Mastodon Albums Ranked!
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- Опубліковано 22 лис 2022
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Jammin' Jon, Necrotic Nick, Shredlord and Miller go through and rank all of the studio full lengths from Atlanta sludge metal/ progressive metal legends Mastodon!
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How comes you guys don't do these rankings more regularly? Probably my favourite channel for album rankings along with Metal Trenches and Metal Meltdown. You've inspired me to listen to Mastodon's full discography again at work this week lol
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Mostly it comes down to finding the time to get us all together on the same day. We have very different schedules so sometimes that can be an issue. I'm glad we got you to dive into Mastodon again. It's a worthwhile sonic journey in my opinion.
I wouldn't be surprised if one of them released a solo album...
Necrotic Nick- I know they've all done different projects outside of Mastodon but I don't think they've done anything as flat out solo artists yet.
Brann Dailor is one of my favorite drummers =)
Necrotic Nick- Same here, man!
Blood Mountain is a grower and not a popular choice, but I think it's the sweet spot between the earlier aggression and later prog elements which makes it my favorite release. Best production quality for me too.
It's my #1 too. Placing it behind 'Hushed and Grim' is crazy to me.
I absolutely love Mastodon, they don't have a bad album at all. I find myself going back to particular albums depending on the kinda mood I'm in. The dudes definitely have helped me get over some personal trauma in my life and for that I'm forever grateful that they exist.
Thankful for the THRALLS. We are having mastodon instead of turkey this thanksgiving 🦣 🦃
Necrotic Nick- That'll be an insane amount of leftovers lol.
I could have sworn you guys did a Mastodon ranking? !? Saw this band late last year with Opeth. I cannot adequately write how great this band was on this tour. Especially the new tunes from H& G. They exploded off the stage. I was right up front and I could not get enough of this great band. Have to see them again soon.
Necrotic Nick- I think we had them on a poll forever ago but they got out voted by another band. I saw them twice this year. Once with Opeth and Khemmis and then not too long ago with Ghost. The one with Ghost was a meet and greet too. They were just solid dudes overall. Very down to earth and humble as hell.
The boys did it again! Mastodon slays and I enjoy the hell out of them. Great work Thralls! 🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Oh man I love these! just finished rewatching all of the previous disc rankings. This band is awesome and crack the skye will probably always be my number one, it's incredibly special to me. But I'm really curious to see how you guys order their albums😁🤘
Necrotic Nick- This one was one of the toughest ones to do. I legit love all their albums and I think an argument could be made for any of their albums being number 1 on a list.
Crack The Skye is so good it transcends the music genre and sits on the top table with Led Zep IV, Highway To Hell, Master of Puppets representing heavy fucking good. It's one of the best records ever recorded.
Necrotic Nick- If it's not considered prog metal royalty by now it should be. It's such a masterpiece of an album.
Unless you had Crack the Skye at 8, any ranking is understandable, legendary band.
Thank you all for making this video
8. The Hunter
7. Emperor of Sand
6. Once More Round the Sun
5. Hushed and Grim
4. Remission
3. Leviathan
2. Blood Mountain
1. Crack the Skye
That's more like it.
Never got into mastodon, I will definitely watch because I love these videos, but I hope your next record ranking is either megadeth or anthrax lol
Necrotic Nick- The next one up is Crowbar actually but after that we're going to have a new batch of stuff to go over.
@@thrallsofmetal Megadeth would be great since there's so many albums of varying quality lol
🤘once again you guys kill it with sick content. I’m with Miller on this😊
Keep up the good work!!🤘🤘🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
YOU'VE JUST CREATED THE BEST VIDEO IN EXISTENCE. THANK YOU
Necrotic Nick- That's way too lofty a praise there but I appreciated it lol.
@@thrallsofmetal well, we're suckers for Mastodon. And for Thralls. Go figure XD
Easily top ten favorite bands of all time!
8) Remission
7) Emperor of Sand
6) Once More
5) The Hunter
4) Leviathan
3) Blood Mountain
2) Hushed & Grim
1) Crack the Sky
Necrotic Nick- Giant fan here as well. I do love seeing Hushed & Grim get more love too.
@@thrallsofmetal The right album for me at the right time
Yeah that sums it up for me almost perfectly, except i would switch Leviathan and Blood Mountain. i havent listened enough to Hushed & Grim to know where i would put it though.
I've been so busy and haven't had chance to catch up on Thralls videos lately and Wow what a way to get back into your videos with this ranking episode. Great Great show fellas 🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- No worries, bro! There's tons of stuff to check out but I'm glad you dug this one. Much appreciated, bro!
@@thrallsofmetal Thanks for the reply bro. Yes I’ve got heaps to catch up on with fellas at Thralls. You constantly and consistently put out great content. Thankyou again from Arturo one of you biggest fans 🤘🤘
not gonna lie the hunter and once more are my favorite albums by mastadon. the sound is unmatched its so clean man
Congrats on the Views for this video! Mastodon hugely popular band and following.♥ This ranking just added to the Thralls fanbase. Respect 🙏 from the Metal community. Metal fans are a Loyal bunch. Stick together thru thick and thin!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! All the love is much appreciated. It always blows us away.
