MASTODON Blood Mountain 180 Gram AUDIOPHILE 45 RPM 2LP SEALED
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MASTODON Blood Mountain
New & Sealed Audiophile Vinyl 2 Record Set - 45 RPM
Record Label: Reprise 5235421
Two-Disc 180 Gram Vinyl mastered at 45 RPM for superior sonic quality. Heavy board custom gatefold sleeve. Beautiful package. Out of print and growing harder to find.
Condition: New and still sealed in it's original plastic sleeve. Perforation is completely intact. Corners are sharp and unbent. Spine, top and bottom are solid and free of chipping or splits. Mint.
Side One
1. The Wolf Is Loose
2. Crystal Skull
3. Sleeping Giant
Side Two
4. Capillarian Crest
5. Circle of Cysquatch
6. Bladecatcher
Side Three
7. Colony of Birchmen
8. Hunters of the Sky
9. Hand of Stone
Side Four
10. This Mortal Soil
11. Siberian Divide
12. Pendulous Skin
Review: Reigning kings of the early-2000s metal resurgence, Atlanta's Mastodon expertly blended vintage speed-metal riffage, stoner rock's sludgy power, and prog's vision and scope on 2004's acclaimed LEVIATHAN. The band returns even stronger on their 2006 major label debut, BLOOD MOUNTAIN.
The quartet's playing remains unquestionably tight, as fierce solos overlay colossal riffs, which are anchored by a rhythm section that is fluid when necessary (as on the ambient prog-metal of "Sleeping Giant") and lock-step perfect when the orders for speed and power are sent down from on high (see "Bladecatcher").
While BLOOD MOUNTAIN is purportedly a concept album (loosely built around the idea of being lost and doomed and at nature's mercy in the great wild, as opposed to LEVIATHAN's overt Moby Dick theme) it's difficult to decipher a clear narrative from the scorched-earth vocals. Nonetheless, a classical sense of grandiosity pervades the album, as the lightning intensity and sheer power of the music take the listener on a bewildering journey. But remain calm, dear listener: Mastodon will get you to the top of the mountain--bloody and beaten, but altogether satisfied.
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