Mammoth - The Calling (2010)

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Herkunft: USA

Genre: Stoner/Southern Metal

Wertung: 8/10

Mammoth's debut is having quite a coverage all over the web, and after a good listening, i can see why. Their sound is firmly rooted in the Southern/Sludge Riff-Loving tradition of Corrosion Of Conformity, Crowbar, Down, Black Label Society and so on.

But what makes this record stick out is two things, in my opinion.

First, they worked on their sound and made it HUGE. The Riffs are enormous, thick and saturated. The guitars Buzz in the way Zakk Wylde's did at his peak. The whole thing sound heavy but incredibly clear and on blast.

Second their vocals are of the Powerful Throaty, Super-Gruff Type that goes a long way. Itrs like hearing Wylde, mixed with a testosterone filled Hetfield. It works.

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