Love to see you guys all together! Nice review as always, keep up the good work!!!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Meshuggah next !!! 🤘🤘
Necrotic Nick- That's a definite possibility.
This is the band that changed my life forever as Shred put it. Great band for a ranking as each album is so unique. All amazing, Hushed and Grim might move up as time goes on. It’s so cathartic, but here’s my ranking
1. Crack the skye
2. OMRTS
3. Blood Mt
4. Leviathan
5. Emperor of Sand
6. Remission
7. Hushed and Grim
8. The Hunter
Necrotic Nick- That's a solid ranking, man. Hushed & Grim really moved up the list for me. I listened to that one obsessively when it dropped. Any long trip in the car I would put that one on and just let it play through.
I have been waiting for this. Wow I am stoked.
Necrotic Nick- This one was tough since I legit love every album.
@@thrallsofmetal same here. Every album has its own perfection. They are the definition of progressive.
Well for me its:
8. The Hunter
7. Once More Around the Sun
6. Emperor of Sand
5. Hushed and Grimm
4. Blood Mountain
3. Remission
2. Leviathan
1. Crack the Skye
The rawness of the first two is where I found the band and was intrigued. I can place every record on a number one spot when judging the records to others in their league. Mastodon is an ever evolving machine that should never quit. Great video guys.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I definitely got into them because of the more raw sound of the first 2 albums but I definitely remained a fan because of their constant evolution. They haven't released a bad album yet and while they've changed they still have that core sound intact.
This was an incredible discussion, boys. Loved the little story about Mike Keneally, Shred. I strongly recommend his record "The Universe Will Prevail", it's amazing music. He did a whole record of piano renditions of Steve Vai tunes years ago - a killer piano player on top of a world class guitar player. He toured with Vai and Satriani for a while too, if I am not mistaken. An incredible musician.
Back to the ranking: love how you brought out the passion into this video. I agree with you, this ranking is extra hard to do, although it's clear to me Once More 'Round the Sun is inferior to the rest of the discography, even though it has High Road, one of my favorite Mastodon songs... but, like you guys said, every record has certified bangers, and so does that one.
Mine is:
1. Leviathan (my intro to the band back when it was released, and I love every second of it)
2. Crack the Skye (masterpiece but it doesn't get the emotional story I have with Leviathan)
3. Hushed & Grim (their Physical Graffiti, the fact they could pull off a record this varied, yet coherent, and this fucking good at this point in the career is an indication, imho, that this body of work is going to be legendary when the band quits)
4. Remission (bangers everywhere)
5. Blood Mountain (bangers almost everywhere)
6. Emperor of Sand (bangers almost everywhere)
7. The Hunter (uneven flow, but lots of bangers)
8. Once More 'Round the Sun (not so many bangers, definitely has some filler)
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I loved doing this one since we're all big fans of the band but I also dreaded it since I love all their albums. I legit know nothing about Keneally but playing Vai on piano has my interest peaked for sure. I totally get having nostalgia play a big part in a ranking. Remission was my first one but it did fall a bit just because others have aged better. I still love Once More 'Round the Sun too but there's a few songs that I don't like as much. They just have a flat out killer discography.
Got my ticket for Mastodon/ Gojira today! Awesome episode, amazing band.
Shredlord, love your ranking of "once more 'round the sun" at #3 I seem to reach for that album quite alot, one great song after another beginning with a kick ass opener "Tread Lightly" 9out10 in my book! Great show guys and awesome channel!!!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! They're all killer albums in my book but that one did end up falling on my list.
@@thrallsofmetal @ Necrotic Nick, no worries at all on any one of your rankings. We all feel and hear music subjectively and I think it changes day to day and year after year, plus the mighty Mastodon has not put out a bad album (own them all on CD) hails to you guys and your channel, you always introduce me to new bands and music, been stoked of late catching live shows again ie. Maiden, Priest and Mercyful Fate (old school good shit) gearing up for the Amon Amarth, Obituary, Carcass and Cattle Decapitation show early December up here in Minnesota. Good times await🔥
Setting my alarm now! NO way I'm missing this one live tomorrow!!!! What a great way to start the Thanksgiving weekend! Stoked to see the whole gang again with their rankings!
Necrotic Nick- I hope you enjoyed it, man! Enjoy your Thanksgiving, man!
1. Blood Mountain
2. Crack the Skye
3. Leviathan
4. Once More Round the Sun
5. Remission
6. Hushed and Grim
7. The Hunter
8. Emperor of Sand
Necrotic Nick- Solid ranking, man!
Totally had to pause you guys to put on the Blood & Thunder video. Such a fucking amazing song. It's in my top 20 all time metal songs and riffs. Drums are outrageous on it as well.
Necrotic Nick- I love that video still. I was already sold on the album but when I saw that video I was blown away with how awesomely ridiculous it was. That riff still lives rent free in my head. One of the best single riffs in the last 15 years of metal in my opinion.
Great video guys. I love it when you guys get together and talk about metal and rankings. You guys love Mastodon.
