Mastodon
Mastodon is an American metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000. T… Read Full Bio ↴Mastodon is an American metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000. The group is composed of Troy Sanders (bass/vocals), Brent Hinds (lead guitar/vocals), Bill Kelliher (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), and Brann Dailor (drums/vocals). Mastodon has released seven studio albums, as well as a number of other releases. The band's 2002 debut album, Remission, garnered significant critical acclaim for its unique sound. Mastodon's second full-length release, Leviathan, is a concept album based on the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Three magazines awarded the record Album of the Year in 2004: Revolver, Kerrang! and Terrorizer.
The song "Colony of Birchmen" from the band's third album (released in 2006), Blood Mountain, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2007. Blood Mountain was followed in 2009 by Crack the Skye, and in 2011 by The Hunter, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and achieved major commercial success in the United States. The Hunter features the song "Curl of the Burl", which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 2012. Mastodon's 2014 album, Once More 'Round the Sun, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and features the band's third Grammy-nominated song, "High Road". The band's seventh album, Emperor of Sand, was released on March 31, 2017, and features the band's most commercially successful song to date, "Show Yourself", which peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in June 2017. The followup single, "Steambreather", peaked at number 18 on the same chart in October 2017. The album's opening track, "Sultan's Curse", earned the band their first Grammy award. Emperor of Sand was the band's first album to receive a Grammy nomination; it was nominated for Best Rock Album.
Mastodon was formed on January 13, 2000, after drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher moved to Atlanta from Victor, New York, and met bassist/singer Troy Sanders and guitarist/singer Brent Hinds at a High on Fire show. They discovered they had a mutual appreciation of sludge metal bands Melvins and Neurosis, heavy metal legends Iron Maiden, and 1970s hard rockers Thin Lizzy, and shortly thereafter formed Mastodon. In an interview in 2009, Kelliher revealed that the first time Hinds attended a practice with the band, he "showed up so wasted he couldn't play".
The band recorded a demo in 2000, which featured Eric Saner on vocals. Saner left the band for personal reasons after just a couple of months. After recording a four-song demo and a 7-inch picture disc through Reptilian Records, Mastodon landed a record deal with Relapse Records in 2001. Mastodon released the EP Lifesblood in 2001, and its first full-length album, Remission, in 2002, with the singles "March of the Fire Ants" and "Crusher/Destroyer" (which was also featured on Tony Hawk's Underground). On each of Mastodon's first three full-length albums, the last track was an instrumental composition with a title that related to the Elephant Man.
Artist Paul Romano was responsible for all of the band's album art and backdrops up to 2011. The artwork for the band's fifth studio album The Hunter was made by AJ Fosik, a woodcarver who was also responsible for the backdrop the band used live at the time. Oakland-based artist Skinner, who, in his own words, specializes in "psychedelic nightmare paintings", has taken the reins on Once More 'Round the Sun. "It's going to be a work of art for sure. It's going to be very eye-opening", said bassist Troy Sanders before the album's release. "Very striking. It's from another dimension, and a lot of our music is geared toward that idea—taking you to another planet on songs. It's out there, and I think it's incredible."
Studio albums
Remission (2002)
Leviathan (2004)
Blood Mountain (2006)
Crack the Skye (2009)
The Hunter (2011)
Once More 'Round the Sun (2014)
Emperor of Sand (2017)
Hushed and Grim (2021)
EPs
Lifesblood (2001)
Cold Dark Place (2017)
The song "Colony of Birchmen" from the band's third album (released in 2006), Blood Mountain, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2007. Blood Mountain was followed in 2009 by Crack the Skye, and in 2011 by The Hunter, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and achieved major commercial success in the United States. The Hunter features the song "Curl of the Burl", which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 2012. Mastodon's 2014 album, Once More 'Round the Sun, peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart and features the band's third Grammy-nominated song, "High Road". The band's seventh album, Emperor of Sand, was released on March 31, 2017, and features the band's most commercially successful song to date, "Show Yourself", which peaked at No. 4 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in June 2017. The followup single, "Steambreather", peaked at number 18 on the same chart in October 2017. The album's opening track, "Sultan's Curse", earned the band their first Grammy award. Emperor of Sand was the band's first album to receive a Grammy nomination; it was nominated for Best Rock Album.
