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More Mastodon please! This band is terribly underrated.

Mastodon is really unique. The later you get in the discography the less raspy it get, but it gets super melodic on the 4th album Crack the Skye. Highly recommend any song off that album

Mastodon honestly has one of the best evolutions of any metal band, they're great, can't really go wrong with any of their albums.

Brann Dailor is a legit monster behind the drum kit. And he also sings while drumming like that! 😮. Will be seeing them this summer with Gojira and Lorna Shore

More mastodon, you won't be disappointed! Their new stuff is amazing!

This is my favorite Mastodon track. They are phenomenal live too. I've seen them 3 times.

Don't let this be the last Mastodon track you listen, man. Big discography and 3 vocalists brings a lot of variety. Add some Clutch and All Them Witches to your daily spins and you'll find alot of great tunes. Keep 'em coming, really enjoy your posts \m/

The Mastodon rabbit hole is vast. Every album sounds different and yet they all sound like Mastodon. 3 singers, Brann the drummer is a monster, Bill Kelliher writes amazing riffs.

You definitely have to check out their song "Tread Lightly" or just the entire album Once More Round the Sun. It's my favorite album of theirs as a whole.

Mastodon gets wild, man. Their album "Crack the Sky" was written because the singer at the time was in a brief coma and apparently Rasputin visited him in his coma and inspired the album. When he came out of it, he wrote the album over the course of a year while he recuperated. 6 Grammy nominations and one win, they play interesting music for sure and usually put on a pretty good show. Great reaction!

You may like their more melodic songs better. Try - Oblivion.

This song is based on Moby Dick. The whole Leviathan album is based on that concept. It's fantastic. All their albums are great The Czar is my all time favorite from them from the Crack the Skye album. You gotta do more Mastodon please!🤘🤘🤘

YEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!🤘🤘🤘🤘 MASTODON IS MY FAVORITE, STILL ACTIVE BAND!!! Polo you are crushing it this week for me personally. Thank you!!!

Mastodon - The Sparrow. Completely different feel but absolutely mesmerizing.

One of the greatest metal bands of all time. Atlanta legends.

I recommend Gigantium from their latest album. They have evolved since those early years. The drummer now sings too. Gigantium is heavy and beautiful at the same time. Go check it out. Great band.

More Mastodon! I love this band. Crack the Skye is my favorite album from them. I'd love to see you do the track Crack the Skye. Their drummer, Brann Dailor is one of my favorite of all time. His drumming is so unique and fluid. He has a great voice too.

Mastadon is worth a deep dive. They get more and more progressive as they go. Similar to Tool in that regard. Great drums and guitar work throughout their discography. Vocals are an acquired taste.

Mastodon's discography is incredible, they have evolved over the years in a really amazing way - so many genuinely great albums!

I am seeing them live for the third time in August with Gojira and Lorna Shore 💪

Let’s goooo favorite band in the world! Masto-fuckin-don!

My favorite mastodon song.

My favourite Mastodon track! The video is epic as well. Enjoy!

keep going down the Mastodon rabbit hole. it gets better!

Fuck yeah! Hearts Alive is epic Sleeping Giant changed my life Mother Puncher is heaviest The Czar is transcendent The Sparrow is graceful Asleep in the Deep is super cool Jaguar God is godly Their new album is so full of Soul They live rent free in mine. Kind like Tool w you

Wait till you hear the drummer sing.

My introduction to Mastodon was the track March of the fire Ants when they released their Remission album, been a fan ever since 🤘🏼🔥🔥🤘🏼

I subbed for the Tool reactions, but glad you found these guys. This song rocks. Check out, "Iron Tusk," or "March of the Fire Ants" too. Good stuff.

The drums are amazing!!!

You rock Polo, your reaction to this made my day!

One thing I really like about mastodon is how they are so incredibly precise and tight, while also sounding like the end of the world

I really REALLY like this album.

Watching you go from Primus to Radiohead to Mastodon is a journey. Three fantastic bands.

I'm not a huge metalhead, but maybe five years ago I was listening to a good amount of Mastodon. Thanks for reminding me how good they are.

So many great tunes to choose from!

Everyone else has said it, but you will likely like the vocals more on the 4th album, Crack the Skye, and later, when the drummer adds his vocal talent to the mix, and the other two vocalists begin using more melody in their singing as well. You absolutely must hear their masterpiece "The Last Baron" from Crack the Skye- though it's a 13 min runtime. "The Czar" from the same album is only 11 min, but also fantastic. Several songs on the album "Emperor of Sand" are great ones to react to as well, I hope you'll hear "Sultan's Curse", "Ancient Kingdom" and "Steambreather" someday. I feel like this is a band you might one day want to do the whole discography, every album has good stuff on it.

