Mastodon (band) band for personal reasons after just a couple of months. After recording a four-song demo and a 7-inch picture disc through Reptilian Records, Mastodon landed a record deal with Relapse Records in 2001. Mastodon released the EP "Lifesblood" in 2001, and its first full-length album, "Remission", in 2002, with the singles "March of the Fire Ants" and "Crusher/Destroyer" (which was also featured on "Tony Hawk's Underground"). On each of Mastodon's first three full-length albums the last track was an instrumental composition with a title that related to the Elephant Man. The band's second full-length album, "Leviathan", was released in 2004.
Mastodon (album) Mastodon (album) Mastodon is the only box set released by the American heavy metal band of the same name. It features all of their material released by Relapse Records plus "Blood Mountain" which was originally released on Reprise Records. The box set was limited to 1100 copies and all records were pressed on 180 gram vinyl. The box set was released by Relapse records with no input from the band. The box set contains the following audio: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Unreleased before this box set.<br> <nowiki>**</nowiki>"Leviathan" also includes the band's cover versions of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald", Melvins "The Bit" and Metallica's "Orion".