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Giant of the Mountain

Rank #49 Plano, TX Metal / Progressive / Black Metal

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Members: Cody D., Randi M.

Label: Shed Records, Shed Records

Bio: Giant of the Mountain was created in late 2008 by Cody Daniels and Randi Matejowsky with an idea to form a musical genre unlike any other. Amidst shredding solos, heavy bass lines, odd rhythmic timing, and mind blowing vocals, Giant of the Mountain’s eclectic influences of black metal, progressiv... See Full Bio

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TOMORROW NIGHT!! Abolishment of Flesh, Asylum, Toxifix, Aeonic Plague, Persecution Complex, and US at THE RANCH IN ARLINGTON!

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"It’s so damned nice to hear a relatively new band you like move from strength to strength from one release to the next, and Giant of the Mountain have done that. Their new release, Valley of the Rogue, is their best work yet, but it’s more than that. It’s an unusual and unusually good song that should open a forest of eyes"

— Islander, No Clean Singing

“Our favorite Texans have graciously given us the first crack at the track ‘Tormentor’ from the upcoming Mother Hydra, and it’s a good’un. It definitely has Giant Of The Mountain’s distinctive sound, that mix of black metal, death metal, sludge, and progressive with harmonized vocals. It’s rather unusual to hear a band so early in their careers already establishing a signature sound, but they’ve done that extremely well. ”

— groverXIII, Exclusive Premiere: Giant Of The Mountain – ‘Tormentor’

““Chaos That Crawls” is an apt title for the second song. It lumbers ahead with a dark, sludgy grind, but sparkles with more crazy guitar antics without ever losing that oppressive air of menace. And then, as in “Sithis”, there’s a startling tempo shift and more riveting and unexpected fretwork, blazing and swirling and technical, and all that is matched by some inventive drumming, too. “The Great Expansion of Death” is yet another stylistic jolt — dissonant stoner sludge at the outset; then dropping into chaotic freefall as the pacing accelerates and the instrumental work becomes almost experimental in its raucousness; the vocals turn clean as they give voice to a chorus that’s got a Scandinavian folk-metal feel to it; and then the riffing jumps forward in a gallop with bursts of tech-death flourish."”

— Islander, No Clean Singing

"The music reminded me of the feeling I got from Achren — not the musical style, but the feel of something that reveals recognizable influences, but is still raw, original, very heart-felt — and packed with some eye-popping surprises. “Sithis” is a good example. It slithers like a giant conqueror worm, rolling and grinding and pounding — and then the tempo shifts and there’s a blast of wickedly inventive guitar mayhem. The vocals dive into the abyss and then vault into raspy-scream territory and then dive again, and somewhere there’s even a few bars of clean singing. And by the end of it, I was thinking about Mastodon."

— Islander, No Clean Singing

"Giant of the Mountain: This Texas threesome is a little rough around the edges, but there’s something about their music I can’t shake. Their riffs are just so brutally catchy, like Null and Void-era Intronaut, and to be honest I kind of enjoy the fact that the production isn’t super polished. "

— Vince Neilstein - Metal Sucks, Unsigned and Unholy: The Pretty Good Band Edition

"Giant of the Mountain are a ferocious three-piece from Plano, TX that meld black, death, prog, and stoner metal into one punishing package...It's pretty goddamn epic and definitely recommendable if you enjoy some progressive stoner metal."

— GroverXIII, Free Shit Friday - Giant of the Mountain

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We need a drummer!!
Jun 20, 2009
Hey everybody! Our drummer has moved back to Vermont so we are in need of a new ... [more]

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Little Rock, AR, US | 8:00pm
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Shreveport, LA, US
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Houston, TX, US
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Cyclosarin
you guys fucking killed it last night. im looking forward to many more shows with yall. Thomas
Ritual of the Boar
Wicked stoner doominess! Love it, Rock on \oo/