Mastodon "Emperor Of Sand" Format:2XLP - 180g Black a quieter approach for their

a quieter approach for their songwriting craft

Shannon Stott-Rigsbee on violin

darker tones

- Phil Elverum

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Mastodon "Emperor Of Sand" Format:2XLP - 180g Black a quieter approach for theirEmperor 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