"Crack the skye" LP by Mastodon
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General
Item no. | 310846 |
Musical Genre | Progressive Metal |
Exclusive | No |
Media - Format 1-3 | LP |
Product topic | Bands |
Band | Mastodon |
Product type | LP |
Release date | 6/12/09 |
Gender | Unisex |
LP 1
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1.Oblivion (Vinyl Album Version)
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2.Divinations (Vinyl Album Version)
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3.Quintessence (Vinyl Album Version)
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4.Usurper / Escape / Martyr / Spiral
LP 2
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1.Ghost Of Karelia (Vinyl Album Version)
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2.Crack The Skye (Vinyl Album Version)
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3.The Last Baron (Vinyl Album Version)
by Oliver Kube (20.04.2009) The fourth album of this US cult quartet is heavy - bloody heavy, yet atmospheric and above all, very emotional. The band will annoy some dyed-in-the-wool fans with the more and more sparse use of their trademark sludge parts, but the quality of the compositions -check the mighty, extremely melodic title track and monumental "The last baron" which is about 13 minutes long - and the steamroller sound by Brendan OβBrien (Pearl Jam, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen) will compensate even those. Additional interesting aspects of this release consisting of just 7 songs spread on altogether almost 50 minutes: the voice of bass man Troy Sanders sounds like young Ozzy Osbourneβs more than ever, and the banjo used on "Divinations" is a perfect match to the arrangement. Once again on top of this game: drummer Brann Dailor with his incredibly intricate rhythm work - regarding precision and power, this man is almost out of this world.