This sounds like at least 5 of their other songs mashed into one super song. I hear Iron Tusk, Hunters of the Sky, Crusher Destroyer, Spectrelight, and some Circle of Cysquatch.
@kitelicker100 Idk why it says Bill ok Wiki. I listened to this over to make sure myself. That's definitely Troy..... Not everything on wiki is true you know... I know Bill's screams I can't really hear them at all on this song unless he's helping in the clean vox. But he's only doing backing vocals at best
If you really like Mastodon, and you already have listened to all of their stuff, you should've noticed they have the same sound. People keep saying they've changed, but not at all.. If you pay attention, it's the same sound. New, fresh, and different from everything else.
Like The Hunter alot even though its probably my least favourite Mastodon album, but this song is so fucking incredible!! The riffage is just so unique and the bass slides, vocals are all fucking class
Not happy, just bought the CD/DVD version of the album only to find that the bonus tracks aren't on it. Take it back and get the limited edition or live with it? Decisions, decisions...
@LemonZeppelin Take it back! Personally this and the other bonus track the ruiner are better than the album. A lot of people have written off this album off due to the new sound Mastodon have explored. This i think is a little unfair. That said, most listeners who like this album will say people who have liked previous albums of Mastodons but not this one arent true Mastodon fans. This isn't fair either. I prefer previous albums to this but can appreciate the musical genius in the Hunter too.
sounds great, but I hope they incorporate some of that Ol'E Nessie/Trilobite/Trainwreck type stuff with the rest of the album. Even if they didn't, it's still Mastodon
The Hunter may just knock Tombs Path of Totality outta the number 1 spot. Any year that has a Mastodon release is a great year! This song is definitely Remission/Leviathan and Black Tongue is very Blood Mountain/Crack the Skye so their mixing it all up. Can't fucking wait for 9/27........................
Crack the Skye is probably my favourite Mastodon Album, I'm a sucker for progressive stuff, but... well, Mastodon have changed massively in their career, and it whatever they've done, they've done damn well. So whatever The Hunter ends up sounding like, I trust Mastodon to make it brilliant.
Wow, this is amazing... I assume it wasn't included on Crack the Skye because it didn't fit with the theme of the album? Also, anyone that enjoyed this song, take a look at some Big Business and recent Melvins releases, they have a similar feel.
I love this band stupid amounts. Gonna be one of the best musical releases of 2011 in my opinion, and we've already had releases from Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me, and Opeth and Dream theater to come, so that's saying something!
Mastodon is simply one of those bands that never disappoints me, album by album, song by song, bar by bar. I could sit on an island for the rest of my life with nothing but their discography and never get bored.
I realise this was from the Crack The Skye Sessions, but i still hope "The Hunter" does sound similar to this. Don't get me wrong, i digged Crack The Skye alot, but i prefer Remission, Leviathan and Blood mountain. And this sounds like a mixture of the 3 (mostly Remission). Looking forward to hearing more from these guys!
ye i recall in an article they said they scrapped a lot of songs from crack the skye cause they were not fitting as they were heavier and most of those songs have been put onto the hunter
Absolutely everyone loves Crack the skye and for good reason! but, how awesome is it gonna be if they come back with some heavy shit again. Since the release of CTS their live set has been pretty much jam CTS then do a couple of old heavy songs at the end (same as live at the aragon) which is awesome, but if they do some heavy stuff again (or even half heavy half prog) they'll prob go back to doin a pretty heavy set, then end on the prog stuff... to me that'll be Mastodon Perfection!
@MuttonChopsMan I actually punch myself in the face... it's pretty fun to to and it freaks out my friends. One time I got dizzy like I almost knocked myself out. So I guess I'm either a pussy or badass...
@3GASmetal Holy Grail is the website the picture came from, the album is to be called just "The Hunter" supposedly named after Brent's brother's death due to a hunting accident. I don't remember where I read that last part but I read it somewhere...
This song isn't from their new album, they recorded it for crack the skye, but it didn't get put on the CD. They actually recorded a bunch of heavy stuff that they were gonna release on an EP but never got around to it and supposedly re-wrote the songs for the hunter.
