Tones - Hushed and Grim

Dialing in tones for the album.

Video by: @newmerica

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[cleverdodo]

We need more break downs of the gear everyone used. The tones on this album are fantastic !

[patrickhunter]

Troy describing his tone as "a gnarly, giant, hairy, dirty, thick sound" is the most accurate thing I've ever heard

[rear]

I could watch these album documentaries for hours, they're so riveting!

[panterarocks]

The tone and production on this album is top tier. So good

[doomedwizard]

Troy's tone has finally convinced me to learn bass🔥

[justinpoff]

Troy is easily the most underrated bass player in metal. Probably because he’s a fucking gnarly singer.

[wobblynoggin]

I love how incredibly expressive Troy is.

[DARRENC]

This album has become a must listen for me. Every single day before and after work. It speaks volumes. Its just everything I needed this year. Cheers Mastodon. 🤍

[arhainofulthuan]

A wild elephant call? Sounds like a call of the mastodon!

[jtl]

I love the sludginess of Gobbler of Dregs

[chrisneal]

The tones and sounds on this album are awesome!

[eoon]

I've been listening Hushed and Grim on repeat since it released. I've been trying to put it down and listen to some other music, just to keep my head and ears fresh (I write music myself so I don't want to end up a Mastodon copycat lol) but I just can't, it's good. Everything, just everything on this album is top tier. A true "all killer no filler". With previous releases, there are always songs that I tend to skip if the mood's not right. But here? Every tune has this nugget of amazing in it, whether it's the chorus, the solo, the breakdown riff, the drumming, the vocals, or just a wicked trippy synth part. Keeps me coming back for more again and again.

Thanks for all of that Mastodon, love you guys <3

[JoIjloL]

Can we get more of these little insights? Or like 3 hours of the making of Hushed and Grim.

[WeShallAttack]

Been diagnosed with depression (well, more like, finally agreed to talk to a psychiatrist), after an eon long battle. One of the only ones that can bring a smile on my face is you guys in another one of your videos/another smashing album. Thanks for that 🤘

[MetalDoDo]

the tone of this album is the major advancement of them in my opinion. think about it. from Remission to Hushed and Grim theyve successfully widened, deepened, fattened their music with their unbelievable musical talents. they never cease to evolve.

[zachscott]

So cool to see the process of finding “their” specific tones. Great album from a long time fan, nod and horns to the engineers!

[miahmcbride]

I could watch footage like this all day...

[DavidOakesMusic]

Love these vids but they are too short for how infrequent they are. I hope there is a LONG one on the way of the entire document.

[marcusbrown]

For anyone wondering, Brann's custom painted kit is a Tama Starclassic Performer Birch/Bubinga. But looks like the 13" rack tom is from another kit - not sure what that one is. No idea what snare he's using in this clip either.

[TrevorLahey]

Finally got to see you guys live for the first time, last weekend in Dallas. You and Opeth were amazing. Thank you