![]() ![]() Like a Tool album, every single note feels as if it was polished to its absolute best to reach the exact right effect. The effect reached here is truly stunning.Ĭontinuing on a technical level, this album is an absolute masterpiece of production. ![]() The interplay between he and their bassist/screamer Sanders on “Iron Tusk” is almost as unbelievable as his duel with guitarist Kelliher on “Aqua Dementia.” And as the vocalists roar ultimatums against the vicious ocean and its god Moby Dick, drummer Brann Dailor is slamming away at his kit with all the fury of a gale at sea. The vocals still contain screaming and growling, but for the first time (well, other than “Emerald”) we hear Brent Hinds’ more tuneful vocals hit the forefront. They are almost unrecognizable as being released by the same band. This album was their last release before their move to a major label, but there is a far greater change from their debut album, Remission, to this than from Leviathan to their major label album, Blood Mountain. With the exception of System of a Down, Opeth and Tool, almost no other band has offered such a unique take on the art and emerged with both critical and commercial success. ![]() Where to begin? Mastodon have shattered expectations for 21st century metal and emerged as one of the premier bands in the genre. Review Summary: An unbelievably great album that betrays very few signs of the band's relative newcomer status in the field of prog sludge Southern metal, if such a field exists. ![]()
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