Live at Brixton (Mastodon album)

Live at Brixton is the second live album by metal band Mastodon. It was released in December 2013 as a digital only release, and on April 19, 2014, as a Record Store Day exclusive Vinyl.[3][4]

Live at Brixton
Live album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 2013[1][2]
RecordedFebruary 11, 2012
VenueBrixton Academy (London)
Length93:42
LabelReprise
Mastodon chronology
The Hunter
(2011)
Live at Brixton
(2013)
Once More 'Round the Sun
(2014)

Reception

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Pitchfork gave the album a positive review with Paul Thompson saying "If Mastodon never get around to a greatest hits package, Live at Brixton will do the trick".[5]

Rolling Stone magazine listed the album #19 in the 20 best metal albums of 2013.[6]

Chris Conaton of PopMatters rated the album 7 out of 10. Wrapping up his review with "this is a well-made concert film of a band playing at their best".[7]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mastodon, except additional lyrics on "Aqua Dementia" and "Crack the Skye" by Scott Kelly

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."Dry Bone Valley"The Hunter3:54
2."Black Tongue"The Hunter3:26
3."Crystal Skull"Blood Mountain3:31
4."I Am Ahab"Leviathan2:52
5."Capillarian Crest"Blood Mountain4:23
6."Colony of Birchmen"Blood Mountain4:53
7."Megalodon"Leviathan4:31
8."Thickening"The Hunter4:56
9."Blasteroid"The Hunter2:26
10."Sleeping Giant"Blood Mountain5:32
11."Ghost of Karelia"Crack the Skye5:28
12."All the Heavy Lifting"The Hunter4:25
13."Spectrelight"The Hunter3:17
14."Curl of the Burl"The Hunter3:33
15."Bedazzled Fingernails"The Hunter3:21
16."Circle of Cysquatch"Blood Mountain3:05
17."Guitar solo"Live at Brixton0:55
18."Aqua Dementia"Leviathan3:51
19."Crack the Skye"Crack the Skye6:00
20."Where Strides the Behemoth"Remission3:02
21."Iron Tusk"Leviathan2:48
22."March of the Fire Ants"Remission4:48
23."Blood and Thunder"Leviathan3:50
24."Creature Lives"The Hunter4:55
Total length:93:42[8]

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ ""LIVE AT BRIXTON" IS AVAILABLE NOW". mastodonrocks.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  2. ^ Christopher Anthony (October 28, 2013). "Mastodon to Release "Live at Brixton" on December 10th". thefirenote.com. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
  3. ^ "RECORD STORE DAY - SpecialRelease". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Vital Vinyl: Mastodon's Brann Dailor Talks 'Live at Brixton'". loudwire.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Mastodon: Live at Brixton Album Review - Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  6. ^ "20 Best Metal Albums of 2013". rollingstone.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Mastodon: Live at Brixton". popmatters.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Mastodon - Live at Brixton - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". metal-archives.com. Retrieved 16 March 2017.