The outro features creepy spoken words and a long, soulful guitar solo, fading to echoey piano notes.

This song just doesnвЂ™t let up, even during the spacey bridge. Sanders has verse duty this time, with Dailor soaring over lush guitar during the slower but equally intense chorus. Favorite lyrics: вЂњI wonder where I stand / IвЂ™m afraid of myself.вЂќДЄ somewhat psychedelic intro gives way into an intense burst of crunchy sound. This is the song I sing along with the most. Hinds comes out of nowhere with a driving bridge, followed by one last beautiful chorus. DailorвЂ™s vocals really shine on this track, which features my favorite chorus of the album, with Sanders joining in gorgeous harmony. A ridiculously heavy, distorted riff sets off this dark, mysterious song. This is the track that really made me take notice and realize how good this album was shaping up to be. Favorite lyrics: вЂњIвЂ™m covered head to toe / With diamonds in the rough.вЂќ Lots of key and rhythm changes keep you on your toes. Hinds leads the vocals this time, with some gorgeous harmonies coming in for the chorus. The third track takes a different tack than the first two, bringing in that signature Mastodon sludgy-prog sound. Favorite lyric: вЂњSail into the void without your worries.вЂќ DailorвЂ™s vocals take center stage, with Sanders taking care of the choruses. Despite being softer on the ears vocally, it doesnвЂ™t sacrifice too much heaviness: the bridge and guitar solos will make you bang your head just as hard as the rest of the album (except maybe one track, which weвЂ™ll get to later). This is the most вЂњradio friendlyвЂќ track on the album, with a straightforward and catchy melody. Favorite lyric: вЂњTears are strong as ten thousand tongues.вЂќ ThereвЂ™s nothing terribly complex about this song, but it contains enough diversity of sound to set the table for the rest of the album. All three vocalists (Sanders, guitarist Brent Hinds, and drummer Brann Dailor) get featured on this song as it shifts from driving rhythm to more open, drifting passages. The album starts off strong, with a chugging riff and bassist Troy SandersвЂ™s gruff vocals. Rather than just say, вЂњthis album is really good and I like it,вЂќ I figured IвЂ™d go through each song and describe just what I like so much about each one. That should give you a glimpse of how much I like this album. I have listened to it in its entirety four times since that date. Reviewing вЂњEmperor of Sand,вЂќ Track by TrackДЄmerican progressive metal band Mastodon released its seventh studio album on March 31st.

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