| "Steambreather" | ||||
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| Single byMastodon | ||||
| from the albumEmperor of Sand | ||||
| Released | August 25, 2017 (2017-08-25) | |||
| Recorded | 2016 | |||
| Genre | Stoner metal[1] | |||
| Length | 5:03 | |||
| Label | Reprise | |||
| Mastodon singles chronology | ||||
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"Steambreather" is a song by Americanmetal bandMastodon. It was the second single off of their albumEmperor of Sand, the follow-up to first single "Show Yourself". As of October 2017, it had peaked at number 18 on theBillboard USMainstream Rock Songs chart.
The song was released as the second single from band's studio albumEmperor of Sand on August 25, 2017, despite the fact that the band had a newEP,Cold Dark Place, scheduled to release less than a month later.[2] Themusic video for the song was released on the same day.[3] The video involves two men who go to an event thinking it's aself-help seminar, only to find out its really anoccult gathering.[4] The two witness bizarre rituals that end up leaving people dead.[5] Music journalists commonly took note of the video's weirdness,[5][6] and compared the approach to that of their prior single, "Show Yourself", where the band pairs heavy, dark lyrical themes with more light-hearted, silly visuals.[7][8][9] The video was created by Essy May and Stevie Gee and produced by Hugo Donkin from Blink Art.[10]
Spin described the song as a "intricatemetal mini-symphony".[11]
| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard (Mainstream Rock) | 18[12] |