New Mastodon Album. "Crack The Skye"

[drjenkins]

They're gonna play the whole album live.. Should be awesome! I think the vox wil suck big time live though..

Yeah I heard about that! One of the main reasons I wanted to go see the show.

Have you watched the in-store performance they did in Atlanta on Tues? They sounded decent to me. Check it out...

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[Luuk]

Ow yeah.. those vox are pretty decent! I'm seeing them in the summer

 

[Mazzakazza]

I picked this up on tuesday, it's great!

Really cool, catchy riffs.

 

[Esp Griffyn]

I was just watching "Quintessence" from the live stream, compare that to the live version of "Motherpuncher" from the Workhorse chronicles. No one can honestly say that Mastodon havn't lost it. With each album getting worse and worse I'm finding it harder to call myself a Mastodon fan. Back in the day the music was so intricate without being pretentious but it had passion. It's all gone now, I know they said they were deliberately going for a more commercial sound before "Blood Mountain", but fucking hell didn't they mean it.

 

[Fred]

I'm finding myself in an increasingly similar situation to ESP Griffyn each time I listen to it... Absolutely adore Remission and Leviathan, pretty unimpressed by Blood Mountain and just bored to tears by the new one. Bits of it are decent, but the rest of it sounds incredibly over-worked and already tired. .

 

[cpnhowdy]

Ive been able to listen to it twice so far and Im really enjoying it. Mastodon is the only band that I have bought all their albums in the past 15 years. I appreciate that they are not doing another Remission and Leviathan but taking their music to a different place. After two listenings, I woke up yesterday with Oblivion playing in my head.

 

[Harry]

Just heard it for the first time today.
I'm impressed

 

[razcasket]

Iv listened to it a couple of times now and can't really make my mind up. I mean I like it, I'm just not sure I love it! It seems wierd not having Brann beating the hell out of his kit so much, I think thats one of their defining features, and I appriciate that this album has alot more meaning to it. I think it is definatley one of those albums that will grow on me, its just that in some places it seems a little TOO much like Tool. I think the only reason I am... not dissapointed... just not taken by it as much, is that I really love Mastodon, and was expecting something livlier, but then again I love the fact that they don't do what you expect, so its all good!

 

[Scar Symmetry]

I'm finding myself in an increasingly similar situation to ESP Griffyn each time I listen to it... Absolutely adore Remission and Leviathan, pretty unimpressed by Blood Mountain and just bored to tears by the new one. Bits of it are decent, but the rest of it sounds incredibly over-worked and already tired. .

+20 on that

 

[Loomer]

"Oblivion" is totally the best track and guitar solo of the year for me. Just laying that out there

 

[Dwellingers]

I was just watching "Quintessence" from the live stream, compare that to the live version of "Motherpuncher" from the Workhorse chronicles. No one can honestly say that Mastodon havn't lost it. With each album getting worse and worse I'm finding it harder to call myself a Mastodon fan. Back in the day the music was so intricate without being pretentious but it had passion. It's all gone now, I know they said they were deliberately going for a more commercial sound before "Blood Mountain", but fucking hell didn't they mean it.

I can honestly say that. What a lame statement...metallica discussion all-over again...

 

[Deschain]

Picking this up for sure, just listening to the 2 tracks from the album on their myspace and its bloody great. The singer sounds a lot like ozzy at times and the instrumentation is fantastic. Blood Mountain was good, although the songs for me were kinda hit and miss, but I really like this. I really wanna see them live now.

 

[TimothyLeary]

i've been listen the albun since yesterday. Not so easy listening as the others, but I think is a good thing, their songs grow up. Some nice tunes, ambience, and the vocals are very different.

I think is a great album, it's really a step forward, and hard to keep this level, but I trust them.

 

[petereanima]

while i really like their old stuff, and absolutely hated blood mountain - the new record is just amazing. i think they finally found their way.

 

[drmosh]

I didn't hate blood mountain, but I just didn't like it as much. The new one though is absolutely brilliant.

 

[TimothyLeary]

while i really like their old stuff, and absolutely hated blood mountain - the new record is just amazing. i think they finally found their way.

didn't know that is possible to hate blood mountain. I really like it, as the older stuff.

 

[petereanima]

yeah, "hate" was possibly too hard...but it was really disappointing for me, as i had VERY high expectations on that record - and then i didnt like anything on it.

 

[Harry]

I'm still addicted to this album. Definitely one of my favorites this year so far.

 

[Esp Griffyn]

I retract my earlier negative comments; this album pwns face in every direction, its the best thing I've heard since Remission!

 

[Auyard]

I still wish they had the anger of the first few albums and it's not my favorite Masto album to date and I'll admit I was a bit disappointed. That being said, I'm addicted to the song Oblivion.