Mastodon Once More Round the Sun [Explicit Content]

Lyricist: Mastodon. Personnel: Brent Hinds (vocals, guitar); Br?nn Dailor (vocals, drums); Troy Sanders (vocals); Bill Kelliher (guitar). Audio Mixer: Nick Raskulinecz. Recording information: Aboce The Sunset Bar, Martigny, Switzerland; Rock Falcon Studio, Franklin, TN; The Projector Room, Decatur, GA. Illustrators: Donny Phillips; Skinner . Given the title of its sixth release, it's fair to wonder if Mastodon is hinting at 2011's The Hunter or its back catalog. Many of the tracks on Once More 'Round the Sun dig into the band's seemingly inexhaustible bag of monstrous riffs and wonderfully fractured motifs. That said, as a collective, they unapologetically explore the more polished and accessible songwriting and performing craft found on The Hunter. This set marks a fork in the road where Mastodon evolves once more, to cross over from metal's angular, sludgy power to adrenaline-fueled, hook-laden, hard rock. The album was produced by Nick Raskulinecz, best known for his work with