MASTODON · Crack The Skye (15th Anniversary Edition) | 2CD+BLU-RAY

2CD + Blu-Ray deluxe limited edition in box set.

CD 1 contains the original album remastered. CD 2 features instrumental versions titled "The Score". Blu-Ray includes "Crack the Skye: 10th Anniversary Animations", "Crack the Skye: The Movie", "The Making of Crack the Skye" and high-resolution album audio.

Includes 24-page booklet and Mastodon stamp sheet.

Background information about 'Crack The Skye (15th Anniversary Edition)'

Fifteen years after its initial release, Mastodon's fourth studio masterpiece "Crack the Skye" returns in all its progressive glory with this anniversary edition that truly does justice to one of metal's most ambitious concept albums. Originally dropped in March 2009, this record marked a pivotal moment where the Atlanta quartet fully embraced their progressive tendencies while maintaining their signature heaviness. Tracks like "Oblivion", "Divinations", and the epic 13-minute closer "The Last Baron" showcase the band's incredible ability to weave complex narratives through crushing riffs and intricate arrangements.

The remastered audio breathes new life into Brent Hinds' and Bill Kelliher's guitar wizardry, while Troy Sanders' bass work and Brann Dailor's thunderous drumming hit with renewed clarity. The concept album tells the story of a paraplegic who discovers astral travel, only to have his spirit hijacked by Rasputin and pulled into Czarist Russia - it's as wild as it sounds and absolutely brilliant in execution. The instrumental versions on the second disc reveal the intricate musical architecture that makes this album so compelling, stripping away the vocals to expose the pure compositional genius underneath.

For fans of: Tool, Opeth, Baroness, Neurosis and Gojira

Track listing

CD 1: Crack The Skye

1. Oblivion (Remastered)
2. Divinations (Remastered)
3. Quintessence (Remastered)
4. The Czar (Remastered)
   I. Usurper (Remastered)
   II. Escape (Remastered)
   III. Martyr (Remastered)
   IV. Spiral (Remastered)
5. Ghost of Karelia (Remastered)
6. Crack The Skye (Remastered)
7. The Last Baron (Remastered)
   CD 2: The Score (Instrumental Versions)
8. Oblivion (Instrumental)
9. Divinations (Instrumental)
10. Quintessence (Instrumental)
11. The Czar (Instrumental)
    I. Usurper (Instrumental)
    II. Escape (Instrumental)
    III. Martyr (Instrumental)
    IV. Spiral (Instrumental)
12. Ghost of Karelia (Instrumental)
13. Crack The Skye (Instrumental)
14. The Last Baron (Instrumental)
    BluRay:
15. The Making of Crack the Skye
16. Crack the Skye (The Movie)
17. Crack the Skye (10th Anniversary Animated Film)
18. High-Res Album

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