Mastodon’s new album is probably one of the most highly anticipated releases of 2014 and the bands bassist & vocalist Troy Sanders has revealed a couple of new details about the release!
First of all, the album is going to calledOnce More Round The Sun.
The idea was generated before we recorded the title track on the record, but the title was thought up many months ago, Sanders told Paste MagazineaboutOnce More Round the Sun. After we finished the two-year touring cycle on our last record,The Hunter, we were kind of gearing up to go back to our rehearsal space in Atlanta. And we were starting the effort, the time, the blood, the energy, the months of driving, the recording and the long process between recording and the release day.
In a nutshell: were fortunate enough to do this again, but theres this feeling of this yearly cycle. Its not a bad thing. We get to go tour a bunch, we get to record a bunch of songs we love. Its embracing the positivethe wonderful side, to be able to have the same four dudes who love doing what we do so much. And like anything in the Mastodon world, its open to interpretation.
The songs all revealed themselves as what wed hoped theyd sound like, Sanders told Paste in February, immediately following the albums tracking. Its big hugs all the way around. The four of us are digging it very heavily.
A lot of people ask us if it kicks off whereThe Hunterleft off, he said. And to a large degree, I suppose yes. We recorded it and took it on the road with us, and then we headed back to our rehearsal space and started working out ideas. Ive had a lot of time to ingest this record, and its solid. Its a large slab of granite. Im once again completely proud of these guys.
And lastly, on the albums artwork (which is arguably still very important), Its going to be a work of art for sure. Its going to be very eye-opening, very striking. Its from another dimension, and a lot of our music is geared toward that ideataking you to another planet on songs. Its out there, and I think its incredible.
Check out what else Troy had to say toPaste Magazine
