Mastodon is overrated. They can't sing very well live and they have lost their metal edge found on "Leviathan".
However, "Oblivion" is a good track and Mastodon is more prog-rock now anyways. Not sure what I think of the video, but at least it is creative and original!
Mastodon "Oblivion"
Showing posts with label Crack the Skye. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crack the Skye. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Mastodon and Lamb of God Marketing Blitz
It is cool to see that in the age of online music some bands are still trying to get us to remember why physical albums are that much cooler than their digital counterparts.
Mastodon announced that they would have a limited edition tunnel book release for Crack the Skye which comes out on March 24th.
The limited edition release is rather expensive at $39.99, but it may just be some of the coolest album art out there. I am sure some of the more loyal fans will want to get their hands on this one! It even puts bands like Tool to shame.
Mastodon also just launched a trippy Web site promoting Crack the Skye. It requires the latest version of Adobe Flash software. Here is a preview of what it looks like below.
Lamb of God is also doing a unique contest with their new album Wrath and are releasing a deluxe version of it as well (contains vinyl, CD, USB stick with bonus songs).
The first 100,000 people who purchase the CD, which is released tomorrow, will be able to enter a code at the Escape the Plague Web site. Upon entry of the code, fans will be asked to answer questions and will then be entered into a drawing for 100 different prizes.
As each prize is chosen it will be deleted until they are all gone. Here is a list of the prizes as seen on Lamb of God's Web site.
"Escape The Plague prizes include:
2 - Trips for two to see Lamb of God perform at a major UK festival in August
1 - Barbecue at your home hosted by Randy Blythe
2 - Mark Morton Guitars (Courtesy of Jackson guitars)
2 - Willie Adler Guitars (Courtesty of ESP Guitars)
2 - John Campbell Basses (Courtesy of Jackson Guitars)
1 - Chris Adler drum kit w/ an autographed Chris Adler snare (Courtesy of Mapex drums)
5 - Golden laminates, good for entry at any Lamb of God show for a year
10 - Introduce the band onstage in your town
20 - Roadie for a day in your town
7 - Sing on stage at soundcheck with the band
20 - $50 giftcards to the Lamb of God webstore (Courtesy of Bravado)
25 - Autographed super deluxe Wrath packages, including the CD, Vinyl, and UBS stick with bonus tracks
1 - Mark Morton guitar lesson
1 - Willie Adler guitar lesson
1 - John Campbell Bass lesson"
If only more bands would do stuff as cool as this maybe people would stop stealing so much music!
Mastodon announced that they would have a limited edition tunnel book release for Crack the Skye which comes out on March 24th.
The limited edition release is rather expensive at $39.99, but it may just be some of the coolest album art out there. I am sure some of the more loyal fans will want to get their hands on this one! It even puts bands like Tool to shame.
Mastodon also just launched a trippy Web site promoting Crack the Skye. It requires the latest version of Adobe Flash software. Here is a preview of what it looks like below.
Lamb of God is also doing a unique contest with their new album Wrath and are releasing a deluxe version of it as well (contains vinyl, CD, USB stick with bonus songs).
The first 100,000 people who purchase the CD, which is released tomorrow, will be able to enter a code at the Escape the Plague Web site. Upon entry of the code, fans will be asked to answer questions and will then be entered into a drawing for 100 different prizes.
As each prize is chosen it will be deleted until they are all gone. Here is a list of the prizes as seen on Lamb of God's Web site.
"Escape The Plague prizes include:
2 - Trips for two to see Lamb of God perform at a major UK festival in August
1 - Barbecue at your home hosted by Randy Blythe
2 - Mark Morton Guitars (Courtesy of Jackson guitars)
2 - Willie Adler Guitars (Courtesty of ESP Guitars)
2 - John Campbell Basses (Courtesy of Jackson Guitars)
1 - Chris Adler drum kit w/ an autographed Chris Adler snare (Courtesy of Mapex drums)
5 - Golden laminates, good for entry at any Lamb of God show for a year
10 - Introduce the band onstage in your town
20 - Roadie for a day in your town
7 - Sing on stage at soundcheck with the band
20 - $50 giftcards to the Lamb of God webstore (Courtesy of Bravado)
25 - Autographed super deluxe Wrath packages, including the CD, Vinyl, and UBS stick with bonus tracks
1 - Mark Morton guitar lesson
1 - Willie Adler guitar lesson
1 - John Campbell Bass lesson"
If only more bands would do stuff as cool as this maybe people would stop stealing so much music!
Monday, January 26, 2009
Mastodon: Influential or Overrated?
Mastodon is one of those bands that have those little stickers on the CD that makes the band out to be a modern day Rush.
That sticker is the reason that I picked up Leviathan one day in the store. I liked the album, but Rush it was not.
I went back and listened to the band's first album Remission and thought, damn this is shit. Everything is muddy sounding and the vocals on the bonus live tracks are terrible.
Then Blood Mountain came out and it seemed like critics everywhere were raving about what a masterpiece it was. Don't get me wrong, I do think the album is good and really enjoy the song The Wolf is Loose. But I somehow managed to scrap the album after a few listens.
Once again I viewed the live performance and while better, the vocals just aren't quite right still. Nevertheless, the band is getting better and I think that Crack the Skye will be a decent album.
To me Lamb of God, God Forbid and Shadows Fall have all put out more interesting albums in their careers.
The band is going to have to pull out all of the punches to get to Rush status... as if that's even possible!
In fact, maybe the reason I can't back Mastodon as much as others is that I am holding them up to some impossible scale due to a little sticker that was on the CD packaging, probably put on by some PR person.
So, while you shouldn't go expecting the new Mastodon album Crack the Skye to be Permanent Waves II, it will probably still be worth a listen.
Crack the Skye is due out late March. You can check out a clip of the song Oblivion at the band's website. By clip I mean a 35 second piece of music that tells you hardly anything about the album, but they did just renovate that site.
UPDATE: Just got word in, a new song Divinations is going to be released via iTunes and the band's Web site as a single.
Here is the album cover, which I do think is cool.
That sticker is the reason that I picked up Leviathan one day in the store. I liked the album, but Rush it was not.
I went back and listened to the band's first album Remission and thought, damn this is shit. Everything is muddy sounding and the vocals on the bonus live tracks are terrible.
Then Blood Mountain came out and it seemed like critics everywhere were raving about what a masterpiece it was. Don't get me wrong, I do think the album is good and really enjoy the song The Wolf is Loose. But I somehow managed to scrap the album after a few listens.
Once again I viewed the live performance and while better, the vocals just aren't quite right still. Nevertheless, the band is getting better and I think that Crack the Skye will be a decent album.
To me Lamb of God, God Forbid and Shadows Fall have all put out more interesting albums in their careers.
The band is going to have to pull out all of the punches to get to Rush status... as if that's even possible!
In fact, maybe the reason I can't back Mastodon as much as others is that I am holding them up to some impossible scale due to a little sticker that was on the CD packaging, probably put on by some PR person.
So, while you shouldn't go expecting the new Mastodon album Crack the Skye to be Permanent Waves II, it will probably still be worth a listen.
Crack the Skye is due out late March. You can check out a clip of the song Oblivion at the band's website. By clip I mean a 35 second piece of music that tells you hardly anything about the album, but they did just renovate that site.
UPDATE: Just got word in, a new song Divinations is going to be released via iTunes and the band's Web site as a single.
Here is the album cover, which I do think is cool.
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