Origin: Atlanta, Georga, USA  
Genres: Progressive Metal
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Last update/review: November 27, 2021

Mastodon

Mastodon has risen to the ranks of top metal bands for the 2000's and beyond, and they've managed to do it purely on their own terms. They formed in 2000 -- as the story goes, the pair of Brann Dailor and Bill Kelliher, fresh from their previous band Lethargy, met up with Brett Hinds and Troy Sanders at a High On Fire show, realized they had mutual musical interests, and the rest, as they say, is history. While their early work showed a bit of that Lethargy technicality, they've progressed and matured since, moving toward clean vocals and a kitchen-sink style of songwriting, incorporating elements of progressive metal, sludge, even alternative and stoner rock traces can be found. A comparison band in spirit and career path (though not a soundalike) might be Opeth, as both bands came from more extreme roots and found favor with the masses by smoothing out rough edges and also by not being afraid to deviate from one album to the next.

Current Members

Bill Kelliher

guitars (ex-Lethargy, ex-Today Is The Day)

Troy Sanders

bass/vocals (Killer Be Killed)

Brann Dailor

drums (ex-Lethargy, ex-Today Is The Day)

Former Members/Guests

Brent Hinds

guitars/vocals


Discography



Lifesblood  EP
2001 Relapse
  1. Shadows That Move
  2. Welcoming War
  3. We Built This Come Death
  4. Hail To Fire
  5. Battle At Sea
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor


Remission  
2002 Relapse
  1. Crusher Destroyer
  2. March Of The Fire Ants
  3. Where Strides The Behemoth
  4. Workhorse
  5. Ol'e Nessie
  6. Burning Man
  7. Trainwreck
  8. Trampled Under Hoof
  9. Trilobite
  10. Mother Puncher
  11. Elephant Man
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2002 Readers' Album #37



Leviathan  
2004 Relapse
  1. Blood And Thunder
  2. I Am Ahab
  3. Seabeast
  4. Island
  5. Iron Tusk
  6. Megalodon
  7. Naked Burn
  8. Aqua Dementia
  9. Hearts Alive
  10. Joseph Merrick
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2004 Readers' Album #9



Blood Mountain  
2006 Relapse
  1. The Wolf Is Loose
  2. Crystal Skull
  3. Sleeping Giant
  4. Capillarian Crest
  5. Circle Of Cysquatch
  6. Bladecatcher
  7. Colony Of Birchmen
  8. Hunters Of The Sky
  9. Hand Of Stone
  10. This Mortal Soil
  11. Siberian Divide
  12. Pendulous Skin
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2006 Readers' Album #4



Crack The Skye  
2009 Relapse
  1. Oblivion
  2. Divinations
  3. Quintessence
  4. The Czar Part I: Usurper
  5. The Czar Part II: Escape
  6. The Czar Part III: Martyr
  7. The Czar Part IV: Spiral
  8. Ghost of Karelia
  9. Crack The Skye
  10. The Last Baron
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2009 Readers' Album #3



Oblivion  EP
2009 iTunes
  1. Oblivion
  2. Divinations (Live at XFM)
  3. The Bit (Live at XFM)
  4. Colony Of Birchmen (Live at XFM)
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor


Jonah Hex  EP
2010 Reprise
  1. Death March (film version)
  2. Clayton Boys (film version)
  3. Indian Theme (film version)
  4. Train Assault (film version)
  5. Death March (alternate version)
  6. Clayton Boys (alternate version)
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor


Live At The Aragon  VIDEO
2011 Reprise


The Hunter  
2011 Reprise
  1. Black Tongue
  2. Curl Of The Burl
  3. Blasteroid
  4. Stargasm
  5. Octopus Has No Friends
  6. All The Heavy Lifting
  7. The Hunter
  8. Dry Bone Valley
  9. Thickening
  10. Creature Lives
  11. Spectrelight
  12. Bedazzled Fingernails
  13. The Sparrow
  14. The Ruiner (limited-edition bonus track)
  15. Deathbound (limited-edition bonus track)
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2011 Readers' Album #3

2011 BNR Top Ten Album



Live At Brixton  LIVE
2013 Reprise
  1. Dry Bone Valley
  2. Black Tongue
  3. Crystal Skull
  4. I Am Ahab
  5. Capilliarian Crest
  6. Colony of Birchmen
  7. Megalodon
  8. Thickening
  9. Blasteroid
  10. Sleeping Giant
  11. Ghost of Karelia
  12. All the Heavy Lifting
  13. Spectrelight
  14. Curl of the Burl
  15. Bedazzled Fingernails
  16. Circle of Cysquatch
  17. Guitar Solo
  18. Aqua Dementia
  19. Crack the Skye
  20. Where Strides the Behemoth
  21. Iron Tusk
  22. March of the Fire Ants
  23. Blood and Thunder
  24. Creature Lives
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor


Once More 'Round The Sun  
2014 Reprise
  1. Tread Lightly
  2. The Motherload
  3. High Road
  4. Once More 'Round The Sun
  5. Chimes At Midnight
  6. Asleep In The Deep
  7. Feast Your Eyes
  8. Aunt Lisa
  9. Ember City
  10. Halloween
  11. Diamond In The Witch House
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2014 Readers' Album #15



Emperor Of Sand  
2017 Reprise
  1. Sultan's Curse
  2. Show Yourself
  3. Precious Stones
  4. Steambreather
  5. Roots Remain
  6. Word To The Wise
  7. Ancient Kingdom
  8. Clandestiny
  9. Andromeda
  10. Scorpion Breath
  11. Jaguar God
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor
2017 Readers' Album #9



Cold Dark Place  EP
2017 Reprise
  1. North Side Star
  2. Blue Walsh
  3. Toe to Toes
  4. Cold Dark Place
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor


Hushed And Grim  
2021 Reprise
  1. Pain with an Anchor
  2. The Crux
  3. Sickle and Peace
  4. More Than I Could Chew
  5. The Beast
  6. Skeleton of Splendor
  7. Teardrinker
  8. Pushing the Tides
  9. Peace and Tranquility
  10. Dagger
  11. Had It All
  12. Savage Lands
  13. Gobblers of Dregs
  14. Eyes of Serpents
  15. Gigantium
  • Brent Hinds
  • Bill Kelliher
  • Troy Sanders
  • Brann Dailor



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