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 ...

In addition to the usual CD and digital formats, Emperor of Sand will be available on double 180-gram gate-fold vinyl. Fans who purchase the deluxe pre-order package through the Mastodon website ...

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

Mastodon's Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor take us inside the writing of 'Emperor of Sand,' their epic new LP inspired by personal tragedy.

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 ...

Emperor of Sand is Mastodon’s eighth album and showcases a band that exhibits absolutely no sign of letting up on the epic riffing and thunderous beat or of edging towards the mainstream. Make no ...

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.

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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We are in a state of unfathomable sadness and grief,” Hinds’ former bandmates wrote in an emotional tribute to the late heavy ...

Mastodon is honoring the memory of their late bandmate and co-founder Brent Hinds. On Friday (Aug. 22), the heavy metal band ...