On May 16, 2014, I had the privilege of witnessing Mastodon
play live. The show started with Norwegian rockers Kvelertak (which means chokehold
in Norwegian) partying it up with their 3 guitar assault. Lead singer Erlend
Hjelvik ran around shirtless like a maniac singing in the bands native tongue. I
was pretty excited to get to see these guys and all the hype that goes along
with them. I read recently in an older issue of Revolver Magazine an interview with
the band and how they won Norway’s equivalent of a Grammy award called
Spellemannprisen for their debut album. Not a bad way to get the night started.
Gojira
came on next. Having seen them before, I sort of knew what to expect, but boy
do they deliver each time. Their live set sounds much like their albums, which
delivered the brutality to get the mosh pits rumbling. They would be a band to
see as headliners at some point so you can fully experience these French metal
monsters.
Mastodon
came out swinging. Their set flowed flawlessly from old to new songs and
crushed everything in between. They played a couple songs from Crack the
Skye, which in my opinion has to be somewhere near the top of my best metal
albums of the last ten years. The riffs, the mind blowing bass lines, and Brann
Dailor destroying his drum kit while making it look easy, made for
unforgettable metal. Songs like “Blasteroid”, “Divinations”, “Crusher Destroyer”,
“Oblivion”, and “Black Tongue” were played in mesmerizing fashion. Combine the
brilliantly played metal, with the lights and lasers, not to mention the freaky
clown head by the drum kit; it was definitely an amazing show and one to
remember!
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