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The Hunter
Metal · 2011 · 13 tracks · 53m

The Hunter

Mastodon

A pivot toward punchy, psychedelic grooves and streamlined structures. Heavy enough for the pit but melodic enough for a midnight drive through the desert.

September 26, 2011 · Reprise Records

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A vibrant, adventurous energy that balances heavy-hitting riffs with a sense of cosmic wonder and personal reflection.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 53m
01
Black Tongue
3:27
02
Curl of the Burl
3:40
03
Blasteroid
2:36
04
Stargasm
4:40
05
Octopus Has No Friends
3:49
06
All the Heavy Lifting
4:31
07
The Hunter
5:18
08
Dry Bone Valley
4:00
09
Thickening
4:31
10
Creature Lives
4:41
11
Spectrelight
3:10
12
Bedazzled Fingernails
3:08
13
The Sparrow
5:31
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden transition from the sludgy verse of Curl of the Burl into its soaring, radio-ready melodic chorus.
The ethereal, synth-backed vocal harmonies on Stargasm that create a sense of zero-gravity weightlessness.
The final, repetitive mantra of Pursue Happiness with Diligence on The Sparrow as the album fades into a somber, clean-toned guitar melody.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Hunter sound next to the rest of Mastodon's catalogue?

Surreal Abstract+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

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