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10.0
32979
10.0 |
Q
Represents them at both their most concise and their most thrilling best. Print edition only
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9.0
32621
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A pitch for the mainstream - but it doesn’t compromise on Mastodon’s core ambition
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9.0
33165
9.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
You rocket through The Hunter at what feels like breakneck speed, strapped to an intergalactic, pyrotechnic rollercoaster of awesome
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9.0
33215
9.0 |
No Ripcord
A collection of songs that inadvertently expands their repertoire and capabilities while they turn off their heads and let their fingers tell the story
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9.0
33358
9.0 |
FasterLouder
Stands as Mastodon’s best work to date and is the best hard rock/metal album (and absolutely one the best albums of any genre) released this year
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9.0
33421
9.0 |
The Quietus
An example of how to crossover without selling out - something Metallica never learned - and no matter how many copies it sells, this is the mainstream heavy rock album of the year
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8.8
32872
8.8 |
Paste Magazine
The band’s raw metal power is crossbred with the weirdest, wildest ideas they’ve yet to conceive
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8.3
32739
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Hinds hasn’t delivered a logical sequel to Crack The Skye, but The Hunter triumphs in a less profound, more immediate way: It’s the first truly fun Mastodon album
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8.0
32709
8.0 |
Rolling Stone
Demonstrates how contemporary radio rock can still be made with imagination, precision and a majestic sense of force
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8.0
32932
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Brings the band’s mastery of dynamics to the surface before culminating in a pair of colossal solos that are among the most intense Hinds has ever ripped. Prepare to be hunted
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8.0
32625
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
As a first stab in the direction of avant-garde pop-metal, The Hunter is pretty damn compelling
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8.0
32185
8.0 |
BBC
With its monstrous choruses, powerful percussion and jaw-on-the-floor fret-work, is sure to connect with anyone who’s previously rocked out to their wares just as easily as it will absolute beginners. Don’t like metal? You might just love Mastodon
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8.0
32514
8.0 |
The Guardian
As near to punchy and concise as they're ever likely to come
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8.0
35275
8.0 |
Blurt
It's Apocalypse a-go-go for the Georgia gentlemen. Go with them
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7.9
33523
7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
The band appear to have an innate ability to keep their music sounding so new and vital, and this is so apparent on The Hunter
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7.5
32940
7.5 |
Pitchfork
What they do, and what they've become, is fascinating
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7.0
32914
7.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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7.0
32184
7.0 |
Rave Magazine
There are maelstroms of metallic riffery lurking in the most melodic and stadium-y of the songs
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7.0
32632
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A mellower, more harmonious Mastodon
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6.5
34207
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It is, unfortunately, just a collection of songs. Not bad songs, but not utterly bewildering, blow-your-pants-off, we’re-going-down-that-rabbit-hole-at-3,000mph songs, either
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6.0
35078
6.0 |
PopMatters
A decent chronicle of a sojourn in progress
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6.0
32654
6.0 |
Uncut
One suspects Matodon's strength remains in technicality, not songcraft. Print edition only
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6.0
32410
6.0 |
The Skinny
It's an enjoyable listen overall, but there's no denying that this is their least substantial release to date
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5.5
33083
5.5 |
Prefix
The things that made Mastodon distinctively Mastodon - the songs with ambition, the time signature and dynamic shifting, the sense of grandeur - are gone in favor of a radio-ready sheen and three-minute songs
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