Album Reviews8.2/10
Mastodon’s 2009 Epic Crack the Skye Finally Gets Its Due as an Ambitious Concept Album
A heavy record that never stops moving, a vast and sprawling work of sonic ambition.
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Album Reviews8.1/10
Mastodon’s Blood Mountain Trades Dread for Epic Ambition — 81/100
Mastodon's prog-metal opus Blood Mountain reviewed: 12 tracks, 68 minutes, and a 22-minute finale worth the wait.
Album Reviews8.3/10
Mastodon’s ‘The Hunter’ Trusts Riffs Over Sci-Fi: 8.3/10
A review of Mastodon's The Hunter, a heavy, confident album that trades sprawling concept for direct riffage.
Album Reviews8.2/10
Mastodon Honor Fallen Brother on Heavy, Direct Marrow Deep
Mastodon's Marrow Deep honors fallen brother Brent Hinds with mournful, direct metal; a fitting, heavy tribute.
10,000-Year-Old Fossilized Mastodon Tooth Found in San Mateo County Creek
A fossilized Pacific mastodon tooth, some 10,000 years in age, hath been found in a creek near San Francisco, in perfect condition.
Album Reviews7.8/10
Emperor of Sand: Mastodon’s Desert Elegy Still Cuts Deep
Mastodon's 2017 album Emperor of Sand blends prog-metal heft with melodic hooks in a raw, desert-themed meditation on loss.