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| artist = [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]] |
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*[[Progressive metal]]<ref name="loudwire">{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/mastodon-remission-album-anniversary/|title=17 Years Ago: Mastodon Became a Contender with 'Remission'|last=Wiederhorn|first=Jon|date=May 28, 2019|website=[[Loudwire]]|access-date=July 27, 2019}}</ref> |
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*[[sludge metal]]<ref name="loudwire"/><ref>{{cite web |last1=Slessor |first1=Dan |title=The 13 Most Essential Sludge Records |url=https://www.kerrang.com/features/13-essential-sludge-records/ |website=[[Kerrang!]] |access-date=December 25, 2020 |date= June 16, 2020}}</ref> |
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*[[groove metal]]<ref name="loudwire"/> |
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*[[stoner rock]]<ref name=AllMusic/> |
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| label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]] |
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'''''Remission''''' is the debut album by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]]. It was released on May 28, 2002 through [[Relapse Records]] |
'''''Remission''''' is the debut album by American [[heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]]. It was released on May 28, 2002 through [[Relapse Records]]. A deluxe edition was released on October 21, 2003. |
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==Production== |
==Production== |
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Most of the songs were written long before the album was recorded. "Workhorse" was premiered live in Memphis in July 2001. "Trampled Under Hoof", "Trilobite", "Where Strides the Behemoth", "Crusher Destroyer" and "Mother Puncher" were all played on a [[WFMU]] radio show on August 7, 2001 |
Most of the songs were written long before the album was recorded. "Trainwreck" was first performed in 2000, while vocalist Eric Saner was still in the band. "Workhorse" was premiered live in Memphis in July 2001. "Trampled Under Hoof", "Trilobite", "Where Strides the Behemoth", "Crusher Destroyer" and "Mother Puncher" were all played on a [[WFMU]] radio show on August 7, 2001. |
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The beginning of "Crusher Destroyer" features a short [[Sampling (music)|sample]] of the roar of the [[Tyrannosaurus|''Tyrannosaurus rex'']] from the film ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]''. |
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==Theme and cover art== |
==Theme and cover art== |
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<blockquote>"My sister committed suicide when I was 15 (she was 14)...I was never able to put that stuff anywhere. All that pain I was carrying inside. The pain of losing her had always been there. With [[Today Is the Day]], there was a lot of anger involved. After that, I didn't want to be angry. When I start playing in Mastodon and moved to Atlanta, there was a big personal healing. Mastodon had a lot to do with that. That's one of the main reasons that the album is titled Remission. Remission means forgiveness and healing. Mastodon helped me do that: Forgive a lot of things that happened in my life."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lollipop.com/article.php3?content=issue66/f-mastodon.html | title = An Interview with drummer Brann Dailor | access-date = 13 October 2009}}</ref></blockquote> |
<blockquote>"My sister committed suicide when I was 15 (she was 14)...I was never able to put that stuff anywhere. All that pain I was carrying inside. The pain of losing her had always been there. With [[Today Is the Day]], there was a lot of anger involved. After that, I didn't want to be angry. When I start playing in Mastodon and moved to Atlanta, there was a big personal healing. Mastodon had a lot to do with that. That's one of the main reasons that the album is titled Remission. Remission means forgiveness and healing. Mastodon helped me do that: Forgive a lot of things that happened in my life."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.lollipop.com/article.php3?content=issue66/f-mastodon.html | title = An Interview with drummer Brann Dailor | access-date = 13 October 2009}}</ref></blockquote> |
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==Re-release== |
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A deluxe edition of the album |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r589192|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> |
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=AllMusic>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r589192|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref> |
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|rev2 = ''[[Metal Storm (webzine)|Metal Storm]]'' |
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|rev2Score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=809 |title=Mastodon - Remission review - Metal Storm |publisher=metalstorm.net }}</ref> |
|rev2Score = 10/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=809 |title=Mastodon - Remission review - Metal Storm |publisher=metalstorm.net }}</ref> |
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|rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' |
|rev3 = ''[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]'' |
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|rev3score = 9.0/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5142-remission/|title=Mastodon: Remission|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> |
|rev3score = 9.0/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5142-remission/|title=Mastodon: Remission|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> |
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|rev4 = ''Punknews.org'' |
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|rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/2118/mastodon-remission |title=Mastodon - Remission |publisher=Punknews.org |date=25 July 2003}}</ref> |
|rev4Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/2118/mastodon-remission |title=Mastodon - Remission |publisher=Punknews.org |date=25 July 2003}}</ref> |
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|rev5 = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' |
|rev5 = ''[[Rock Hard (magazine)|Rock Hard]]'' |
