The Hunter
After four albums that were driven by overriding concepts, the mighty Mastodon return with a record that heads in the opposite direction: The Hunter sometimes feels more like a mixtape, with almost every track tackling a different sound and style.
So much was made of the proggy complexity of Mastodon’s 2009 album, Crack The Skye, that something got overlooked: Frontman Brent Hinds and crew have evolved into seriously good songwriters. Where Crack The Skye is a concept album that pays tribute to the deceased sister of drummer Brann Dailor, The Hunter teems with…
When I chatted recently with guitarist Bill Kelliher, the stoic Mastodon axeman talked...a lot: Ranting about his hatred of…
On 2011’s The Hunter, Mastodon abandoned the proggy, conceptual route taken on previous outings, choosing instead to mine the trailblazing, riff-heavy abandon of their 2004 masterpiece, Leviathan.
MASTODON has once again thrown a wrench into the gears of expectation. When "Crack The Skye" did exactly what the title suggests and transcended we knew about concept albums, major label releases and the four beard-faced sonic spellcasters responsible for the masterpiece, many of us began to questio...
Crack the Skye left me with some rather bittersweet and curious feelings towards the future and direction of Mastodon, one of the genre’s most successful bands to emerge from the extreme metal underground. While on one hand, I love that album to death for its boldness how much new ground the band co
These metal auteurs haven’t stepped back from their love of all things mystical and psychedelic.
<p>Mastodon get spacey on their thrilling fifth album. By <strong>Michael Hann</strong></p>