Mastodon Go Long [The Last Word]

Our look at the closing lines of the week's biggest new-music reviews continues with a roundup of reactions to Crack The Skye, the new album by Atlantan metallers Mastodon: • "But the ambitious vision and vivid execution of Crack the Skye don't feel like a departure for this band. And if letting go means breaking through some kind of ceiling, Mastodon seems both wary and ready. 'I'd guess they would say/We could set this world ablaze,' Mr. Hinds sings on 'The Last Baron,' the episodic 13-minut...

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