Mastodon - Album Cover Artwork Unveiled
Atlanta progressive metallers Mastodon will release their new upcoming album, The Hunter, this October through Reprise Records. You can find the album cover artwork below.
The artwork was created by AJ Fosik, a wood carver who is also responsible for the backdrop the band uses live. This marks the first time Mastodon has not used acclaimed artist Paul Romano, who was responsible for all of the group's previous artwork.
Mastodon recently revealed more song titles for The Hunter. Tracks to appear on the band's follow-up to 2009's Crack The Skye include: "The Hunter: All The Heavy Lifting", "Dry Bone Valley", "Blasteroids", "The Octopus Has No Friends", "Stargasm", and "Curl Of The Burl".
The Hunter was recorded at Doppler Studios in the band's hometown of Atlanta as well as in Los Angeles with producer Mike Elizondo. As with all of their albums, Mastodon decided to take a completely different tack and musical approach to the music on this album. The band feels confident that fans will be excited and fulfilled by what they will hear.
Adultswim.com still has an unreleased Mastodon song, called "Deathbound", available as free download.
The artwork was created by AJ Fosik, a wood carver who is also responsible for the backdrop the band uses live. This marks the first time Mastodon has not used acclaimed artist Paul Romano, who was responsible for all of the group's previous artwork.
Mastodon recently revealed more song titles for The Hunter. Tracks to appear on the band's follow-up to 2009's Crack The Skye include: "The Hunter: All The Heavy Lifting", "Dry Bone Valley", "Blasteroids", "The Octopus Has No Friends", "Stargasm", and "Curl Of The Burl".
The Hunter was recorded at Doppler Studios in the band's hometown of Atlanta as well as in Los Angeles with producer Mike Elizondo. As with all of their albums, Mastodon decided to take a completely different tack and musical approach to the music on this album. The band feels confident that fans will be excited and fulfilled by what they will hear.
Adultswim.com still has an unreleased Mastodon song, called "Deathbound", available as free download.
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071  |
Mmm, nice change.
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| K✞ulu Seeker of Truth Posts: 2570  |
Hmm. Can't say I like, and... wtf has happened?
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| Rog-Mothoth Posts: 104  |
Im sorry but compared to thier previous album covers this is HOT SHIT ON A WHITE PLATTER!!!! Im still stoked for listening to it but still....
---- Written by Guest on 25.08.2011 at 06:44
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Rog-Mothoth on 07.07.2011 at 17:54 there last one had imo terrible cover art, this one is superior in all aspects
---- Member of the true crusade against European Flower Metal Yesterday is dead and gone, tomorrow is out of sight Dawn Crosby (r.i.p.) 05.04.1963 - 15.12.1996
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| Unhealer Eclecticist Posts: 2311  |
Oh, geez.... wtf. Well, I guess it is not THAT bad. It actually reminds me to King Crimson's "In the court of the crimson king" with those lost eyes and the funny face. But I seriously LOVED all the previous album covers from Mastodon albums, with the golden-shiny colors and everything. That guy Paul Romano understood everything.
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.07.2011 at 17:56haha, I hated the last cover. I agree this one is way better
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| Marcel Hubregtse Grumpy Old Fuck Elite Posts: 40071 |
Written by Ag Fox on 07.07.2011 at 19:20 Good to hear I wasn't the only one 
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| BitterCOld The Ancient One Admin Posts: 15250  |
I loved the crack the skye cover art... even bought the shirt. as for this one, i dig it. the stylistic shift might be a signifier that they completed their elemental albums and were making a shift in thematic approach. as for the wood carving art, i know brent hinds took up wood carving during the recording of Crack The Skye, so this might be one of his outside influences...
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| Cynic Metalhead Paisa Vich Nasha Posts: 6815  |
Little bit ancient touch I would say..!  anyways its an awesome cover!! 
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| Necrodamus Posts: 435  |
A different art direction isn't always a bad thing. Let's see how this one turns out.
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| Czerny Reiter Posts: 291  |
It's interesting. Moreso if the thing was actually sculpted out of wood before gracing the album's cover and is not just another piece of CGI. Do love the lettering change.
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| Fat & Sassy! Elite Posts: 3857  |
"The Octopus Has No Friends" Well, this song just *can't* suck. XD
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Written by Marcel Hubregtse on 07.07.2011 at 19:24 Well maybe im being a little too bumhurt about this but i do like the last cover art. That being said its starting to grow on me and still hoping another awesome recored. 
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"Blasteroids", "The Octopus Has No Friends", "Stargasm", that cover... I must say that I'm a bit scared 
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