dick_grayson

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edclem

just saw them on tour with Meshuggah......man, that was an incredible show!

Rypro 525

from blabbermouth
Atlanta-based progressive metal band MASTODON will embark on a spring U.S. headlining tour in support of its second album for Reprise Records, "Crack The Skye". MASTODON will perform "Crack The Skye" in its entirety along with career-spanning surprises and plenty of visual stimulus in store. This first tour behind the groundbreaking new album will sweep across the U.S. and Canada, playing to smaller theaters and clubs to insure a maximum and up-close intimate environment in which to be exposed to brand new songs and old favorites for MASTODON fans. Support on the trek will come from KYLESA and INTRONAUT.

MASTODON bassist Bill Kelliher told Billboard.com about the band's decision to play the new CD in its entirety, "there's something about ["Crack The Skye"] where it would be weird to leave a song out. We'll incorporate a whole stage show, which will hopefully make it even more exciting for kids to come see and more visually stimulating." The band is also hoping to make a short movie from all the songs, which Kelliher hopes will be MASTODON's version of "The Wall".

Confirmed dates are as follows:

Apr. 10 - Workplay Theater - Birmingham, AL
Apr. 11 - House of Blues - New Orleans, LA
Apr. 13 - Granada Theater - Lawrence, KS
Apr. 14 - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO
Apr. 16 - Martini Ranch - Phoenix, AZ
Apr. 18 - Coachella - Indio, CA
Apr. 19 - Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Apr. 21 - Hawthorne Theatre - Portland, OR
Apr. 22 - Neumo's - Seattle, WA
Apr. 23 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver, BC
Apr. 24 - MacEwen Ballroom - Calgary, AB
Apr. 25 - Starlite Ballroom - Edmonton, AB
Apr. 26 - The Odeon - Saskatoon, SK
Apr. 28 - The Garrick - Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 29 - Fine Line Music Hall - Minneapolis, MN
Apr. 30 - Metro - Chicago, IL
May 01 - Crofoot Ballroom - Pontiac, MI
May 02 - Beachland Ballroom - Cleveland, OH
May 04 - Le National - Montreal, QC
May 05 - Opera House - Toronto, ON
May 07 - House of Blues - Boston, MA
May 08 - TLA - Philadelphia, PA
May 09 - Fillmore @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY
May 10 - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY
May 12 - 9:30 Club - Washington DC
May 13 - Cat's Cradle - Carbarro, NC
May 14 - Orange Peel - Ashville, NC
May 15 - Center Stage - Atlanta,

bunkaroo

Just listening to a ton of King Diamond - I always forget how good his stuff is.

Best song by far IMO: "At The Graves"

EDIT - Lame sound removed on Youtube.

islandclaws

It really sucks that Mastodon's SoCal date is Coachella. Fuck that. I'm considering going to AZ or Frisco just to catch this.

Rypro 525

Have you heard of the 2 openers?

Trout

It sounds like the lawyers killed the music...

bunkaroo

Thanks. I should have checked it.

joeblow69

Here's another of my favs,
Septic Flesh - Faust

Kinda symphonic death metal

islandclaws

Anyone here a fan of the fucking phenomenal Wolves in the Throne Room? These guys have been blowing my mind since I first heard them last year and I can't wait for the new album. Very atmospheric, haunting metal.

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TheySentYou

www.myspace.com/thehandshakemurders

^shameless plug of the band i'm in. our album was simply meshuggah/a life once lost/coalesce influenced metalcore. some people like it, others hate it. oh well.

anyone a fan of Cave In - Until Your Heart Stops? probably my favorite metalcore record of all time. it definitely stands the test of time.

LickTheABCs

KillerC, have you listened to WITTR's new album Black Cascade yet? It's pretty good, much better than Malevolent Grain. More akin to Diadem..

islandclaws

Yes, I've been rocking Black Cascade non-stop since Friday. I ordered a copy of Malevolent Grain last week, can't wait to hear that one. I like the female vocals they use, so the lack of them on Black Cascade is a notable omission, but I'm a big fan of Diadem so I don't mind too much. Plus, I know they're on Malevolent Grain so it's cool. Now I just need to see them live!

dick_grayson

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dick_grayson

what a riff!

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Rypro 525

http://www.myspace.com/Mastodon
new mastodon is now streaming on their site.

wishbone

This was certainly a surprise: Pestilence is releasing a new album, Resurrection Macabre. From the YouTube clips their sound is more in the Consvming Impvulse vein but with blast beats. The drums sound really good.


Pestilence - Hangman


Peter Wildoer tracking New Pestilence - Hangman

I.Flores

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bunkaroo

Has anyone else heard Samael's new release Above yet?

It's near unlistenable to me. I don't know if it's the mix, mastering or what, but it just sounds like complete trash when cranked. It even sounds bad on the Amazon preview clips. You can't hear anything but noise. I think this may unseat the earlier Strapping Young Lad stuff for worst sounding industrial metal record. So disappointing.

Maxflier

Love this song.
Gojira - Flying Whales

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dick_grayson

One of my personal favorites......The Meatmen

If you like this, check out War of the Superbikes album, as well as the Rock n Roll Juggernaut album

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dick_grayson

Angel Witch - Dr. Phibes

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Saxon - 747 (Strangers in the Night)

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Scorpions - Hey You

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Thyrfing - Heading for the Golden Gates

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Vital Remains - Dechristianize

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dick_grayson

Vader - Fractal Light

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Ozzy Osbourne - SATO

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Traxan

My favorite new discovery is a rediscovery.

Shadow - from Japan. They put out a brilliant, old school In Flames-inspired disc in 2001 and vanished. Then late last year they came back with a new CD, called Forever Chaos. The recipe:

4 parts Jester Race/Whoracle-era In Flames
1 part Iron Maiden guitar work
1 part Dragonforce outrageous guitar wankery
1 part Angela Gossow

Yep, they are fronted by a chick, and if you didn't see her picture you'd never know. I hate cookie monster vocals, especially when in front of a band with such an amazing knack of melody.

Their albums aren't available in the US. I had to, er, obtain them. But I finally found the new one for sale on eBay for $16.

This stuff is AWESOME. They have a bunch of MP3s on their site.

http://www.shadow666.net/band.html

Kevad

Oh man, just picked this up. Album of the year contender for me so far...what a great release.