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Man I’ve seen you in every H&G song on this channel and every time I read your comments I was like “this guy gets it”. Cheers for verbalising what’s up.
This album is grand. I am floored by how much emotion and content was put into it, and I can’t get enough of it. Thanks so much for being who you are Mastodon. Much love! Peace 🤘
Well it's a really personal one since it deals with the passing of their manager and it shows. Alot of songs on this album makes me feel melancholic. Especially Eyes of Serpent. I already thought that Emperor of Sand had alot of feels but this one is definitely another level. That's why I love this band. Every album is an experience
the record has really grown on me, i had mixed feelings on my first listen and then i just kept coming back to it, its solid and the emotion definitely comes through
I tried listening to this album in reverse song order for my 3rd playthrough and boy was it a good decision. When i first heard it, due to album’s length, I guess by the last few songs i was a bit tired. It was only when i listened to Gigantium and Eyes of Serpents with “fresh ears” that i finally grasped their brilliancy
I had a similar experience with Savage Lands. On my first few listens it felt like one of the weakest tracks. Then I had stopped the record to get out of my car and when I went back to it, that was the first song that played and it worked a lot better for me.
Teardrinker came out the moment I was really going through it, while being far away from my home. It genuinely helped me cope with my situation, come to better terms with what choices I've made, and drove me to get back home at all costs. Don't know if you dudes realize it, but you've touched a lot of people! Consensually!
Same as Disturbed. These guys touch the lives of so many people in so many ways. I believe there's not a single band that doesn't change people's lives for the better. As cliche as that sounds ofc.
I love that Brann's pocket studio kit is still his old superstar that he's had forever. Those were my first drums and it was always the coolest learning them while seeing him tour his own
As a devout follower of thier career from the beginning. They never cease to amaze through their deep talent and growth for the nearly last two decades. I just love when band members can ne mature enough to realize that it is their collective effort that brings them success. When egos interfere, it usually has undesirable consequences. When there are replacement members, the dynamic changes. Fabulous work boys! 🤘🤘🤘🤘
Even though I've been into death, thrash and black metal for many years, I find the early mastodon albums a bit too chaotic. I much prefer the newer albums with brann doing alot of vocals
Hate to say it, but Hunter isn’t very good. To give it an 8 would be similar to conceding it’s a great album, when it’s really not. Every other record of theirs has serious strengths however, The Hunter easily being their weakest followed by Emperor of Sand (my personal favorites being Crack the Skye and Blood Mountain).
Idk Id give it an 8, I like the hunter. Emperor of Sand of the other hand not much, I also could never really get into Call of the Mastodon or Remission
@@tinobenfante7315 Don’t get me wrong, The Hunter’s got some of my favorite Mastadon songs ever (the title track itself never fails to give me goosebumps) but it also has some of the band’s worst material. There is no bad Mastadon record, even Remission which I agree is one of their weaker records has an awesome first half. It’s also not for everyone, as sludge metal is a niche genre by all means. Guess all I was saying is that I personally don’t view Hunter or Emperor of Sand to be “great”, rather to me they’re decent to pretty good as albums but take them apart and they have great material.
@@Cheddar_Wizard EoS sounds like the true follow up to Crack the Skye. I was wondering if my enjoyment of the band was gonna drop off after Once More came out because it had so many just kinda boring Mastodon-by-the-numbers songs. It’s the only record of theirs that feels like they made it just to make an album even though they didn’t really have anything to say at the time. Even the title is just “Okay, I guess this is what we do now.”
I've been "anti"-mastodon forever, seen them at festivals and heard most of the old hits. Didn't get into any of it, maybe because i tend to go for either super chill, super heavy or super atmospheric and nothing inbetween unless its metallica (all those metalcore bands with clean vocals, nope, pop punk, nope). But i connected with this album immediately and with more than i could chew in particular. Fantastic stuff. I also liked the dean delray interviews with them, i think it was the drummer recently and one of the guitarists last year (?).
Like they said, everybody's got a role. I'm NOWHERE NEAR as talented as Bill, but I love being the "riff writer" in my group. And if I don't write the riff, dibs on the harmony! Other guitarist writes solos and the occasional riff, drummer writes the bulk of the lyrics, bassist has a real knack for arranging. Both guitarists sing, and drummer screams.
I wish this video was 90 minutes. I love how Brent is just politely and idly identifying his job as quality control and songwriting repair. I've been hoping for a video like this.
These dudes have so many tools in their tool box now, I can’t ever see these guys settling into a rut of ‘sameness’ between tracks and albums. They play to their strengths, they continue to improve their weaknesses, they’ve only gotten better with each album.
This album came out during the last weeks of my mom's life after a long battle with cancer. The whole album hits, but Dagger is both perfect and absolutely devastating for this time in my life.
I get confused when I listen to Mastodon. I sit and listen so dumbfounded as to why this band is not lifted up and praised so much more than what they already are. Mastodon’s music transcends so many bs limitations that have been placed on music. I absolutely love this new album, 10/10!!
