Now on Pink vinyl. Mastodon returns with their 7th full length!  The Atlanta-based band are keeping things extra heavy on Emperor of Sand, building upon the success of 2014's Once More Round The Sun. The concept album weaves a tale of a desert wanderer who is handed a death sentence, an analogy for band leader Brann Dailor's experiences with cancer. Includes the Billboard charting single "Show Yourself," "Steambreather," "Jaguar God," "Eons," and more. This is the 2017 special edition pink vinyl pressing, as part of the Ten Bands For One Cause reissue series to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer. Download code included.

• limited edition pink vinyl
• 180g pressing
• part of the Ten Bands For One Cause reissue series to raise funds and awareness for Breast Cancer
• gatefold sleeve
• printed insert
• digital download included
• music label: Reprise 2017

reviewed by Papa Dapolous 10/2017