Mastodon was formed on January 13, 2000, after drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher moved to Atlanta from Victor, New York, and met bassist/singer Troy Sanders and guitarist/singer Brent Hinds at a High on Fire show. They discovered they had a mutual appreciation of sludge metal bands Melvins and Neurosis, heavy metal legends Iron Maiden, and 1970s hard rockers Thin Lizzy, and shortly thereafter formed Mastodon. In an interview in 2009, Kelliher revealed that the first time Hinds attended a practice with the band, he "showed up so wasted he couldn't play".
The band recorded a demo in 2000, which featured Eric Saner on vocals. Saner left the band for personal reasons after just a couple of months. After recording a four-song demo and a 7-inch picture disc through Reptilian Records, Mastodon landed a record deal with Relapse Records in 2001. Mastodon released the EP Lifesblood in 2001, and its first full-length album, Remission, in 2002, with the singles "March of the Fire Ants" and "Crusher/Destroyer" (which was also featured on Tony Hawk's Underground). On each of Mastodon's first three full-length albums, the last track was an instrumental composition with a title that related to the Elephant Man.
Artist Paul Romano was responsible for all of the band's album art and backdrops up to 2011. The artwork for the band's fifth studio album The Hunter was made by AJ Fosik, a woodcarver who was also responsible for the backdrop the band used live at the time. Oakland-based artist Skinner, who, in his own words, specializes in "psychedelic nightmare paintings", has taken the reins on Once More 'Round the Sun. "It's going to be a work of art for sure. It's going to be very eye-opening", said bassist Troy Sanders before the album's release. "Very striking. It's from another dimension, and a lot of our music is geared toward that idea—taking you to another planet on songs. It's out there, and I think it's incredible."
Studio albums
Remission (2002)
Leviathan (2004)
Blood Mountain (2006)
Crack the Skye (2009)
The Hunter (2011)
Once More 'Round the Sun (2014)
Emperor of Sand (2017)
Hushed and Grim (2021)
EPs
Lifesblood (2001)
Cold Dark Place (2017)
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- Blood And Thunder I think that someone is trying to kill me Infecting my…
01 March Of The Fire Ants As passion encircles the daily storm The heart bleeds and dr…
01. Black Tongue I burned out my eyes I cut off my tongue I sealed…
02 Hail To Fire All see light in oceans black Go seek find the red…
02 March of the Fire Ants As passion encircles the daily storm The heart bleeds and dr…
02. Aqua Dementia An invitation to clairvoyance It's hard to stand around and …
03 Where Strides The Behemoth Condition tomorrow With visions inlaid The priest stands to …
05-iron tusk Straight line Feel it burst liver and lung Long and strong…
3. We Built Come Death Now you see all this time Work nine to five Monday through…
8. Aunt Lisa I don't see the fearsome fright All I see is beauty…
A Commotion It flickered to light It turned broke what was right It go…
All the Heavy Lifting Lift you up again Give you to the trees All sound and…
ancient kingdom When the Sultan gives orders to take your head You must…
Andromeda It never ends The game isn't done I feel the crawling and…
Aqua Dementia An invitation to clairvoyance It's hard to stand around and …
Asleep In The Deep The moment you walked in the room, my friend The demons,…
Aunt Lisa I don't see the fearsome fright All I see is beauty…
Battle at Sea Wage no war thou brutal sea I laugh at you You can't…
Bedazzled Fingernails Give and take We are full of pride All is proved in…
Black Tongue I burned out my eyes I cut off my tongue I sealed…
Bladecatcher [Instrumental]…
Blasteroid Change your hair Change your clothes I'll rearrange your fac…
Blood & Thunder I think that someone is trying to kill me Infecting…
Blood and Thunder I think that someone is trying to kill me Infecting my…
Blue Walsh As we hang from the vine We swam on the thin…
Burning Man Coals under foot burst into flames Become the earth's ashes …
BurningMan Coals under foot burst into flames Become the earth's ashes…
Call of Mastodon Strong structures guide Building high and wide Minds that cr…
