As they age, extreme metal merchants often inject various non-metallic styles into their songs in order to hasten their musical growth. Sometimes, as with Alcest and Jesu, they develop to the point where their original vision is at least partially consumed by their new sounds, and their albums feature as many or more elements of post-rock, prog, hardcore, alternative, industrial or jazz as they do metal. Regardless of the genres in which they dabble, acts… more »
To celebrate over 20 years of releasing forward-thinking heavy music, Relapse Records has assembled a monumental playlist featuring over 70 songs from the label's eclectic catalog. From the early days of crushing death/doom metal and blistering grindcore to the present days of whirlwind tech-death, atmospheric sludge, occult rock, progressive instrumental rock and everything in between, Relapse has remained at the forefront of extreme art.
Presented in the following mix are tracks from genre leaders Mastodon, Baroness… more »
Late last year, the Brooklyn band Hull released Beneath the Lightless Sky, a seething, lumbering monster of a metal record that contained within its elaborately-mapped sonic tunnels the story of Mayan brothers on two very different life paths. Their songs are epic in every sense: Most of them push well past the five-minute mark and contain deliberate leitmotifs, multiple movements and repeated melodic themes. As you might expect, they're not ones to stick to a… more »
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05.23.12
Just launched! Watch "All The Heavy Lifting" live from Brixton Academy on 2/11: http://t.co/l4RjlC2o
05.14.12
Vote for Mastodon for Best Album & Video for the Kerrang! Awards 2012 http://t.co/VzIOnN0E
05.09.12
Watch Troy give a history lesson on the mastodon from @fusetv - http://t.co/Dpw4PRVQ
05.03.12
Brann will be a co-host on @fullmetaljackie syndicated radio show this weekend (5/4-5/6)! To find a station go to http://t.co/BQoi1zGV
04.30.12
Attn Seattle: Mastodon will be signing tonight at @easystrecords at 5:30pm before their show at the @showboxsea, so don't miss it.
