Mastodon
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Ghost
It’s rare for me to go to an arena show, and when I do, I generally expect the lack of intimacy to seriously diminish the experience. This was certainly the case for Mastodon, who absolutely demolished the basements and bars I saw them play years ago, but they couldn’t energize me in nearly the same way from across Trenton’s cavernous Cure Insurance Arena. The fact that I haven’t paid much attention to their last few… See more →
Once More ’Round the Sun
My @Rdio playlist with selections from each of the albums on my Pitchfork People’s List (Top 20 Albums 1996–2011): rd.io/x/QFyuL1HKMw
Of the nineteen artists in my People’s List, can you guess which five I haven’t seen live? peopleslist.pitchfork.com/list/8f867850/
Finished my People’s List (Top Albums 1996–2011) for Pitchfork. As it turns out, my list is very caucasian. peopleslist.pitchfork.com/list/8f867850/
A magnificent solo piano performance of Mastodon’s entire Leviathan album in one uninterrupted take: youtube.com/watch?v=h85KV5… (via @kolbywolby)
My top five albums of 2011:
- Yuck
- Colin Stetson
- Mastodon
- Low
- Wolves in the Throne Room
Time will tell if Mastodon has done the impossible and written a song about a comic book character without sounding silly.
The Hunter
The Mastodon burger at Kuma’s Corner has won the battle, but not the war.
Live at the Aragon
Mastodon
Moments away from Mastodon.
Crack the Skye
Blood Mountain
Slayer
Mastodon
Mastodon
The Relapse Contamination Festival took over the Troc for the weekend and what a wicked weekend it was. To avoid exhaustion, I pared it down to the essentials and saw only seven of the fourteen bands that played. And I was more than satisfied.
I began the weekend’s festivities Saturday night, battling over parking with the cursed throngs of Philadelphia International Auto Show-goers, arriving just as Alabama Thunderpussy finished up and Cephalic Carnage prepared to… See more →
Relapse Contamination Festival
I began the weekend’s festivities Saturday night, battling over parking with the cursed throngs of Philadelphia International Auto Show-goers, arriving just as Alabama Thunderpussy finished up and Cephalic Carnage prepared to take the stage. Neither of those bands ever really piqued my interest, so their antics merely served as mild amusement while I awaited the mighty Mastodon, whose Troy Sanders sports one of the greatest metal faces I’ve ever seen as he bellows through their… See more →