![]() The band received critical acclaim for Leviathan and it was named album of the year by Kerrang! and Terrorizer. It is a concept album loosely based on Herman Melville's novel Moby Dick. Their second full-length album, Leviathan, was released in 2004. Leviathan & Call Of The Mastodon (2004–2005) On each of Mastodon's first three full-length albums the last track relates to the Elephant Man. ![]() They released an EP, Lifesblood in 2001 and their first full-length album, Remission, was released in 2002, with the singles "March of the Fire Ants" and "Crusher/Destroyer" (which was also featured on Tony Hawk's Underground). After recording a four song demo and a 7-inch picture disc through Reptilian Records, Mastodon landed a record deal with Relapse Records in 2001. Saner left the band for personal reasons after just a couple of months. The band recorded a demo in 2000, which featured the band's first lead singer, Eric Saner on vocals. In an interview in 2009, Kelliher revealed that the first time Hinds attended a practice with the band, he "showed up so wasted he couldn't play". They discovered they had a mutual appreciation of sludge metal bands Melvins and Neurosis and '70s hard-rockers Thin Lizzy, and shortly thereafter formed Mastodon. Mastodon was formed on Januafter drummer Brann Dailor and guitarist Bill Kelliher moved to Atlanta from Victor, New York and met bassist/singer Troy Sanders and guitarist/singer Brent Hinds at a High on Fire show.
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