Mastodon
Call Of the Mastodon (CD)
Wydane przez Relapse RecordsRok wydania Kraj USANapisał Wouter7
That US outfit Mastodon is the hottest thing in metal/heavy rock of the last years isn't exactly an understatement. Their groovy mix of stoner rock, hardcore and progressive metal hasn't fallen on deaf ears either. Now that they inked a recording contract with Warner Bros their former contractor Relapse Records decided to release this slab of previously unreleased material. Well, previously unreleased isn't exactly accurate, as more than half of the tracks could already be found on the band's 2001 "Lifesblood" EP. These 5 tracks ('Shadows that Move', 'Welcoming War', 'We Built this Come Death', 'Hail to Fire' and 'Battle At Sea') are remastered for the occasion, something which is great in itself, but not entirely necessary to begin with. The remainder of the album sees Mastodon at their primal stage, obviously their songwriting wasn't as refined as on the successful albums that would follow. Nevertheless, these 4 tracks ('Thank You for This', 'Slickleg', 'Deep Sea Creature' and 'Call Of the Mastodon') justify the purchase of this album any which way. While the "Lifesblood" EP is still widely available I don't fully understand why Relapse chose to include these tracks on this record. Despite that minor point of criticism Mastodon fanatics have a nicely packaged record on their hands here.
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