Let's just get this out of the way: Legend of the Seagullmen is more than a little ridiculous. Heralded as a supergroup featuring members of Tool (drummer Danny Carey) and Mastodon (guitarist Brent Hinds), this LA-based band bears passing similarities to those bands but filters their respective styles through an eccentric concept album revolving around an assorted cast of seafaring characters. Lyrics are unavailable online, so I can only go by what my ears tell me, but these tales seem a little whimsical, somewhat comedic and wholly ludicrous. This isn't alien territory for at least one of the band members; Hinds famously contributed to the now classic concept album about Moby Dick that set Mastodon upon a path to greatness. In some ways, then, Legend of the Seagullmen plays like a sort of parody of Leviathan , even being so brazen as to incorporate nautical sound effects throughout. The story is, as I said, a bit difficult to decode, but rest assured that shit gets absurd...
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