Description
Mastodonnbspwill release their anxiously awaited ninth fulllength album,nbspHUSHED AND GRIM, on October 29, 2021 via Reprise Records. Closing a fouryear gap, this notably marks the heavy rock quartetrsquos first double album and first new record since 2017rsquosnbspEmperor of Sand, which netted the Atlanta band anbspGRAMMYregnbspAwardnbspin the category ofnbspldquoBest Metal PerformancerdquoOver the past year, the group recordednbspHUSHED AND GRIMnbspin their hometown, collaborating with producernbspDavid BottrillnbspTool, Rush, Muse, Peter Gabriel behind the board. As their most ambitious body of work to date, it consists of 15 tracks, surveying sonic landscapes of rock, psychedelia, punk, metal, alternative, and prog threaded together by the innately expressive musical interplay of these four virtuosic musicians.For as much asnbspHUSHED AND GRIMnbspis steeped in one of the darkest periods of the bandrsquos career as each member experiencing personal grief, its light shines through in a fully realized manifestation everythingnbspMastodonnbspis right now.Once again,nbspMastodonnbsphave drafted in revered artistnbspPaul RomanonbspLeviathan, Blood Mountain, Crack The Skyenbspwhose evocative images adorns the cover ofnbspHUSHED AND GRIM.nbspHUSHED AND GRIMnbsprepresents the next step onnbspMastodonrsquos endless path of natural evolution. Theyrsquove once again progressed exponentially as songwriters and musicians who transcend genres while unapologetically refusing to conform and preserving the integrity that transformed them into an iconic and influential forces in modern rock music. By removing boundaries and creating in a free form they evolved with a combination of newfound melodic confidence and their signature musical intricacy intact. In the end,nbspHUSHED AND GRIMnbspis hardhitting, hypnotic, and heartwrenching.
