Mastodon (band)
Mastodon or (The Mastodon) is an American heavy metal rock band from Atlanta, Georgia. The band was formed in 2000. As of 2023, the band has made eight studio albums. In 2018, the band won a Grammy Award for the song "Sultan's Curse".[1]
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 Mastodon playing music in 2012 | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genres | Progressive metal, sludge metal |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Labels | Relapse, Reprise, Roadrunner |
| Associated acts | Lethargy, Today Is the Day, Scott Kelly |
| Website | www |
| Members | Troy Sanders Brent Hinds Bill Kelliher Brann Dailor |
| Past members | Eric Saner |
In 2002, the band made Remission. This was their first album. Mastodon's second album, Leviathan, was released in 2004. It is a concept album. It is based on Moby-Dick by Herman Melville.[2]
Discography
- 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)
Mastodon (band) Media
Mastodon live at Roskilde Festival 2007
Brent Hinds performing in 2009.
Bill Kelliher live at Sonisphere Festival in 2009
Troy Sanders with Mastodon at Sonisphere, Stockholm in 2011
Brent Hinds (left) and Troy Sanders (right) in May 2014
Brann Dailor's (pictured) fill-heavy drumming style is influenced by jazz and progressive rock, characterized by complex, atypical rhythmic structures (including irregular stopping and starting). He also attributes his style to band practice as a teenager, claiming that practicing with the guitarist instead of the bassist influenced his style.
A Mastodon backdrop in 2006, showcasing an elaborate painting, using the Leviathan artwork by the painter Paul Romano
References
- ↑ "60th Grammy Nominees". Grammy.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ↑ "Where Swims the Leviathan?". Chronicles of Chaos. August 31, 2004. Retrieved August 1, 2008.
