Asleep in the Deep
Asleep in the Deep is a song by the American progressive metal band Mastodon . It is the third single taken from her sixth studio album Once More 'Round the Sun .
Origin and background
The idea for the song comes from guitarist Bill Kelliher . The bassist Troy Sanders described the song from the sound of her as Rock Roll 'n' for adult men. According to Sanders, the band could not have used this song on their debut album Remission as it shows a sign of the band's musical maturity. The text would describe deep and intense personal things without being specific. The song was recorded at Rock Falcon Studios in Franklin near Nashville with producer Nick Raskulinecz . The singer of the band Vailent Thorr Vailent Himself can be heard as a guest musician . According to Troy Sanders, he happened upon the studio and sang along with the chorus .
A music video was shot for the song . Video was directed by Rahim , assisted by Shane Morton and the artist Skinner , who designed the album cover for Once More 'Round the Sun.
“The concept arose from my curiosity about what cats actually do at night when we sleep. Where do you go? Cats are surrounded by a very mysterious secret and I thought it was cool to include that as little night heroes. I added a kind of hero myth based on Joseph Campbell and psychedelics based on Jodorowsky . "
Asleep in the Deep was released as a Picture Disc on October 23, 2015 . The A side features the song Asleep in the Deep , while the B side features an instrumental version of the song.
reception
Mike Seidinger from the Austrian online magazine Stormbringer described the song as a “pearl” whose “melody scenario reverberates in the cerebellum for a long time ”. Anton Kostudis from the online magazine Metal.de emphasized the "rampant atmosphere and the psychedelic ambience". The refrain is “trendy and predictable”, but fits “like a fist on the eye”. According to Manuel Berger from the online magazine laut.de , Asleep in the Deep is the only song on the album that does without “racing eruptions”, but at the same time would “mark one of the highlights of the album”.
The US online magazine Loudwire voted the music video of Asleep in the Deep the best metal video of 2015. The German magazine Visions also counted the video among the best music videos of 2015. At the Loudwire Music Awards 2015, Asleep in the Deep was named in the category Best Metal video nominated, but the award went to Slayer for Repentless .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rick Florino: Interview: Mastodon. Artist Direct, accessed January 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Alex Young: Mastodon's video for “Asleep in the Deep” features a cat on psychedelics - watch. Consequence of Sound, accessed January 20, 2016 .
- ↑ Mike Seidinger: MASTODON - Once More 'Round The Sun. Stormbringer, accessed January 20, 2016 .
- ^ Anton Kostudis: Mastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun. Stormbringer, accessed January 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Manuel Berger: DMastodon - Once More 'Round The Sun. laut.de , accessed on January 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Loudwire staff: 10 Best Metal Videos of 2015. Loudwire , accessed on January 20, 2016 (English).
- ↑ Florian Zandt: The best music videos 2015. Visions , accessed on January 25, 2016 .
- ↑ Loudwire staff: Slayer's 'Repentless' Wins Best Metal Video in the 5th Annual Loudwire Music Awards. Loudwire, accessed December 19, 2017 .