The Hunter

Rating

Album: The Hunter
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Black Tongue	More Info...
2)	Curl Of The Burl	More Info...
3)	Blasteroid	More Info...
4)	Stargasm	More Info...
5)	Octopus Has No Friends	More Info...
6)	All The Heavy Lifting	More Info...
7)	The Hunter	More Info...
1)	Dry Bone Valley	More Info...
2)	Thickening	More Info...
3)	Creature Lives	More Info...
4)	Spectrelight	More Info...
5)	Bedazzled Fingernails	More Info...
6)	The Sparrow	More Info...
3)	Blasteroid	More Info...	0:02
4)	Stargasm	More Info...	0:04
5)	Octopus Has No Friends	More Info...	0:03
6)	All the Heavy Lifting	More Info...	0:04
7)	The Hunter	More Info...	0:05
8)	Dry Bone Valley	More Info...	0:04
9)	Thickening	More Info...	0:04
10)	Creature Lives	More Info...	0:04
11)	Spectrelight	More Info...	0:03
12)	Bedazzled Fingernails	More Info...	0:03
13)	The Sparrow	More Info...	0:05

Album: The Hunter
#	Song Title		Time
1)	Black Tongue	More Info...
2)	Curl Of The Burl	More Info...
3)	Blasteroid	More Info...
4)	Stargasm	More Info...
5)	Octopus Has No Friends	More Info...
6)	All The Heavy Lifting	More Info...
7)	The Hunter	More Info...
1)	Dry Bone Valley	More Info...
2)	Thickening	More Info...
3)	Creature Lives	More Info...
4)	Spectrelight	More Info...
5)	Bedazzled Fingernails	More Info...
6)	The Sparrow	More Info...
3)	Blasteroid	More Info...	0:02
4)	Stargasm	More Info...	0:04
5)	Octopus Has No Friends	More Info...	0:03
6)	All the Heavy Lifting	More Info...	0:04
7)	The Hunter	More Info...	0:05
8)	Dry Bone Valley	More Info...	0:04
9)	Thickening	More Info...	0:04
10)	Creature Lives	More Info...	0:04
11)	Spectrelight	More Info...	0:03
12)	Bedazzled Fingernails	More Info...	0:03
13)	The Sparrow	More Info...	0:05

Performer Notes

After the spacy triumph that was Crack the Skye, Mastodon are returning to their sludgier, more riff-oriented roots on their fifth studio album, The Hunter. Shying away from the far-out prog of their last album, this album should deliver a dose of the raw, driving power that made Leviathan a modern metal classic.

Professional Reviews

Rolling Stone (p.68) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "THE HUNTER demonstrates how contemporary radio rock can still be made with imagination, precision and a majestic sense of force."

Rolling Stone (p.72) - Ranked #38 in Rolling Stone's '50 Best Albums Of 2011' -- "[A] killer rock-radio record."

Spin (p.73) - "Songs like 'Curl of the Burl,' the galloping 'Specterlight,' and the kinetic, catchy 'Blasteroid' keep the riffs simple without lapsing into banality."

Entertainment Weekly (p.74) - "[The] hybrids mutate awesomely, creating one burly, beastly adrenaline spike." -- Grade: A-

Alternative Press (p.125) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "Execution matches ambition in the beautiful 'Creature Lives,' which adds a new dimension to the band's classic rock side..."