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Key facts
- Origin
- Atlanta, Georgia , U.S.
- Genres
- Progressive metal sludge metal stoner metal alternative metal heavy metal
- Years active
- 2000–present
- Labels
- Loma Vista Reprise Warner Roadrunner Sire Relapse
- Members
- Brann Dailor Bill Kelliher Troy Sanders
- Past members
- Brent Hinds Eric Saner
- Website
- mastodonrocks .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.mastodonrocks.com
- Image
- Ursynalia 2012, Mastodon 12.jpg
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- native label
- Mastodon
- Commons category
- Mastodon (band)
- social media followers
- 346000
- inception
- 2000-00-00
- start of work period
- 2000-00-00
- name
- Mastodon
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Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia. Formed in 2000, the band's lineup of Troy Sanders (bass/vocals), Brent Hinds (lead guitar/vocals), Bill Kelliher (rhythm guitar/backing vocals), and Brann Dailor (drums/vocals) remained unchanged for 24 years, until Hinds's removal in March 2025. Mastodon has released eight studio albums, as well as a number of other releases.
The band's 2002 debut album, Remission, garnered significant critical acclaim for its unique sound. Mastodon's second full-length release, Leviathan, is a concept album based on the novel Moby-Dick by Herman Melville. Three magazines awarded the record "Album of the Year" in 2004: Revolver, Kerrang! and Terrorizer. The song "Colony of Birchmen" from the band's third album (released in 2006), Blood Mountain, was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2007. Blood Mountain was followed in 2009 by Crack the Skye, and in 2011 by The Hunter, which debuted at No. 10 on the Billboard 200 chart and achieved major commercial success in the United States. The Hunter features the song "Curl of the Burl", which was nominated for a Grammy for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance in 2012.