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The tragic story behind Mastodon's Emperor Of Sand
Mastodon's 2017 album, Emperor Of Sand, continued the prog theme of Crack The Skye. But behind the heaviness, lay a family tragedy

https://www.loudersound.com/features/the-tragic-story-behind-mastodons-emperor-of-sand

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What's your favorite #Mastodon album?

For me #CrackTheSkye which has one of the greatest guitar solos ever in the opening song:

https://songwhip.com/mastodon/crack-the-skye2008

#BloodMountain on second place, the first one I've listened to and holding a special place in my heart. This could be considered their transition from their super heavy to more melodic music:

https://songwhip.com/mastodon/blood-mountain

#EmperorOfSand being the best of both worlds:

https://songwhip.com/mastodon/emperor-of-sand

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