Mastodon - Emperor of Sand (2017)Release ID: 306

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Michael Michael / January 08, 2019 / Comments 0 / 0

An ultimately disappointing release as a result of a huge amount of hype. The major single of the album 'Show Yourself' is far too 'poppy' and not to my taste, coupled with its 3:03 run-time makes me think this track was crafted by a back of house manager to be 'radio-friendly'..  Well it kind of worked for them - number 4 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs charts in 2017.. 

Ultimately I think this was a huge step backwards in song writing and musicianship for the band from Crack the Skye.

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Release info

Release Site Rating

Ratings: 9 | Reviews: 1

3.3

Release Clan Rating

Ratings: 7 | Reviews: 1

3.2

Cover Site Rating

Ratings: 6

3.2

Cover Clan Rating

Ratings: 3

3.3
Band
Release
Emperor of Sand
Year
2017
Format
Album
Clans
The Infinite
Sub-Genres

Progressive Metal (conventional)

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