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  Concert Preview: Mastodon battles the monsters of 'Blood Mountain'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The members of Mastodon figure that if they're going to sling metal, it might as well be epic, not only in the soaring and crushing musicianship but in subject matter that ascends to the lyrical and fantastic.
And yet, Mastodon appears to be one of the rare metal bands that is embraced in indie-rock circles and also by critics.
Mastodon is where the North and South meet.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/07039/760286-42.stm   (925 words)

  
 Mastodon Official Music, Videos, Pictures - YFly.com
If it seems like the members of Mastodon have been watching too much "Lord Of The Rings," take note: Their journey up Blood Mountain was as inspired by their counter culture lifestyle as by their DVD collections.
Mastodon recorded their first demo in June 2000 and played numerous dates with bands as far ranging as Cannibal Corpse, Queens Of The Stone Age and Morbid Angel.
Mastodon recorded the album with Bayles from the middle of February until the beginning of April before Rich Costey mixed the disc.
www.yfly.com /mastodon   (1677 words)

  
  Mastodon (band) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mastodon is a heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia.
Mastodon's style includes heavy (and sometimes quite complex and technical) guitar riffs, complex, jazz-influenced drumming by drummer Brann Dailor, odd time signatures, and long, melodic instrumental interludes inspired by the band's love of prog rock.
Mastodon arguably struck gold with this album; in 2003, the group premiered the video for "March of the Fire Ants" on MTV2 and was invited to be a part of the Headbanger's Ball two-CD compilation.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mastodon_(band)   (793 words)

  
 Beyond The Threshold: Mastodon Leviathan Review
At its heart, Mastodon is a metal band, but it\'s impossible to stick that one-word \"label\" on it and even come close to what the band is creating: a brutal mix of metal, southern, sludgey rock (a la Clutch or Corrosion of Conformity) and mind-bending, complex, technical music mastery.
Mastodon drummer Brann Dailor is a venerable beast behind the kit, leaving listeners\' heads spinning with the various fills and breakdowns from moment to moment.
It\'s clear, in the end, the only thing the band really needs for anyone and everyone to stand up and take notice, is for only a few seconds of time, a few bars of a song, a moment in your life...
beyondthethreshold.insidepulse.com /articles/21318   (791 words)

  
 Mastodon-Melkweg-Holland-4/3/2005-Rockpages.gr
And what a band Mastodon is! With two monumental albums for the modern sound of rock (the word "metal" limits the band, I think) and with excellent reviews from all the media, Mastodon are ready to be the new masters of the heavy sound.
Mastodon are ready to take position on the stage and I consider that I'm ready to see something equivalent to the golden era of Metallica, where albums such as Ride The Lightning and Master of Puppets were making people listen to heavy music.
If Mastodon ever visit your town, don't miss the chance to buy a ticket and watch one of the best gigs that you will ever be a part of the audience.
www.rockpages.gr /archive/mastodon2005-eng.htm   (958 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Possessing an uncanny songwriting sense, fearless innovation, unparalleled technical ability and a bottomless pool of raw talent and creativity, MASTODON is inarguably one of the most exciting new bands to form in the last 10 years.
MASTODON´s exceptional live performance impressed to such an extent that within months a contracted was inked and the band welcomed to the Relapse family.
MASTODON carves its own path, and Remission establishes the band as one of catalysts aiming to change the face of heavy music for the better.
www.metal-inside.de /dyn/band.jsp?id=2513   (717 words)

  
 Metallian.com - Mastodon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The disc is a compilation of the recordings of a band that is no longer with Relapse and culled from singles and the Lifesblood EP.
Music-wise, even this early material shows Mastodon as a band not content with straightforward compositions and bound to as many time changes and jazzed up metal twists and turns as possible.
The couple of vocals, weak as they are, bark on top of one another as the band appeals to the whacked and the wanna-be.
www.metallian.com /mastodon.htm   (243 words)

  
 Mastodon Discography at CD Universe
Rolling Stone (p.120) - 3 1/2 stars out of 5 - "Mastodon are among the more stylistically diverse and accomplished of the new crop of indie metal bands." Spin (p.120) - "This white whale of a record lashes methodical riffology to nimble-yet-brutal tunes..." - Grade: A Alternative...
Unleashing a sonic assault that is intense, intricate, and absolutely enormous, the band has garnered considerable praise from the metal community as well as other listeners not given to effusive comments on the finer points of headbanging.
Mastodon's 2004 concept album, LEVIATHAN, was considered an immediate and undisputed metal classic upon its release, and set the standard for the genre's post-Metallica resurgence.
www.cduniverse.com /search/xx/music/artist/Mastodon/a/Mastodon.htm   (267 words)

  
 : : Ozzfest 2006 : : Get The Best Seats Here!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MASTODON’s exceptional live performance impressed to such an extent that within months a contract was inked and the band welcomed into the Relapse family.
In February, 2004, MASTODON was named one of the "25 Most Important Bands in Metal" by AP and as one of the "25 Greatest Live Bands Ever" by Revolver Magazine.
The band’s press and television profiles both continued to grow immensely upon the album’s release and MASTODON was invited to tour Europe with SLIPKNOT and SLAYER.
www.ozzfest.com /bio/mastodon.html   (1231 words)