@Jimihendrix6699 pretty much any "metal" website that reported this. Also Mastodon never named it as a song on their new album, they actually said it's an unreleased song, not a single off their new album as their new album hasn't even been mixed yet. "this morning finds Mastodon are giving away a free, previously unreleased song from the Crack the Skye sessions" an exact quote from more than one website
This sounds like at least 5 of their other songs mashed into one super song. I hear Iron Tusk, Hunters of the Sky, Crusher Destroyer, Spectrelight, and some Circle of Cysquatch.
pegasuslover97 1 week ago
I am I the only one who thinks this should of been on the album?
AJGRiM912 1 week ago
Is this the only song that Bill sings lead for?
kitelicker100 1 month ago
@kitelicker100 That's Bill? I thought it was Troy!!!!!
Ryoku1989 1 month ago
@Ryoku1989 It's says it's Bill on Wikipedia.
kitelicker100 1 month ago
@kitelicker100 But it totally sounds like Troy out in front... Maybe that's just because Troy's voice is epic and destroys universes
Ryoku1989 1 month ago
@kitelicker100 Idk why it says Bill ok Wiki. I listened to this over to make sure myself. That's definitely Troy..... Not everything on wiki is true you know... I know Bill's screams I can't really hear them at all on this song unless he's helping in the clean vox. But he's only doing backing vocals at best
sochioranmyaku 2 weeks ago
Mastodon's version of jumping the shark with this album.
thcdreams654 2 months ago
If you really like Mastodon, and you already have listened to all of their stuff, you should've noticed they have the same sound. People keep saying they've changed, but not at all.. If you pay attention, it's the same sound. New, fresh, and different from everything else.
ZeitCR 3 months ago 6
@ZeitCR 100% agreed. Every Mastodon record sounds like Mastodon, despite how fresh and unique their sound on each record is.
VJelectro 3 months ago
got it :)
handom85 3 months ago
FUCK YEAAAHHH......
Penbred 3 months ago
Lyrics anyone?
FlyingTanooki 3 months ago
That is possibly gonna be the DVD cover for their behind the scenes making of The Hunter.
PhoeFira 4 months ago
Whats up with the picture? Is it an unreleased cover or something?
Jkzeledon 4 months ago
This song is like a twisting tornado, unpredictable, explosive..prog genius.
jcfractal 4 months ago
Like The Hunter alot even though its probably my least favourite Mastodon album, but this song is so fucking incredible!! The riffage is just so unique and the bass slides, vocals are all fucking class
slaughteredinsilence 4 months ago
Hey, where's the picture from????
LobDeV89 4 months ago
what are the lyrics about?
RatatoeskrPK 5 months ago
FUCK YEAH MASTODON
FlyingTanooki 5 months ago 2
They added this to the deluxe edition of "The Hunter" along with another track the Ruiner.
brandonlamchops 5 months ago
Not happy, just bought the CD/DVD version of the album only to find that the bonus tracks aren't on it. Take it back and get the limited edition or live with it? Decisions, decisions...
LemonZeppelin 5 months ago
@LemonZeppelin Take it back! Personally this and the other bonus track the ruiner are better than the album. A lot of people have written off this album off due to the new sound Mastodon have explored. This i think is a little unfair. That said, most listeners who like this album will say people who have liked previous albums of Mastodons but not this one arent true Mastodon fans. This isn't fair either. I prefer previous albums to this but can appreciate the musical genius in the Hunter too.
VinVidKid 4 months ago
@VinVidKid I´ve listened to the entire album 4 times in a row now.. I think it´s just sick. They did their thing and it worked. Worked greatly =]
Pirawt 4 months ago
it is on the deluxe version of the new album
jstnfrly 5 months ago
woooowwwwww!!!!!!! pure adrenaline...i love this Mastodon's style.....Mastodon is back!!! \w/!!!!!
mattirosa97 5 months ago
this song is sick but dosnt fit with crack the skye, good thing they cut it out
phreestylesk8r 5 months ago
the video goes sooooo well with this XD
ChestersANightmare 5 months ago
i love when Braun plays a solo over the whole song, this is the shit
Grizzletopz 5 months ago in playlist thrash or be thrashed!!!
@Grizzletopz Brann?
