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Blood Mountain

MastodonAudio CD
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)

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"Meet the best band on the planet. The Atlanta quartet are the future of metal. It's high time you were introduced." - KERRANG!

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  • Audio CD (September 12, 2006)
  • Original Release Date: 2006
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Reprise / Wea
  • ASIN: B000GPI2EK
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (136 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,850 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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You could have passed it off as a fluke. Remission was an awesome album, helping revitalize metal and bringing the band much deserved notice. Leviathan was a gigantic leap, perhaps the most ambitious metal album in years. But could it keep going? People were concerned–-side glances were given, hand wringing began as Mastodon moved to a major. And for what? Turns out for nothing. Blood Mountain is flat-out amazing. If anything, it is another leap forward, both experimentaly and melodically. From the opening blast of "The Wolf is Loose", to the gorgeous "Sleeping Giant", on to the propulsive "Circle of Cysquatch." The King Crimson acid scratch of "Bladecatcher" gives way to the beautiful guitars on "This Mortal Soil" and the album closer. Lyrically and vocally, there are stand-outs--especially "Colony of Birchmen" with rich harmonies and a guest appearance from QOTSA's Josh Homme. Other guests on the record include Scott Kelly of Neurosis and Cedric Bixler-Zavala of The Mars Volta. This marks yet another grand progressions for a band that is quickly building up one of the best catalogs in metal. --Robert Arambel

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'Awe-inspiring' (Entertainment Weekly) 'The century's headbanger-to-beat' (Spin), 'Spectacular' (Revolver), 'Unstoppable' (Alternative Press), One of Rolling Stone's 2005 Artists To Watch, the sludgy, raw and fierce Mastodon blurs the line between metal, rock and prog with their major-label debut, Blood Mountain. After two acclaimed indie albums and tours with Slayer, Iron Maiden and Rob Zombie and dates at Ozzfest, Mastodon storms onto the national stage ready to annihilate everything that has come before.

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As with all of Mastodon's albums this just gets better with each listen. Elvis Zombie  |  41 reviewers made a similar statement
This album is one of the top 3 I have listened to this year. M. Willis  |  22 reviewers made a similar statement
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Mastodon's new summit September 18, 2006
Format:Audio CD
It's true that less can sometimes be more in the world of metal, but Mastodon have clearly never even considered it. Fortunately, though, this Atlanta-based quartet have proven that they're more than capable of using the "more is more" theory wisely, and getting great results from it. Their enormous and expansive new album, "Blood Mountain," is yet another addition to the group's increasingly epic catalogue.

This is Mastodon's first release on a major label (they left Relapse to sign to Warner Music earlier in the year), so many immediately assumed it will sound overly polished and more melodic than the band's previous works. Both of those assumptions prove to be true to some extent, because the new disc isn't as raw or sonically heavy as, say, 2002's "Remission." But when the results are as good as "Blood Mountain," they're hard to argue with. This is a perfectly natural and creative progression from their two year-old masterpiece "Leviathan." The newfound progressive metal touches don't dilute or restrain the album's heaviness, and they actually help to emphasize the heavy parts and make them even more intense.

Like "Leviathan," 2004's whale of an album which was based on Herman Melville's "Moby-Dick" novel, "Blood Mountain" is also conceptual. It tells a tale about a character climbing a mountain and becoming stranded, and different things happen (the character hallucinates, runs into strange creatures, begins to starve and freeze, etc.) Couple this wondrously imaginative storytelling with such complex, experimental music, and the end result may very well be an album that's the new summit of Mastodon's career.

Most of the songs are greatly unpredictable, but there are a couple hypnotic moments.
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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars High on the peak in the thin air September 12, 2006
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Following their thematic masterpiece, LEVIATHAN, the mighty Mastodon brings us their most ambitious and complex music to date on BLOOD MOUNTAIN. Mastodon have been called the next big thing in the metal genre, and with this album, it is hard to deny that they are the most exciting band in this music.

To use a jazz phrase, this band really swings. Mastodon is building a Rush-like reputation as the most technically proficient band in their genre. They can bludgeon, and they can simply rawk. They constantly play with timings, playing (almost) stoner-slow or blast-beat fast. Vocals sway from screaming intensity to bar-soaked looseness, and they can just as easily get weird and mess with your head.

BLOOD MOUNTAIN brings a complete scene change from LEVIATHAN. Whereas LEVIATHAN made you feel like you were riding the sea, hunting an elusive foe, BLOOD MOUNTAIN sends you into the deep wilderness, where you are the hunted. Themes range from the searching ("Crystal Skull," "Sleeping Giant"), the vertigo-inducing ("Capillarian Crest") to the fantastic ("Colony of Birchmen") and the frantic ("The Wolf is Loose," "Circle of Cysquatch").