Personally my top 3 :
1 - Crack The Skye
2 - Blood Mountain
3 - Hushed & Grim
Necrotic Nick- As much as I love Blood Mountain I still lean more on Leviathan more when it comes down to the earlier material. I love all their albums though.
@@thrallsofmetal I prefer their 1st decade 2000-09 than their 2nd 2010-19 which I found more pop more radio more accessible personally, I really liked the risk taking of a darker atmosphere the double disc the change that they did with their latest, I'm curious what comes next...
1. Crack the Skye (in my top 10 albums of all time)
2. Blood mountain
3. Leviathan
4. The hunter
5. Remission
6. Hushed and grim
7. Emperor of sand
8. Once more 'round the sun
9. Call of the Mastodon
8. Emperor of Sand
7. Once More Round the Sun
6. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
4. Hushed and Grim
3. Remission
2. Leviathon
1. Blood Mountain
Hell yes, get Blood Mountain up there where it belongs 🤘
thank you guys so much ive been praying for a metal festival in denver for years i cant wait to meet you guys.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, we can't wait to make that line up announcement around the new year. I'm still in the dark so I'm kinda in the same boat as the fans lol.
I'm addicted to this channel and I've already watched most of the band rankings. I need more! I also really love when you let the chat pick album match ups and you all have to choose which you favor among them. Would love more of those videos. I will watch and like them all!
Mastodon doesn't have a bad album IMO, but if I had to rank them, personally it would go like this :
1) Crack the Skye - masterpiece will never be surpassed. they set the bar too high with this one.
2) Hushed and Grim ( Musically alone it would probably be a bit lower , however i have a very deep connection with this album due to losing my father to brain cancer exactly two months after this was released)
3) Emperor of Sand - unpopular opinion, maybe, but this album made me go into the mastodon Rabbit Hole.
4) leviathan - absolute banger! Nough said.
5) Blood Mountain - was the turning point for the band into prog, gotta love it.
5) Once more round the sun - has some not very memorable songs but other that are are too good.
6) Cold Dark place - Technically Brent's project performed by the band, and not really an album. But God damn he is a musical genius, guitar parts are complex yet melodic, brann's signing on this EP is one of his best.
7) The Hunter - at some point it was my least favorite album but it has been growing on me lately. The title track is a vibe. I think the band got a bit depleted after crack the Skye, however, still a good album !
8) Remission - pioneering album , pure sludge, Brann's drumming is monstrous, but I do prefer their melodic albums. Great album anyway, good for gym.
9) Call of the Mastodon - Again technically not an official album , not bad not great, barely listen to it.
I wrote my comment before watching the video, Curious to see how it compares!!
Necrotic Nick- I totally agree that Mastodon have nothing but killer albums but I love seeing Hushed & Grim get some love. I think it got dismissed by some people but, while it's softer and more gloomy, it's that way for a reason and it's the themes that connect to me as well. It's literally the stages of grief in a musical form. Leviathan is still such a banger but Crack the Skye is simply jaw-dropping. I think it's one of the best modern prog metal albums out there.
@@thrallsofmetal I completely agree 💯%... Hushed and Grim is an album that I feel has the purest most sincere writing mastodon has ever done, it's just pure grief and sorrow with elements of peace ,trascendence, love, all conveyed as music. It has helped me with catharsis of what probably was one of the toughest times of my life.. My father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer last year in September, i was overseas at the time and had to wait to travel, this album dropped exactly the day I traveled home to be with him, 29th of October. the lyrics of the album as i view them and as you mentioned, explain the feelings and emotions of suffering from a terminal illness and death of a loved one from many points of view, from the POV of the person who's ill and the care takers as well as different stages of the illness; during and after . 2 days before my father passed i played him "Had It All" the part where it says : *"the light will guide you along i can position your way you are gonna make it"* and translated the lyrics to him , it was at that moment he looked me in the eyes with his last ounce of strength saying to me he was "ready to let go" he passed away the 29th of December. Gobblers of dreg has this part where it says: *Waiting for the sun to rise so I can say my last goodbye all that I needed was your warn embrace.* Was literally what happened with my father as well.... Then songs like : Dagger, skeleton of splendour.. packed with emotions. Knowing that these guys have dealt with so much tragedy and grief as well, Bill losing his mum to brain cancer too (same prognosis as my dad), Nick from pancreatic cancer and so on.. makes this album hit close to heart for me, thus, why i ranked it so high. Sorry for my rant I felt like I had to explain more thoroughly why it's No.2 for me. Nothing will ever surpass *Crack the Skye* tho, musically it's and absolute master piece.
Your ranking is mine exactly just with Once More and Blood and Thunder swapped!
@@garrettbergen2975 you mean leviathan? 😉
@@exortor I actually meant Blood Mountain lol
1. Crack the Skye
2. Emperor of Sand
3. Remission
4. Hushed and Grim
5. Leviathan
6. Blood Mountain
7. Once More 'Round the Sun
8. The Hunter
Necrotic Nick- Solid ranking, man!
Looking forward to this one, since Mastodon fandom is all over the place. I used to just listen to the earlier albums but their later career has a ton of good stuff to offer, too.