Ryoku1989 5 months ago
@Ryoku1989 Oh, Brann, thanx for the spell check
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xxxOrionxx 5 months ago
Anyone got the lyrics of this song?
d3vill0ck 5 months ago
Awesome! Hail to mastodon!
smurftojohn 5 months ago
good shit man
JakobSpooner 6 months ago
This sounds like Old School mastodon
Tstrat42 6 months ago
this is amazing! not curl of blur!
danevati 6 months ago
Sounds like Crusher Destroyer 2.0. Don't have to be Martha Stewart to know it's a good thing.
lifebayne 6 months ago 15
where is this song from!? its not listed on the new album on wiki
JACMAN02 6 months ago
@JACMAN02
read description its an unreleased song from crack the skye
ShroomSamich 6 months ago
@JACMAN02 It'll be on the Collector's Edition though.
KirkAwesome 6 months ago
@JACMAN02
Get it on the iTunes or limited edition preorder! QUICK!.
saraband0 5 months ago
@JACMAN02
It's to be released with the Limited Edition digipack version of The Hunter, along with "The Ruiner" as 2 bonus tracks. Available for pre-order.
Nokomak 5 months ago
@JACMAN02 It's from an Adult Swim special they did, the video should be on youtube, it's pretty cool
Blastomath 2 months ago
@JACMAN02 It was also released as a track for an Adult Swim compilation recently.
Erador 1 week ago
Waaaaaaaaaait, why wasn't this on the album?
crustyspycrabs 6 months ago
@crustyspycrabs
It didn't fit with the style they had for Crack the Skye.
mrGlitch2000 6 months ago
@mrGlitch2000 Ah, good point.
crustyspycrabs 6 months ago
Bad ass song! \m/..how was this track not released with the album!
jcfractal 6 months ago
Bad ass song! \m/
jcfractal 6 months ago
this song will be a bonus track on the ltd edition
DeadlyDictator 6 months ago
Back to their roots FTW.
thcdreams654 6 months ago 2
this 2011 is like the new 1986 lml
mehlliont 6 months ago
Ehhh, looking for lyrics of Deathbound...Have It?
MrGambasPL 6 months ago
Getting into Mastodon now, this stuff will be great to start blasting while playing some hordes on Gears3 or something~ can't wait!
linkking455 7 months ago 2
@linkking455 fuck yea
squeezeslemons 6 months ago
HI PROG I SAID
walkkdatshibby 7 months ago
@walkkdatshibby
HI SHIBBY I SAY
ShroomSamich 7 months ago
sounds great, but I hope they incorporate some of that Ol'E Nessie/Trilobite/Trainwreck type stuff with the rest of the album. Even if they didn't, it's still Mastodon
Ploj102 7 months ago 2
The Hunter may just knock Tombs Path of Totality outta the number 1 spot. Any year that has a Mastodon release is a great year! This song is definitely Remission/Leviathan and Black Tongue is very Blood Mountain/Crack the Skye so their mixing it all up. Can't fucking wait for 9/27........................
mrselfdestruct23 7 months ago
Brent has hinted The Hunter will be a return somewhat to their sludgier roots.
FA9082 7 months ago
Agreed with mortalcoil 1000%
ejmakesmovies 7 months ago
I think I read somewhere this song is from Remission not Crack The Skye
WoWplyr19 7 months ago
Is this going to be on the new album?
Or is it just a stand alone sort of thing?
TheOriginalArchetype 7 months ago
@TheOriginalArchetype
stand alone
ShroomSamich 7 months ago
@ShroomSamich Wish that wasn't true. This song is fucking awesome.
willmcloone1 7 months ago
@ShroomSamich not anymore
TheBagelsShow 6 months ago
@ShroomSamich Its gonna be on the limited edition
MTMproductions630 6 months ago
@ShroomSamich Actually it has been revealed it will be a track on the bonus track version of the album.
TheJH2010 6 months ago
@ShroomSamich Oooh you were wrong
HorribleLittleCunt 5 months ago
@TheOriginalArchetype
Limited edition bonus track
zotzgodsmack 6 months ago
@TheOriginalArchetype it will be in included in the limited edition of the hunter
wiltzer1 6 months ago
@TheOriginalArchetype its also going to be on the limited edition if you buy that.
thegranitebison 6 months ago
@TheOriginalArchetype actually i got it on the deluxe itunes edition of The Hunter
Senzor364 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
i loved Crack the skye but my fav album is still Leviathan :)
MegaCASUALGAMING 7 months ago
where in the FUCK are all the neurosis fans??? as much as i really do like that cover..look up souls at zero.
youknowyourrite1 7 months ago
this couldn't sound anymore proper than after a hard days work of plumbing lol
ShroomSamich 7 months ago 14
Ghost of Karelia was my favorite song my these guys. I hope Hunter is a bit like that, at least.
