{"product_id":"mastodon-leviathan","title":"Mastodon – Leviathan (Rare! (Staff Pick!)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e@POWERPLANTRECORDS | PowerPlantRecords.com | Leave a positive Google review!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTitle:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mastodon - Leviathan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYear\/Genre\/Sub-Genre\/City:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 2004, Progressive Metal, Sludge Metal Stoner Metal, Atlanta, Georgia 10\/26\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e New (BC) | Members: Mastodon (N\/A) | Producer: Matt Bayles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col start=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eChance Meeting:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Mastodon essentially came together after its future members crossed paths at a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHigh on Fire show in Atlanta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Bill Kelliher and Brann Dailor had recently relocated, met Troy Sanders and Brent Hinds, and within weeks the musicians who barely knew one another were building a band together. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe White Whale:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLeviathan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is built around Herman Melville's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoby-Dick\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, with Captain Ahab's obsession becoming a metaphor for chasing something so relentlessly that it begins destroying you. The idea was bizarre enough for a metal record that the band knew making an entire concept album about a 19th-century novel was a genuine gamble. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCaptain Ahab Himself:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNeil Fallon of Clutch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e appears on “Blood and Thunder,” effectively stepping into the role of Captain Ahab for one of Mastodon's defining songs. A friend from another heavy underground band ended up delivering the album's most famous command: “White whale, holy grail.”\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSold on  6\/24\/25 8\/19\/25 tc   sold 10\/20\/25\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46233791168699,"sku":"","price":34.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-14246817-1644859539-6992.jpg?v=1719777875","url":"https:\/\/powerplantrecords.com\/products\/mastodon-leviathan","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}