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Mastodon
by The progressive-music extremist..
(Sweden)
Mastodon
The Atlanta-based progressive-metal band "Mastodon" are really something special. Every one in the band are doing some vocals. They are experimenting with odd time-signatures and other stuff.
A great example is "Siberian Divide". Cedric Bixler-Zavala from Mars Volta (Love'em) is contributing with some vocals in the song(chorus parts, like the one @ 1:45:
Mastodon also likes doing concept albums, for example, "Siberian Divide" are part of a concept-album about "blood mountain". Another concept-album of theirs, is "Leviathan" which is based on Herman Melvilles story about Moby Dick. One song from that album are "Iron Tusk".
Andrew Says: I Love this Band! I have actually been listening to Mastodon for quite a while, but I didn't realize that Cedric had done singing for them (I only own "Crack The Skye").
Gorillaz is a super classic band, and for a good reason. With some of the best combinations of electronic music, featuring artists from Mos Def, to MF Doom, it's a really incredible band.
Their newest album, "The Fall", was even recording entirely on an iPad! I highly recommend they become an integral part to your music library, and I've been listening to them for the last month straight (Religiously).