Leviathan

Album · Released 31 August 2004

Leviathan

Mastodon make the sea feel unstable on Leviathan. The guitars surge forward, the drums move restlessly underneath, and the vocals sound strained by the effort of staying above it all. The connection to Moby-Dick gives the album a useful frame, but the music creates its own sense of danger without requiring a guide to the story. Blood and Thunder has a directness that makes the rest of the record easier to enter. Its central riff is clear and…