![]() ![]() Like or hate their individual styles, the improvement in Mastodon’s vocal arsenal has been significant, and jointly the trio are responsible for numerous rousing moments, trade-offs and memorable choruses. Musically, the excellent “Steambreather” evokes Alice In Chains underrated self-titled album, bolstered by Brann Dailor’s catchy vocal melodies, stellar drumming and overall impressive rock dynamics. “Sultan’s Curse” is the strongest opener the band has penned in a long time, taking the best parts of The Hunter and mixing it with the muscular riffs and hepped-up energy of Blood Mountain, sporting emotive and stirring vocal melodies during its latter half. Unfortunately, Emperor of Sand isn’t a return to the band’s glory days, but it’s a step in the right direction. Basically, it’s a metaphor for the band members personal connections with cancer sufferers and the heartbreak, loss and roller-coaster of emotions these experiences entailed, lending a strong emotional resonance that is heard and felt throughout. The basic concept at hand follows the path of a wandering individual handed a death sentence by a desert ruler and left trudging through a wasteland. From the artwork, re-emergence of their original logo, even the album title and concept smacked of a return to Mastodon’s deeper roots and prime songwriting. However, in the lead-up to the album’s release there were throwback signs hinting of a band hoping to recapture their former glory. Mastodon’s triple pronged vocal attack, excellent drumming and penchant for writing booming sludge rock hooks remains, albeit in the band’s more palatable recent context. With creativity smoldering, Mastodon return to stoke the fire on their seventh LP, Emperor of Sand. 2014’s Once More ‘Round the Sun was an improvement, adding a touch more color and proggy weirdness, but failed to produce a lasting impact. It wasn’t that The Hunter was an inherently bad album, it simply found Mastodon playing it too safe, simplifying their sound into streamlined sludge rock with songs that were easily remembered in the short term, but ultimately disposable. However, my relationship with Mastodon started to get rocky when they followed their sprawling prog masterwork Crack the Skye with 2011’s The Hunter. My infatuation with Remission began a love affair with the band that bordered on fanboy-ism from one excellent album to the next, each a stirring and adventurous behemoth of sludge metal force and progressive smarts. ** Single print order can either print or save as PDF.From the moment I heard the pummeling “Crusher Destroyer” from their landmark debut Remission some 15 years ago, I knew Mastodon were something special. If the icon is greyed then these notes can not be transposed. Please check "notes" icon for transpose options. * Where transpose of Clandestiny sheet music available ( not all our notes can be transposed) & prior to print. Be careful to transpose first then print (or save as PDF). If your desired notes are transposable, you will be able to transpose them after purchase. If you selected -1 Semitone for score originally in C, transposition into B would be made. This means if the composers started the song in original key of the score is C, 1 Semitone means transposition into C#. If it is completely white simply click on it and the following options will appear: Original, 1 Semitione, 2 Semitnoes, 3 Semitones, -1 Semitone, -2 Semitones, -3 Semitones. You can do this by checking the bottom of the viewer where a "notes" icon is presented. Most of our scores are traponsosable, but not all of them so we strongly advise that you check this prior to making your online purchase. If not, the notes icon will remain grayed. ![]() If transposition is available, then various semitones transposition options will appear. In order to transpose click the "notes" icon at the bottom of the viewer. After you complete your order, you will receive an order confirmation e-mail where a download link will be presented for you to obtain the notes. This week we are giving away Michael Buble 'It's a Wonderful Day' score completely free. ![]()
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