Necrotic Nick- When we reviewed Hushed & Grim I was a bit surprised to see how divisive the fan base was when it came down to the first 3 versus the last 5 of their albums. In terms of expanding their sound I think they did it pretty well and didn't abandon their old sound entirely but rather made room for different influences along the way.
@@thrallsofmetal Yeah, the later albums have a lot going on so they might not hit immediately. There are always a couple songs that are balls to the wall riff fests, next to something more experimental or atmospheric. But the depth is nice, the early albums will always be there if I want something more direct. Now that I've grown to appreciate the diversity, I find myself going back to my favorites off the later albums if I need a quick Mastodon fix. Though so many conversations I have about the band now result in a reply of "oh yeah, I used to like them a dozen years ago."
1.) Blood Mountain
2.) Crack The Sky
3.) Hushed and Grim
4.) Remission
5.) Leviathan
6.) Cold Dark Place
7.) Emperor of Sand
8.) The Hunter
9.) Once More Round the Sun
Can you please do a ranking of Autopsy? It wuld be intresting to see the old vs the new albums =)
Necrotic Nick- I'd love to do a ranking for Autopsy but we've still got Crowbar to go and then we'll announce the Patreon picks at the end of that ranking.
If the Thralls did do an Autopsy ranking, Shitfun would be a unanimous dead last from the guys as that record is a dumpster fire!
Don't think I can rank all albums, but can say No1 for me is Blood Mountain. Surprised it took you guys this long to do this ranking considering how much you all obviously like them.
Necrotic Nick- This one was tough since we all love all of their albums but it was fun. We had some scheduling issues and getting around work schedules can be tough so this took a bit longer.
My personal ranking would be: 1. Crack the Skye
2. Leviathan
3.,Blood Mountain
4. Hushed and Grim
5. Once more round the sun
6. Emperor of sana
7. The Hunter
8. Remission
ok crack the skye is the first album here im really vibing with off the first listen. oblivion is amazing, divinations is like a crazy blend of tomahawk and sabbath doing an opeth cover. this is really something, thank you guys for this tour through the bands work, i get it now, this is a serious playlist album.
This will be fun, lets go! 😺
Necrotic Nick- I hope you dig it, man. It was a lot of fun to do.
Super excited for your upcoming Crowbar rankings, I've been listening to them since 2005-ish. Cheers guys, hope everyone's having a great holiday season.
thanks for another awesome disc ranking, much appreciated!🤘after much agony, I've finally come up with my own list, here it goes: 1. crack the skye 2. hushed and grim 3. leviathan 4. blood mountain 5. once more round the sun 6. remission 7 emperor of sand 8. the hunter(had the missfortune of coming directly after CtS but still a solid album)
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, this ranking may have been the toughest one yet honestly. All of these albums are incredible in their own rite but they had to be ranked.
Great video guys.. much luv🤘!..
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man!
Awesome ranking guys! I'm not a huge fan of Mastodon but I'll probably listen to more of their discography and give'r a listen!. Also I can't wait for the day when you guys do a Rush Albums Ranked! I know Miller isn't the biggest fan of Rush but it would be interesting to see what his perspective is of that band.
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Honestly this was a great discography to dive into and maybe coming back to them with some fresh ears might get you into them more. I wouldn't mind doing Rush one day even though they're technically not metal they've had a huge influence on metal as a whole.
Mastodon is one of my favourite band. Musicianship is hell great and songwriting is always top notch.
Brann Dailor is easily one of my fav drummer and his voice is amazing too.
And I agree that Bill and Brent are a magic pair of guitarists so complementary, who are riff machines
They've released only great albums, some are masterpieces to me.
My two favourite are :
1: Crack the Skye (Oblivion is and will forever be one of my fav songs of all time)
2: Emperor of sand (A lot of bangers, Roots Remain is the Oblivion of this record and Brent's solo will always give me goosebumps.)
Anyway, these 73 minutes of ranking were captivating. Thank you guys 🤘😜🤘
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'm glad you dug the video! As agonizing as it is ranking these albums (because they all rule) this was a lot of fun. This band's level of songwriting talent is other worldly and as individual musicians they're all unbelievable. You just can't go wrong here.
Remission still my fave! Mastodon I started with. Riffs galore, Mountain ⛰ cascading Riffs, Like the Sword. Mastodon Metal 💯🖤😎
Necrotic Nick- I still remember jamming that entire album for the first time. Such a massively heavy album.
@@thrallsofmetal Agreed 👍 100%
I like Miller's call-out on 1-2 punches for album openers. I put a whole playlist together a few months back based on this idea.
Necrotic Nick- That would be a fun idea. Generally those first 2 tracks on an album (minus intros) are the pace setters of an album.
