Mastodon - Blood and Thunder Live at Download 2007

Mastodon live at Download'07

[@sodablower]

No one can deny that in ten years time, this song will be taught to guitar players as a classic metal track to learn good technique from.

[@sovereignbadger6843]

4 years on from your comment, i'm learning it to get good at fast pace riffing

[@EvilSewnit]

Does now count? Lol

[@JamesonNichols]

@@EvilSewnit Not quite

[@miguelflores8917]

Almost there!

[@perrub]

you were right!

[@rtmis1]

Brent: WOOOIII WEEOOW HOLYYY GREEEOOOOW

[@ErickSantosNatalense]

Lmao

[@MetalGearKS]

I love Brent's vocals on this, I believe it was due to a throat infection. He sounds like a cat being throttled, but it's still awesome!

[@billymayo3640]

I’d say it’s more like a Pterodactyl

[@bassist999]

saw them live few weeks ago, was totaly surprised when Bill was dropping those screams! I was right in front of him, giving him looks like "dafuq/awesome!" and he threw me a pick! best show

[@Grees114]

Brent's little dance is so epic. Love that guy !

[@CINGO25]

I love it, when they play this song as the last song in the set with FULL ENGINES BLOWING!!!! Epic.

[@mochitsuki420]

0:42 haha brent sounds like a pterodactyl. awesome band. awesome song.

[@kingv911]

"Break your back and crack your OARS MEN! IF YOU WISH TO PREVAIL!!!" I always picture some 14th century norsemen yelling this at his crew on the sea. So awesome.

[@cheerfulmonkeyprax]

When I'm out of energy and feel tired I come here for this fucking monster of a song and headbang until my neck hurts. Ahhh. Back to work. MASTODOOOOON!

[@DethmetalUSA]

to still sing the show despite a throat infection makes Brent Hinds a real trooper! Mastodon Rox!!!

[@Normannjojo]

I love this band, really looking forward to seeing them again in a week!

[@Plazma896]

this sounds so crushing during the verses. i'd love to see this song played live

[@scrumsie]

These guys are cool and they rock and uber rocks.

[@bucket4life]

i saw this played at big day out in Australia this year, their singing sounds different from 07 to 2010 like he didnt growl a all when i saw them

[@tyrantsfaceisred]

i played this simultaneously with the muted final battle scenes from a few moby dick movies... fucking epic.

[@azzmiller666]

i saw only this song :P cuz i was coming back from seeing another band cant remember who though. i was well happy i caught this song,

[@AMartins92]

Yup went to Portugal this year to see them at a Festival :P

[@FaithDead]

They're great live!!

[@GastroGoblin]

Love Brent's little dance xD. LONG LIVE THE 'DON!!!!!

[@jeguitar13]

Haha, Brent's just rocking back and forth at the beginning, then Bill starts playing, and then he starts dancing around like "Fuck yeah awesome song!!!" =D

[@Thompaam]

@Molsterhead yeah it's just a matter of sliding up two frets. drop-D starts on the fifth and and D standard starts on the ninth fret

[@PapaKeegs001]

Just saw these guys play at the US snowboarding Open. Playing in below freezing weather and they still kicked ass.

[@Fattydrums910]

lamb** and each of these bands are great in their own way, no need for comparison.

[@OltAsJ]

i have seen them twice in Oslo.and that was fucking awsome !!

[@TheDrumminMan08]

They have a compilation album in the sense that they have an album with unreleased songs from their early days called Call of the Mastodon.

[@seanypantsisntgod]

i talked with all of em except troy..went drinkin in a pub all night with brent n bill, hes a cool guy for sure, right nutter too..when the pubs closed we were walkin the streets and he commandeered a banjo from a busker n shredded out none other than blood and thunder, twas pretty awesome.. to be honest brann is the guy i thought was the coolest, hes one of the most respecting ppl ever, and he has a class sense of humour

[@ksefreak]

talent incarnate

[@sickazphipps]

seeing Mastodon at BDO 2010...so stoked!!!

