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Track List
01) Sultan's Curse
02) Show Yourself
03) Precious Stones
04) Steambreather
05) Roots Remain
06) Word to the Wise
07) Ancient Kingdom
08) Clandestiny
09) Andromeda
10) Scorpion Breath
11) Jaguar God
01) Sultan's Curse
02) Show Yourself
03) Precious Stones
04) Steambreather
05) Roots Remain
06) Word to the Wise
07) Ancient Kingdom
08) Clandestiny
09) Andromeda
10) Scorpion Breath
11) Jaguar God
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2017
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"Emperor of Sand" is the seventh studio album by American progressive metal band Mastodon. The album was released on March 31, 2017 through record label Reprise.
The concept and story in Emperor of Sand follows a desert wanderer who has been handed a death sentence. Themes of death and survival are woven into the song's lyrics, which were inspired by experiences members of the band had when family and friends were recently diagnosed with cancer.
"We're reflecting on mortality," bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders said in a statement. "To that end, the album ties into our entire discography. It's 17 years in the making, but it's also a direct reaction to the last two years. We tend to draw inspiration from very real things in our lives."
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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Perma-frowned doomsayers Mastodon are back with yet another friendly reminder that someday everyone will die. This time, it comes in the guise of seventh album Emperor of Sand, a lofty concept piece about a man wandering a desert with a curse over his head set to swirling, frenetic guitars and gut-rumbling drums. "Don't waste your time/If it's the last thing that you do," goes the chorus to Emperor's boogie-metal "Precious Stones," and the band largely took that advice to heart. The LP is their most ambitious outing since 2009's proggy Crack the Skye – following two relatively pared-down LPs – and at its best (the radio-ready pop-rocker "Show Yourself," the triumphal outro of "Ancient Kingdom," the Zappa-inspired synthesizer-and-bells duet midway through "Clandestiny") it's a glorious metal miasma. At its worst (guitarist-singer Brent Hinds' mumbly, off-key acoustic intro to "Jaguar God," the noodle-y "Steambreather"), it's a potent reminder that, yes, indeed, time is precious. Mostly, they find a middle ground that pays homage to the burly heft of Mastodon past and the heady rock they've always aspired to make. --- rollingstone.com
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"Emperor of Sand" is the seventh studio album by American progressive metal band Mastodon. The album was released on March 31, 2017 through record label Reprise.
The concept and story in Emperor of Sand follows a desert wanderer who has been handed a death sentence. Themes of death and survival are woven into the song's lyrics, which were inspired by experiences members of the band had when family and friends were recently diagnosed with cancer.
"We're reflecting on mortality," bassist and vocalist Troy Sanders said in a statement. "To that end, the album ties into our entire discography. It's 17 years in the making, but it's also a direct reaction to the last two years. We tend to draw inspiration from very real things in our lives."
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, based on14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
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Perma-frowned doomsayers Mastodon are back with yet another friendly reminder that someday everyone will die. This time, it comes in the guise of seventh album Emperor of Sand, a lofty concept piece about a man wandering a desert with a curse over his head set to swirling, frenetic guitars and gut-rumbling drums. "Don't waste your time/If it's the last thing that you do," goes the chorus to Emperor's boogie-metal "Precious Stones," and the band largely took that advice to heart. The LP is their most ambitious outing since 2009's proggy Crack the Skye – following two relatively pared-down LPs – and at its best (the radio-ready pop-rocker "Show Yourself," the triumphal outro of "Ancient Kingdom," the Zappa-inspired synthesizer-and-bells duet midway through "Clandestiny") it's a glorious metal miasma. At its worst (guitarist-singer Brent Hinds' mumbly, off-key acoustic intro to "Jaguar God," the noodle-y "Steambreather"), it's a potent reminder that, yes, indeed, time is precious. Mostly, they find a middle ground that pays homage to the burly heft of Mastodon past and the heady rock they've always aspired to make. --- rollingstone.com
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