Emperor of Sand

Emperor of Sand
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
RecordedOctober–December 2016[1][2]
Studio
Genre
Length51:11
LabelReprise
ProducerBrendan O'Brien
Mastodon chronology
Once More 'Round the Sun
(2014)
Emperor of Sand
(2017)
Cold Dark Place
(2017)
Singles from Emperor of Sand
  1. "Show Yourself"
    Released: February 3, 2017
  2. "Steambreather"
    Released: August 25, 2017

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".[3]

  1. ^ Kennelty, Greg (October 4, 2016). "MASTODON Is Officially In The Studio Working On A New Album". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Kennelty, Greg (December 7, 2016). "MASTODON Hopes To Release New Album In The Spring, Lyrics Deal With Losing Loved Ones To Cancer". Metal Injection. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Dedman, Remfry (December 8, 2017). "The top 20 rock & metal albums of 2017". The Independent. Retrieved December 11, 2017.
  4. ^ Kriss, Will (May 23, 2017). "Mastodon comes back with a sprawling, deep and dark concept album, "Emperor of Sand"". Western Herald. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
  5. ^ "Mastodon – Emperor of Sand review". Metal Storm. April 30, 2017. Retrieved April 30, 2017.

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