{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Call of the Mastodon | type = compilation | artist = Mastodon | cover = CalloftheMastodon.jpg | released = February 7, 2006 | recorded = 2000 | venue = | studio = LedBelly Sound Studio | genre = Progressive metal, sludge metal | length = 28:12 | label = Relapse | producer = Matt Washburn | prev_title = Leviathan | prev_year = 2004 | year = 2006 | next_title = Blood Mountain | next_year = 2006 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r818646|pure_url=yes}}|title=Call of the Mastodon - Mastodon|publisher=Allmusic}}</ref> |rev2 = Pitchfork Media |rev2score = {{Rating|7.5|10|score=7.3/10 stars}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5144-call-of-the-mastodon/|title=Mastodon: Call of the Mastodon|website=Pitchfork}}</ref> }} '''''Call of the Mastodon''''' is a compilation album of early recordings from the American metal band Mastodon. It was released on February 7, 2006, by Relapse Records.
==History== The songs on ''Call of the Mastodon'' originally appeared on Mastodon's first release, ''9 Song Demo'', with lead vocals by Eric Saner. After Saner left the band, the vocals were re-recorded by guitarist Brent Hinds and bassist Troy Sanders, and the updated songs appeared on the band's ''Slick Leg'' and ''Lifesblood'' EPs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MASTODON: A CONDENSED HISTORY |url=http://www.cjlo.com/articles/mastodon-a-condensed-history#:~:text=The%20band%20now,the%20original%20versions.)|access-date=March 7, 2023 |website=www.cjlo.com}}</ref> Several years later, the songs (with Hinds' and Sanders' vocals) were remixed and remastered by original engineer Matt Washburn, and released as ''Call of the Mastodon''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mastodon announce impending release of DVD, rarities CD |url=https://www.altpress.com/archive_148/|date= November 10, 2005 |access-date=May 5, 2023 |website=www.altpress.com}}</ref>
In a documentary on the making of ''Crack the Skye'', Hinds referred to ''Call of the Mastodon'' as the band's first studio album; this sentiment was later echoed by guitarist Bill Kelliher when he appeared on Loudwire's 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction'.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/6w6szE-6PXE Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20170215213125/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w6szE-6PXE&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w6szE-6PXE| title = Mastodon's Bill Kelliher - Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction? | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
==Track listing== {{tracklist | all_writing = Mastodon | title1 = Shadows That Move | length1 = 3:36 | title2 = Welcoming War | length2 = 2:47 | title3 = Thank You for This | length3 = 1:39 | title4 = We Built This Come Death | length4 = 2:06 | title5 = Hail to Fire | length5 = 2:00 | title6 = Battle at Sea | length6 = 4:14 | title7 = Deep Sea Creature | length7 = 4:40 | title8 = Slickleg | length8 = 3:31 | title9 = Call of the Mastodon | length9 = 3:39 | total_length = 28:12 }} {{tracklist | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title10 = Where Strides the Behemoth | note10 = live | length10 = 3:08 }}
==Personnel== ;Mastodon *Brann Dailor – drums, vocals on "Battle at Sea"<ref>{{cite web|title=Mastodon - The Making of 'Emperor of Sand' {{!}} Part 11|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owAA6T71kcQ|website=YouTube|accessdate=April 22, 2017|date=April 21, 2017}}</ref> *Brent Hinds – guitar, vocals *Bill Kelliher – guitar *Troy Sanders – bass, vocals
;Production *Matt Washburn – recording, mixing, mastering *Paul A. Romano – artwork and design
==Charts== {|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |- !scope="col"|Chart (2006) !scope="col"|Peak<br/>position |- !scope="row"|US Heatseekers Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mastodon/chart-history/tln/|title=Mastodon Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|38 |- !scope="row"|US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/mastodon/chart-history/ind/|title=Mastodon Chart History (Independent Albums)|publisher=Billboard|access-date=November 1, 2021}}</ref> |align="center"|42 |}
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