Capillarian Crest Capillarian gone away Capillarian gone away It's a shattere…
Chimes at Midnight I saw the mountain crumble down I saw colossus in flames I…
Circle Of Cysquatch Elephant spirits Tower of ivory Story of ancient deities Sei…
Clandestiny Silent all your life Running without vision Hollowed out ins…
Colony of Birchmen This forest is growing faster than I can tell Cell structure…
Crack the Skye Blessed visionary cut me with your sun The rivers ran in…
Crack the Skye (Live at Brixto Blessed visionary Cut me with your sun The rivers ran in b…
Crack the Skye ** Blessed visionary cut me with your sun The rivers ran in…
Crack_the_Skye Blessed visionary cut me with your sun The rivers ran in…
Creature Lives I saw the creature fall Into the swamp from which he…
Crusher Destroyer Lesson The honoring instinct of animal Pressure No blame on …
Crusher_Destroyer Lesson The honoring instinct of animal Pressure No blame …
Crystal Skull Guide A truth Prevail and ride Into the black hole Searchin…
Crystal Skull - Live at Desert Rock Guide a truth Prevail and ride Into the black hole Searchin…
Curl of the Burl I killed a man 'cause he killed my goat I put…
Cut You Up With A Linoleum Knife Don't talk, watch! Don't talk, watch! You came here. Watch i…
Dagger I cannot bare to believe that you have left this…
Deathbound Going through the deep icy waves Thrown in end all because…
Deep Sea Creature Knowing right Learning wrong What you're feeling is pressure…
Destroyer Lesson The honoring instinct of animal Pressure No blame …
Diamond in the Witch House Wide is the line Separates the rivers from the dirt All the…
Divinations It's gone away, it's gone away, it's gone for good Animal…
Dry Bone Valley Head down running from the beast. Break neck speeding, take…
Ember City You walk with boundless grace Think old thoughts from yester…
Emerald Down from the glen came the marching men With their shields…
Escape Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't stay…
Eyes of Serpents All eyes forward See what's to be done Calloused as I am…
Fallen Torches Bring forth the enemy Let him beg for his life Bring forth…
Feast Your Eyes You call for reason It turns me inside out There's no direct…
Forged By Neron All beneath the foot of man, a bed of oil…
Ghost of Karelia Wrathful one, nine eyes gaze Holding skulls Filled and laced…
gigantium I wish I could run forever Not concerned if I am…
Gobblers of Dregs Long and frayed Static surrounds us Break the free fall Safe…
Had It All A thousand lights in the night Alone in the spectrum On this…
Hail to Fire All see light in oceans black Go seek find the red…
Halloween Orange and black take me back to Halloween I've given to…
Hand Of Stone No one sees the difference in the land Where the sky…
Hearts Alive Taken down with hearts alive Our hearts alive Lurking dark …
High Road You let the wind take us down You let the storm…
Hunters Of The Sky Running faster than I ever have Evading sharks of the sky De…
I Am Ahab There's magic in the water that attracts all men Across hill…
Iron Tusk Straight line Feel it burst liver and lung Long and strong '…
Island Given decision to live Not taken The flight towards the ligh…
Ísland Given decision to live not taken The flight towards the lig…
I_Am_Ahab There's magic in the water that attracts all men Across hil…
Jaguar God I ain't no good And I live by the wood They say…
Just Got Paid I just got paid today I got me a pocket full…
March of Fire Ants As passion encircles the daily storm The heart bleeds and dr…
March of the Fire Ants (Album As passion encircles the daily storm The heart bleeds and d…
March Of The Fireants As passion encircles the daily storm The heart bleeds and dr…
Martyr Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't stay…
Mastodon Strong structures guide Building high and wide Minds that cr…
Mastodon: Curl Of The Burl I killed a man 'cause he killed my goat I put…
Megalodon Myth or legend Nymph tale washed ashore Near the kraken slee…
More Than I Could Chew Will there ever be a moment I won't feel this…
Mother Puncher Change stand grow These things you'll never be Taste your fa…
Naked Burn Angels dancing with a mortal a sin A giant born within…
Oblivion I flew beyond the sun before it was time Burning all…
