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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelReprise / WEA, Rprw
UPC0093624909606
eBay Product ID (ePID)26046052941
Product Key Features
FormatRecord
Release Year2017
GenreRock
ArtistMastodon
Release TitleEmperor of Sand
Dimensions
Item Height0.32 in
Item Weight1.24 lb
Item Length12.59 in
Item Width12.35 in
Additional Product Features
Number of Tracks11
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
TracksSultan's Curse, Show Yourself, Precious Stones, Steambreather, Roots Remain, Word to the Wise, Ancient Kingdom, Clandestiny, Andromeda, Scorpion Breath, Jaguar God
Number of Discs2
Sub-GenreHeavy Metal
NotesLimited double colored vinyl LP pressing. 2017 release. Emperor Of Sand finds Mastodon returning to a deeply imaginative and complex conceptual storyline that ponders the nature of time. Threading together the myth of a man sentenced to death in a majestically malevolent desert, the band conjures the grains of a musical and lyrical odyssey slipping quickly through a cosmic hourglass. "Emperor of Sand is like the grim reaper," says drummer/vocalist Brann Dailor. "Sand represents time. If you or anyone you know has ever received a terminal diagnosis, the first thought is about time. Invariably, you ask, 'How much time is left?'" Emperor Of Sand was recorded at The Quarry Recording Studio in Kennesaw, just outside Mastodon's hometown of Atlanta, with producer Brendan O'Brien (Pearl Jam, Neil Young, AC/DC, Rage Against The Machine), who first worked with Mastodon on their seminal 2009 album Crack The Skye.