Leviathan (Mastodon album)

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Leviathan
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Studio album by
Mastodon
ReleasedAugust 31, 2004
RecordedMarch 2004
Studio Robert Lang Studios, Studio Litho, and the Electrokitty Sound Studio, Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length46:43
Label Relapse
Producer Mastodon, Matt Bayles
Mastodon chronology
Remission
(2002)		Leviathan
(2004)		 Call of the Mastodon
(2006)
Special edition/Vinyl cover
Leviathan special edition cover.jpg
No.TitleLength
1."Blood and Thunder" (featuring Neil Fallon)3:48
2."I Am Ahab"2:45
3."Seabeast"4:15
4."Ísland"3:26
5."Iron Tusk"3:03
6."Megalodon"4:22
7."Naked Burn"3:42
8."Aqua Dementia" (featuring Scott Kelly)4:10
9."Hearts Alive"13:39
10."Joseph Merrick" (instrumental)3:33
Total length:46:43

On the vinyl editions, "I Am Ahab" and "Ísland" are moved to tracks 7 and 8, respectively.

Mastodon box set vinyl bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."The Bit" (Melvins cover)Osborne, Crover4:29
12."Emerald" (Thin Lizzy cover)Gorham, Downey, Robertson, Lynott3:52
13."Orion" (Metallica cover)Burton, Hetfield, Ulrich8:25
DVD
No.TitleLength
1."Naked Burn" (5.1 surround)3:42
2."Aqua Dementia" (5.1 surround)4:10
3."Hearts Alive" (5.1 surround)13:39
4."Where Strides the Behemoth" (Live)3:17
5."Battle at Sea" (Live)4:11
6."Thank You for This / We Built This Come Death" (Live)4:01
7."Crusher Destroyer" (Live)2:06
Total length:35:06

"Blood and Thunder" was featured on the soundtracks for Alone in the Dark, The Cave , Metal Lords, Need for Speed: Most Wanted , Saints Row , Rocksmith 2014 , Project Gotham Racing 3 , Splatterhouse and Guitar Hero Metallica, in addition to featuring on the film The Big Short . The song was available as downloadable content for Rock Band and features an optional Pro Guitar upgrade for Rock Band 3 .

"Megalodon" was featured as downloadable content for Rock Band and was released through the Rock Band Network .

"Iron Tusk" was featured in the soundtrack for Tony Hawk's American Wasteland and NHL 2K9 .

The song "Ísland" was briefly featured in a scene in Monsters University . [24]

Personnel

Band

Guest musicians

Other credits

Charts

Chart (2004-2006)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [25] 110
US Billboard 200 [26] 139
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [27] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [28] 13

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