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Mastodon Aimed To Make Catchy But Not Cheesy Album

. (Prog) Mastodon's Troy Sanders says the band managed to be catchy without being cheesy on their latest album. The singer and bass player says last year's release Once More 'Round The Sun is more melodic than much of their previous work and that it was a conscious decision to go for hook-laden songs this time out.

But they were careful not to veer into cheesy territory. Sanders tells SpazioRock: "We've tried to incorporate more melody - not only guitar-wise, but vocal melodies and vocal harmonies and vocal patterns that really are catchy. Like hooks that bring you in and make a song more memorable.

"So we did spend more time and effort on trying to find those right vocal moments for this new record without cheating the song's music itself. You can find vocal patterns that are catchy and meaningful to the song without just being cheesy about it and singing for the sake of not screaming. We're always trying to be better songwriters, and just continue to evolve and make songs that don't sound like the last song we wrote." Read more here.

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