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Crack the Skye by Mastodon

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Tracklist

    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Oblivion 5:46 118,693
2 Divinations 3:39 108,770
3 Quintessence 5:28 94,707
4 The Czar: I. Usurper - II. Escape - III. Martyr - IV. Spiral 9:46 3,547
5 Ghost of Karelia 5:25 85,492
6 Crack the Skye 5:55 90,034
7 The Last Baron 13:01 77,856
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7 tracks (49:00)
Mastodon’s fourth studio album, Crack The Skye, is a conceptual piece in the same vein as the band’s previous releases. It mines subject matter from czarist Russia and astral travel to out-of-body experiences and Stephen Hawking’s theories on wormholes for an unrepentantly heavy aural assault that will shake the heavens. Released March 24, 2009 through Reprise Records.

1. “Oblivion” – 5:46
2. “Divinations” – 3:32
3. “Quintessence” – 6:35
4. “The Czar” – 9:46
I. “Usurper”
II. “Escape”

III. “Martyr”
IV. “Spiral”
5. “Ghost of Karelia” – 5:24
6. “Crack the Skye” – 5:54
7. “The Last Baron” – 13:03
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  • WheckYeah

    1. Best Mastodon album. 2. Best album of 2009. 3. One of the best albums of the decade [15]

    February 2012

  • rafael_freitas

    One of the best covers ever *-*. Brilliant album

    January 2012

  • Carlist_Rieekan

    1. Best Mastodon album. 2. Best album of 2009. 3. One of the best albums of the decade [14]

    December 2011

  • TheJeesus

    1. Best Mastodon album. 2. Best album of 2009. 3. One of the best albums of the decade [13]

    November 2011

  • ajellendersen

    "as prog as any Yes album." Uh.. no?

    November 2011

  • Arik-Buka

    Every time I listen to "Crack the Skye" I get 20 years older... its so fuckin ingenious!

    November 2011

  • Flynner11

    One of the best albums I've ever listened to.

    October 2011

  • Kriegertod

    Still the best one

    September 2011

  • MorGanMG

    In my opinion Blood Mountain is better.

    September 2011

  • Meehaw-

    indeed their best. amazing album

    July 2011

  • BrianRomeo

    1. Best Mastodon album. 2. Best album of 2009. 3. One of the best albums of the decade [12]

    July 2011

  • leechoflife

    Their best, most epic, most beautiful and most ambitious work so far. A masterpiece from the beginning to the very end. 10/10.

    July 2011

  • painkiller86

    masterpiece 1. Best Mastodon album. 2. Best album of 2009. 3. One of the best albums of the decade

    June 2011

  • Kriegertod

    I adore this album.

    June 2011

  • KhomaniacRob

    no i got almost 500 plays of this wacky shit.....i still like it... especially the czar and the title track and i also know alot of ppl hate this album and basically they can eat a nice fat one. see how they like that ****. yeah i need ta lay off the booze

    May 2011

  • srm90

    I've rekindled my love for this album. Well actually I've been listening to The Czar about 95% of the time, but I'll catch up with the rest of the album eventually.

    May 2011

  • rotting_schntzl

    messy? it's damn calculated. as prog as any Yes album. but you're just trolling of course. pfff, indie...

    April 2011

  • c4t2007

    A few nice bits, but mostly messy indie sludge.

    April 2011

  • PeterCore

    Haven't listened to Crack The Skye for FAR too long. As a result, I will have to learn again how excellent this album is, from the very beginning, because not listening to it regularly made me have lost the ability to understand its ultimate perfection, which it glows with every single second it is played. If that means listening to it for a few times a day, I am fully eager to take this epic challenge.

    April 2011

  • crocoscar

    1. Best Mastodon album. 2. Best album of 2009. 3. THE BEST album of the decade [10]

    March 2011
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