- progressive metal, heavy metal
- 51 min
- 11 tracks
- Reprise Records
Emperor of Sand is the seventh studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on March 31, 2017 through record label Reprise Records. The album's first single, "Show Yourself", peaked at number 4 on the US Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in 2017. The second single, "Steambreather", peaked at number 18 on the same chart. It was ranked on several year-end lists, including at number three on The Independent's "Top 20 Rock & Metal Albums of 2017".
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Grave, contemporary, earnest and epic.
- gravecomic
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
- warmbleak
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Metacritic 78/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Consequence of SoundB
- Exclaim!8/10
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- NME(4/5)
- Pitchfork7.6/10
- PopMatters7/10 ★
- Rock Sound8/10
- Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
- Sputnikmusic4.5/5
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Tracks
- 1Sultan’s Curse4:09
- 2Show Yourself3:02
- 3Precious Stones3:45
- 4Steambreather5:03
- 5Roots Remain6:28
- 6Word to the Wise4:00
- 7Ancient Kingdom4:54
- 8Clandestiny4:28
- 9Andromeda4:05
- 10Scorpion Breath3:19
- 11Jaguar God7:56
11 tracks, 51 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Mastodon
- Label
- Reprise Records
- Released
- 2017
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
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