[@tremastry]

are you kidding me? these guys just fucking blow me away...and can't figure out who's the most talented, but as a bass player, Troy jamming and singing this shit is remarkable...............

[@RonDonValante]

that woulda been the fucking best time of my life to see those 3 bands in one show

[@poesidin]

these guys are fucking amazing, they are so intelligent and fucking metal at the same time, plus they are my beard heroes

[@personal_beavis]

This is why I want to go to Download.

[@geturassbacktomars]

I Sam Them in Boston in May and they were great.

[@gravedarkind]

really the best!!!

[@AdrianJimenez70]

0:13 Priceless

[@cloverdalepunk]

that's a great song as well

[@lamentes]

Bretts roars are fucking insane

[@MistaBojangles3]

I fucking love that little dance that Brent does at the beginning of the video.

[@nikklazz]

No man of the flesh could ever stop me...

[@xZhiTx]

LOL "Thank you all very, very much" *takes picture* "See you soon" awesome made my fucking night

[@lionslicer9999]

AHAHAHAHAH I like Brent's little dance when Bill starts the song.

[@Chrhab]

i have already bought it great

[@antihero08]

I recently went to Mayhem Festival in Indiana and I was a little disappointed when I saw them live for the first time. But I'm still glad that I got to see them. I know they could've done better but hey Mastodon is awesome I'll still listen to them.

[@BeyondZeGrave]

You here the crowd cheering Blood and Thunder before it starts? Thats a dedicated fan base. =]

[@Grees114]

Brent's dance at the begining is awesome !!..and funny !! :D

[@Elecktricd00m]

These guys are so sick live!

[@ozzymetfan]

They both play Gibson Silverbursts, awesome guitars and an awesome band. All hail MASTODON!!

[@PentagramSchematic]

Yeah, I'm aware of that. Blind loyalty to the all might Mastodon causes me to support them no matter what =D

[@MrMaggoo24]

Such great lyrics on this song. WHITE WHALE HOLY GRAIL

[@jprenderg]

God damn Troy do your vocals like this all the time!!

[@ksefreak]

alot of people say that brent is "drunk" or "fucked up" or has an "infection" but i think its just his vocals being heard without mass production, which in the end sounds great with bills vocals mixed with them...

[@lolh4x]

I quite like the sound of the singing in this actually. The screaming is a nice change from the clean.

[@karetyogi]

amazin , welcome here in belfast

[@greensmurf9623]

Most bands use their logo on the front of the bass drum. Mastodon use Randy Rhoads. Epic

[@Elecktricd00m]

Fuck one of the best metal bands in ages!

[@metalskelly]

he's like "fuck ya here it comes bitches!" XD

[@johhnywormtool]

Oh yeah! I'm gonna see them next thursday here in portugal with metallica, stone sour and joe satriani! Well i'm gonna get an overdose of music :D

[@Parda71CZ]

Amazing music and very good drummer. I saw this band in Prag with Slayer, Amon Amarth and Trivium and they were very good!!

[@hrmoogle]

the best word i can think of to describe mastodon in general is 'mighty'. because overall they are bad ass

[@Gorillazfaan]

AMEN BROTHA!!!!!!!!

[@maxefjesdfjhse]

haha i love brents dancing in the beginning

[@kungfuruckus]

I love them, though I wish Bill would sing more. His voice has been pretty consistently awesome everytime I see them

[@kungfuruckus]

Brent Hinds burns himself for our ears! ALL HAIL MASTODON!

[@DethmetalUSA]

brent hinds...we solute you for working through your throat infection!

[@TheTaylorBarrett]

This song with bill having his mustache > This song when bill does not have his stache

[@drewwagnon647]

Taylor Barrett bill with stache is the best imo

[@Cold84]

No, this is an 07 vid, the interview wasn't that recent. Unless I am missing something their interviews with guitar world were all in 06.

[@suchanjv]

I was at that show on the 7th. Its badass!

