Mastodon (album) explained

Mastodon
Type:	box
Artist:	Mastodon
Cover:	mastodonboxsetcover.jpg
Released:	November 11, 2008
Recorded:	2000–2006
Genre:	Sludge metal, progressive metal
Producer:	Matt Washburn, Matt Bayles, Mastodon
Prev Title:	The Workhorse Chronicles
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Crack the Skye
Next Year:	2009

Mastodon is 9×LP box set by the American heavy metal band of the same name. It features all of their material released by Relapse Records plus Blood Mountain which was originally released on Reprise Records. The set is limited to 1,000 copies^[1] and all records were pressed on 180 gram vinyl.

Content

The box set contains the following audio:

• Lifesblood
• Remission
• Live from the Relapse Contamination Festival 2003 (previously unreleased)
• Leviathan (includes cover versions of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald", Melvins' "The Bit" and Metallica's "Orion")
• Call of the Mastodon
• Blood Mountain

Also included are:

• Mastodon turntable slip-mat
• Patch
• Sticker set

Personnel

Mastodon

• Brann Dailor – drums, vocals on "Battle at Sea"^[2]
• Brent Hinds – guitar, vocals
• Bill Kelliher – guitar
• Troy Sanders – bass, vocals

Others

• Matt Washburn – production, editing, mixing, mastering
• Matt Bayles – production, engineering

External links

• Mastodon box set release page on Discogs

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mastodon - Vinyl Box Set Details, Guitarist Hospitalized - Metal Storm. 2021-02-12. metalstorm.net.
2. Web site: Mastodon - The Making of 'Emperor of Sand' Part 11. YouTube. April 22, 2017. April 21, 2017.