Mastodon biography
Mastodon
Atlanta's Mastodon were put together by two former Today Is The Day's members (guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer Brann Dailor), vocalist/guitarist Brent Hinds and bassist Troy Sanders. Following in the footsteps of Today Is The Day's In The Eyes Of God, they debuted with the EP Lifesblood (), but it was Remission () that introduced their passion for cebebral metal and complex musical excursions. The mood is at turns agonizing (March of the Fire Ants, the guitar adding the melodic touch that the vocals shun), brutal (Crusher Destroyer, Where Strides the Behemoth, Burning Man, Mother Puncher, Trampled Under Hoof, each with its own quirkiness), anthemic (Workhorse, the emotional zenith), and even romantic (Ol'e Nessie, the melodic zenith). The longer compositions can be pensive and introspective (Trilobite, Trainwreck) while still packing a formidable punch. The closing instrumental Elephant Man is