Mastodon is not for everyone, but they have built a mass following on their brand of Southern-fried guitar riffs and heavy delivery... This was one of their early tracks from 2004... Vocalist Neil Fallon of Maryland rockers Clutch did co-vocals on 'Blood & thunder'... This album ('Leviathan') was based on the novel 'Moby Dick' by Herman Melville... A lot of their work is based on fantasy fiction. Hailing from Georgia, Mastodon were formed in 2000 by Brann Dailor (drums), Troy Sanders (bass), Brent Hinds (guitar) and Bill Kelliher (guitar)... Sanders and Hinds started w/ the bulk of the vocals, but Brann Dailor also added his lead vocals from 2009. Mastodon began recording and releasing original music independently before they got signed to indie metal label Relapse Records and released the first album 'Remission' in 2002... it was followed by the 'Leviathan' concept album in 2004, which got them on tour opening for Slayer eventually and Mastodon began building a hardcore fanbase. 'Blood mountain' was released in 2006 on a major label Reprise Records and Mastodon were on the road constantly as the album charted in the US at #32... the single "Colony of Birchmen" (feat. Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age) became a fan fave. Mastodon graduated to a headlining band w/ the release of their 2009 album 'Crack the Skye'... the single 'Oblivion' was a huge success and the album featured drummer Brann Dailor contributing lead vocals... Dailor said he named the album after his sister who took her own life because of a painful mystery illness that was undiagnosed (It was likely an autoimmune disorder that can be impossible to diagnose by standard physicians)... 'Crack the Skye' charted at #11 in the US and was a global success. Later Mastodon albums have been more polished, sonically diverse... and commercially successful - 'The Hunter' (2011)... "Once more round the Sun" (2014)... 'Emperor of the Sand' (2017)... and their latest album "Hushed and Grim" (2021) which charted at #20 in the US... #14 in the UK... Mastodon is still a major headlining act on tour. Some of the heavier Mastodon songs - 'March of the Fire Ants'... 'Aqua dementia' ... 'The wolf is loose'... 'Quintessence'... 🤘🤘🔥🔥 And Mastodon's newer tracks - 'Show yourself'... 'The Motherload' ... 'Curl of the Burl'... 'Teardrinker'... 🤘🤘

This song is one of the best crowd interaction hype songs.

Fortunately I remembered every address I've ever lived in and every phone number...so yea your right!

Polo, Tool just announced a US tour for the late fall 😊. Don’t miss it!!

So happy someone finally sent Mastodon to you. You'll be getting to more of them!

What a fun thing to come by on my subscription feed. Love mastodon! Higgly recommend checking out more of them esp newer stuff. Their progression is fantastic.

White whale, Holy grail! This is one of their earlier albums and is a concept album based on Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Welcome to the Mastodon rabbit hole!

lots of bangers on this album (hearts alive), but i agree and you should try some of their newer stuff. obvlivion would be a good place to start. but from there, literally any direction, all solid. super solid performers live too. please do more mastodon!

I always called this band the Biker Dream Theater.

@poloreacts27 bro u had me when u brought up DMX 😎 RIP GOAT love to see ppl being open minded and looking at the bigger picture, one of my most fun parts about music to draw the lines also completely agreed about the growling style, they were one of the first bands where I was diggin it check out their LP Blood Mountain as well as Opeth-Watershed, even if it's not ur personal taste musically those are timeless the name says it all, incredibly versatile & unbelievably well written

IMO Mastodon is the probably the most interesting metal band of their generation. They have a unique sound that evolved over time to become more melodic and take advantage of the members talents (Drummer Singing etc). A true progressive band that are both punishingly aggressive but beautifully melodic. Real musicians making music they feel! Please do more (Crack the Skye)

Wow 😮❤❤❤❤❤

This is my favorite metal song of all time!

The mighty Mastodon... love it. There are too many awesome songs to recommend. Also, a little FYI, the singer in the middle of that track was none other than Neil Fallon of Clutch(whom you should also check out)

Super-important band for the heavy scene in the early '00s. Like Opeth, a wonderful growth across many albums.

YYYEEESSS!!!!!