Bands like this are like secret treasures and we are honored to have even found them. I've always stuck with obscure bands because they have not sold their souls. And it shows, especially with what we are seeing from the music and entertainment industry right now. Bands like this know what's up and steer clear of the mainstream meat grinder!
Dear Santa, it was a damn hard year and all I want for Christmas right now is a full documentery about the creative process behind Hushed and Grim! Cheers from Germany , insane album!
Live, eat, sleep, breathe...Mastadon! Hushed and Grim is a true masterwork for the ages. It covers so much ground musically it blows my mind. You could listen to it everyday for a year and still hear something new and I plan to. They just reset the bar musically for the next generation of musicians. The band dynamic is awesome as well. So much interplay at different times between different players. Unbelievable!!! Bravo gentlemen.
Much respect!! Can't wait to buy the new CD from my buddy's local music store..Mastodon Rocks, baby!! Good health, sanity, love & happiness to everyone from sw NC 🖖 ✌ 💜 🤘
He said it best at the end there's no shortage of material that we're coming up with. Understatement of the year! Every album is just incredibly different you guys are the best !
The boys did it again! H&G is an absolute masterpiece, one of my favorites already. Between the 15 songs, there's not a single bad one, and songs like Gobblers Of Dregs, Peace And Tranquility and More Than I Could Chew are among the best songs Mastodon has ever written...
I really found this album more emotional, it's like a deep travel into feelings like missing or dissapointment. Congratulations Mastodon, for another masterpiece!
No shortage of material is definitely true! Not many 90 minute albums make every song feel special and import to the record. So many unique and exciting songs it makes the album feel like journey! Truly an achievement!
I mean just listen to the final act of Gigantium....so simple yet so strongly delivered, the conviction, the overwhelming wall of sound, the sense of pride beaming from the lyrics and Brent's ripping solo throughout....It's actually for me his best ever solo and this album has some SOLOS.
Pretty sweet setup there - good balance between jam space and recording, probably pretty cozy sessions good for keeping spirits high - good freakin stuff.
Honestly wasn't totally thrilled with Teardrinker on my first listen, but when listened to in the context of the entire album it definitely won me over. That being said, Skeleton of Splendor may now be my all time favorite Mastodon song.
Why do I get the impression that Brann, Trent and Bill write most of their material and at the end Brent just strolls in on a big wheel and just sprinkles pixie dust on everything?
I think that your great power, Mastodon, is your incredible artistic "democracy" and your team balance. You develope your ideas together, you work with a true collaborative spirit. You all use your voices in your songs, after all, and this is emblematic. You're a remekable example for every rock band. Long life to Mastodon
"Our writing process has definitely differed from what it was back in the past." Divining the subtext of that, combined with the seeming disinterest during the making of Emporer of Sand, it seems Brent's interest in writing for Mastodon is waning greatly. I still love the band, but there's a reason Leviathan, Blood Mountain and Crack the Skye are what they are. The majority of the music of those albums was written by Brent.
This kinda confirmed my suspicions that Brent wasn't really as involved in the songwriting this time out. I love the new record, but it has a real lack of Brent that's kind of a bummer since he kills it in the few spots that are decidedly his work.
Seems to be his choice, he said he held back material he’d written for his band with Matt pike. Still some of his best guitar work on this album. More vocals would’ve been cool but Brann and Troy stepped their vocals up and the album is great so it’s whatever
@@puppetmaster8551 tbh I wasn't as blown away by his guitar stuff on this album as I have been with every other. Especially after the solo-fest that was EoS. Seemed like he kinda phoned it in on this one. Brent phoning it in is still more interesting than the average guitarist's playing, so I'm not too upset about it, but it definitely feels like he didn't really care much about this one.
@@voodude1074 Eh I think some of his best work ever is on the album, gigantium and gobblers of dregs are some of the best solos he’s ever written Imo, solo wise I think he showed up big time on this album even if his role in the writing wasn’t very big for the album. Overall songwriting a think he Definitely didn’t really care but I very much enjoyed his solos and thought he showed up big in that area. Outside of the 2 I already listed I thought eyes of serpents/teardrinker/more than I could chew/peace and tranquility/pain with an anchor/Skeleton of splendor all had awesome solos too, I pretty much enjoyed every Brent solo on this album
@@voodude1074 Yeah, you can really tell there isn’t a lot of thought out into the solos. It sounds like he went into the studio for a day, they just handed him a guitar, and they went through a track going, “Okay, solo here.” and then moved on to the next one. The only solos on this record that don’t just feel like Brent one taking it are the ones on The Beast and Peace and Tranquility, which makes sense considering those are the two songs he actually wrote. But nothing here compares to the solos from something like Roots Remain or The Czar.
Just got the Hushed and Grim edition Crosley record player in. Just need the vinyl and four signatures to go with it now. 😉 Really ties the room together.
Hi legends!!! Today I listened 'Hushed and Grim' all day....thanks brothers for music...(like ABBA=)))!!! Really, nice job!!! From Russia with love!!!!
