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MASTODON
–
Blood
Mountain
This
acclaimed
extreme
band
is a
beast
of a
different
shade.
Not
exactly
your
straight
forward
traditional
metal
act,
nor
a total
eruption
of unbridled
speed
and
power.
There
are
even
some
hardcore
flavours
and
a whole
lot
of progressive
and
melodic
angles
in the
mix.
Lyrically
they
don’t
follow
normal
sentence
patterns
in a
traditional
storytelling
or song
sense,
but
rather
construct
packets
of concepts
like
independent
statements,
all
adding
to the
whole
of the
song’s
theme.
With
mythical
elements
these
guys
seem
to be
bringing
back
that
epic
feel
lost
in heavy
music
which
either
still
harps
on personal
torment
of “me,
myself
and
I”,
social
matters
or the
still
popular
“evil”
path.
Mastodon
guides
you
through
this
realm
without
trailing
off
too
far
into
a fantasy
world.
This
is a
fascinating
band
casting
their
net
much
wider
than
your
usual
heavy
rock
act,
and
all
the
better
for
it.
A refreshing
guitar
prominent
musical
force
practicing
under
the
guise
of convention.
5
/ A
- PB
1
2 3
4 5
6
A
- B
- C
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