The Hunter – Mastodon
Following the progtastic Crack The Skye Atlanta metallers Mastodon have unleashed The Hunter. The Hunter is very different from Crack The Skye in terms of the flow of the album, on Crack The Skye everything flowed and fitted but as the band have said the writing process was different on this album. It was a lot more spontaneous so there was no concept. In many ways this is a good thing as there are heavy songs such as “Blasteroids” or melodic songs such as “The Sparrow”. This is a great album for new fans as they get to see the many sides of Mastodon, fans of the first few albums will not be disappointed as there are some fast thrashy elements e.g. “Spectrelight” or the proggy fans will like “Creature Lives”. The best song on the album for me is “Curl Of The Burl” it has this classic rock feel (Sabbathesque) which really entraps you and a brilliant music video as well (see below). As for production on the album everything is perfect and crisp sounding, the best part of the mix is a huge sounding drum kit which adds huge depth. Overall The Hunter is full of different musical flares and is an exciting listen and will grip you from start to finish, the only tiny problem is could there be too much to take in? Give it time and you will love it!
The Hunter – Mastodon 9/10
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