"Dry bone valley" by Mastodon

Mastodon:"Dry bone valley", (from the album "The hunter", 2011):

Head down running from the beast
Breakneck speed taking all my breath
Black feet scraped and scarred and dripping blood
Rain come down take me with your flood

I came to and I was running from you
Feel your breath on the back of my neck

Where have I come to be
Is this all that´s left for me

I wish that I was still there
I want to keep on breathing

Bulls roar loud
Snakes move past my feet
No teeth no hands set me free
Bones start rattling ´round inside my head
I don´t know if I´m alive or dead

I came to and I was running from you
Feel your breath on the back of my neck

Where have I come to be
Is this all that´s left for me

I wish that I was still there
I want to keep on breathing

Dig deep kicking up rock and dirt and sand
Out of this lifeless valley bones in hand
Over these mountains to the seas of life
Leave this desert for the sick and damned

(lyrics: Mastodon)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-HWnKvIj_Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdvFXqyXJaA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDpf2Ei2PFY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FXBw-UP-Ss

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKLxUDQc6JA

(It has to say the least been quite a problem for me picking out the absolutely best song from the new, (and great as always!), Mastodon-full-length "The hunter", which saw the light of day last year. But NOTHING is impossible from HEAVY-SKOV´s point of view :-) The winner is...."Dry bone valley", and the choice has something to do with drummer Brann Dailor....Not only is Dailor, in my opinion, one of the most talented metal-drummers in the world but a great vocalist too, and his singing on "Dry bone valley" gives the track a....dare I say....magic touch :-)

"The hunter" is definitely great news from the Atlanta-guys: very accessible all the way with a fine catchy songwriting, which leaves a lot of memorable songs in your head :-) I will not claim the album being Troy, Brann, Brent and Bill´s best album this far, because the competition from their former albums is quite tough, but "The hunter" is absolutely recommendable!

Kind regards
Carsten