Call of the Mastodon
Call of the Mastodon is a compilation album of early recordings of the metal band Mastodon. It was released on February 7, 2006, by Relapse Records. It was the band's final release on Relapse; they subsequently signed with Warner Music. The album contains alternate re-ordered versions of all the songs from their early EPs "Lifesblood" and "Slick Leg". It also includes the track "Call of the Mastodon", which previously only appeared on their demo release "9 Song Demo". The Japanese edition contains a bonus live version of "Where Strides the Behemoth" from their debut  album "Remission". In a documentary on the making of "Crack the Skye", guitarist/vocalist Brent Hinds referred to "Call of the Mastodon" as the band's first studio album. This sentiment was also echoed by Bill Kelliher when he appeared on Loudwire's 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction'.