Comments on: Mastodon – The Hunter

By: Jeff

Jeff — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:37:48 +0000

I like the fact that it appeals to a wider audience yet still maintains ties to their past. No band can do that perfectly, but this is as close as a band can get methinks.

By: Jono

Jono — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:50:59 +0000

For my two cents….I wasn’t a particular fan of Mastodon before this, even though I knew they had a lot of talent and are somewhat unique. On first impressions Crack the Skye was great but then I forgot about it.

However, The Hunter is an incredibly solid metal album with wider appeal…and without any disrespect to their past work.

A cool review. However, in my opinion, while “The Creature Lives” does stand out in style from the rest of the album, bands should be applauded for putting in some diversity. It is catchy as hell. If the whole album was like that then, yes, it would be hard for an established fan to accept it and maybe you could call them sellouts; but it is one track and a lot of fun.

Time to go and rediscover the back catalog.

BTW, album cover of the year at least. It is a throw back to Screaming for Vengeance and Defenders of the Faith. But better.

By: elguerosinfe

elguerosinfe — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 01:41:31 +0000

Mastodon never had a problem with song writing. I like this release, but for long-time fans this is very much Mastodon-light.

By: Nick Taxidermy

Nick Taxidermy — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:03:03 +0000

no thanks.

By: stiffy

stiffy — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:56:23 +0000

This is a great record. I think it shows how Mastodon have grown and matured. They can write songs now. Good ones at that. As fun as the old material is, the Hunter shows a band ontop of their game.