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Remission by Mastodon

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Crusher Destroyer 1:59 75,470
2 March of the Fire Ants 4:27 82,882
3 Where Strides the Behemoth 2:54 66,066
4 Workhorse 3:29 63,529
5 Ol'e Nessie 6:02 54,740
6 Burning Man 2:46 56,979
7 Trainwreck 7:01 52,568
8 Trampled Under Hoof 2:59 52,415
9 Trilobite 6:27 49,660
10 Mother Puncher 3:47 60,175
11 Elephant Man 5:53 57,482
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About this album

relapse records (2007) Released: 26 Jun 2007 11 tracks (47:44)
Remission is the full-length debut album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on May 28, 2002 via Relapse Records and was re-released on October 21, 2003.

Most of the songs were written long before the album was recorded. “Workhorse” premiered live in Memphis in July 2001. “Trampled Under Hoof,” “Trilobite,” “Where Strides The Behemoth,” “Crusher Destroyer,” and “Mother Puncher” were all played on a WMFU radio show on August 7, 2001, and “Trainwreck” was written while Eric Saner was still in the band.

At the beginning of “Crusher Destroyer” is the roar of the Tyrannosaurus rex from the film Jurassic Park with Lex screaming her brother’s name, “Timmy!,” as they get attacked in the car.

Troy Sanders has stated that the album is loosely based on the theme of fire. However, Remission was Mastodon’s only album not considered a concept album until 2011’s The Hunter.
The album’s cover art was designed by artist Paul Romano and was inspired by the dream that drummer Brann Dailor once experienced. The dream was about his deceased sister who died at the age of 14, depicting a burning horse and subsequent nuclear holocaust. The drummer shared his vision with Paul Romano after a concert at the Pontiac Grille in Philadelphia, PA. Romano was so touched that he decided to transform the dream into the cover of their debut album. The artist has also guided the underlying five-elements theme that began with Mastodon’s flame-licked logo and continued with fire (Remission), water (Leviathan), earth (Blood Mountain), and aether (Crack the Skye) themed records.
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  • FlyingTanooki

    I used to hate the screaming vocals that a lot of metal bands have but this album turned me on to all of that. It was the first time the harsh vocal style didn't annoy me.

    last month

  • Megadieftw

    This is really really awesome!

    last month

  • mrbean667

    Frantic and loud... perfect.

    last month

  • POOlgie

    Nag is an elitist

    March 2012

  • Sheik777

    Brann Dailor at his finest

    March 2012

  • SlavicMetalhead

    Ou and ... you must change the number in the box... ;P

    February 2012

  • SlavicMetalhead

    Brann Dailor sounds like he's trying to attack a swarm of angry bees with his drum sticks [5]

    February 2012

  • speaktaper

    Brann Dailor sounds like he's trying to attack a swarm of angry bees with his drum sticks [4]

    December 2011

  • OmertaDK

    This is some really intense shit. Great album.

    November 2011

  • bigkajamma

    Brann Dailor sounds like he's trying to attack a swarm of angry bees with his drum sticks [3]

    October 2011

  • kempo23

    I love every song on this album. Lots of feeling and variety.

    October 2011

  • RA-MetalTyrant

    @Nagsworth. Did you at least give the others a shot? Or are you just being stubborn?

    October 2011

  • Nagsworth

    Saying "their only good album" isn't attempting to be an elitist, you fucking prong. Jesus, I find it laughable how one person's subjective view of a piece of art is viewed as pretentious by someone else who thinks their subjective view of a piece of art should be the objective be-all-and-end-all. You guys are fucking jokers. To me, this is the only Mastodon album I ever want to listen to.

    October 2011

  • SlyMunki

    Crusher Destroyer followed by March of the Fireants has to be one the best openings to an album, ever.

    September 2011

  • DARKZSOU7

    Its hard to believe this is how they sounded back then.

    September 2011

  • PlayWithMorFeel

    This album is just soaked in fuzzy low-end distortion.

    September 2011

  • Metallimaster

    An amazing piece of music. Been in our car stereo CD changer forever.

    September 2011

  • iamthesword

    zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

    September 2011

  • Sheik777

    Brann Dailor's best performance!

    September 2011

  • Soundservant

    v I laugh at your attempt to be an elitist.

    August 2011
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