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Song of the Week: New Mastodon single “Toes To Toes” off upcoming new EP

On the heels of their spectacular album Emperor of Sand released earlier this year, Mastodon is readying a late-September release of an EP entitled Cold Dark Place. The first glimpse of this EP is the single “Toes To Toes” featuring majority of vocals from guitarist Brent Hinds. This track was recorded during the Emperor of …

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Tags: 1st single, Alternative Rock, Hard Rock, Mastodon, Progressive Metal, Reprise Records, Sludge Metal

Song of the Week: New Mastodon single “Show Yourself” sleighs all competition this week

Catchy/mainstream sound of “Show Yourself” pairs well with “The Motherload” from their last album

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Tags: 2nd Single, Alternative Metal, Hard Rock, Mastodon, Progressive Metal, Reprise Records, Sludge Metal

Mastodon ‘The Motherload’ – The Song of the Week for 10/13/2014

Released September 29, 2014 via Reprise Records, “The Motherload” is the 3rd single off of One More ‘Round the Sun, the sixth studio album by Mastodon With yet another fantastic album release in Once More ‘Round The Sun, the band is touring their butts off and releasing singles left and right. The latest and 3rd …

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Tags: 3rd Single, Heavy Metal, Mastodon, New Music 2014, Progressive Metal, Reprise Records, Sludge Metal

Best 20 Songs of 2013 – Editor’s Choice

Music Trajectory threw out the rules for this list. Unlike my other 2013 year-end list, the Top 20 Best Songs of 2013, which was heavily influenced by how well songs did on the charts and popularity, this list is strictly Music Trajectory’s opinion on the best songs of 2013. There are several songs that can …

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Category: Editor's Choice Lists, Lists, Posts, Year End Lists

Tags: AFI, Alice In Chains, Alkaline Trio, Alt-J, Alternative, Alternative Dance, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Arcade Fire, Art Rock, Cage the Elephant, Cold War Kids, Dance Rock, Electronic, Experimental, Experimental Rock, Fitz and the Tantrums, Garage Punk, Garage Rock, Garage Rock Revival, Grouplove, Imagine Dragons, Indie Dance, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jake Bugg, Kid Karate, Kings of Leon, MS MR, Neo-soul, New Wave, Phoenix, Punk Rock, Queens of the Stoneage, Rock, Sludge Metal, Southern Rock, Synthpop, The Killers, The Neighbourhood, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend

Top 20 Songs of 2013 (So Far)

Why wait until the end of the year to start highlighting some of the best songs of the year? Some of these songs will undoubtedly end up on Music Trajectory’s Top 20 Songs of 2013 list (which will be published at the end of the year of course) but lets look at what we’ve got …

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Category: Lists, Posts, Year End Lists

Tags: 30 Seconds To Mars, Alice In Chains, Alkaline Trio, Alternative Metal, Alternative Rock, Art Rock, Atlast Genius, Daft Punk, Dance Rock, Daughter, Deftones, Disco, Electronic Rock, Experimental Rock, Fall Out Boy, Fitz and the Tantrums, Folk Rock, Funk, Garage Rock, Imagine Dragons, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Jimmy Eat World, Neo-soul, New Wave, Paramore, Phoenix, Pop Punk, Pop Rock, Post Punk Revival, Punk Rock, Queens of the Stone Age, Sludge Metal, The Killers, The Neighbourhood, The Postal Service, The Strokes, Vampire Weekend, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Alice In Chains debut video for “Hollow” the 1st single off upcoming 5th studio album

The legendary hard rock/metal band Alice In Chains return in 2013 with their as-of-yet titled 5th studio album via Virgin/EMI. Watch the video for the lead single “Hollow” below and sound off in the comments section at the end of the post. What are your thoughts on the new song and your expectations for the …

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Tags: 1st single, Alice In Chains, Alternative Metal, Columbia Records, Doom Metal, EMI Records, Hard Rock, New Music 2013, Sludge Metal, Stoner Rock