Emperor of Sand is a chrysalis of an album. Like Crack the Skye before it, it’s a harbinger of a new sound. Not that Mastodon ever really stops tinkering with its sound, but the band’s seventh album gives every indication that it’s ready to shed th ...
CD Review: Mastodon – “Once More ‘Round the Sun”
Once More ‘Round the Sun builds on the cleaner hard rock leanings of The Hunter. Review by David Feltman Like The Melvins or Frank Zappa, Mastodon is a band that refuses to settle. The band has tinkered and pushed i ...