The boys from Atlanta knew they had something and they set out to prove it. While the release embraced their heavier sides, it unleashed a collection of harmonizing guitars, driving rhythmic patterns and an lyrical epic loosely based on Moby Dick and various other adventures at sea. 2004’s Leviathan was received by reviewers and music critics alike as a step in the right direction. Their evolution from speed metal to Sludge metal (an aggressive, dynamic branch of the metal universe, also referred to as “Southern Metal”) resulted in a more digestible slathering of sludgy guitars and climatically forceful vocals. After their ridiculously heavy 2002 release, Remission, Mastadon recalibrated. ![]() ![]() Luckily for us, things change and bands evolve. Early on, Mastodon could have been written off as just another million-BPS metal act with over-distorted guitars and gruesome vocals.
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