Ok...I finally listened to Leviathan...what's the big hype? I don't get it. It's ok...not bad, not great...any other opinions? It seems to me that they met the right people and got the right support.
Get Remission or Blood Mountain. Leviathan has it's moments, but it is probably my least favorite album of theirs.
Thanks...but do you agree that they're a bit hyped?
Mastodon is unique and I totally dig them. Are they overhyped? I didn't really think they were being hyped all that much to begin with. I may be biased as Brann is from my hometown and I know him. He is a phenom on drums. He was in a local band called Lethargy before Mastodon. Actually, so was Bill Kelliher. You can find them on myspace and youtube. Lethargy was much different from Mastodon. Eric Burke (Now of Sulaco) was the singer/guitarist for Lethargy. He spent a little time in Nuclear Assault. IMO, Mastodon is real good stuff. I think you will find their earlier stuff to be more similar to what Brann/Bill were doing in Lethargy and Today Is The Day.