Mastodon Emperor Of Sand (180 Gram Vinyl) (2 Lp's)Mastodon set the bar high with Emperor of Sand. It was written in difficult circumstances emotionally and creatively. Like their first three albums (and unlike their last two), this is a concept album. Its dominant theme is of time running out, and its 11 tracks offer an allegorical story of a man handed a death sentence by a desert sultan. To escape, he flees into the expanse of the geography's emptiness, but the further he goes, the more lost he

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This Double LP features the full show the Smashing Pumpkins performed at this venue on the date in question

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While it's tough to follow up a classic

LEGACY OF BRUTALITY perfectly captures the Misfits in all their horrific glory

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