Emperor Of Sand 2LP fg_Catalog Number_82942141721 accompanied by bassist Maarten van

accompanied by bassist Maarten van Regteben Altena and drummer Han Bennink

because at certain moments Rateliff seems to be channeling soul greats like Otis Redding and Sam & Dave

I needed to take some time away from the road to get my head straight

he continued this aesthetic with simple and sparse rock and roll arrangements

Kind Heaven

Emperor Of Sand 2LP fg_Catalog Number_82942141721 accompanied by bassist Maarten vanEmperor Of Sand finds Mastodon returning to a deeply imaginative and complex conceptual storyline that ponders the nature of time. Threading together the myth of a man sentenced to death in a majestically malevolent desert, the band conjures the grains of a musical and lyrical odyssey slipping quickly through a cosmic hourglass. "Emperor of Sand is like the grim reaper," says drummer vocalist Brann Dailor. "Sand represents time. If you or anyone you