Mastodon's Crack the Skye gets release date, deluxe package

When Mastodon unveiled the next installation of its routinely epic cover art for forthcoming LP Crack the Skye, metalheads the world over could feel their double-bass-drum senses tingling. Then more details trickled out : Astral travel! Tsarist Russia! Stephen Hawking! Wormholes ! A multi-part instrumental suite that'll send prog-heads running for their fox masks ! (Are we sure this isn't a Decemberists album we're talking about here?) After three long years marinating in the studio, Crac...

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11:53 on February 12 2009

Mastodon Talk Doomy, 'Timeless' New Album

MTV.com News — 'Every time I listen to it, all I can think of is how lucky and proud I am,' guitarist Brent Hinds says of Crack the Skye. By James Montgomery Mastodon Photo: MTV N... more info

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23:53 on February 12 2009

Mastodon Talk Doomy, 'Timeless' New Album

VH1 News — Mastodon talked to us about their upcoming new album, Crack the Skye. "Every time I listen to it, all I can think of is how lucky and proud I am," guitarist Brent Hinds s... more info

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16:29 on February 12 2009