MASTODON Hushed and Grim 2LP Clear Vinyl (2021)

Mastodon have never been a band that does small. Hushed and Grim, their 2021 double album and tribute to late manager Nick John, is their most emotionally exposed record, eighty-six minutes of progressive and sludge metal that somehow feels both massive and genuinely grief-stricken.

It's the kind of album that demands a proper listen, not a playlist shuffle. The clear vinyl pressing makes that argument for you before the needle even drops. From the sprawling opener The Crux through to the closing title track, this is Mastodon working through something real, and it shows. Essential for anyone who followed them from Remission through to Emperor of Sand and wanted to see where the weight of all that history lands.

Format: 2LP clear vinyl. Pressed 2021. Genre: progressive, sludge, alternative metal. Origin: USA, released via Reprise/Warner.

Fans of: Gojira, Meshugah, Baroness, Neurosis.

Format: Vinyl LP.