Herestodinner 7 months ago
@Herestodinner ghost of karelia? wow dude, i thought it was one of their worst. diffrent strokes.
ipoundz 7 months ago
Crack the Skye is probably my favourite Mastodon Album, I'm a sucker for progressive stuff, but... well, Mastodon have changed massively in their career, and it whatever they've done, they've done damn well. So whatever The Hunter ends up sounding like, I trust Mastodon to make it brilliant.
ThisMortalCoil64 7 months ago 2
esta muy bueno ste tema de mastodon.....malditos cabrones
thethrols 7 months ago
Uhh.. pretty sure that's the Cattle Decaptiation logo.
mord3030 7 months ago
@mord3030 The ouroboros symbol is a lot more universal than just Cattle Decapitation.
kyletheenigma 7 months ago
hi prog
walkkdatshibby 7 months ago
Looks like the 11,536 people that already listened to the song are the real Mastodon fans. Love the song!
DrumPower3004 7 months ago 3
0 people hating on the Mastodon :)
Koffling 7 months ago 3
the music video is INCREDIBLE
TheToadSaidGo 7 months ago
Remission meets Blood Mountain - In-fucking-credible.
Needham90 7 months ago 6
Wow, this is amazing... I assume it wasn't included on Crack the Skye because it didn't fit with the theme of the album? Also, anyone that enjoyed this song, take a look at some Big Business and recent Melvins releases, they have a similar feel.
parad1gm 7 months ago
this is just awesome.
Maztuhmind 7 months ago
I love this band stupid amounts. Gonna be one of the best musical releases of 2011 in my opinion, and we've already had releases from Protest the Hero, Between the Buried and Me, and Opeth and Dream theater to come, so that's saying something!
ArranEthereal 7 months ago
@ArranEthereal if only Tool releases there new album, the circle will be complete
rollinballproduction 7 months ago
Love everything Mastodon have put out, but if the hunter is like this, I will be insanely happy.
thejoker1393 7 months ago
Mastodon is simply one of those bands that never disappoints me, album by album, song by song, bar by bar. I could sit on an island for the rest of my life with nothing but their discography and never get bored.
TheLastAverageJoe 7 months ago 3
@TheLastAverageJoe COULDN'T SAY IT BETTER MYSELF :)
theskyeismine 7 months ago
I realise this was from the Crack The Skye Sessions, but i still hope "The Hunter" does sound similar to this. Don't get me wrong, i digged Crack The Skye alot, but i prefer Remission, Leviathan and Blood mountain. And this sounds like a mixture of the 3 (mostly Remission). Looking forward to hearing more from these guys!
StivHobbyKniv 7 months ago 18
@StivHobbyKniv
ye i recall in an article they said they scrapped a lot of songs from crack the skye cause they were not fitting as they were heavier and most of those songs have been put onto the hunter
ShroomSamich 7 months ago 11
@ShroomSamich that sounds fucking awesome :D
StivHobbyKniv 7 months ago
Fuck yes! Sounds like you could throw this song on Remission and it'll fit right in
Implse2DsMbowel 7 months ago
Absolutely everyone loves Crack the skye and for good reason! but, how awesome is it gonna be if they come back with some heavy shit again. Since the release of CTS their live set has been pretty much jam CTS then do a couple of old heavy songs at the end (same as live at the aragon) which is awesome, but if they do some heavy stuff again (or even half heavy half prog) they'll prob go back to doin a pretty heavy set, then end on the prog stuff... to me that'll be Mastodon Perfection!
ATtTheGates 7 months ago
MASTODON THE RETURN ... HELL YEA!!!
wiltzer1 7 months ago
This is so awesome I wanna punch myself in the face!!!
MuttonChopsMan 7 months ago
@MuttonChopsMan I actually punch myself in the face... it's pretty fun to to and it freaks out my friends. One time I got dizzy like I almost knocked myself out. So I guess I'm either a pussy or badass...
itsmedude1020 7 months ago
@itsmedude1020 That's just stupid, no offense
xSurfRyderx 7 months ago
@xSurfRyderx Meh, I think its just fun. You are of course entitled to your own opinion and I can certainly understand why you would say such a thing.
itsmedude1020 7 months ago
@itsmedude1020
i agree with surfryder probably why they kept it for a while then released it with a puppet show lmaoo
ShroomSamich 7 months ago
sounds like a lower tuning is that just me?
dawnofascendacy 8 months ago
@dawnofascendacy
Isn't it just their awesome "dropped A" tuning?
