Mastodon - Show Yourself

You're not as safe as far as I can tell
And I can tell
Only you can save yourself
Soon this will all be a distant memory
Or could this dream
Be real at all?

Atlanta heavy metal rock outfit Mastodon have put out a few killer tracks recently, building up to the release of their seventh album Emperor of Sand at the end of March. The first, "Sultan's Curse" is the type of relentless rock I'd expect from them, and it's terrific. "Show Yourself", today's Most Important, is a bit more classic sounding, bringing to mind one of my favorite metal acts Priestess. Whatever happened to them?

Bonus! Ok, let's add "Sultan's Curse" here too. We could use more heavy.

RIYL: The Sword, Priestess, Baroness, Torche

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Mutoid Man - Bridgeburner

Bridges will burn
Bridges will burn
We're best friends forever
Someday I'll learn
Someday I'll learn
A.K.A. Never
Never

Moar rock! The first time I heard "Bridgeburner" I was out for a run. It instantly pumped me up. I'd been a fan of Mutiod Man for a little while, their first album Helium Head is awesome, and their latest, Bleeder, is in the same vein; straight-ahead, hard driving and slightly, awesomely quirky. Which also describes their really, really fun live shows. If you get the opportunity I highly recommend seeing them. If you're lucky they'll do their cover of "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" by The Animals.

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The Sword - The Dreamthieves

Lurking by the roadside
Hungry eyes and hearts of stone
Don't stray from the pathway
Until you see the light of home.

Let's keep it rockin', shall we? The Sword, in my opinion anyway, are probably the best throwback style rock band around. They shift easily from metal to more straight-forward rock to what I think of as "classic rock", all the while weaving in fun sci-fi and fantasy themed lyrics and killer vocals. Their latest album High Country is awesome, but you really can't go wrong with any of them. Like what you hear? Give their first, Age of Winters, a listen.

They also have some sweet videos, "Tres Brujas" for example.

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