My favorites so far include the (aforementioned) full-force of "The Wolf is Loose," the intricately prog-like "Capillarian Crest," and the extremity of "Circle of Cysquatch." Probably the sharpest left turn on the album comes on "Sleeping Giant," another sign that Mastodon isn't afraid to stay at a groovy mid-tempo for a while. And I just wish the graceful album closer, "Pendulous Skin," could only have continued that cool vibe for about ten more minutes.

It's hard to top such an epic like LEVIATHAN, and it's too early for me to decide where this album will fit in their history.
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51 of 64 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Bloody Beast September 12, 2006
By B. Lane
Format:Audio CD
Comparing Mastodon to typical metal (Avenged Sevenfold, HIM, Lacuna Coil)is like comparing Miles Davis to Kenny G. Yes you'll find them both filed under "Jazz" but each is a whole different beast. Some call this genre "thinking man's metal", I prefer to see it as a rock band not willing to cater to the whims of middle-aged suits or covet the glare of celebrity. This is metal with a work ethic that is not pretty and not for the faint of heart or the weak of mind. If you feel you're up to it, then welcome to Blood Mountain.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wow. September 14, 2006
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So........

Im not really a metal head at all anymore (Was back in my teenage years) But I really do enjoy any type of music, as long as it is .... well.....good.

Back in 2001 I saw another one of my favorite bands...A little band known as Clutch. Opening for them was another band I had never heard of known as....you guessed it!..Mastodon. I was impressed by the musicianship but not the tattooed metal hairbanging with the masturbatory guitar solos.

I was wrong.

So after hearing Remission (1st Album) I thought.."Man this stuff is a little to hard for me anymore. Leviathan (2nd Album) I think is possibly one of the best metal records I have ever heard. I immediately enjoyed the complexity of the music. The whole album losely revolved around the story of Moby Dick.

Now...Blood Mountain..So the new Mastodon has had alot to live up to when compared to their last album (I know thats not fair). It is really an incredible experience. The complexity of the music is insane. Normal metal is like Kenny G...Mastodon is like John Coltrane.

What I am trying to say after all this B.S. Is if you have an open mind to music of different genres..Pick it up..Now.
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5.0 out of 5 stars MODERN METAL MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!
BLOOD MOUNTAIN is a METAL MASTERPIECE!!!!!! MASTODON's previous albums are great, but this one is a HEAVY MUSIC perfect trip!!!!! Read more
Published 3 months ago by FLUMINENSE
5.0 out of 5 stars "Right up there with the best"
Mastodon truly have a great feel for dark, strong music. If you are a fan of the genre you could use adjectives like "beautiful" and "epic" to describe their sound. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ken W Frost
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Album
Mastodon is such a great band and this album is good place to start if you've never heard them. Even if you have, this album is still amazing.
Published 4 months ago by Anthony
4.0 out of 5 stars Good album, not their best
Okay, either you like Mastodon, or you hate them. There doesn't seem to be a middle ground.
I like them, and I like this album. Read more
Published 5 months ago by WAYA
5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome if you are into this sort of thing
It's not for everybody but it is great. I think that even people who only sort of like metal bands can find something to like.
Published 5 months ago by John
4.0 out of 5 stars There's a Wow factor with Mastodon
They are Metal, just not in the traditional sense. Very technical compositions, in constant movement. It almost is like an instrumental with vocals, as silly as that might sound. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Victor Dimartino
3.0 out of 5 stars Its alright.
I heard a little mastodon and thought id try them out i just wasnt a big fan of the vocals and the songs didnt have any real great breakdown points for me but you might like it try... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Brett Lambert
5.0 out of 5 stars Deluxe Edition 2LP 45RPM Review.
I decided to write this review because I had no idea what the deluxe edition contained and wanted to let others know. Read more
Published 10 months ago by KJ7409
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Band
Mastodon is a very consistant band, yes their music has evolved, more commercial success, thats not always the worst thing about a band, and it would narrow minded to think a band... Read more
Published 11 months ago by John Kovacs
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite Mastodon album
I like/dislike aspects of every Mastodon album, but this is my overall favorite. In between the in-you-face assault of Leviathan and the more cerebral Crack the Skye, you have an... Read more
Published 13 months ago by M. Drudzinski
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How in the world are they gonna be able top this epic?

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now the question is, how are they gonna top crack the skye ?
Jan 30, 2010 by That One Dude |  See all 3 posts
amazing.
I agree; what I've heard is amazing. But how could you have been listening to the album for weeks if it just came out today?
Sep 12, 2006 by Shanghaied |  See all 2 posts
you gotta be kidding me
i agree. this album is at the very least a tie w/ leviathan. best band of the decade, hands down.
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