- Leviathan · 2004
- Once More 'Round the Sun · 2014
- Emperor of Sand · 2017
- Emperor of Sand · 2017
- Crack the Skye (Deluxe Version) · 2006
- Once More 'Round the Sun · 2014
- Blood Mountain (Deluxe Version) · 2006
- Hushed and Grim · 2021
- Emperor of Sand · 2017
- Hushed and Grim · 2021
- Once More 'Round the Sun · 2014
- Leviathan · 2004
- Crack the Skye · 2009
Essential Albums
- Mastodon's punishing second album doubles as a concept album inspired by Herman Melville's allegorical novel Moby-Dick. As it turns out, Ahab's single-minded fixation with killing the white whale is perfect fodder for the band's relentless sonic barrage. Guttural vocal growls and shape-shifting drums provide the backbone for slabs of grinding fret calisthenics ("Blood and Thunder"), sludgy metal ("Iron Tusk") and lilting prog ("Seabeast"). Only the closing instrumental "Joseph Merrick"—a chilly acoustic meditation with grimy organ echoes—offers a tranquil respite from the storm.
Albums
- 2021
- 2021
- 2020
- 2018
- 2017
- 2017
Artist Playlists
- This Georgia unit unlocked the creative possibilities of metal.
- The sludgy ragers unleash trippy sci-fi, horror and psychedelia.
- The 2000s metal band was built on prog and classic rock.
Singles & EPs
- 2008
Live Albums
More To Hear
- An hour of rock, metal, and punk tunes, plus some SOB x RBE.
About Mastodon
Mastodon is an Atlanta-based heavy metal band known for intricate arrangements and elaborate concept albums, such as 2004’s Moby-Dick-inspired Leviathan. ∙ In 2006, the band’s third LP, Blood Mountain, ranked at No. 9 on Rolling Stone’s top 50 albums of the year. ∙ They performed the hard-rock hit “Colony of Birchmen” with Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards. ∙ Mastodon composed theme music for the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters and appeared in the 2007 movie as animated snack food. ∙ Beginning with 2011’s The Hunter, every one of their full-length studio albums has reached the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart. ∙ The band’s prog-influenced 2017 song “Sultan’s Curse” won a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance—their first win after multiple nominations. ∙ The ferocious riff-fest “Show Yourself” is their highest-charting hit to date, reaching No. 4 on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2017.
- ORIGIN
- Atlanta, GA, United States
- FORMED
- 1999
- GENRE
- Metal