Mastodon - Blood Mountain

first 2 songs didn't astound and amaze me either...but I didn't stop listening until it was finished..which is a good sign for any new album ( I rarely listen to an album all thew ay through the first time...if ever.)
 
ok album, wont be spending much time listening to it tho
 
Fucking hell....this reminds me of early Coroner (in parts)...only no-where near as good. I never really understood what all the fuss is about these guys. At least they are doing something different i s'pose.
Metal is the only genre where singing a song about a prehistoric shark is acceptable (Megalodon). Makes me laugh.
 
Powers said:
Is that what they sing about, I really don't know much about them?

Isn't that just awfully silly?

i wasn't making a judgement about it, just that i find it funny that within metal singing about anything at all is absolutely fine. Its just a general observation. Leviathan (album) was about the story of Moby Dick i think.
 
Powers said:
How is that different to 90% of metal?

I must be missing something, please elaborate.

Yes, you do miss something. I challenge you to write down 9 bands which are NOT different from Mastodon. It should be very easy, given the fact that you've probably heard more than 10 metal bands.