Best Mastodon Albums

Before this album, I feel like Mastodon was an amazing METAL band. However, once this album dropped, it really changed things. They went beyond the genre of metal and made one of the greatest ROCK albums of all time, and I think that is saying a lot.

Yeah, this album is a masterpiece. Every single song on this album is amazing. It's their best work, followed by Leviathan. The Czar is my favorite Mastodon song and one of the best songs I've ever heard in my life!

The thing is, all of the Mastodon albums are great. Their worst can't be considered any worse than "pretty good," and their best, this one, is godly.

Absolute barnburner! What an amazing, heavy album. I love all of Mastodon's stuff, but this takes the cake for me. It produced some of my favorite songs ever (Blood and Thunder, Iron Tusk) while still being an amazing concept album.

From beautiful artwork to the brilliantly thought-out concept theme, this album is a journey. It's more like reading a collection of short stories about the sea (it's actually somewhat based on Moby Dick).

This may be the most difficult top ten list to rate. When I was introduced to Mastodon a number of years ago, I received several albums all at once, and this is the one that hooked me.

This album has it all: exquisite riffage and a perfect balance of everything you love about Leviathan and Crack the Skye. Don't let the first track throw you off. It's just an intro into the madness of a man lost mountain climbing.

I just love every song. Not their heaviest, far from the most mainstream, but a diverse tracklist full of well-written and amazingly performed songs.

This is probably the hardest list to vote on because they are all great. I just love the way this one flows.

Honestly, despite being a prog geek, I've never been a massive fan of Mastodon. OMRTS needed more bite, and Sultan's Curse didn't do much for me either. But after listening to the whole of this new album today, I felt that every track made the album sound especially solid. I enjoyed listening to it.

I'm basing this off one listen though, so my opinion may change.

It needed a thousand listens for full appreciation, but then again, it wasn't easy for me to get into any of Mastodon's material. Now, I must say, I LOVE every damn moment of this masterpiece.

For me, it holds the top with Leviathan and Crack the Skye, which are all among my favorite albums of all time. Just be patient with it, let it ease into you and your subconscious, and you will be rewarded.

My second favorite after Crack the Skye! Great mixture of epic/proggy guitar licks, perfectly combined with solid, memorable vocal lines. What makes this thing more accessible is the fact that the songs are written in more of a radio-rock formula than Crack the Skye was.

This album is a little different. The last two Mastodon albums feature more of Brann Dailor on vocals. He has a more radio-friendly voice. Different, but definitely epic!

Every Mastodon album has its own individual sound, and I personally think the Once More 'Round the Sun sound was awesome because of that!

Really surprised that this is presently the lowest-ranked studio album. If you're an old-school thrasher or a real metalhead, then this and Leviathan will probably be at the top for you. But hey, they're all great albums.

My favorite is actually Leviathan, but Remission definitely shouldn't be one of the lowest!

Awesome album. Best songs: Crusher Destroyer, Ole Nessie, Elephant Man, Mother Puncher, and The Burning Man.

I like this album because it reminds me of when I travel to the Rockies. I always listen to it at least once every time I go there.

Crack the Skye is their best, but The Hunter needs more recognition. All Mastodon albums are great!

This is their best, no doubt about it!

Adding it to the list. Some of Mastodon's best material in my opinion. Really worth a listen if you like their proggy side.