It seems to me there is a bunch of newish metal bands who all of a sudden are so highly touted by everyone and on the cover of every guitar magazine, Dragonforce, Trivium, Mastodon...
I've bought their last cd, I borrowed Leviathan and I've really tried to listen critically and like them, but I just can't!
Seems to me what's missing are the fundamentals of a great HR/HM song, i.e. great, memorable songwriting and a kick ass singer.
Mastodon, Trivium etc can't sing at all! I don't care about the guitar playing, decent guitarists are a dime (RIP and respect to a true music god) a dozen, what makes a band is the singer!
Ami I just clutching at the past, am I not getting something in Mastodon's music?
I've bought their last cd, I borrowed Leviathan and I've really tried to listen critically and like them, but I just can't!
Seems to me what's missing are the fundamentals of a great HR/HM song, i.e. great, memorable songwriting and a kick ass singer.
Mastodon, Trivium etc can't sing at all! I don't care about the guitar playing, decent guitarists are a dime (RIP and respect to a true music god) a dozen, what makes a band is the singer!
Ami I just clutching at the past, am I not getting something in Mastodon's music?
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