Once More Round The Sun

The album was recorded in Franklin, Tennessee with producer Nick Raskulinecz (Deftones, Rush, Alice in Chains). In an interview with Paste, frontman Troy Sanders described the end result as 60-or-so minutes of "pure, authentic Mastodon." He continued, "A lot of people ask us if it kicks off where The Hunter left off. 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. I've had a lot of time to ingest this record, and it's solid. It's a large slab of granite. I'm once again completely proud of these guys."

Once More 'Round the Sun is the follow-up to Mastodon's critically acclaimed album The Hunter, which dominated all "Album Of The Year" charts including Metal Hammer, Kerrang, Terrorizer, Classic Rock, Total Guitar, Trash Hits and Rock Sound Magazines simultaneously.