For the rest of the week, we're going to be posting some of our top videos of the year. To check out the full list of clips and choose for your favorite, check out MTV2's Headbangers Ball video voting site.
Below, is the video for Mastodon's "Sleeping Giant," which is one of weirdest things we've seen in a while. This sliver of science fiction looks like something from "Mystery Science Theater," but with a much better soundtrack that doesn't have any theramin. The guys from Mastodon aren't featured at all in the apocalyptic video, but there are plenty of miniature dinosaurs, monsters and aliens that are just as scary looking.
"Sleeping Giant" was directed by Roboshobo. "The concept for the video was kind of my take on the mythology that seems to be encapsulated in the album," the director told Headbangers Ball Blog. "When I mentioned to [drummer] Brann [Dailor] and everyone the idea of giving it a period feel like [Michael Anderson’s ‘Logan’s Run’ or [Alejandro Jodorowsky’s] 'The Holy Mountain,' they lit up at the idea of a Jodorowsky vibe. I think its a nice blend of science fiction and surrealism."
So much for analysis. Now, here's the rock:
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