Mastodon
Clutch
House of Blues Boston
May 17, 2015

The Missing Link Tour brings Mastodon and Clutch together on a co-headlining tour. Both bands played full sets, and spent the tour alternating who played first. For their stop in Boston, Mastodon closed out the night, while Swedish rock band Graveyard opened the show.

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Graveyard

While Graveyard was performing, I felt like I had stepped into the 70s. They have a very early psychedelic rock sound, showing influences of bands like Iron Butterfly, Deep Purple and Black Sabbath.

Setlist
Hisingen Blues
Seven Seven
Ain’t Fit to Live Here
The Siren
As the Years Pass by, the Hours Bend
Buying Truth (Tack & Förlåt)
Hard Times Lovin’
The Suits, the Law & the Uniform
Shunken
Uncomfortably Numb

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Clutch

Maryland rockers Clutch are touring in advance of their 11th studio album, Psychic Warfare, due this September. Singer Neil Fallon led them in an energetic set of their unique sound, blending elements from many different branches of rock and metal.

Setlist
Earth Rocker
Mice and Gods
The Mob Goes Wild
The Face
The Regulator
Monsters
Cypress Grove
Son of Virginia
Crucial Velocity
Burning Beard
Our Lady of Electric Light
D.C. Sound Attack!
Profits of Doom
The Wolf Man Kindly Requests…
Electric Worry
One Eye Dollar

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Mastodon

Mastodon is a band I’ve seen a handful of times, but has never really hooked me in. Most of those shows have been festival appearances, and this was my first time seeing them in a headlining (or co-headlining) role. I thought they sounded solid tonight, and put on a great performance. Mastodon is definitely a show that deserves to be seen when it’s not daylight. This nearly sold-out crowd loved the show, which included more than half of 2014’s One More ‘Round the Sun in the set.

Setlist
Tread Lightly
Once More ‘Round the Sun
Blasteroid
Oblivion
Chimes at Midnight
High Road
Aqua Dementia
Halloween
Bladecatcher
Black Tongue
Ember City
Megalodon
Crystal Skull
The Czar