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New Mastodon Video - "Sleeping Giant"

Fresh off performing one of the 'Fork Fest's best (and dustiest, thank you mosh pit) sets, the men of Mastodon unveil a new vid for Blood Mountain's "Sleeping Giant." Roboshobo is your director in arms, and before watching, it may be helpful to understand his thought process. Via MTV:

The concept for the video was kind of my take on the mythology that seems to be encapsulated in the album. I thought the reference to ‘Father Snake' in the song sounded like an actual priest of some sort and thats where the robot came in … Turning the blind man into a miniature landscape that evolves and eventually commits nuclear suicide — that was my take on the ’sleeping giant — like a volcano that’s threatening to erupt … The blind man who was unwittingly used in the ritual goes nuclear and destroys himself before the bones crystallize, thereby thwarting the priest.”
Duh.

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They should just stick to live footage videos.

Posted by: Alex at 07/20/07 1:31 PM | Reply
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WHY DO PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THIS SHIT BAND

Posted by: agh at 07/21/07 1:43 AM | Reply
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awesome, just awesome.

Posted by: crustcake at 07/21/07 9:42 PM | Reply
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That's a downer.

Posted by: Savin Hill at 07/23/07 10:20 AM | Reply
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That was one of the funniest things I've seen in a while.

Posted by: phil at 07/23/07 3:46 PM | Reply
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What a boring song.

Posted by: Jace at 07/23/07 9:28 PM | Reply
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