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[stanway89]

Mastodon writes some of the grooviest riffs available.

Damn right. The drummer, who can't play guitar to save himself, writes them all.

[manupod13]

Mastodon writes some of the grooviest riffs available.

Damn right. The drummer, who can't play guitar to save himself, writes them all.

or rather, hums them all. he writes riffs by humming them into a tape recorder.

[dudehitscar]

I thought the music was impressive for a metal band but I really didn't like the singer. So I'm neutral on them.

[stanway89]

Mastodon writes some of the grooviest riffs available.

Damn right. The drummer, who can't play guitar to save himself, writes them all.

or rather, hums them all. he writes riffs by humming them into a tape recorder.

What a man.

[jjjaassoonn]

I like them a lot, both of their albums are really good but they're both so different.  They have some of the best drumming I've ever heard.

they actually have three albums leviathan, remission, and lifesblood

[thefucingchamp]

mastodon is a godly band, that is all i can say

[stanway89]

I like them a lot, both of their albums are really good but they're both so different.  They have some of the best drumming I've ever heard.

they actually have three albums leviathan, remission, and lifesblood

Lifesblood is an EP, you cur.

[manupod13]

'If you wanna go on livin, you better start fryin' them eggs a little bit better than you're fryin' them eggs. I'm tired of eatin' slimy, runny eggs.

[Stealthy]

Mastodon are nicely heavy - and the whole proccupation with sailing on ships, hunting whales can't be anything but positive.

I will never understand why some people think they sound like DEP though.

[manupod13]

Mastodon are nicely heavy - and the whole proccupation with sailing on ships, hunting whales can't be anything but positive.

I will never understand why some people think they sound like DEP though.

agreed 100%. as far as metal goes, there is a lot of space between Mastodon and D.E.P.
people see Relapse Records on anything and immediatley say that it sounds like D.E.P. use your ears, people!!!

[jjjaassoonn]

Mastodon are nicely heavy - and the whole proccupation with sailing on ships, hunting whales can't be anything but positive.

I will never understand why some people think they sound like DEP though.

agreed 100%. as far as metal goes, there is a lot of space between Mastodon and D.E.P.
people see Relapse Records on anything and immediatley say that it sounds like D.E.P. use your ears, people!!!

nicely said

[elgerman]

Leviathan is an awesome CD. A metal album derived from Moby Dick. What more can I say............oh yea saw them with Slayer and DEP in San Antonio right after Thanksgiving. It seemed like the MTV crowd really liked DEP. The O.G.S.A. metalheads dug Mastodon.

[sixteenvolt420]

i also love twin zero and collapsar. check em out if you haven't already. both bands are on myspace.com

[Smilin' Desperado]

bump


i think this band is just amazing


the drumming is just fucking awesome, and the riffs are fucking stellar, and they are a great live act


props to the mastadon

[Osherion]

they're okay. i like leviathan more than their older stuff for sure.

[sxecrusty]

Anyone hear like Sleep? (the band not the act of )

SLEEP is better than mastodon

[BEEL]

I only have only heard three or four songs by them (two of which are their singles), and I really like them. I definitely agree that their drummer is pretty awesome. His style is a little more jazzy than most metal drummers, and he kind of dances around on the snare/bass/whatever cymbal is appropriate, and then he can pull off some crazy stuff during the fills.

I am probably going to pick up their cd Leviathan. I've been meaning to, since nothing I've heard by the band is bad, but I have yet to do it.

[Smilin' Desperado]

get if off me on slsk

[Vairiant]

Theodore listed their drummer as one of his favorites in the last Modern Drummer.

[giant]

Mastadon is pretty frikin good.  They are alot different than DEP or ISIS, they strike me as more traditional metal in the Maiden/early Metallica sense.  They rock pretty frikin hard.

THAT pretty much says it all.