  
 Mastodon biography @ Tartareandesire.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MASTODON’s exceptional live performance impressed Relapse to such an extent that within months a contracted was inked, and MASTODON welcomed to the Relapse family.
MASTODON’s reputation as a formidable live band helped land them a summer tour again through the East Coast and Midwest, where they linked up with The Fucking Champs.
MASTODON carves its own path, and "Lifesblood" establishes the band as one of catalysts aiming to change the face of heavy music for the better.
www.tartareandesire.com /bands/mastodon.html   (545 words)

  
 Mastodon: Leviathan - PopMatters Music Review
Mastodon's 2002 album Remission was the kind of debut release that every band dreams of pulling off, one that grabbed people's attention immediately, one that, upon hearing the first few bars of the first track, showed the world that they actually had something new to offer.
Well, Mastodon have indeed decided to change things considerably on their second album, Leviathan, and that change is not only for the better, but positively thrilling.
All the while, the band's dual vocal team of Sanders and guitarist Hines growl and bellow over the tight-as-a-noose arrangements, not in a the usual extreme way that we've grown accustomed to over the last decade, but similar to that of the two singers in Neurosis.
www.popmatters.com /music/reviews/m/mastodon-leviathan.shtml   (865 words)

  
 Live Review: Mr Mama / Mastodon
As is the case with many other bands that are extremely heavy and hard to categorize, Mastodon is the kind of band that you like or don’t like.
Well, thirty seconds of Mastodon and you know why: the guy combines a nearly incredible velocity with a lot of brutality, the best thing about it being that he rarely settles for the straightforward thrash drumming, but a much more ‘demanding’ and disorienting kind of faux messiness instead.
Of course, their qualities as a live band are honed by playing as much gigs as possible, yet they concoct a blend of thrash, hardcore, doom and a few other references (there’s the ‘70’s hard rock and “Southern twang” to some of their songs, for instance), while their technical prowess is stunning as well.
www.guypetersreviews.com /livemastodon.php   (1440 words)

  
 Mastodon_Call
This appears to be a cd for the Mastodon fans mainly, not saying that it is not a good cd with some brilliant tracks in there (such as Battle At Sea, Deep Sea Creature) but it’s not as innovative as the Leviathan or the Remission albums.
Call Of The Mastodon showcases the band’s early days, playing something more traditional and not having developed the personal sound that they have achieved with their later albums.
Call Of The Mastodon is something good to keep us busy while waiting for the band’s highly anticipated new album which is due to be released sometime this summer.
www.gryphonmetal.ch /Mastodon_Call.html   (399 words)

  
 Creative Loafing - Creative Loafing Atlanta: Vibes: Feature: Back on a Remission   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Along with Mastodon guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor, Sanders is touring the West Coast for the first time, and if the band's merchandise sales -- not to mention national and international press -- are any indicator, it's going to be a successful run.
Then, after one practice, before even one song was written, the four had a band and a name that described the vibe they knew would result: slow, heavy, but when roused, capable of tremendous force.
Most of Mastodon's songs have that feeling of traveling, whether it's the act of physical motion or just scanning back through the years of great metal bands.
atlanta.creativeloafing.com /2002-06-19/vibes_feature.html   (918 words)

  
 Punknews.org | Mastodon / Converge / The Bronx
Mastodon have announced the first block of dates for their upcoming headlining tour in support of their major label debut Blood Mountain.
Mastodon is touring with slayer and supported slipknot on a good chunk of dates a while ago.
The best metal band around right now, one of the only "metalcore" bands that are actually really good and one of the most rocking bands since a long time.
www.punknews.org /article/18681   (1581 words)

  
 Relapse Records / Release Entertainment
Mastodon, featuring ex-members of Today is the Day, Lethargy, and Social Infestation, awaken the slumbering heavy music scene on their debut full-length Remission.
The band's prodigious ability bridges the soulful and technical as Herculean yet incisive songwriting is effortlessly fused with an expansive and emotive tenor.
Mastodon's The Workhorse Chronicles, the band's first official DVD release, is a first-hand account of the blood, sweat and tears that have gone into making this mammoth band you know today.
shop.relapse.com /search_results.aspx?st=1&ss=mastodon   (479 words)

  
 Mastodon Album Reviews
If we were to believe all those delirious statements, Mastodon is the heaviest, most gifted, important, relevant and consistently ass-kicking band in the world.
The density of it all is very overwhelming, to such a degree even that you' won't notice many of these parts don't really gel into a whole, as the songs are more a succession of blasts than unified punches.
Similarly, the intro to "March of the Fire Ants" is a pure call to arms, a knock on the gates of hell and a menace that reduces the average nu-metal album to boys-band girlishness.
www.guypetersreviews.com /mastodon.php   (1172 words)