AGCFAD.
rohouse1990 8 months ago
@theinmortal6, yeah, they have a new album coming out sometime in October called 'The Hunter'.
ImaReaper1 8 months ago
This sound as awesome as all the´ve released. Are they planning another album soon?
theinmortal6 8 months ago
They came back to their heavy stuff!!! Taught!!! :D (not that CtS isn't eargasmic :p)
danevati 8 months ago
The track titles tickle my balls so far, aha! Btw, Chimaira also has an album coming out this year, in august
RumpkinPatch 8 months ago
AWESOMENESS >:D
kyrock18 8 months ago
i love you shroomsamich i want your babies
davethehostage 8 months ago 5
I freaking love Mastodon!
LeeChavezMusic 8 months ago
ive been getting high to this song for like 3 days, RELEASE THE ALBUM I DONT CARE IF ITS DONE I WANT IT!
Chewbacca121314 8 months ago
Freakin Knarley!
CaptainGinyu91 8 months ago
crazy stuff
EmilyMEebi 8 months ago
new CD's from mastodon, the faceless, decapitated, and more all in 2011. what a fantastic year!
Chewbacca121314 8 months ago 29
@Chewbacca121314 and machine head
mmorello91 8 months ago
@Chewbacca121314 and Dream Theater
fishermanryan 5 months ago
Oh. my. god.
thescottwino 8 months ago
Ohhhh so this is why they're my favorite band at the moment.
Yeahhhh444 8 months ago 3
\m/( >_< )\m/ Kick ass song! Had to look it up after watching the video adultswim made. Heavy metal
Xtg7z 8 months ago
I'm crying for happiness right now. Happy-tears and goosebumps.
FoolForRespect 8 months ago 3
That is just a class metal album cover. Awesome artwork.
Dementiatari1200 8 months ago
Holy Grail From Hell...Epic!!!!
3GASmetal 8 months ago 2
@3GASmetal Holy Grail is the website the picture came from, the album is to be called just "The Hunter" supposedly named after Brent's brother's death due to a hunting accident. I don't remember where I read that last part but I read it somewhere...
MrBnjjackson 8 months ago 3
@MrBnjjackson wikipedia ;p
rombo8989 8 months ago
@rombo8989 Stoner moments are great. :)
MrBnjjackson 8 months ago
fuck! WIPHLASH! AGAIN?!?!! mastodon is not good for you're health!
1orcist1 8 months ago
eargasm... this is mastodon
wiltzer1 8 months ago
i just pressed play for the 7th time
ironikkronik 8 months ago
Swa-eet a great companion to "Usurper"
lincman983 8 months ago
This is fucking beast
TheReaperNeverSleeps 8 months ago
If anybody finds the lyrics to this wonderful track, post that shit.
davethehostage 8 months ago
This song isn't from their new album, they recorded it for crack the skye, but it didn't get put on the CD. They actually recorded a bunch of heavy stuff that they were gonna release on an EP but never got around to it and supposedly re-wrote the songs for the hunter.
dagooda 8 months ago
@dagooda can we get a source for this?
Jimihendrix6699 8 months ago
@Jimihendrix6699 pretty much any "metal" website that reported this. Also Mastodon never named it as a song on their new album, they actually said it's an unreleased song, not a single off their new album as their new album hasn't even been mixed yet. "this morning finds Mastodon are giving away a free, previously unreleased song from the Crack the Skye sessions" an exact quote from more than one website
dagooda 8 months ago
@dagooda ahhhh ok. thanks.
Jimihendrix6699 8 months ago
can't wait for the new album. should kick a lot of ass
Jimihendrix6699 8 months ago
OMG! THIS FREAKIN KICKS ASS!
SCREAM4VEGENCE 8 months ago
this is the track without all the sound effects in the background ENJOY!
ShroomSamich 8 months ago 28
@ShroomSamich Thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much! :)
robinhotr 8 months ago
@ShroomSamich Thanks for posting!!!! I laughed so hard when I watched Mastodon's video for this song!
acs197 7 months ago