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Overview Mastodon’s sixth studio album “Once More ‘Round the Sun” was released June 24th, 2014 from Reprise Records. It was recorded at Rock Falcon Studios in Franklin, Tennessee with Nick Raskulinecz as the producer. This album features their singles “High Road”, “Chimes at Midnight”, “The Motherload”, and “Asleep in the Deep”. “Once More ‘Round the… Continue reading Mastodon – “Once More ‘Round the Sun” Album Review

Overview Mastodon’s fifth studio album “The Hunter” was released September 27, 2011 from Reprise and Roadrunner Records. This album was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California and Doppler Studios in Atlanta, Georgia. This album features their singles “Black Tongue”, “Curl of the Burl”, and “Dry Bone Valley”. Mastodon’s album “The… Continue reading Mastodon – “The Hunter” Album Review

Overview I am very excited for today’s album. Mastodon was one of my favorite bands I grew up with. “Crack the Skye” is the Mastodon album that came out around the time I started listening to them and it was one of my top albums of my later teen years overall. In 2019, I was… Continue reading Mastodon – “Crack the Skye” Album Review

Overview Today I am listening to Mastodon’s third studio album “Blood Mountain”, released September 12, 2006 from Reprise Records. This album features their singles “Crystal Skull”, “Capillarian Crest”, “The Wolf is Loose”, and also “Colony of Birchmen”. It is a solid progressive metal album that you can listen to many times and always notice something… Continue reading Mastodon – “Blood Mountain” Album Review

Overview Today I am listening to Mastodon’s second studio album “Leviathan”, released August 31, 2004 from Relapse Records. This album features their singles “Iron Tusk”, “Blood and Thunder”, “I Am Ahab”, and “Seabeast”. This album feels like a good representation of when Mastodon really starts to develop their signature sound that I grew up listening… Continue reading Mastodon – “Leviathan” Album Review

Overview Today I am listening to Mastodon’s first studio album “Remission”!! This album was released May 28, 2002 from Relapse Records. “March of the Fire Ants” is their single that is featured on this album. Let’s dig in! Song Analysis The album starts off with the chaotic distorted sounds of “Crusher Destroyer”. Pure sludge, pure craziness.… Continue reading Mastodon – “Remission” Album Review