EMPEROR OF SANDPersonnel: Brent Hinds (vocals, guitar); Brann Dailor (vocals, drums); Troy Sanders (vocals); Bill Kelliher (guitar). Audio Mixers: Tom Syrowski; Brendan O'Brien . Recording information: Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; The Quarry Studios, Atlanta, GA. Editor: Billy Joe Bowers. Illustrator: Alan Brown. Mastodon set the bar high with Emperor of Sand. It was written in difficult circumstances emotionally and creatively. Like their first three