http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57228&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rssFormed by drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Keliher after meeting at a High On Fire show in 1999, Mastodon have turned heads, damaged eardrums, resurrected the twin guitar sorcery of Thin Lizzy and gotten themselves nominated for a Grammy while putting out records that perennially crack the top 10 in critics' year-end best-of polls. Following a nine-song demo in 2000 and an EP in 2001, the quartet released a full-length called <i>Remission</i> in 2002. But it was the <i>Moby Dick</i>-themed <i>Leviathan</i> (2004) that gained them national recognition, and after their third record (<i>Call of the Mastodon</i>, a compilation of early material) appeared in 2006, the band switched from Relapse Records to Warner Bros. and released <i>Blood Mountain</i> later that year. <i>Blood Mountain</i> garnered Mastodon a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. With appearances in video-game soundtracks, on late-night TV shows and at countless festivals -- not to mention the well-deserved respect they have in metal circles -- Mastodon represent one of the very high points of the extreme music genre. - Mike McGuirkProgressive Metalen720Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:37:42 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.57228&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Formed by drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Keliher after meeting at a High On Fire show in 1999, Mastodon have turned heads, damaged eardrums, resurrected the twin guitar sorcery of Thin Lizzy and gotten themselves nominated for a Grammy while putting out records that perennially crack the top 10 in critics' year-end best-of polls. Following a nine-song demo in 2000 and an EP in 2001, the quartet released a full-length called <i>Remission</i> in 2002. But it was the <i>Moby Dick</i>-themed <i>Leviathan</i> (2004) that gained them national recognition, and after their third record (<i>Call of the Mastodon</i>, a compilation of early material) appeared in 2006, the band switched from Relapse Records to Warner Bros. and released <i>Blood Mountain</i> later that year. <i>Blood Mountain</i> garnered Mastodon a Grammy nomination for Best Metal Performance. With appearances in video-game soundtracks, on late-night TV shows and at countless festivals -- not to mention the well-deserved respect they have in metal circles -- Mastodon represent one of the very high points of the extreme music genre. - Mike McGuirk http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743378&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 26743378 tra.26743378 Mastodon art.57228 1.29 Crack The Skye alb.26742360 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/6/1716510_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-20 00:00:00.0 true Oblivion tra.26743378 346000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743378&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743378&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423101&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423101 tra.6423101 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true Blood And Thunder tra.6423101 228000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423101&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423101&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743379&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 26743379 tra.26743379 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Crack The Skye alb.26742360 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/6/1716510_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-20 00:00:00.0 true Divinations tra.26743379 218000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743379&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743379&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743380&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743380&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743384&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 26743384 tra.26743384 Mastodon art.57228 0.0 Crack The Skye alb.26742360 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/6/1716510_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-20 00:00:00.0 true The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral tra.26743384 654000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743384&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743384&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743381&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 26743381 tra.26743381 Mastodon art.57228 0.0 Crack The Skye alb.26742360 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/6/1716510_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-20 00:00:00.0 true The Last Baron tra.26743381 780000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743381&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743381&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743382&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 26743382 tra.26743382 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Crack The Skye alb.26742360 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/1/5/6/1716510_170x170.jpg 2009-03-24 00:00:00.0 2009-03-20 00:00:00.0 true Ghost Of Karelia tra.26743382 324000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743382&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.26743382&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423102&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423102 tra.6423102 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true I Am Ahab tra.6423102 165000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423102&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423102&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423103&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423103 tra.6423103 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true Seabeast tra.6423103 255000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423103&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423103&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395189&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395189 tra.11395189 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Colony Of Birchmen tra.11395189 259000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395189&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395189&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423105&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423105 tra.6423105 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true Iron Tusk tra.6423105 183000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423105&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423105&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423110&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423110 tra.6423110 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true Joseph Merrick - (instrumental) tra.6423110 213000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423110&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423110&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395185&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395185 tra.11395185 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Sleeping Giant tra.11395185 336000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395185&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395185&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423104&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423104 tra.6423104 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true Island tra.6423104 206000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423104&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423104&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395184&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395184 tra.11395184 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Crystal Skull tra.11395184 204000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395184&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395184&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395186&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395186 tra.11395186 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Capillarian Crest tra.11395186 265000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395186&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395186&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423106&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 31 Aug 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 6423106 tra.6423106 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Leviathan alb.6421973 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/5/6/3/1483654_170x170.jpg 2007-06-26 00:00:00.0 2004-08-31 00:00:00.0 true Megalodon tra.6423106 262000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423106&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.6423106&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395183&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395183 tra.11395183 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true The Wolf Is Loose tra.11395183 216000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395183&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395183&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395187&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395187 tra.11395187 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Circle Of Cysquatch tra.11395187 199000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395187&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395187&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3516638&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Tue, 1 Jan 2002 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 3516638 tra.3516638 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 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8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395188 tra.11395188 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Bladecatcher tra.11395188 200000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395188&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395188&variant=data&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395193&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss Progressive Metal Fri, 8 Sep 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Mastodon on Rhapsody Online 11395193 tra.11395193 Mastodon art.57228 0.99 Blood Mountain alb.11371125 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/8/7/5/1495789_170x170.jpg 2006-09-12 00:00:00.0 2006-09-08 00:00:00.0 true Pendulous Skin tra.11395193 304000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11395193&rws=%2Fmastodon%2Ftop-tracks.rss 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