Once More 'Round the Sun

Once More 'Round the Sun
Studio album by
Mastodon
ReleasedJune 24, 2014 (2014-06-24)
RecordedDecember 2013 – February 2014[1][2]
StudioRock Falcon Studios, Franklin, Tennessee
Genre
Length54:08
LabelReprise
ProducerNick Raskulinecz
Mastodon chronology
Live at Brixton
(2013) 		Once More 'Round the Sun
(2014) 		Emperor of Sand
(2017)
Singles from Once More 'Round the Sun
  1. "High Road"
    Released: April 17, 2014
  2. "Chimes at Midnight"
    Released: June 3, 2014[7]
  3. "The Motherload"
    Released: September 29, 2014
  4. "Asleep in the Deep"
    Released: June 19, 2015

Once More 'Round the Sun is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on June 24, 2014, via Reprise Records.[8] On April 17, 2014, Mastodon released the album's first single, "High Road".[9] On June 16, 2014, the album was made available for streaming on iTunes. Once More 'Round the Sun sold around 34,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 6 on the Billboard 200 chart, making it the band's highest-peaking album on the chart and their second consecutive Top 10 debut after their previous album, The Hunter, peaked at No. 10.[10]

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  4. ^ Heller, Jason (June 24, 2014). "Mastodon stomps back with a concept that's both simple and sound". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 9, 2015. These are all elements Mastodon has used before, edited then distilled into impeccable, prog-metal songcraft.
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  6. ^ Camp, Zoe (June 25, 2014). "Mastodon: Once More 'Round the Sun". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved August 9, 2015. For two records now, Mastodon have jettisoned the overarching concepts of old for a simpler mission: to be a hard rock band making hard rock records.
  7. ^ "Mastodon Chimes at Midnight (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
  8. ^ "Mastodon: 'Once More 'Round The Sun' Cover Artwork, Track Listing Revealed - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  9. ^ "Mastodon: New Song 'High Road' Available For Streaming - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. April 17, 2014. Retrieved April 29, 2014.
  10. ^ "MASTODON's 'Once More 'Round The Sun' Cracks U.S. Top 10". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. July 2, 2014.