  
 Mastodon --- Official Relapse Records Band Page
MASTODON’s exceptional live performance impressed to such an extent that within months a contract was inked and the band welcomed into the Relapse family.
MASTODON carved its own path, and 'Remission' established the band as one of catalysts aiming to change the face of heavy music for the better.
The band’s press and television profiles both continued to grow immensely upon the album’s release and MASTODON was invited to tour Europe with SLIPKNOT and SLAYER.
shop.relapse.com /artist/artist.aspx?ArtistID=10063   (1190 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MASTODON will also issue Call of the Mastodon, a remixed and remastered collection of their first-ever recording session, in February.
Call of the Mastodon is set for a February 7th release in North America (January 30th release in Europe).
Mastodon has asked that 50% of net funds raised from the sales of this wristband are donated to Save the Children and 50% are used in the fight against HIV/AIDS; 21st Century Leaders is working with Mastodon to identify an appropriate charity to receive this donation.
www.mastodonrocks.com /news.html   (2024 words)

  
 MASTODON | Rockdetector   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
The genre defying MASTODON was forged with the union of erstwhile LETHARGY and TODAY IS THE DAY members vocalist / guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor along with ex-SOCIAL INFESTATION personnel bass player Troy Sanders and guitarist Brent Hines.
Initially the band took on a Grind / Death stance but then expanded their horizons to incorporated modern Thrash and even Sludge influences.
MASTODON would tour Japan in November of 2002 packaged with Swedish Thrashers DARKANE and Stoners HIGH ON FIRE.
www.rockdetector.com /artist,32176.sm   (280 words)

  
 Mastodon: Album Reviews, Biography - MOG   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Mastodon is a band to keep our eyes on for some time.
Mastodon laid waste to Webster Hall on Friday night and I had the privilege of being in the house to witness the devastation first hand.
Unlike many vrituoso bands who venture of into unstructured, freeform territory, Mastodon actual bring the listener along for the ride, allowing you to drink in all the delightfully bizarre sights and sounds of their musical journey while strapped into the passenger seat at 200 MPH, eyes bulging and ears bleeding.
mog.com /music/Mastodon   (2236 words)

  
 Mastodon Cult of Luna Review   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
As this was Mastodon’s first headlining tour and the first time CoL performing in the U.S. For those who were able to attend get into this event at the Bottom Lounge received a special treat indeed.
If not the band’s music could cause a nervous breakdown or could trigger one to commit suicide, however I mean this in the most loving way possible.
Something else a couple of the onlookers observed were the band’s choice to use vintage gear, Orange to be exact as they were excited to be able to rent the gear.
www.fourteeng.net /mastodoncultofluna.html   (1498 words)

  
 MASTODON OFFICIAL WEBSITE - Blood Mountain
In one of the greatest bookings known to man, Mastodon played live on MTV recently as part of the comedy troupe Human Giant's takeover of the channel for the day.
Mastodon is performing in the MTV studios in NYC for a 24-hour Human Giant marathon.
Mastodon and Against Me! are giving you a chance to get a pair of tickets to the show of your choice for their current tour with Cursive.
www.mastodonrocks.com   (565 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Leviathan: Music: Mastodon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
Inarguably one of the most exciting new bands to form in the last ten years, MASTODON is an explosive, unbridled force.
Mastodon arrived in this league with Leviathan and probably ascended to the heights of Kill 'Em All.
Mastodon transitions from heaviness to melody with such ease, it makes the whole album a fun roller coaster ride of different paces of metal.
www.amazon.com /Leviathan-Mastodon/dp/B0002N66FS   (1753 words)

  
 Mastodon News
Sludge-metal band Mastodon is stalking the North American continent this fall, backing its latest release, "Blood Mountain," with a 21-city tour.
MASTODON Kicks Off Headlining Tour; Setlist Revealed - Sep. 7, 2006 MASTODON launched a headlining tour in support of its new CD, "Blood Mountain", Wednesday night at Ramshead Live in Baltimore, Maryland.
MASTODON To Guest On MTV2's 'Headbanger's Ball' - Feb. 10, 2006 MASTODON will be appearing on MTV2 's "Headbanger's Ball" this Saturday, February 11 to premiere their new "Seabeast" video.
www.topix.net /who/mastodon?scoring=d   (655 words)

  
 NIPP: Artists: Mastodon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-17)
MASTODON immediately followed up the Contamination tour with two European headlining tours in the Spring / Summer of 2003, including a plethora of Icelandic headlining dates.
MASTODON appeared alongside hard music giants Deftones, Hatebreed and Slayer, as well as fellow fast-rising artists Killswitch Engage, Shadows Fall, Poison the Well and Arch Enemy with Remission’s “March of the Fire Ants” and the Headbangers Ball album went on to sell upwards of 150,000 units, exposing the band to legions of new devotees.
Shot in the band’s hometown of Atlanta with director Chad Rullman (NEUROSIS), the “March of the Fire Ants” clip made its world premier on MTV2’s revamped “Headbangers Ball” program and immediately garnered ‘Bang of the Week’ honors on the official MTV.com Headbangers Ball site (www.mtv.com/onair/mtv2/headbangers_ball/).
www.nipp.com /artists/detail/mastodon   (1132 words)

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