Admittedly, this is more songs I like and less songs I think you'll like too. But Mastodon is just too awesome to pass up. It's intense and loud and all things METAL, but the band also has a flair for complexity that really helps keeps things in balance. Their songs are incredibly well constructed (displaying much of the same craftsmanship shown in the also-awesome video), and surprisingly delicate; if one melody, one riff was just ever so slightly out of place, the whole thing would descend into shitty scream-rock. But it walks that tightrope, and it does it damn well.
Also, the Apocalypse-Beast-Head might be the coolest thing I've seen all week. I want one of those. No idea what I'd do with it, but I want one.
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