Emperor Of Sand
by Mastodon
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Emperor Of Sand is ranked 6th best out of 13 albums by Mastodon on BestEverAlbums.com.
The best album by Mastodon is Crack The Skye which is ranked number 1089 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,604.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| 02/27/2026 22:53 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 | |
| 01/10/2026 22:04 | cicadelic | 12,817 | 73/100 | |
| 01/05/2026 12:41 |  doombringer | 2,263 | 75/100 | |
| 10/19/2025 02:51 | Proto | 4,159 | 33/100 | |
| 08/29/2025 09:42 | artvandelay73 | 246 | 77/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 8% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 75.0/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 75.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 13.3.
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Dec17. Not as immediate as last LP (my favourite Mastodon album to date). 3 crackers and another added to my H100. Still a pretty good metal album. I am sure prog fans liked this more.
Oct19. Obviously this has grown on me since its release. The first 6 tracks are all in my 2017 Hotterest100. This time through I gave the second half extra listens. Not much wrong with it either. I added 'Ancient Kingdom' to my H100 but the rest are all solid. Upping the score to 4. 4/5.
One of those albums that makes you glad to be alive!
Asentados ya como una de las bandas intocables del Siglo XXI, Mastodon nos trae en su séptimo disco una serie de canciones que discurren por la senda marcada por 'The hunter' y 'Once more around the sun', con temas pegadizos en los que predomina el Sludge y con reminiscencias a sus años dorados dentro del Progresivo. Como era lógico, la voz del batería Brann Dailor cobra cada vez un protagonismo mayor, con esas voces limpias que tan bien entran. Tener tres voces en el grupo es un extra, pues aportan una serie de matices a lo largo de los temas que pocas bandas pueden llegar a soñar. Si incluso la sencilla y comercial "Show yourself" ha conseguido callar a los más críticos, imaginad lo que pueden hacer auténticas piezas de orfebrería como "Steambreather" o "Jaguar God". Llevan ya siete discos, con sus altos y sus bajos, pero en un estado de forma asombroso.
LedZep 09/24/2017 11:47 | #198663
Very consistent, I don't think there's a bad track here. Among their top 3 or 4, not sure is it better than Blood Mountain
zdwyatt 04/18/2017 14:04 | #189466
As has been well-documented, the band was hit on multiple fronts with family illness and death and that clearly produced a fertile creative period. It's dark and heavy while also being proggy. What more could you want from a Mastodon album? I think this is their best work since Crack the Skye.
Favorite tracks: Roots Remain, Ancient Kingdom, Jaguar God
TheHolyKiwi 03/20/2017 08:08 | #187702
One of my least favorite Mastodon albums, just sad that "Show Yourself" and some throwbacks really drags down the whole thing. This is the most progressive I feel Mastodon have sounded yet in their new sound but I just don't feel any bite. There still is quality here, so it's still a good record, just more disappointment.
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