All these records are great, but this is my list
11) Cold Dark Place
10) Medium Rarities
9) The Hunter
8) Once More ‘Round the Sun
7) Hushed and Grim
6) Emperor of Sand
5) Call of the Mastodon
4) Remission
3) Blood Mountain
2) Leviathan
1) Crack the Skye
The Hunter - #8
Emperor of Sand - #7
Blood Mountain - #6
Once More ‘Round the Sun - #5
Remission - #4
Hushed and Grim - #3
Leviathan - #2
Crack the Skye - #1
Love Mastodon ever since Leviathan came out. Like you guys said, they cant do anything wrong. Here's my ranking
1. Leviathan
2. Blood Mountain
3. Crack the Skye
4. Emperor of Sands
5. Remission
6. Hushed and Grim
7. The Hunter
8. Once More 'Round the Sun
I love the Mastodon! Thanks for the great time listening to your conversation about your favorite albums!
My personal rankings:
1) Crack the Skye
2) Hushed and Grim
3) Leviathan
4) Remission
5) Blood Mountain
6) Once More Round the Sun
7) Emperor of Sand
8) The Hunter
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! I'm glad you dug it! Solid ranking, man!
Damn yall are dope. Do more of these pls
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Crowbar is up next and we'll announce the next batch at the end of that video.
Mastodon make Atlanta proud, and it is so awesome that they have had no lineup changes. Love all of the behind the scenes documentaries they have released. They work so well as a team, and I love their sense of humor. I’ve met a few of them and have only good things to say.
The only blemish on their career from a personnel standpoint is all of the history with Scott Kelly. No shade to Thralls, Mastodon, or even Neurosis, but the things Scott Kelly did to abuse his family were so disturbing that Neurosis won’t even specify what they discovered recently.
I just think it’s important to recognize that Scott is no longer with Neurosis, and his actions (not just ideologies) harmed the people closest to him.
Necrotic Nick- Dude, Atlanta needs a statue of the band in the center of town. The behind the scenes stuff is excellent. I have a lot of the special editions of the albums with all the in studio stuff as well as The Workhorse Chronicles. They just solid dudes and remain very humble and approachable. Yeah, I don't think anyone knew how bad things had gotten with Scott but man that is just some disturbing, dark shit. I almost don't want to know the gory details on that one. I still love Neurosis but it's been hard to go back to those albums here lately because of that.
Lee ,I'm from Smyrna 😀
😀I couldn't be prouder of our homeboys MASTODON😀
THEY RULE !!!
@@Jermeister12 nice man! You live close by. It’s not uncommon to see the Mastodon guys at local shows when they aren’t on tour!
@@HeavyArtTalk Sadly 😦I've quit going to shows. There are several reasons why .😀
I'll be 59 on12/24😀
I think it's for the best.😀😀
1. Blood Mountain
2. Once More Round the Sun
3. Emperor of Sand
4. Crack the Skye
5. Hushed & Grim
6. Remission
7. Leviathan
8. The Hunter
After listening to the entire discography last night
1. Crack the Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. Emperor of Sand
4. Once More Round the Sun
5. Hushed & Grim
6. Leviathan
7. The Hunter
8. Remission
9. Call of the Mastodon
2 days later
1. Crack the Skye
2. Blood Mountain
3. Emperor of Sand
4. The Hunter
5. Leviathan
6. Hushed & Grim
7. Once More Round the Sun
8. Remission
9. Call of the Mastodon
This was the hardest discography to rate.
Necrotic Nick- Man, you did put yourself through about as much shit as we did ranking this lol. This was a real struggle to rank.
i listen to a lot of genres of music, i loved metal growing up but since about 2000 ive been very limited in what ive been exposed to. big prog head, love opeth, tesseract people always recommend me mastodon but ive never really made it past a casual flick through an album here and there.
love a video like this where i can hear you guys talk about each album, call them up on the interwebs and listen along side, get a real guided tour of a bands catalogue. im up to blood mountain so far, still not quite found my way into the bands sound yet but saying siberian and pendulous get a little too trippy and weird, i went straight to them and checked it out, had to, theyve both gone in the playlist 🤣
great channel guys. really honest opinions on a fucking great metal band. really unique band mastodon is.
1. Leviathan
2. Blood Mountain
3. One More 'Round the Sun
4. Crack the Skye
5. The Hunter
6. Emperor of Sand
7. Remission
8. Hush and Grim
Necrotic Nick- Yeah, this one was tough as hell to rank but a lot of fun to go through. I see a lot of diverse rankings with this one so far too.
looking forward to this. I honestly don't know their albums well enough to rank. I took forever for me to finally
"get" this band..
Necrotic Nick- This is a musical dive worth taking, man. There are very few if any wrong turns in their discography over all.
Yeah, baby! That's what we've been waiting for! \m/
I'm happy that at least someone gave Remission #1. Crack the Skye and Remission always flip-flop for #1 (to me).
I'll post my list as well:
8. Emperor of Sand
7. The Hunter
6. Hushed and Grim
5. Once More 'Round the Sun
4. Blood Mountain
3. Leviathan
2. Remission
1. Crack the Skye
Necrotic Nick- Solid list, man! Yeah, this was hell to rank since I love all these albums. I have such a nostalgic love for Remission since that's where I became a fan but there's just albums that grab me a bit more now.
