LABEL: Reprise / WEA
VINYL RELEASE DATE: 4/17/2010
SINGLE RELEASE DATE: 9/12/2006
VARIANT: Black Vinyl LP

Blood Mountain marked the moment that Mastodon morphed from a proggy sludge-metal band into a sludgy prog-metal band. The Atlanta foursomes 2006 LP and major label debut features lengthier, more sprawling and more dynamic songwriting than the raging bangers on Leviathan, trading riotous energy for epic craftsmanship The shift in approach breathed new life into their sound on songs like “Sleeping Giant” and “This Mortal Soil” while still letting rip on tracks like “The Wolf Is Loose.” As always, the cover art rules.