much like Alice in Chains, Tool, System of a Down, and Queens of the Stone Age. Mastodon has proven that you can make a radio-friendly (i use that term very loosely) album that doesnt suck. Yes SOME of the songs have hooks and theyre not shouting their lungs out anymore, but their heaviness, technical prowess, and their willingness to expirament are all still here. I was skeptical at first but The Hunter gets my approval |