Mastodon - Busy Recording New Album
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Heavy rock innovators Mastodon are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their ground-breaking concept album Crack The Skye, one of the most critically lauded albums of the past decade.
The band is currently recording at Doppler Studios in their hometown of Atlanta with producer Mike Elizondo. Drum tracks have been previously completed in Los Angeles at the legendary Sound City Studios where Nirvana's masterwork Nevermind was recorded.
Mastodon can also now confirm a pair of new songs: "Blasteroids," and "All The Heavy Lifting" will be featured on the new disc which will be release later this year.
As with all of their albums, Mastodon, which is bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Keliher, and drummer Brann Dailor, will take a different tack and musical approach to the music on this outing.
Heavy rock innovators Mastodon are currently in the studio recording the follow-up to their ground-breaking concept album Crack The Skye, one of the most critically lauded albums of the past decade.
The band is currently recording at Doppler Studios in their hometown of Atlanta with producer Mike Elizondo. Drum tracks have been previously completed in Los Angeles at the legendary Sound City Studios where Nirvana's masterwork Nevermind was recorded.
Mastodon can also now confirm a pair of new songs: "Blasteroids," and "All The Heavy Lifting" will be featured on the new disc which will be release later this year.
As with all of their albums, Mastodon, which is bassist/vocalist Troy Sanders, guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds, guitarist Bill Keliher, and drummer Brann Dailor, will take a different tack and musical approach to the music on this outing.
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| BloodTears ANA-thema Elite Posts: 11835  |
Will it be about exercise? It seems like it 
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| Chidder Posts: 187  |
Written by koob on 24.05.2011 at 15:05 Same here. I have no idea what is so innovative in their music...
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Written by [user id=100467] on 24.05.2011 at 16:00 Maybe they are not innovators but they are pretty damn good at what they do. I think that label is because they became very famous thanks to the support and respect they got from bigger bands (Ok, just for touring with Metallica) and so the style is "innovative" for those who never heard sludgy/prog/metal/whatever music. However these guys are totally awesome and they totally deserve the attention they have nowadays I fully understood Mastodon with the record Leviathan, what a masterpiece... Really looking forward for this one 
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| malaikat Posts: 405  |
@ koob, Chidder Well, what albums did you listen to? Personally, I think that LEVIATHAN and BLOOD MOUNTAIN are masterpieces. CRACK THE SKYE, however, feels rather meek and forcingly "original" to me. They are very diverse band which takes a lot of time to get into, so you should really check some of their other (older) albums.
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| Kwis Posts: 133  |
Mastodon are absolute pioneers in the world of metal. Listen to Leviathan from start to finish and tell me you don't agree. *Waiting for someone to disagree*
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| DorianGray Posts: 41  |
I agree with Malaikat on this one Cannot wait for the new album !
---- "The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. Resist it, and your soul grows sick with longing for the things it has forbidden to itself, with desire for what its monstrous laws have made monstrous and unlawful."
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Written by Unhealer on 24.05.2011 at 17:27 I didn't know what the big deal with them either, and I didn't like their older albums that much. In fact even now Crack The Skye is the only album I like from them, I find the others to be bland in comparison to their CTS album. Hopefully this album is more like their CTS album 
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I really don't care what musical direction they take, I have faith in Mastodon.  Can't wait.
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Written by Kwis on 24.05.2011 at 18:18 Idk, I have friends that rant and rave about them. I can't ever finish listening to their cds; they get so boring and tedious right around the middle of their albums. Their only one I can finish is Remission.
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| Guib Thrash Talker Posts: 3220  |
Personally I prefered Remission and Leviathan ... over Crack the Skye and Blood Mountain even though they're both great albums.. can't wait for the next one.
---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here
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Written by malaikat on 24.05.2011 at 17:44 Mastodon is my 3rd favorite band of all time, but I disagree with you. I think Crack The Skye is without a doubt their best album, followed by Blood Mountain.
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Written by [user id=109200] on 24.05.2011 at 20:20 Exactly my first thought when I read it. It actually concerns me a little. That might be crazy, but it gave me a touch of skepticism about this album.
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Written by Death_95 on 24.05.2011 at 22:27 Nah, I know that CtS is a (very) good album in general, but it's just not my cup of tea concerning Mastodon sound. I do like Ghost of Karelia, Divinations and Quintiessence a lot, but the other songs just don't work for me, that's it.
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Account deleted Written by [user id=4365] on 25.05.2011 at 19:39 My comment was a little snarky, haha. And it elicited your reaction, hahaWell, here's the thing. I DO plan to listen to Mastodon's newest album without reference to their other albums in the past and rate it fairly based on its merits. I have found the other albums to be boring in the past- I stated my opinion because I saw many other metal fans share my opinion. In fact, I would argue they are one of the most divisive bands I have ever encountered; people love 'em or hate 'em. So yes, I do have an interest in the band simply because I want to experience metal music without ignoring bands because of their past. The new song titles make me wonder if they will be able to keep me attentive-- as MechanisT pointed out, they do seem indicative of a major shift in sound.
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