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Mastodon is one of the new breed of metal bands from the US. They created waves in the metal community with the EP Lifesblood, released in 2001, just over a year after the band’s formation in 1999 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The band appeals to fans of both hardcore and extreme metal, while combining elements of progressive music and beyond. Mastodon was first signed to Reptilian Records in 2000, shortly after recording their demo. Soon after this and the release of a little-known EP called “Slick Leg,” however, the band was signed to Relapse Records - the label on which Mastodon’s most critically acclaimed work was released: Lifesblood, an EP in 2001; Remission, the band’s first full length album in 2002 and Leviathan, in 2004. (A concept album based around Herman Melville’s classic book, Moby Dick. This album featured more art work of Paul Romano.)
It was announced, in late 2005, that, having fulfilled contractual obligations to indie label, Relapse Records, Mastodon had been offered a deal by a major music label, a spot on the Warner Music roster alongside such bands as Green Day and My Chemical Romance. Despite this, however, Relapse Records released a DVD, and re-released the band’s only demo.
An album titled Call of the Mastodon, comprising the material recorded for the band’s first and only untitled demo, which featured Eric Saner on vocals, was released in early 2006.
The band appeals to fans of both hardcore and extreme metal, while combining elements of progressive music and beyond. Mastodon was first signed to Reptilian Records in 2000, shortly after recording their demo. Soon after this and the release of a little-known EP called “Slick Leg,” however, the band was signed to Relapse Records - the label on which Mastodon’s most critically acclaimed work was released: Lifesblood, an EP in 2001; Remission, the band’s first full length album in 2002 and Leviathan, in 2004. (A concept album based around Herman Melville’s classic book, Moby Dick. This album featured more art work of Paul Romano.)
It was announced, in late 2005, that, having fulfilled contractual obligations to indie label, Relapse Records, Mastodon had been offered a deal by a major music label, a spot on the Warner Music roster alongside such bands as Green Day and My Chemical Romance. Despite this, however, Relapse Records released a DVD, and re-released the band’s only demo.
An album titled Call of the Mastodon, comprising the material recorded for the band’s first and only untitled demo, which featured Eric Saner on vocals, was released in early 2006.
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Viveck1992 wrote:
i like them better in progressive style rather than hardcore
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darth_makee wrote:
http://metalnews.pl/sonda.php vote for Mastodon ^^
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podi_ipod wrote:
Crack The Skye el medio disco la cagoo!!uno de los mejores discos del año!!
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spacelord21r wrote:
Everyone who enjoys mastodon should worship Nevermore's Politics of Ecstacy!!!
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Grec0 wrote:
"Crack The Skye is awesome. One of my 2009 albums." Hell Yeah !!! ;-)
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lord0fdarkness wrote:
I love how Mastodon have progressed. If you listen to their albums in order of oldest to newest, you can really hear how they've grown and experimented as a band.
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szczypiorofix wrote:
Crack The Skye - the best metal album of 2009 ! (imo) :)
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StudKickAss wrote:
Crack the Skye is one of my top 5 albums of this year!!
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Dillinger215 wrote:
Naw I don't want to webcam chat, I like dudes
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Bender2000 wrote:
Crack The Skye is awesome. One of my 2009 albums.
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szczypiorofix wrote:
Mastodon stworzył ostatnio tak bajeczną i nietuzinkową muzę że się w pale nie mieści!! Nowy krążek Baroness też jest ciekawy ale jednak Crack The Skye >>> Blue Record
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Dariaa76 wrote:
WOW. Love at first listen :)
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Sepulturero_666 wrote:
this is not metalcore
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bergslay wrote:
Este 2009 fue un año que en lo musical nos dejo grandes discos, en lo personal muchas bandas a las cuales no les había prestado atención en ocasiones anteriores me han cambiado por completo la opinión que tenia hacia ellas, en cambio, otras a las cuales les venia siguiendo desde hace tiempo me han defraudado. A continuación un recuento de lo que en mi opinión personal son los 10 discos mas destacados del 2009. Top 10 2009 - Factor Metal | Leer el articulo Completo Grupo Factor Metal en Last.fm
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Duckzer wrote:
Great Music! Love it...
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NathanKerce wrote:
@Piewl Crack the Skye is their most accessible and best sounding album in my opinion. After that try listening to Leviathan and work your way through the rest of their catalog from there.
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PeterCore wrote:
That shit about ringtones appears on every artist page..
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haggard123 wrote:
blood mountain
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Piewl wrote:
I've been longing for a mastodon album for a long time now, but I have no clue what to aim for. Wich is the best mastodon album? No hardcore fan stuff. Honestly wich album sounds the best?
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szczypiorofix wrote:
Crack the Skye - perfect album!
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