Heavy Consequence names Mastodon’s “Barbarian’s Blood”, from their new album Marrow Deep, as its Heavy Song of the Week, arguing that it heralds both a new album and a renewed era for the band.

– “Barbarian’s Blood” is praised for combining elements from across Mastodon’s catalogue, from early beatdown and thrash riffs to broader atmospheres and a new keyboard solo.
– The article links the song’s force and sense of transformation to the band’s grief, describing it as an attempt to honour a fallen bandmate while proving Mastodon can continue creatively.
– It also highlights Lugubrious Garment’s “Profaned Fountain of Leaden Waters” for blending black metal, death metal, prog, punk and Mastodon-like grooves with energetic charisma.
– Shy, Low’s “Purity Spiral” is introduced as a notable example of post-metal retaining the heavier “atmospheric sludge” qualities associated with the genre’s origins.