So happy to see so much discussion here. This album is obviously great and it's sent me right back onto a Mastodon kick.
The first song I ever heard was I am Ahab, on a Kerrang compilation album, back in '04. The band were all over the UK music magazines at that point and were being hailed as the next big thing. I got Leviathan and enjoyed it, and have picked up every subsequent album on release. I was fully in love with the band by the time Crack the Skye had sunk in and my appreciation for Leviathan and Blood Mountain has only grown over the years.
For years I found The Hunter and Once More 'Round the Sun to be low points in their career, but I have come to appreciate them more since release as well. I really loved Emperor of Sand from the get go, and it reignited my love for the band. Then here we are, a new album, what feels like a new era and I love it!
I've loved this band for years but whenever I think of my top 10 bands or whatever I never really consider them, which is weird. They have such a consistent backcatalogue and I can't imagine me not listening to this band in the future.