I'm clearly gonna be of a different opinion here to most others but here goes 🤣 every single one of these albums is incredible though so it's so difficult to rank
8) Remission (not because it's bad but when you consider the levels the band would rise to musically this just can't compete)
7) The Hunter
6) Emperor of Sand
5) Blood Mountain
4) Once More Round the Sun
3) Leviathan
2) Crack the Skye (perfect masterpiece)
1) Hushed and Grim (perfect masterpiece which is just that bit more emotionally hard hitting for me)
Necrotic Nick- We definitely had some intersecting lines on this ranking but we also had some stark differences. I love all of these albums so I found this one really tough to rank.
Difficult Quest for ya : Ranked-Tool
Necrotic Nick- I'd be down for ranking Tool one day. That ranking might be easier for me than you think though.
1. Lateralus
2. Ænima
3. Undertow
4. 10,000 Days
5. Fear Inoculum
@@andrewvanhalen1984 Thats my Ranking too:D
Unanimous #8 - The Hunter
Necrotic Nick- You might be surprised.
@@thrallsofmetal so I was! Only one of you had it on the bottom. I honestly never gave 'Once More..." much of a chance. I was a HUGE fan in the 00's (first saw them in 2003 and then saw them every time I feasibly could) and was so burned by the drop from 'Crack the Skye' to The Hunter, that I didn't listen to them for a decade. Fortunately during the early part of COVID, I saw that Sam Dunn named 'Emperor of Sand' his album of the year, so I checked it out and THAT is where they should have went after CtS! So I'm on board again and love 'Hushed and Grim', but man I still have a lot of acrimony for The Hunter.
My Top 8 Mastodon Albums are:
1 Hushed and Grim -------------- (It's a grower, first listen it was ok. Second listen it was good. Third listen all the songs grew on me)
2 Crack the Skye -------------- (The Last Baron, The Czar, and Crack the Skye are my fav tracks from this album)
3 Emperor of Sand -------------- (Jaguar God and Sultan's Curse absolutely dominate this album)
4 Leviathan -------------- (A classic album. Island and Iron Tusk are my favorite tracks from this album)
5 The Hunter -------------- (I love the album art and theme of the album, The title tracks The Hunter, Octopus has no Friends, and The Sparrow are my fav songs on the album)
6 Blood Mountain -------------- (Capillarian Crest what can I say)
7 Once more around the Sun -------------- (The Motherload music video still cracks me up)
8 Remission -------------- (This album being 8th doesn't mean it's my least favorite because I find myself listening to Crusher Destroyer and Workhorse at least once a week)
Overall, I don't hate any Mastodon album. I like to listen to certain albums depending on my mood (My top 3 albums stay in that order though)
My top 3 Mastodon tracks are:
1 The Last Baron
2 Jaguar God
3 The Czar
The song that introduced to the band was 'Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife' from Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Movie Film for Theaters
this song had me laughing my guts out and it was just the intro for the movie, I became a fan right then there 🤘🤘🤘
Immolation next? continue with the good work guys! Saludos
Necrotic Nick- Crowbar is up next and we'll announce the next picks at the end of that video.
Damn I wished I lived in the USA. First time I’ve ever said THAT! Forty bucks for a three-day death fest. What an amazing deal☠️
Oh yeah! Thanks for the awesome tier list for a band, philistine that I am, that I haven’t ever managed to get into as much as I’ve felt I want to. I’m gonna use this ranking as a guide to find my way more int o their music.
Necrotic Nick- Dude, this discography is worth a deep dive in my opinion for sure.
My favorite band of all time. Thanks for the great video!!
Fucking love Mastodon. I discovered them in 2006, right after Blood Mountain dropped (though knew them from NFS: Most Wanted the year before, with Blood & Thunder). The last few months of that year I got into Mastodon, Lamb of God & Gojira. Man, was I blown away. It was a sound that I've never heard before anywhere. The sheer technical skill was mind-blowing. Only downside was the vocals but they greatly improved on that from CtS onwards. My rankings would be:
1. Leviathan
2. Crack the Skye
3. Blood Mountain
4. Remission
5. Emperor of Sand
6. Hushed & Grim
7. Once More 'round the Sun
8. The Hunter
Btw Call of the Mastodon fucking kills as well, with Slickleg & Battle at Sea.
Necrotic Nick- I heard March of the Fire Ants on a Relapse Records sampler and I had to hunt down Remission. I was a fan instantly and my fandom only intensified when I heard Leviathan. I didn't mind the vocals but when they let Brann start singing the 3 vocalist dynamic became such a signature thing of theirs. They really do have their own sound. Call of the Mastodon does rip as well.
That must've been a hell of an experience. The amazing artwork and the fact that the first 4 albums were based on elements (CtS is ether) just sealed the deal for me. And yes, when Brann sung on Oblivion it was like "well why didn't you let him do that earlier lol". Their evolution as a band has been quite the journey and I'm happy to find there are so many devoted fans because at the time there was no one else I knew that was into them.
John mentioning naming his car Megalodon reminded me: I named my car Leviathan! Partially after the actual beast, and partially after the badass album from Mastodon!
Necrotic Nick- I've always loved that word in general. It just sounds evil and mysterious at the same time. One of my favorite Alien rip offs/ underwater horror flicks is called Leviathan too. Solid flick with killer special effects.
