{"product_id":"mastodon-crack-the-skye","title":"Mastodon - Crack the Skye [Vinyl LP]","description":"\u003c!--StartFragment--\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMastodon - Crack the Skye [Vinyl LP]\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e LP, Vinyl, Album, Reissue\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCatalogue Number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 93624979098\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBarcode:\u003c\/strong\u003e 093624979098\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Progressive Metal \/ Sludge Metal\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Reprise\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOriginally Released:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 March 2009\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePressing:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New \u0026amp; Sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDescription\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrack the Skye\u003c\/em\u003e is the fourth studio album by Mastodon, a concept album about astral projection, wormholes and the spirit of Rasputin that marked the band's decisive move from sludge metal brutality into progressive rock ambition. The album's seven tracks unfold as a continuous narrative, with longer structures, cleaner vocals and more intricate arrangements than anything the band had previously attempted.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOblivion\u003c\/strong\u003e opens with one of the band's most melodic vocal performances, its soaring chorus a dramatic departure from their earlier work. \u003cstrong\u003eDivinations\u003c\/strong\u003e is driven by a banjo intro that gives way to crushing riffs. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Czar\u003c\/strong\u003e is the album's epic centrepiece, a ten-minute suite in four movements that moves through quiet reflection, driving aggression and atmospheric passages. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Last Baron\u003c\/strong\u003e closes the album with thirteen minutes of constantly shifting tempos and moods, one of the most ambitious tracks in modern metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOblivion\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDivinations\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eQuintessence\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Czar: I. Usurper \/ II. Escape \/ III. Martyr \/ IV. Spiral\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSide B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eGhost of Karelia\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCrack the Skye\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eThe Last Baron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCredits\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eTroy Sanders - Bass, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBrent Hinds - Guitar, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBill Kelliher - Guitar\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBrann Dailor - Drums, Vocals\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eBrendan O'Brien - Producer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c!--EndFragment--\u003e","brand":"Mastodon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57940206420355,"sku":"93624979098","price":24.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0932\/9757\/4275\/files\/107822-mastodon-crack-skye.jpg?v=1778346620","url":"https:\/\/vikingrecords.co.uk\/products\/mastodon-crack-the-skye","provider":"Viking Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}