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Mastodon emperor of sand vinyl.
Cd released by mastodon in genre rock pop on 03 31 2017.
Emperor of sand is the seventh studio album by american heavy metal band mastodon the album was released on march 31 2017 through record label reprise records the album s first single show yourself peaked at number 4 on the us billboard mainstream rock songs chart in 2017 the second single steambreather peaked at number 18 on the same chart it was ranked on several year end lists.
With emperor mastodon have returned to the concept album which for me is a major positive.
I m fairly new to the band so i m not one to pine for the old mastodon sound though i love every record they have put out.
The hype around emperor of sand is that it s mastodon s greatest record since crack the skye their 2009 magnum opus according to many including myself.
As was the case with crack the skye also produced by brendan o brien personal tragedy within the band once again inspired the lyrical concept here which deals with the idea of.
Threading together the myth of a man sentenced to death in a majestically malevolent desert the band conjures the grains of a musical and lyrical odyssey slipping quickly through a cosmic hourglass.
Referencing emperor of sand 2xlp album ltd re s edition pin 558742 1 wonderful sounding record.
Avec emperor of sand mastodon nous offre sans doute son oeuvre la plus solide et aboutie de toute sa carrière.
Reprise records 558742 1 format.
Progressive metal sludge metal mastodon emperor of sand 2017 180g vinyl discogs.
This record stands on equal footing with crack the skye as the masta dudes smash the ball outta the park with this brilliant beautiful.