Mastodon - Iron Tusk / March of the Fire Ants Live 2005

[RequiemForaBromance]

BAWH!! BAWH!!! BAWH!!! dauhdaldaldaldaldadlal DAUGH dauhdlaladlala Daugh BAWH!!! BAWH!!! BAWH!!! ... that motherfucker gets me every time.

[1masterdestroyer]

gah, why doesn't Brann play that sick double bass part in the intro live?

[ThoraxeTheImpaler34]

@1masterdestroyer It's not double bass its snare and toms. And he did

[1masterdestroyer]

@ThoraxeTheImpaler34

It's double bass, and he didn't. listen to the studio version. or even watch the video for iron tusk, it's clear he's playing double bass and you can see his right hand on the ride and left on the snare.

[1masterdestroyer]

@ThoraxeTheImpaler34

oh damit, I didn't mean the tom intro thing, I meant the part after that when it switches from single to double bass.

[ThoraxeTheImpaler34]

@1masterdestroyer It might be the audio and how we here it then.

[foramerica122]

first song i heard by them and instantly became my favorite of all time

[SMWhit3out]

I would be such a dick if i were that good.



[mynumberisnt4556169]

you're goddamn right 0 dislikes!

[foramerica122]

@mynumberisnt4556169 u cursed it lol

[ferr66]

better than Bullet For My Valentine, Avenged Sevenfold and probably Trivium,

but hey just my opinion! i mean this is HEAVY!!!

[ExclaimedMusic]

@ferr66 Those other bands aren't even in the same league.

[6693BellRinger]

@ferr66 BFMV and AS are not heavy. They are way to feminine.

[pmonroy86]

Mastodon IS THE SHIT!!!!!!!

[jurc669]

FUCK DAMN AAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[Diatonic5th]

Holy Fuck!

[UberCoolBen]

All I can see for most of the video is a cat having a seizure.

[GorillaFireface]

100 smart people know that pressing the dislike button (thumbs down button) is not allowed for this video.

[GorillaFireface]

It's cool how they play Iron Tusk and March of the Fire Ants as if they are one song. They have to anyway. They both use the same tuning, which is only used on about 2 songs (at the maximum) of each album. It's A-G-C-F-A-D. I like it a lot.

[snegs11]

This is fucking amazing, what a force

[TooFlyProductions]

1:58 manliest pinch harmonic ever played. 

[BenniMuzak]

now... i have to destroy something...

[iRoxC]

March of the Fire Ants Plays whenever I enter a room.

[Tdrummer888]

@MarcusMatamua

My thoughts exactly when i first listened to Mastodons albums

[MarcusMatamua]

Fuck where have i been ive just come across this masterpiece of a band.

[kingv911]

@MarcusMatamua  a classmate of mine just introduced me to them this week. My thoughts were the same.

[dekes1989]

1:24.... unreal and inhuman growling starts.... fantastic band

[jb1563700]

Those are two of the best voices in metal. Hell, in any music, period.

[RoosteerCogburn]

Check out my channel dudes!!

I have Iron tusk with that sound clip at the start!

Studio Quality!!

[Cameron227700]

Gah, that transition was fucking incredible.

[backwardsmoney07]

One of the most amazing bands I have ever heard! I'm going to them on April 30th in Indianapolis! Can't wait!

[Metallicastillrules]

kidding...MASTODON'S FUCKING AMAZING

[Metallicastillrules]

speed stacking then mastodon

TOTALLY!!!

[MetalSco703]

I love that sample. I just wish I knew how to obtain an audio mp3 of it. Anyways, these guys are brilliant. Probably my second favorite band after Pink Floyd.

[disturbed2909]

hahaha wtf is that sample?

[Alejandro4891]

glad i got to see mastodon play crack the skye back in october. the night was made even better when i caught brann dailor's drum stick =D

[siscomusic]

was it at the chicago show?

[Alejandro4891]

@siscomusic no the october 30th nyc show.

[SOADude666]

if there was a church of brent hinds i would go every day

[SOADHEAD666]

@SOADude666

Dude thats wierd we have like the same name! haha what the fuck

[SOADude666]

whoa dude thats fucking awesome! SOAD and satan are 2 very great things eh? not to mention mastodon... HAIL BRENT HINDS

[SuPRchOklat]

@SOADude666 how come Bill gets no love? i should petition for rhythm guitarist appreciation day

[SOADude666]

ah shit an all the love in the world to bill and his mustache! i wonder what it would be like if bill took a solo in a song because i know he is just as good as brent is but has never taken a solo

[neunmad]

Yeah he's such a fucking amazing guitarist! Rhythm playing can be pretty hard.. AND it's in some cases more important than lead (guitar playing)

[OwnedRL]

@neunmad rhythm guitar is always more important than lead playing lol. lead playing is the icing on the fuck-off huge cake of the song.

[Toaster121]

hey what does the guy say in the intro?

[minesweeper2706]

Forget it, man, and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for Kicksville.

