The Taste of Chaos Ensemble Performs Mastodon's Leviathan

Taste of Chaos Quartet (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 8, 2006)
• Original Release Date: 2006
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Vitamin Records
• ASIN: B000GCG5XI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #326,921 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

It is a rare beast that can pull off the numerous feats set forth by the mighty members of Mastodon. For lack of a better term, "Upward Mobility" best describes their place on the heavy metal food-chain. These Atlanta metallers have gone from an underground favorite to one of the scene’s saviors. Notoriously referred to as Rush by way of Metallica, that slugline can’t match the complexity of Mastodon’s brutal riffs and literate content. Leviathan, a concept album which employs imagery from Moby Dick, serves as an allegory for what life on the road. The album has been critically hailed not only in the world of heavy metal, but by almost every major music publications.

Product Description

Vitamin's Taste of Chaos Ensemble Performs Mastodon's Leviathan: The String Quartet Tribute is a bright spot amongst the seemingly endless parade of heavy metal tribute albums by string quartets. Georgia art-rock/sludge metal collective Mastodon's epic post-rock adapts itself appealingly to the classical world, and fans of the band as well as these types of renderings will find much to love here. ~ James Christopher Monger, Rovi

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars from Metal guitars to Classical strings!, October 1, 2006

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nortageM (Lewisville,TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Taste of Chaos Ensemble Performs Mastodon's Leviathan (Audio CD)

...and pulled off with such perfection! I didn't even know this existed until I went to the Mastodon concert on 09/29/06 at the Fonda Theatre in LA. While waiting for the band to set up, this wonderful string rendition of Leviathan began to play over the PA. I think there were many there (including myself) wondering in amazement of what this could be? Mastodon's Leviathan album is a phenomenal work of art (not just for metal, but for the music world as a whole). What the Taste of Chaos Ensemble has done with such a great concept album seems like such a natural progression...this tribute was meant to be! I can easily see this music playing as the soundtrack to an updated Moby Dick movie...while the waves pound the bow of the great, old whaling ship fast on the trail of that prehistoric white whale! Whether you're a Mastodon fan or not, this is definitely one to get! BUY IT!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Powerful stuff, March 2, 2009

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Julio Caicedo "Julio" (Panama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Taste of Chaos Ensemble Performs Mastodon's Leviathan (Audio CD)

The Taste of Chaos Ensemble has done it. They have captured the aggression and added the beauty of classical instruments to a classic metal album.

Mastodon's Leviathan is a complete album and a classic already. TTOCE now adds a new dimension to the plot with this great performance.

Metalhead or not, you will find power and passion in this album.

Cheers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible, August 7, 2008

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B. Heilman ""Torker 1313"" (Pekin, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Taste of Chaos Ensemble Performs Mastodon's Leviathan (Audio CD)

This is truly a must have for your Mastodon collection. It translates so well. They hold the intensity that makes Mastodon so good. A good album through and through.