If Crack the Skye was Mastodon going full prog, The Hunter found the Atlanta crew adding a more song-oriented dimension to the textures they introduced one album prior and essentially gave the game away insofar as it announced their intention to aim for something more accessible and reach a larger audience. To that end, “All the Heavy Lifting” was more mid-paced and substantially toned down Troy Sanders’ roar but Brann Dailor still added rolling fills anywhere and everywhere and threw in more than a few awesome double kicks. It was a bit of everything for Mastodon and felt natural even if one could sense the guys were holding back.