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|rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock Hard review|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/mastodon-remission_260925.html|work=issue 181}}</ref> |
|rev5score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web|title=Rock Hard review|url=https://www.rockhard.de/reviews/mastodon-remission_260925.html|work=issue 181}}</ref> |
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|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1006/Mastodon-Remission/|title=Mastodon - Remission (album review 9) | Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}</ref> |
|rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/1006/Mastodon-Remission/|title=Mastodon - Remission (album review 9) | Sputnikmusic|website=www.sputnikmusic.com}}</ref> |
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|rev7 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' |
|rev7 = ''[[Stylus Magazine]]'' |
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==Commercial performance== |
==Commercial performance== |
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As of 2006, ''Remission'' has sold 49,000 units in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6g0EAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6g0EAAAAMBAJ/page/n25 26]|quote=leviathan mastodon 106,000.|title=Rock Climbing|magazine=Billboard|date=October 14, 2006|access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> |
As of 2006, ''Remission'' has sold 49,000 units in the United States.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6g0EAAAAMBAJ|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_6g0EAAAAMBAJ/page/n25 26]|quote=leviathan mastodon 106,000.|title=Rock Climbing|magazine=Billboard|date=October 14, 2006|access-date=November 30, 2018}}</ref> |
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==Deluxe edition == |
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| ⚫ | A deluxe edition of the album – folded in digipak and released on October 21, 2003 – contained a bonus DVD with a professionally filmed nine-song live set recorded at The Masquerade in [[Atlanta, Georgia]], on December 1, 2002. Another additional feature is a cover of the [[Thin Lizzy]] song "[[Emerald (Thin Lizzy song)|Emerald]]", which appears as a bonus track on the CD. |
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| ⚫ | The deluxe edition release coincided with a music video for "[[March of the Fire Ants EP|March of the Fire Ants]]", which had significant airplay on both ''[[Uranium (TV series)|Uranium]]'' and ''[[Headbangers Ball]]'' and featured dark elements such as a man being dug up and placed in a throne. |
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==Song appearances== |
==Song appearances== |
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In 2002, "March of the Fire Ants" was included on a 7" [[split album]] opposite of [[High on Fire]]'s "Hung, Drawn and Quartered". After the ''Remission'' re-release, it was featured on the ''Contaminated 5.0'', ''[[MTV2 Headbangers Ball]]'', and ''Take Action!, Vol. 4'' compilations. |
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"Where Strides the Behemoth" was included on ''Contaminated 6.0'' and ''From the Shadows – Metal for the Modern Era''. |
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"Crusher Destroyer" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 video game ''[[Tony Hawk's Underground]]''. |
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==Track listing== |
==Track listing== |
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| title11 = Elephant Man |
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| note11 = Instrumental; song ends at 5:40. After |
| note11 = Instrumental; song ends at 5:40. After a minute of silence, begins an untitled [[hidden track]]. |
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|total_length = 50:22 |
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| title12 = [[Emerald (Thin Lizzy song)|Emerald]] |
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| headline = Deluxe edition DVD track list |
| headline = Deluxe edition DVD track list |
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| title1 = Ol'e Nessie |
| title1 = Ol'e Nessie |
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| note1 = Live |
| note1 = Live |
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| length1 = 6:21 |
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| title2 = March of the Fire Ants |
| title2 = March of the Fire Ants |
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| note2 = Live |
| note2 = Live |
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| length2 = 4:51 |
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| title3 = Hail to Fire |
| title3 = Hail to Fire |
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| note3 = Live |
| note3 = Live |
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| length3 = 2:30 |
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| title4 = Where Strides the Behemoth |
| title4 = Where Strides the Behemoth |
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| note4 = Live |
| note4 = Live |
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| length4 = 3:17 |
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| title5 = Battle at Sea |
| title5 = Battle at Sea |
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| note5 = Live |
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| title6 = Mother Puncher |
| title6 = Mother Puncher |
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| note6 = Live |
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| title7 = Burning Man |
| title7 = Burning Man |
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| note7 = Live |
| note7 = Live |
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| title8 = Workhorse |
| title8 = Workhorse |
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| note8 = Live |
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| title9 = Crusher Destroyer |
| title9 = Crusher Destroyer |
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| note9 = Live |
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[[Category:Relapse Records albums]] |
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[[Category:Albums produced by Matt Bayles]] |
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Remission is the debut album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on May 28, 2002 through Relapse Records. A deluxe edition was released on October 21, 2003.
