Only available in very limited quantities through mastodons website and at some usa shows. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Mastodons crack the skye to be reissued on vinyl 62. Not only does it delve into areas prog has never gone before, but it pushes the very boundaries of metal itself. To top off the remarkable musical ingenuity demonstrated throughout the album, the lyrical concept tackles wormholes, astral travel, the pain of loss. Mastodon returned to their roots with this release. Blessed visionary cut me with your sun the rivers ran in blood spark fueled to fire deep within this endless void searching for a sign the. Features song lyrics for mastodons crack the skye album. Crack the skye, their fourth original studio album, mines subject matter from czarist russia and astral travel to outofbody experiences and stephen hawkings theories on wormholes for an unrepentantly heavy aural assault that will shake the heavens. Crack the skye has us embark on a new tale to be told by mastodon, this one being rich with mysticism and explorations of the mysterious spiritual realms. Sharp, complex, with piercing guitars and a bit hoarser vocals than in albums like once more round the sun and crack the skye.
It had sold 200,000 copies in the us as of september 2010, making it one of their highestselling albums to date. Recorded at southern tracks recording, atlanta, ga. Full crack the skye album on 1lp regular weight black vinyl disc, housed in a single pocket jacket. Released in 2009, crack the skye is mastodons fourth lp and second for warner bros. The bands 2006 majorlabel debut blood mountain spun off a grammy nomination and earned top 5 best album of the year nods from kerrang. Reported to be a mystical if crunchy concept record about tsarist russia, this is actually the most involved set of tracks, both in terms of music and production, the band has ever recorded. Crack the skye is a music studio album recording by mastodon techextreme prog metalprogressive rock released in 2009 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Mastodon discography studio songs are always at 320kbps for all vogard7a torrents.
Mastodon crack the skye steve hoffman music forums. The results are notably more harmonious than some fans may be ready to hearthe opening track, oblivion, brings to mind opeth as fronted by the late layne staleybut in mastodons hands, even harmony can. Mastodon crack the skye 2009, redgold, vinyl discogs. Crack the skye colored vinyl vinyl lp mastodon format. The czar i usurper ii escape iii martyr iv spiral 05.
Since then, the group has only gotten better, further developing its heavy sound on the. Crack the skye exceeds in quality everything mastodon has done before or since. Find mastodon discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Mastodon lyrics crack the skye 2009 album, including the last baron, crack the skye, the ghost of karelia. Full crack the skye album on 1lp regular weight redgold vinyl disc, housed in a single pocket jacket. In the same year, mastodon released their major label debut, blood mountain through reprise records, peaking at number 32 on the billboard 200 chart. Mastodon crack the skye vinyl lp shop music direct. Oblivion divinations quintessence the czar ghost of karelia crack the skye featuring scott kelly the last baron japanese bonus trackjust got paid external links amazon. Album crack the skye deluxe version licensed to youtube by wmg on behalf of reprise. I have the box set and crack the skye 45 rpm double vinyl. All albums are 33 rpm double vinyl and they sound great. There is a gloomy shadow that casts throughout this album, darkening its content. The second album in the series, 2009s crack the skye, will be released on babyblue vinyl.
Mastodon are proud to announce the next in their ongoing vinyl reissue series set for release next month. The proggy tupletdivided breakdowns that occur around 6. And in the attempt of achieving their most classical sound, they worked with the legendary producer brendan obrien. Mastodon understands, better than any band since opeth, that more than just being technically impressive or a challenge to write, snaking epics like. Their musical style features progressive concepts and unique instrumentation. Crack the skye is the album where mastodon fully embrace their progressive influences. Mastodon crack the skye on vinyl lp mastodon is currently most important band in metal if not all of america. Expanding on two exceptional albums for relapse records, the atlanta bands 2006 majorlabel debut blood mountain earned a grammy nomination as well as countless critical accolades. Then youre like, wait, its mastodon and thats when shit goes 100. Unfortunately, when mastodon purposefully subvert their role as metal gods by working in other influences and musical ideas, crack the skye comes across as contrived and halfbaked. Mastodons most thoughtprovoking and intense listen yet. Lead vocals are by scott kelly of neurosis, who has sung on every mastodon album since leviathan. The seven songs on crack the skye stretch over about 50 minutes, an indulgent tracklength average for any band not named opeth. Mastodon crack the skye lyrics and tracklist genius.
So, yes, crack the skye definitely has more in common with its immediate predecessor blood mountain than either remission or leviathan. This is the most lyrically and instrumentally fascinating metal album ive heard in the past decade. Crack the skye extends the bands reach past both those impressive discs, and past any other metal act out there today. But for all this talk about mastodon becoming more progressive, people just seem to forget how hard a record this is. Spiral videos were made for divinations and oblivion. Reprise while it may not be easy to figure out what the members of mastodon are talking about tsarist russia, rasputin, astral travel, wormholes and stephen hawking are tied together the important thing is to be open to the ideas they are exploring in crack the skye. The title track, and track 6, of mastodons fourth album crack the skye. Crack the skye wikipedia article this album was the album of the week from 8 march 2010 to 14 march 2010 album by mastodon. Im an obsessive mastodon collector and its the only version of cts i dont have. Mastodon has taken hold of the leadership of the new wave of progressive heavy metal. Show all release groups instead, or show various artists release groups.
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