[MorbidHumanity666]

it's difficult to listen to mastodon and not get a boner

[DWDrummerJon151]

Right on

[sluggar22]

@MorbidHumanity666 YES hahaha XD

[sluggar22]

i love this band so much.. i really wanna start a band and make GOOD metal music that is as life changing and influential as theirs.. they inspire me deeply

[wolfievt]

Just saw Mastodon play the "Crack the Skye" album in its entirety and it just made me like them even more. I've seen them on every album except the first and they just blow me away every time. Incredible band from top to bottom. Yeeeahhhhh!

[VanWeinus]

hell yeah i saw them in houston and fuck yeah they were in-fuckin-credible!!

[bodulayLV]

I really hope to see them live next summer in Europe

[nhsbrigade]

he totally had a throat infection

[WirSindDerClub87]

Saw them at Ozzfest a few years back.

The atmosphere sucked but the performance was easily the best of the day.

The only good thing was all the little poser kids had no idea who they were so I didn't have to fight through a mess of people to get up to the front.

Best metal band of this decade, no question.

[MetalBassist1000]

I totally agree with u man crack the skye has to be the greatest albums ive ever heard its simply amazing

[Verdugothewatcher]

I feel so privilaged to have seen them live, moreso this song combo, which is indescribably awesome.

[wowthink]

saw them live last year.. good band

[squeezeslemons]

I came through the whole thing, it was a pretty big load

[wowthink]

bad ass.

[mohairsammy]

Ferocious!

[sadderday]

probly one of the best videos of Mastodon I have ever seen. Now I want to go headbutt something

[suckmykiss929]

hell yeah man thats fucking mastodon

[supermetalheadbang]

hell yeah!!!!! Greatest band ever and there best two songs!!!!!!! Mastodon you Rule

[FreakKitchen94]

2:20 - 2:49 best part.. I get gasms every on my body when i hear that part!!

[koml3uch4]

lol when they zoom in on brent at around 5:20 he looks like a giant leprechaun

[JimB667]

I came somewhere between 1:20 and 1:40

[metalnut92]

Ah Iron Tusk/March of the Fire Ants - the second best 1-2 live punch they do after Where Strides the Behemoth/Mother Puncher.

[tehmotherpuncher]

Is there a video of this? I've never witnessed the Behemoth/Mother Puncher combo...sounds amazing though.

[acorn9345678]

where strides the behemoth and march of the fire ants r just amazing

[maidenfreak213]

"Forget it man and get with the countdown. Shake this square world and blast off for kicks ville." hahahaha

[ChristianDeWees]

I was hoping they would play that clip when I saw them this month, but they didn't :(

[mensendike]

3:37

hahaha

thats awesome

[Goudie]

Brent's scream is fucking brutal on this

[chucknorris78945]

Dont forget about Bill too. Hes also screaming. He should get more props than what he gets, especially now that hes rocking the fauxhawk and the handle bar stache.

[PentagramSchematic]

I love the improvisations Brent does.

[rockrox41et666]

they are awesome... why do they do that whole weird intro thing live though?

[tehmotherpuncher]

Because it too is awesome.

[Carep0Lice]

ye, he did double bass here

you can see his body shaking while doing it

btw it isnt that hard - especially for drummer of his caliber

[acandycolorednick]

so fucking epic...the best transition to another song, or for a closing song overall for that matter..in history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!

[Goudie]

BEARD METAL

[squarelead]

BEST YOUTUBE COMMENT EVER

[brophala]

YOU WIN

[tehmotherpuncher]

"SAIL ON, TWO, THREE! GO!!!!!!!"

[douchetree13]

have you guys seen bill's handle bar?

[thirdeye192]

hmm... brann never does the super fast double kicks on the third repeat of that first riff live. haha i KNOW you know what im talking about. wonder why. it is hella fast, i guess its pretty tough. whatever. fuck if i ever saw them live i would go nuts./

[fhqwgads5000]

Well I must say I agree with just about every word of this comment...those double-kicks are probably my favorite part of that song, used sparingly, but super-mega-ultra-fucking-effec­tively.

The one thing I disagree with is "go nuts"...I think if I saw them live, my head would fucking explode.

[patrickolivier1]

theyre awesome live man... saw these guys at Mayhem Fest. last summer.

[Headbang2012]

So did I and I'm seeing em again May 12th at the 9:30 club in D.C

[Pleurotus]

Hi dude! I don't mean to attack you with this, just want to correct you. Your comment is pure heresy! Brann ALWAYS does the fast double kicks in that riff. I saw Mastodon live three times and he always did it, I just watched a video of this song live @ Download 07 and he did it there too, but what's most important is that:

1) he does that in this very one video and you didn't notice it!

2) somebody agreed with you.

Nothing personal, cheerz!

[JustinTheLionheart]

Seeing these guys live at Mayhem was intense. Fucking awesome.

[PentagramSchematic]

I love the improvisations Brent does with the mini-solo.

[seethedamage]

masters of riffage

[yakthereptile]

so fucking good