Saw these guys last month on tour with Gojira! What a show!!!

next by mastodon you should try more than i could chew! been in love with the song since it came out recently

Man im glad you continually referenced the bass and drums. Not that the guitarists dont rip shit, but Mastodon has pretty much always been about the WHOLE package. Everybody brings the chops to the table and they all let eachother eat.

Next Mastodon reaction Curl of the Burl, please. That song is what got me into the band.

Started watching your channel last night. Delighted to see your reactions to Bee Gees and Phil Collins. Phil’s best work is with Genesis / try ‘In the cage’. Live your best life john

Brutal Legend

Im just going to recommend "high road" for your next mastodon visit

great request. more mastodon please

Great song

Yes, like a Boulder it's all Rock N Roll .

Brann Dailor no doubt one of the absolute best metal drummers.

All Mastodon lyrics paint a picture Polo, check them out to add a new dimension to their music!

Musicianship through the roof. Plus this is from a whole intricately plotted concept album about Melville’s Moby Dick.

Im sure im not alone envying you hearing this track for the first time. I still remember the mindfuck when the drums came into the opening riff. Omg, such a great, energetic, heavy song. Its like condensed goosebumbs. 😂 I’m generally not a metal fan, at all. I can enjoy it and I can see the appeal, especially live, but its just not music that I listen to daily. This song however, is a major exception from that ’rule’. I enjoyed you video, seeing you appreciate this track. Also, sorry for the wall of text. 😅

"White whale, holy grail" "Split your lungs with blood & thunder, when you see the white whale" Yeah, it's Capt Ahab vs Moby Dick

I believe the note you like in metal is called a "chug chug chug." :)

Mastodon- the beast. trust it's fire

As far as bands with screaming vocals, my favorite is Lamb Of God. I would recommend either Ruin or Laid To Rest as an introduction to the band.

Many other songs by them to check out!

The intro caught me off guard 🤣

That intro tho, K. lol

Whole album is awesome, Hearts Alive is a great track

yes!! , the good ol palm mute

I love what grandma taught! Math is gud!! 😂

Listen to oblivion and the wolf is loose by them

They are fantastic. I guess watching Tool gets you used to weird time signatures already so that helps. If you're talking about that chugga chugga sound it's called a palm muting guitar technique. I'm sure there's a RU-vid video of someone doing it for 20 seconds. It's delightful

now we’re talking. try BLACK TONGUE, IRON TUSK, CAPILLARIAN CREST…. he’ll anything. can’t go wrong

Whether you can understand the lyrics it's all awesome!

This album is a concept album base on the Moby Dick novel

Since you liked Mastodon, I highly recommend this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HDjKC_DjsWo.html. It's a studio performance of their song Toe to Toes. Different feel than Blood and Thunder, but still a great song. My personal favorite. + the lyrics are amazing. You won't be disappointed.

Mastodon - Stargasm

Hearts alive, next please

Check out March of the first ants 2:47

It makes me happy that mastodon clicked with you. Good entry point. I think that they have many songs that are not well suited to new listeners…. Obviously not the case here. 🤘🏻

Mastodon fuckin rules, best discography in metal since their debut in 02. This song and the whole album are actually about moby dick. If you want more heavy stuff you should check out their song “mother puncher” or if you want a long epic song “hearts alive”, if you wanna hear an amazing newer song from them with cleaner vocals then I recommend “roots remain”. Anyway nice reaction, mastodon rules and deserves to be much bigger, one of the most unique metal bands ever, plus they have 3 leaders singers including the drummer.

Their album "Crack the Skye" is pretty close to being a perfect album.

Mastodon is one the best bands out there!

Mastodon rules

When you mentioned not knowing what he's saying, that whole verse was Neil Fallon of Clutch. They're not this kind of heavy these days, but Mastodon knows what's up. Saw these guys play tiny rooms back in the day. Saw them opening for Clutch later on. This entire album is fire.

Still my favorite Mastodon song, as great as their catalog is that is saying something. Best Moby Dick song. Ever as well.

Mastodon is one of those bands that makes me wanna be able to listen to more bands like Mastodon. I just cannot get past the constant scream/growl. The music is fucking great, though.

Mastodon sea beast got to do it just about anything from the album leviathan

MASTODON is great. Do more. To pair with them, BARONESS is another great band, cut from the same cloth, but have gone one their own path.

This song is about Mobey Dick basically.

"...that F, Fa, Fa,Thu,Thump,Thump ,Thump, Thump...and it's beautiful..." Yup. Yer a metal head.