Mastodon | Call of the Mastodon | CD

In 2006, Mastodon followed up its magnum opus, LEVIATHAN, with a collection of early recordings entitled CALL OF THE MASTODON. Although fans of the adventurous Georgia-based metal band may have been initially disappointed at the lack of a new studio album, CALL admirably reveals the group's beginnings by presenting the crushingly heavy LIFESBLOOD EP in its entirety, along with other formative tracks such as the mammoth "Deep Sea Creature," which pummels listeners with pile-driving rhythms, unrelenting riffage, and throat-shredding vocals. CALL shows that as monumentally heavy as the band would become, Mastodon were never anything less.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 2/7/2006
• Released: 02/07/2006