WATCH: Mastodon discuss Mody Dick on Metal, Melville, and the Metropolitan Opera

Mastodon took the stage at BRIC in Brooklyn, NY, on February 28, for a discussion about how Herman Melville's Moby-Dick influenced their landmark 2004 album Leviathan.

The event featured composer Jake Heggie, who scored the 2010 opera adaptation of Moby-Dick, alongside composers Tamar-kali and David T. Little. Mastodon broke down the literary themes behind Leviathan, offering insight into how Melville's 1851 novel shaped one of metal's most celebrated concept albums.

The full discussion is below.