and I think it's incredible." Live presentation Following their first tours in the early 2000s, Mastodon have performed at many major festivals such as Download, Roskilde, Coachella, Bonnaroo, Big Day Out, Rock Werchter, Pinkpop, Metaltown, Ottawa Bluesfest, Sonisphere and Soundwave. When performing the band has traditionally had a fairly lo-fi visual presentation. However, during the band's "Crack The Skye Tour" (2009–2010), they used a large screen behind the drumkit showing a visual show. Legacy and reception The "sludge/stoner/alternative metal outfit" Mastodon, as labeled by AllMusic, is "one of the preeminent metal acts of the early 21st century". The BBC stated about Mastodon: "They might be bonkers of lyric, full of fantasy mumbo jumbo, but the band is unashamedly committed to its complex-of-composition craft, and the results have frequently stunned ever since their 2002 debut, Remission. They are the most ambitious, most fearless, most fun heavy metal band to have breached the mainstream since the genre oozed its way out of The Midlands in the 1970s." Alternative Press has stated: "Mastodon are one of the all-time great hard rock groups." Rolling Stone stated: "Mastodon are a bunch of doom-haunted, myth-obsessed, meat-and-potatoes Southern badasses who have become the most important new band in metal." Playboy wrote: "one of Mastodon’s greatest talents: the ability to take traditional metal fans along with them into other musical realms, and also appeal to more mainstream rock fans but give them some doses of metal." Members Current Brann Dailor – drums, percussion (2000–present), backing vocals (2005–present), lead vocals (2008–present) Brent Hinds – lead guitar, backing vocals (2000–present), lead vocals (2001–present) Bill Kelliher – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2000–present) Troy Sanders – bass, keyboards, backing vocals (2000–present), lead vocals (2001–present) Current touring musicians João Nogueira - keyboards, synthesizers (2021–present) Former Eric Saner – lead vocals (2000) Former touring musicians Derek Mitchka – keyboards (2011) Discography Studio albums Remission (2002) Leviathan (2004) Blood Mountain (2006) Crack the Skye (2009) The Hunter (2011) Once More 'Round the Sun (2014) Emperor of Sand (2017) Hushed and Grim (2021) Awards and nominations Danish Metal Awards |- | 2009 || Crack the Skye || Best International Metal Album || |- Grammy Awards |- | || "Colony of Birchmen" || Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance || |- | || "Curl of the Burl" || Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance || |- | || "High Road" || Grammy Award for Best Metal