Lololol Shredlord getting jacked out of his mind on Java Pit coffee just waiting to throw that 3 down on Once More Round The Sun. I agree with him. Great album 🤘🏻
Necrotic Nick- I was a little surprised by that one. I didn't know he held that one in such high esteem.
1. Crack The Skye
2. Leviathan
3. Blood Mountain
4. The Hunter
5. Remission
6. Hushed And Grim
7. Emperor Of Sand
8. Once More 'Round The Sun
1 and 2 I could swap at any given moment. Leviathan is my favourite album for the car so I've probably listened to it more than CTS but I definitely think CTS is objectively better but I think to sit down and listen to that in a full session. This was a real hard discography to rank btw. I think The Hunter is their most underrated by the Mastodon fans for some reason. I completely agree with the critic scores on that album. Stargasm is incredible. The last 3 I haven't listened to as much so maybe at some point I'll change my mind on those although they're still great albums.
Necrotic Nick- Solid ranking. Yeah, I think Leviathan was the only one that could have truly contested with Crack the Skye for me. Crack the Skye is the GOAT though in a discography of nothing but bangers for me.
Great video guys! Love Mastodon!!!! The Hunter is so underrated imo
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! Yeah, you can't go wrong with any of their albums in my opinion.
I remember someone's comment under Show Yourself music video saying that its funny that the song is considered their weakest. I don't know if its true or not but that must be a very high standard. Mastodon rocks!
Btw, check my guitar solos :)
Necrotic Nick- I never thought it was weak but I do think it's pretty much a flat out radio single though. That isn't to say it weak but just noticeably different. This band really has done no wrong in my eyes so far though. I'll check out your videos at some point when I get some time.
I wrould definitely love to see a Deicide ranking in the future
Necrotic Nick- Well, since they're in the studio I think it'll have to wait but I'm totally down for that.
This next tour with Gojira is going to be something else
1) Crack the Skye
2) Hushed and Grim
3) Leviathan
4) Blood Mountain
5) Emperor of Sand
6) Remission
7) The Hunter
8) Once More Around the Sun
All are good. One of the few bands who have not released a bad album.
Y'all coming to Cleveland for Mastodon/Gojira in August?
8. Hushed And Grim (just because it's the only Mastodon album I didn't finish because I got bored over halfway through)
7. Once More Round the Sun
6. Emperor Of Sand
5. The Hunter
4. Remission
3. Blood Mountain
2. Leviathan
1. Crack the Skye
you need to make time and dedicate energy for hushed and grim. it's long and consuming. but worthwhile. don't ask for entertainment out of it. it's more challenging than that in it's diversity.
Necrotic Nick- I was pretty sure Crack the Skye would be my #1 here but Hushed & Grim really grew on me even more after reviewing it. It's worth going back and jamming.
@@tibicostea2029 it's not that I don't like challenging stuff. Imperial Triumphant had one of my favorite albums of the year with Spirit Of Ecstasy, but you definitely have to be in the mood for that one to really enjoy it. I guess I'll give H&G another chance one of these days
@@thrallsofmetal it's always between that one and Leviathan for me, but CTS wins for sure. I've been in the mood for nothing but death metal lately so maybe when I feel like listening to something else I'll give it another listen
I find myself agreeing, taste-wise, most often with Jon *waves at Jon* so this is great. Thanks Thralls! Side note: Moby-Dick is my favorite novel, ever, so wild guess which record is my favorite... 😉
Necrotic Nick- Great, now he'll get a big head about this comment j/k lol. Yeah, this one was tough. All of these albums are solid as hell and if not solid then they're fucking brilliant. I do love the story of Moby Dick. I had to read it in high school and honestly I didn't mind that one.
@@thrallsofmetal - As your (self-appointed) favorite writer-fan of Thralls, you have made me very happy. My long silver beard thanks you, Mister Necrotic Nicholas LOL
I’m having a hard time not putting hushed and grim as their best album number one I feel like it’s got it all…they put their total heart and soul in the music and I feel it to my core…8 the hunter
7 remission
6 Leviathan
5 Blood Mountain
4 Emperor of Sand
3 Crack the skye
2 Once more round the sun
1 Hushed and Grim
Necrotic Nick- I had Hushed & Grim up pretty high but the impact that Leviathan and Crack the Skye had on me, and still does, is still huge so those two won out.
Immolation and Nile rankings next!!
Necrotic Nick- I believe most of us have maid our selections for the Patreon polls so we'll see what happens with the fan decisions there.
8. Once More Round the Sun
7. Remission
6. Emperor of Sand
5. The Hunter
4. Hushed and Grim
3. Leviathan
2. Blood Mountain
1. Crack The Skye
Necrotic Nick- Nice list, man! It's good to see Hushed & Grim get some more love.
@@thrallsofmetal all of their albums are great. Crack The Skye is one of my favorite albums of all time.
It took a couple listens for Hushed and Grim to really click with me but once it did, it definitely became one of my favs.
Such a great band. Saw them this past Sunday on their tour with Gojira and Lorna Shore. What a great performance. I liked their set list better than Gojira’s personally. I think I stumbled upon the music video for Blood and Thunder years ago then went down the rabbit hole from there. All their albums are quality, and it is hard to rank them.
