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MASTODON CALL OF THE MASTODON
About Call Of The Mastodon
Amazon.com Call of the Mastodon, although short, is such a strong album it's hard to believe it was a demo. But really who wouldn't sign them after receiving this? It shows a band already accustomed to playing together and feeding off each other. It's already intricate, intense, brutal music. Is it Remission or Leviathan? No, it's not. It doesn't have either their sense of scope or their sense of melody. But it does show peeks at every nuance to follow. "Shadows That Move" illustrates that they have always known how to pick an album opener. It pulls you in and doesn't let go. "Thank You For This" previews their amazing use of time change. And "Battle At Sea" and "Deep Sea Creatures" are obvious forbearers to songs on Leviathan. There are a few tracks that show the band testing their waters: The vocals on "We Built This Come Death" almost sound like a Ministry outtake, while "Slickleg" bursts out into punk licks in a few spots. It's hard to imagine, with the amount of progression so far, just where Mastodon will ascend to now that they have signed to a major. -- Robert Arambel Product Description The Call of the Mastodon, a collection of Mastodon's first-ever forays into the recording studio, exposes the humble beginnings of hard rock's heaviest hitters. The nine tracks laid to tape here, the first the fledgling quartet had ever written, document a band finding its own voice and place in the musical world. Remixed and remastered by original producer Matt Washburn, and repackaged by the band's longtime artist Paul Romano, The Call of the Mastodon is a vital piece of heavy metal history and the crucial starting point in the still burgeoning Mastodon legacy. 9 Track CD including a Bonus Relapse Records Sampler CD. Relapse Records. 2006. From the Artist "Meet the best band on the planet. The Atlanta quartet are the future of metal. It's high time you were introduced." - KERRANG! "Smart, serious, densely composed, shredding and grooving and elegiac by turns...MASTODON play as if metal never lost the "heavy" prefix" - BLENDER "majestic, technically astounding, mind-blowing...electrifying" - SPIN "awe-inspiring" - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY "fantastic...incredible...MASTODON has nearly mastered rock dynamics" - THE NEW YORK TIMES "Devastating" - ROLLING STONE "monstrous" - GUITAR WORLD "Leviathan" is a must-have for any fan of complex, heavy music." - BILLBOARD "Goodbye METALLICA hello MASTODON" - ROCK SOUND About the Artist MASTODON formed in 1999 when drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher moved to Atlanta, GA from their hometown of Rochester, New York. Only three weeks after arriving in Atlanta, Dailor and Kelliher met bassist Troy Sanders and guitarist Brent Hinds at a HIGH ON FIRE show that Hinds put on in his basement. Dailor and Kelliher had almost a decade of playing and touring experience together; Sanders and Hines had a half-dozen. Within a few weeks of forming, the quartets intense songwriting chemistry generated a solid set of hard-hitting songs. These songs merely touched the surface of the outfits boundless well of ideas. Under the name MASTODON, the group recorded their first demo in June 2000. With new demo in hand, the band started a tireless tour schedule, covering most of the Eastern U.S. as well as playing numerous regional dates supporting QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE, MORBID ANGEL, CANNIBAL CORPSE and many others. MASTODONs exceptional live performance impressed to such an extent that within months a contract was inked and the band welcomed into the Relapse family. In the spring of 2001, MASTODON once again blazed through the Eastern U.S with EYEHATEGOD, KEELHAUL and BURNT BY THE SUN. MASTODON blew the doors off every venue along the tour, leaving a whole new contingent of music fans awestruck and hungry for more. Their formidable live reputation helped land them a summer tour again through the East Coast and Midwest, where they linked up with THE F****G CHAMPS. The tour led them through innumerable f
