unreal

EDIT: Not to mention that their contribution to the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force Movie" Soundtrack was hilariously badass

I've sort of grown away from Mastodon lately. I'd like to say it's beacuse I'm digesting a bunch of other crunchy watcha', but honestly, I fear the move owes to my standards rising. Blood Mountain will always be a great record, the the two surrounding it on the timeline less awesome, and the one before that quite tasty in it's own right, but I think I'm just sort of past them or something. 'Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife' still reigns supreme for self aware absurdist metal what-have-you found on a film's soundtrack, though.

Cheese wrote:

their new album is meh, ive given it a listen. it did nothing to me. some people might like it, i agree, but tbh, i diddnt like it at all...there was nothing "special" in it that makes it stand out, if you know what i mean.

i stand corrected

i checked out "Crack the Skye" properly this time, listened to it once, twice, three times, and even more, and i really love it
the guitar work isnt bad and i think it just takes a few listens to settle in

the choruses are awesome and the lyrics get you thinking

I saw them live a couple weeks ago. It was quite meh.

I am offering 1,000 dollars for their frontmans beard. Both sides. AND video footage of it actually being cut off.

^^i lold

I just noticed this in the prog metal section.... are Mastodon prog metal?? I dont think they are....

Mash wrote:

I just noticed this in the prog metal section.... are Mastodon prog metal?? I dont think they are....

not sure what u would classify them as... they arent fully death metal... they arent fully heavy metal... iunno

Personally, I would say they are sludge but what the fuck do I know

I think Progressive/Sludge/Heavy Metal works

I find people just put the "progressive" label on bands hard to pinpoint. Dream Theater is a progressive metal band..... and I find no similarities whatsoever in terms of genre between them and Mastodon.

But like I said... what the fuck do I know?

nevermore is progressive...i see no similarity either

I always get Nevermore, Dream Theater and Mastodon confused with each other.

Mash wrote:

I always get Nevermore, Dream Theater and Mastodon confused with each other.

BLASPHEMEH!!!!!! THEYRE NOTHING LIKE EACH OTHER!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mash wrote:

I always get Nevermore, Dream Theater and Mastodon confused with each other.

Seriously? They all sound very different

Mash wrote:

I always get Nevermore, Dream Theater and Mastodon confused with each other.

you sir... are retarded

I guess you people can't detect sarcasm very well.....

O_o joo stoopid

Gay.

Early Mastodon was reasonably 'progressive' in that they used odd time signatures and changed time signatures quite regularly.

I saw them support Tool a few years ago and they were awful, although it was a shit venue. I like a few of their songs but not enough to buy full albums.