We tend to draw inspiration from very real things in our lives." In addition to the usual CD and digital formats, Emperor of Sand will be available on double 180-gram gate-fold vinyl.

Like Emperor of Sand ’s main character, Mastodon have weathered cataclysmic circumstances and emerged inspirited on the other side. Top 100 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century ...

Emperor of Sand follows Mastodon ‘s 2014 LP, Once More ‘Round the Sun, and finds the group reuniting with producer Brendan O’Brien, who helmed 2011’s Crack the Skye.

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It features a LOT of insight into the meaning of the album, who the “Emperor of Sand” is exactly, and, in particular, the first single, “The Sultan’s Curse.” Enjoy: Emperor of Sand comes out March 31 ...

Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident ...

A concept album which tells the tale of a man sentenced to death in a never-ending desert, Emperor of Sand also doubles as an allegory for human mortality and the passing of the sands of time. If this ...

A co-founder of Mastodon – along with guitarist Bill Kelliher, bassist Troy Sanders, and drummer Brann Dailor – Hinds was a ...

“Emperor of Sand” is one of my classified “headphone jams” and a complete progressive masterpiece. —Tim, Rockin’ 101, 101.7 FM.

Advertisement Advertise with NZME. But Emperor of Sand is as pure of a display of Mastodon's class as you can get. It's a beautifully deranged album, full of bruises for all to see.

Brent Hinds, the former singer-guitarist for the Grammy-winning heavy metal band Mastodon, has died in a motorcycle accident ...