New Music: Mastodon - Live at the Aragon

Album Score: 8/10

“The greatest metal band of their generation – no one else comes close.” – Rolling Stone

So quotes the packaging to Mastodon’s new live DVD, “Live at the Aragon.” Right there, you’re all in: play an awesome show and you’re heroes; play a pretty decent one and you're another band that couldn't live up to the hype. To make matters worse, Mastodon proclaimed before the recording of the show that what happens on the stage is what the fans will see on the DVD. No overdubs, no cut and paste – no “Unleashed in the Studio” for these guys.