Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun

Published July 23 2014

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Genre	Heavy Metal	Hinds/Kelliher/Sanders	Vocals
Tracks	11	Brent Hinds	Guitar
Running time	54 Min.	Bill Kelliher	Guitar
Label	Warner Bros./Reprise Records	Troy Sanders	Bass
Release	24 June 2014	Brann Dailor	Drums
Country	USA	-	Keyboard
Producer	Nick Raskulinecz
Similar artists	---

I have often dismissed Mastodon as a pretty boring band and therefore this is the first time that I really get the opportunity to see what they're capable of in terms of a full album. It's rough and groovy heavy metal with some elements of stoner and even some small parts of progressive appearances. A lot of the songs seem to wear sort of the same uniform, although without being too monotonous. The overall structure is built on music created decades ago, but they push things forward with confidence and an ongoing drive. It's sonically a little dirty to produce an atmosphere, resulting in a sound that turns out somewhat fuzzy.

During my initial spin, I was confident that this piece of music was going to be really good and a satisfying effort all throughout, because the music seemed to work its way rather quickly up to greater deeds. Several spins later, I know that this feeling was momentarily and a result of me trying to find an excuse for not listening to this band earlier. As a total, this release is unable to make a solid impact and elevate me to higher grounds of elation. I must add that it's not poor in any way, but only a few moments are in a position to speak to me in a way that I find lasting and therefore I hand out 5 decent chalices to Once More 'Round The Sun.