Octopus Has No Friends To tempt the fool into the mine Let loose the snake…
Ol'e Nessie Sanction lived in Taught by masters Flight of giving Be mine…
Ol’e Nessie Sanction lived in Taught by masters Flight of giving Be m…
Once More I'm a man and that's who I am And I'll tell…
Pain with an Anchor Oh, my dear Look what we've done here My greatest fear A pai…
Peace and Tranquility The night I went under And there was no one around Nothing…
Pendulous Skin Yeah Float away Known so low You run away Desolate us Desol…
Precious Stones I hope the sun shows the way Don't crush my spirit…
Pushing the Tides I think I'm ready to start I thought I heard you…
Quintessence The demon skin is covered in fine mist Opened his hand…
Roots Remain And the sky opened up and it swallowed us whole All…
Savage Lands Running from an endless source of everlasting light Stumble …
Scorpion Breath The elusive mystery Determined by the stars The stigma is va…
Seabeast If I stand around and watch them drown in a…
Shadows That Move The us rhythm blows a diseased river flow Yeah it's going…
Show Yourself Show yourself Show yourself I want to see everything you're …
Siberian Divide Ice god shakes the earth Destruction of the path Sinking dee…
Sickle and Peace Death comes and brings with him sickle and peace Please exc…
Skeleton of Splendor You reached two hands outward Two birds spreading our wings …
Sleeping Giant Earth has burst Mountain flames Moon beheld Father snake Min…
Slick Leg Slickleg! Praise mammoth I lie trapped in ice Bright cold…
Spectrelight We trip the light Firebird flies Burn your inside Given a…
spiral Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't stay…
Stairway To Heaven There's a lady who's sure all that glitters is gold And…
Stargasm The temple of bodies A building with souls Given the cosmo…
Steambreather Running outside the Nazca Lines You know I see you all…
Sultan's Curse Tired and lost No one to trust Who is there to give…
Thank You For This Let's throw down the love I catch eyes open far and…
The Beast I'm out of my mind Pictures of past lives Trapped in a…
The Bit This is for cows It's not for the size of me Into…
The Creature I saw the creature fall Into the swamp from which he…
The Crux Another sinking stone Finds its way down below Resurface whe…
The Czar Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't stay…
The Czar: I. Usurper / II. Escape / III. Martyr / IV. Spiral Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't st…
The Czar: Usurper / Escape / Martyr / Spiral Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't stay…
The Hunter All the love I've shown Given to the ones I've known All…
The Last Baron I'd guess they would say we could set this world…
The Motherload I can see what the world has done to you I…
The Ruiner You take the life And give nothing back You need to return…
The Sparrow Pursue happiness with diligence Pursue happiness with dilig…
The Wolf Is Loose The hero of the gods The crossing of the threshold The belly…
The_Czar Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't st…
The_Last_Baron I'd guess they would say we could set this world…
Thickening With the lights down low Wrapped up like a baby And your…
This Mortail Soil Floating in red again A deepened soil Nothing Empty cup Trad…
Trainwreck Life's changed Yet remain the same Basking in an afterglow I…
Trampled Under Hoof Birth Original plan Who will issue days and strike them Hurr…
Tread Lightly Thru the ages All the weary and the blind Facing the unknown…
Trilobite If you can't get it I can't get it Fly Soul is single Wind…
Usurper Don't stay, run away He has ordered assassination Don't stay…
We Build This Come Death Now you see all this time Work nine to five Monday through…
We Built This Come Death Now you see all this time Work nine to five Monday through…
Welcoming War Lost in a world A guided eye to strengthen weakness Throat i…
Where Striders The Behemoth Condition tomorrow With visions inlaid The priest stands t…
Where Strides the Behemoth Condition tomorrow With visions inlaid The priest stands to …
word to the wise Diamond in the wishing well Falling underneath the spell Sav…
Workhorse Slaved into brittle and worked for days Only thing that pave…