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At the time Mastodon recorded their EP Lifesblood, the band had only been together for three months. This time, another one-and-a-half years of playing and touring together has resulted in a full-length outburst of both power and technique, called Remission.
This collection of soulful songs has been greatly captured in Man Or Astroman's Zero Return Studios, where Matt Bayles (Isis, Burnt By The Sun, Botch) endowed Mastodon with a hard-hitting, apocalyptic sound. Looking at the history of the band members, (who formerly played in Today Is The Day and Lethargy), it is no surprise they don't come up with your average "bang your head until your neck hurts" kind of metal. Mastodon uses aspects of just about every style that three decades of metal and hardcore have given us. Instead of using structures consisting of various metals (like Avenged Sevenfold does), these guys produce the heat needed for a superior, creative amalgam, built to last. Remission is not just a vulgar display of technique and skills. It also treasures the principles of finely built-up, dynamic songs, like the 7:04-minute Trainwreck. Brann Dailer goes crazy like a jazz drummer, but always remains within the framework of the music. A very unusual combination that only few drummers manage to pull off. And when it comes to the vocals, Mastodon rises above the field with Brent Hinds' low, emotional roars. Loud and progressive music usually features a hysterically screaming singer, who in most cases sounds like an annoying character that's an inevitable part of the deal. Not Brent Hinds. He perfectly completes it all.
Mastodon has set a new standard in creativity without losing the ability to rock. Hard.
http://www.kindamuzik.net/recensie/mastodon/remission/1611/
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