Mastodon "Remission" 2002 Relapse

sixxswine · January 15th, 2004, 11:06 PM

Mastodon-"Remission"

Relapse Records 2002

http://www.mastodonrocks.com/

Mastodon? Isn’t that some big animal? You have probably heard a little bit about this band lately. There’s a buzz about this band. Their record "Remission" was issued back in 2002 by Relapse Records & slow but surely they have been creating a bit of a buzz within the metal/hardcore community. I must admit, I hadn’t heard anything from this band until recently, when I saw their video clip for the track "March of the Fire Ants" on Headbanger’s Ball. That goes to show how a music video can reach so many people. This band has a striped down sound, no not what one would call "garage rock." Very "organic" sounding. A guitar, bass, drums, over some extreme hardcore vocals with a death metal influence.

Nothing fancy & nothing trendy. I think this is the type of record that Metallica had envisioned when they were in the studio for all those months. I would bet the farm that this band wasn’t in the studio more than a couple of weeks for the recording of this record.

This just goes to show, you "can’t fake it." This is a hungry band, this a band that’s edgy, this is a band that will be around when all of their peers are dead & gone. Among the highlights on this gem are: "March of the Fire Ants," "Workhorse," "Trainwreck." & "Trampled Under Hoof."

So what’s the sound? Well, it’s hard to describe. I would say that they have a little bit of Kyuss, a little hardcore & a little metal. Yeah. That’s about right. You put ‘em all together & you have Mastodon. So to answer the question form the beginning. Yes, a Mastodon was an animal. A very big animal, that probably crushed anything in it’s path. How fitting.

Tracklisting:

1) Crusher Destroyer

2) March of the Fire Ants-

3) Where Strides the Behemoth

4) Workhorse-

5) Ol’e Nessie

6) Burning Man

7) Trainwreck-

8) Trampled Under Hoof-

9) Trilobite

10) Mother Puncher

11) Elephant Man