Mastodon Release Second Video About the Making of Emperor of Sand

As you may have heard, Mastodon will release a new album, Emperor of Sand, on March 31. Following on the heels of this morning’s release of a new single, “Show Yourself,” the band has now released the second in a series of videos about the making of the record (watch the first video here). Topics of discussion in this episode include the joys of recording close to home, the challenges of writing music together over FaceTime, and more. Enjoy:

Emperor of Sand comes out March 31 on Reprise, and can be pre-ordered here. The band begins a tour with Eagles of Death Metal and Russian Circles in April; get dates here.