Most of the songs were written long before the album was recorded. "Trainwreck" was first performed in 2000, while vocalist Eric Saner was still in the band. "Workhorse" was premiered live in Memphis in July 2001. "Trampled Under Hoof", "Trilobite", "Where Strides the Behemoth", "Crusher Destroyer" and "Mother Puncher" were all played on a WFMU radio show on August 7, 2001.
The beginning of "Crusher Destroyer" features a short sample of the roar of the Tyrannosaurus rex from the film Jurassic Park.
Troy Sanders has said that the album's theme is the element of fire.[6] However, Remission was Mastodon's only album not considered a concept album until 2011's The Hunter.
In an interview with online magazine Lollipop in 2004, Dailor explained how Remission was an album that helped him cope with his sister's death:
"My sister committed suicide when I was 15 (she was 14)...I was never able to put that stuff anywhere. All that pain I was carrying inside. The pain of losing her had always been there. With Today Is the Day, there was a lot of anger involved. After that, I didn't want to be angry. When I start playing in Mastodon and moved to Atlanta, there was a big personal healing. Mastodon had a lot to do with that. That's one of the main reasons that the album is titled Remission. Remission means forgiveness and healing. Mastodon helped me do that: Forgive a lot of things that happened in my life."[7]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Metal Storm | 10/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[9] |
| Punknews.org |  [10] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[11] |
| Sputnikmusic | [12] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[13] |
Remission received overwhelmingly positive reception. AllMusic's Brian O'Neill noted the album's "technical ecstasy" with "a complex slant that nears prog rock proportions". He also compared the "Southern-sounding" jazzy drumming and clean guitars of "Ol'e Nessie" to the Allmans.
Bryan Haywood of Pitchfork Media praised the album's production and drummer Brann Dailor as the stand-out musician. "They drop in just enough [mathematics] to keep the arrangements flavorful, but not so much as to overload the vintage guitar riffs with Dream Theater-like complexity. And then they counterbalance it with some nice, old-fashioned, Sabbath-style metal attitude." Haywood commented, "The complete package sounds timeless, but in that unbelievable way that you've never heard before."
Kerrang! named the album in their list "The 13 Most Essential Sludge Records."[14]
As of 2006, Remission has sold 49,000 units in the United States.[15]
A deluxe edition of the album – folded in digipak and released on October 21, 2003 – contained a bonus DVD with a professionally filmed nine-song live set recorded at The Masquerade in Atlanta, Georgia, on December 1, 2002. Another additional feature is a cover of the Thin Lizzy song "Emerald", which appears as a bonus track on the CD.
The deluxe edition release coincided with a music video for "March of the Fire Ants", which had significant airplay on both Uranium and Headbangers Ball and featured dark elements such as a man being dug up and placed in a throne.
In 2002, "March of the Fire Ants" was included on a 7" split album opposite of High on Fire's "Hung, Drawn and Quartered". After the Remission re-release, it was featured on the Contaminated 5.0, MTV2 Headbangers Ball, and Take Action!, Vol. 4 compilations.
"Where Strides the Behemoth" was included on Contaminated 6.0 and From the Shadows – Metal for the Modern Era.
"Crusher Destroyer" was featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 video game Tony Hawk's Underground.
All tracks are written by Mastodon
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Crusher Destroyer" | 2:00 |
| 2. | "March of the Fire Ants" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Where Strides the Behemoth" | 2:55 |
| 4. | "Workhorse" | 3:45 |
| 5. | "Ol'e Nessie" | 6:04 |
| 6. | "Burning Man" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Trainwreck" | 7:04 |
| 8. | "Trampled Under Hoof" | 3:00 |
| 9. | "Trilobite" | 6:30 |
| 10. | "Mother Puncher" | 3:48 |
| 11. | "Elephant Man" (Instrumental; song ends at 5:40. After a minute of silence, begins an untitled hidden track.) | 8:05 |
| Total length: | 50:22 | |
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| 12. | "Emerald" (Thin Lizzy cover) | 3:49 |
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| 1. | "Ol'e Nessie" (Live) | 6:21 |
| 2. | "March of the Fire Ants" (Live) | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Hail to Fire" (Live) | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Where Strides the Behemoth" (Live) | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Battle at Sea" (Live) | 4:11 |
| 6. | "Mother Puncher" (Live) | 4:49 |
| 7. | "Burning Man" (Live) | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Workhorse" (Live) | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Crusher Destroyer" (Live) | 2:16 |
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