[@kingKock88]

goddamn brann is a beast with ONE bass drum

[@stixflix06]

brent has the best face ever when he says holy grail

[@daffyduck789]

these guys are fucking awesome

[@MeatXLoverX69X]

@Chr0n3 dude especially that white whale holy grail part. its like. so awesome

[@Ravenclawlover]

fusk yeah SOAD meshuggah and mastodon are three of the best bands ever

[@anewt72690]

When I first listened to Crack the Skye I was so pumped but it just sounded like mid-tempo sludgy drivel...oh, how wrong I was. After I gave up on thinking of it in terms of Blood Mountain and Leviathan, I began to realize just how awesome it was and to hear the evolution of their sound into something not only heavy and powerful, but also imaginative and beautiful.. What a great piece of work.

[@t0wers66]

Me too! I'm Portuguese and also go to sbsr see them and of course METALLICA! Well it goes to be a great day for Portugal :P

[@FadFud]

@McDouchebag22 He had a throat infection at this concert. I still think his vocals are awesome, even with the infection.

[@mariohype]

Why they don't play it in the current tour?? In my opinion it's a masterpiece!!!

[@Garentei]

I think it would sound better if they let the crows say ''white, whale, holy, grail!''

[@billymayo3640]

William Love Brent sounds like a crow in some parts

[@KINGCVSEY]

Because this is poetry, Edgar Allen Poe tier

[@Monoslay]

WANT......TO......SEE......LIVE.....

[@BloodyKing13]

me too in venezuela!! yeah!

[@jamesrocks4eva]

I wish they played it when I saw them live. Ah well, they were still immense and there's always next time.

[@noideac]

I'm not even a metal fan but I enjoy this band. They just seems to be the kind of guys I'd wanna chill with lol. epic song by the way

[@Unforgivenfilms]

If Bullet for My Valentine get to play the main stage, Mastodon definately should.

[@vlvthslm]

brent's dance at the begining lol! love em

[@D119heavy]

Brent's flying V is sick

[@ZorackSwim420]

its at download...theres tons of bands

[@PentagramSchematic]

Yeah, it's something they do at pretty much all of their shows.

[@fettfan91]

the crowd's horns during the chorus fucking dominate \m/

[@OneTrueVikingbard]

0:24 i saw them this summer and when i was there, in the words of joey belladonna, several times i was "caught in a mosh"

[@krillehagard]

yeees!!

[@shredder731]

@KingBobert dude, you cant deny tho...the beards are amazing.

[@vl4dster]

I think the singer rocks in this song! This is kick ass!!!

[@TomMark182]

@Subject790 Brent was pretty much in a coma and trouble standing without getting dizzy for like 8 months so I'm guessing this was before the incident.

[@1curis]

This song in a few words = "FIGHT ME, FUCKER!" Damned epic band.

[@seanypantsisntgod]

everyone loves the lizzy! me n brent had a 20 min convo bout em when i met him in cork. ur spot on again man, defo a hardcore influence in there, esp in remission. theres nothing traditional about their style, thats for sure..most original band this side of the millenium without a doubt u ever hear a band called neurosis?? they were a big influence too

[@whatnotbutr]

sick dude

[@awesomenessness1792]

it was in Vegas at the VMA'S (shavo had a friend with him)after Brent hit him with the shirt Brent punched the other dude in the chest and when shavo tried to stop him it got out of control and shavo and his freind pounded on his skull and gave him 2 black eyes,a broken nose,internal hemorraging,and a concusion.which resulted in Brent havein sever vertigo for like 8 months.

[@bucket4life]

@Greendub76 No doubt your right, its just when ive seen other metal bands live that scream/growl like that all the time they seem to maintain it night after night year after year. it would be hard to maintain. Im just saying that cos i saw them live this year, and everyone is saying they want to see them live, so im saying what its like live. But no doubt, great performances from these guys

[@somos999]

i used to hate Mastodon. i saw them live with slipknot, down, kylesa and some other random bands and dude this song (along with colony of birchmen) live were kickass.

[@Narutofan9993]

@kingv911 Have you seen the blood and thunder comic? It's epic. Just the way you imagine it.

[@Armadeathon]

Why can't brent use this voice on every show? fucking love it! :D