1: Crack the Skye
2: Leviathan
3: Blood Mountain
4: Hushed and Grim
5: Remission
6: Once More Round The Sun
7: Emperor of Sand
8: The Hunter
On a side note, considering how all of you are big fans of Matt Pike (and rightly so), would you be open to doing a High on Fire discography ranking at some point in the future of the Patreons vote for it?
I watched it again, Remission No.8 ????????, Shredlord's Altars of Madness :D
IM SO READY!!
Crack the skye will be number 1 for a couple of you for sure haha
Necrotic Nick- I mean, we may have telegraphed that just when we mention that album lol.
@@thrallsofmetal haha yeah
its nothing short of masterpiece
My personal ranking definitely differs from most.
1. Emperor of Sand
2. Leviathan
3. Hushed and Grim
4. The Hunter
5. Blood Mountain
6. Once More Round the Sun
7. Crack the Skye
8. Remission
Necrotic Nick- That's probably the first time I've seen Emperor of Sand at #1 on anyone's rankings and that's probably the lowest I've seen Crack the Skye. This is tough one to rank though and honestly I think all their albums are good.
Right there with most of you guys in that I've been with Mastodon since the beginning. I still think Leviathan is their high water mark. The introduction of Brann's vocals on Crack the Skye was welcome and added a layer that shaped the greatness of that album, but should have stopped with that album. I'm not hating on his vocals, but it's just not what I want (clean vocals) from my Mastodon, which is why I consistently go back to their first three albums. Good show, guys!
Necrotic Nick- Thanks, man! As soon as I heard that monstrous opening riff to March of the Fire Ants I was pretty much hooked. Leviathan was closer than the others to overtaking Crack the Skye but that album is truly something otherworldly. I'm still in awe of the songwriting on to this day. I like that they now have a 3 person vocal dynamic with 3 distinctly different vocalists. I still love all the heavier stuff but man can Brann make a chorus soar.
The coat-hangers lock themselves out of their vehicles a lot
I'm probably in the minority that saw cracke the sky as a bit of them losing there way and a step down, I like how brann stepped to the forefront and had more of a say in there vocals as he is arguably the most technically sound vocalist of the band so that was a plus that came from it, however leviathan and blood mountain were the perfect blend of heavy and progressive, also those songs just work better in a live situation. I don't hate cracke the sky, it's good I just feel they suit a slightly rawer sludgier sound.
Necrotic Nick- That's kinda of the cool think about Mastodon: they have very different eras and you can be a bigger fan of one versus the others. Brann came in like a secret weapon. He's such a good a singer and he add so much emotion to his delivery especially on the choruses. I love all of these albums so this was really rough. I didn't want to put any of these albums at the bottom but it is ranking after all.
Gotdamn it, came back thinking this vid dropped today...guess I'll JUST WAIT LONGER (to be read as Ace Ventura)!!! Can't wait 🤘 one of my all-time fave bands
Necrotic Nick- Well, it's up now. I hope you dig it.
@@thrallsofmetal dig it I did man, this band has brought me much enjoyment over the years, they are in rarified air around my house! Hold them in the highest regard along the few metal/rock gods. This was my fave ranking vid yet, happy Turkey Day to all 🤘
I don’t know if you guys are Clutch fans, but if you ever ranked their discography, I’d love to watch it
Necrotic Nick- I may have seen Clutch more than any other band live. I've been a fan since Transnational Speedway League honestly and I'd love to rank their discography one day.
@@thrallsofmetal
I love that album…that and the Passive Restraints EP…Fallon was an absolute madman back then and I couldn’t get enough 😁
Unpopular opinion
1 Hushed and Grim
2 Leviathan
3 Emperor of Sand
4 Remission
5 Crack the Skye
6 the Hunter
7 Blood mountain
8 Once more round the sun
Looking foward to a very difficult rating. Every album is very good and different. Kind of like rating Tarintino movies. It depends on what mood you are in.
Gun to my head... I guess I would pick Blood Mountain #1 but can't go wrong with any of there albums. Ask me next year and maybe I pick Hushed and Grim #1. Curious to see your rankings.
Necrotic Nick- I love all these albums but Crack the Skye has always been a flat out mesmerizing album from start to finish. It's some the best songwriting in modern prog metal I think I've ever heard still. This was tough to rank though since all their albums are so damn good.
Need to see a Crowbar ranking, no I didn't get that idea from his shirt...
Necrotic Nick- It's the next one up actually.
@@thrallsofmetal fuck yea
Shredlord. Lol fucking love it.
Probably my favorite from them is Emperor of Sand, I’m not too familiar with their discography but that one connected.
Can’t wait for the Crowbar ranking! One of my favorite bands ever…maybe one day you could do my all time favorite, Nevermore.
Cheers!
Necrotic Nick- I love all their albums and I always find a new favorite song to jam on each album. Word to the Wise might have one of the best choruses they've ever written but honestly, just dive headfirst into Mastodon's back catalog and you'll find a ton of killer music. I'm looking forward to going over Crowbar and I'd love to do Nevermore in the future for sure.