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Post by Devin on Jul 15, 2011 18:46:10 GMT -5
Artwork for Mastodon's upcoming album The Hunter (named after the singer's deceased brother) came out like a week ago. Still no word on a single or release date yet. I think a proper push could get a single from this album Top 30 at least.  |
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Post by rockmaniac on Jul 26, 2011 7:24:48 GMT -5
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Post by Nicholas2.0 on Jul 26, 2011 15:58:39 GMT -5
I guess that would make "Black Tongue" (available now on iTunes) a "teaser" single, then.
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Post by halo19 on Jul 26, 2011 16:23:26 GMT -5
^and the fact that it also has a music video streaming video for it.
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Post by rockmaniac on Aug 3, 2011 21:25:37 GMT -5
tracklist
01. Black Tongue
02. Curl Of The Burl
03. Blasteroid
04. Stargasm
05. Octopus Has No Friends
06. All The Heavy Lifting
07. The Hunter
08. Dry Bone Valley
09. Thickening
10. Creature Lives
11. Spectrelight
12. Bedazzled Fingernails
13. The Sparrow
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Post by rockmaniac on Aug 15, 2011 11:50:02 GMT -5
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Post by lockebox on Aug 15, 2011 17:52:58 GMT -5
Tasty. I'm rooting for bands like these on radio.
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Post by Devin on Aug 15, 2011 20:14:57 GMT -5
Meh. Very watered-down sounding for Mastodon. I'll pass. Bring on "Coloney of Birchmen"!
*starts head-banging*
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Aug 16, 2011 11:42:30 GMT -5
This sounds radio friendly enough. May do some damage.  |
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Aug 26, 2011 11:05:28 GMT -5
Top 50 on Active:
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Sept 2, 2011 8:48:12 GMT -5
Top 40 on Active:
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Post by rockmaniac on Sept 22, 2011 13:28:24 GMT -5
music video
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Oct 1, 2011 11:47:51 GMT -5
Top 30 on Active:
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Post by lockebox on Oct 9, 2011 19:17:17 GMT -5
Top 50 - Alternative
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Post by rockmaniac on Oct 9, 2011 19:17:38 GMT -5
Top 50 - Alternative 55 47 MASTODON - Curl of the Burl 99 79 20 0.343 that's a first |
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Oct 9, 2011 19:59:22 GMT -5
Surprised at this as well.
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Post by Devin on Oct 9, 2011 21:54:43 GMT -5
:o
VERY SURPRISED, seeing that some active-leaning music sound a lot more alternative than this does.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Oct 9, 2011 22:09:19 GMT -5
I'm not surprised because hipsters hate metal, but for whatever reason, Mastodon is one of the few exceptions. Pitchfork trashes most metal but they generally give Mastodon rave reviews. This makes sense to me. And this is at least more "alternative" than anything Five Finger Death Punch or Theory Of A Deadman has put out so I don't really know what you mean by your comment Dev.
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Post by Devin on Oct 9, 2011 22:16:58 GMT -5
Also Mastodon are prog-metal, so it sorta makes more sense. It just seems random for it to pop up in the Top 50 on alternative when it hasn't even reached Top 20 on active rock yet.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Oct 9, 2011 22:19:21 GMT -5
Yeah I guess. But as has been said, we've never seen them come this far on active rock before. For all we know, "Oblivion" or "Colony Of Birchmen" would have reached the top 50 on alternative too with this level of success on active. But I do think a big part of it is the way they're marketed and that indie/folk sites like Pitchfork media have given them much critical acclaim and provided a community in which alternative music fans have been encouraged to appreciate them.
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Post by halo19 on Oct 16, 2011 6:45:42 GMT -5
Another reason for this making Alternative is for one, that it is actually a fairly accessible song from the group. This is the variety of metal that hipsters approve of, yet we don't see the likes of Opeth getting radio airplay, for the record.
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Post by themule on Oct 19, 2011 22:20:42 GMT -5
Theory of a Dead Man adn Five Finger Death Punch make ham fisted, dopey music. Mastodon bring musicianship and cool arragnements to what they do. Meaning, they are unique. Their arrangements and music have just as much in common with old school Peter Gabriel Genesis as they do with Metallica. As far as "hipsters" are concerned, I have not seen many of them at Mastodon shows. Mostly just dudes who like music.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Oct 29, 2011 13:05:36 GMT -5
Top 20 on Active:
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Post by jvandyck87 on Oct 29, 2011 13:09:47 GMT -5
I'm 9 tracks through the album, and unless any of the final four tracks are beyond mindbogglingly amazing, I vote "Stargasm" for single #2 because it was mindbogglingly amazing. One of the best songs of the year imo. It's very beautiful for a Mastodon song, but also has their usual epicness and strangeness. I applaud them!
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Post by rockmaniac on Oct 29, 2011 16:20:51 GMT -5
I want Black Tongue or Spectrelight as follow-up
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Post by rockmaniac on Oct 29, 2011 19:11:50 GMT -5
as for this Top 20 on Active: 23 20 MASTODON Curl Of The Burl 685 548 137 1.155 WOW! |
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Dec 4, 2011 18:27:46 GMT -5
Top 40 on Alternative:
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Post by rockmaniac on Dec 7, 2011 9:43:09 GMT -5
this song is Grammy-nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance
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