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Mastodon, live at House of Blues, on October 28, 2009

By CATHERINE LEE | November 3, 2009

Photo: Catherine Lee

Mastodon | House of Blues | October 28, 2009

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Dethklok: Even Better Than The Real Thing
Heavy metal’s primary contradiction: given a fanbase that is often concerned with detecting what is and isn't "real" metal, so much of what constitutes "real" "metal" is made up of 100-percent pure fantasy.
Mastodon simplify the heavy subject matter
Viewed from the outside, heavy metal has always appeared unnecessarily negative, obsessed with morbid imagery and anti-social attitudes.
Beauty in the beast
My Zen moment with Mastodon hit at about the point where the maelstrom of "The Czar, pt. I: Usurper" receded only to be replaced with the falling-down-stairs drum battery and faux Southern-rock riff twang and intentional pick squeals of "The Czar, pt. II: Escape."
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Let’s cut to the chase — metal is back. And not just as a popular musical style, but as a subculture, freely seeping into the mainstream in a variety of strange ways, from the bullet belts you see on a dance floor to the devil horns being thrown by everybody and your uncle’s band.
An unstoppable force
Appreciation of Converge is one of those things that comes after you stop trying too hard, like driving stick without stalling at the red lights.
Life in Ruin
Recently, Bull Moose wondered "aloud" (via Facebook) about the future of metal.
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