Mastodon - Leviathan

Info

This is Mastodon's second studio album. Released in 2004 by Relapse Records, recorded at Rober Land studios in Seattle, Washington. It is their first concept album and is based on Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. In 2009, MetalSucks compiled a list of the "21 best metal albums of the 21th century so far", where Leviathan was placed number one on the list. The incredible artwork and design is done by Paul A. Romano.

Tracklist:

Blood and Thunder

I Am Ahab

Seabeast

Island

Iron Tusk

Megaladon

Naked Burn

Aqua Dementia

Hearts Alive

Joseph Merrick (instrumental)

Iron Tusk, Blood and Thunder and Seabeast was also released as singles.

Personal Opinion

Leviathan, one of my favorite albums. It has brought me countless hours of joy. For me this is their second best album, just behind Crack the Skye. It contains awesome, progy and heavy riffs played over Brann's crazy drumming. A perfect example is Seabeast, which starts off with a beautiful guitar lick and then jumps right into a odd time verse with Brent's vocals following. The whole album really gives you the feel of the sea.  And I highly recommand listening to it!

10/10!

Next post I will be talking about Mastodon's second concept album: Blood Mountain!