The band name doesn't inspire confidence.
Nor does the warlock-strewn album cover.
Nor the fact that Crack the Skye is the last
of a four-album cycle about Earth's
elements. But before you sneer, "Hello,
Cleveland," listen to Mastodon's thunderous,
disciplined and expansive brand of metal.
There are plenty of bass-drum carpet-bombings,
and "The Czar," a four-partode to Rasputin —
O.K., go ahead: "Hello, Cleveland!" — has all
the whiplash rhythm shifts of vintage Metallica.
But the album also has nods to European
folk, free jazz and prog rock, and as produced
by Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen,
Pearl Jam), it fronts a brawny sound that
doesn't overwhelm the clarity of individual
notes. Chuckle at lyrics about "the space-time
paradigm" if you must, but the ambition and
tenacity of Mastodon's music makes
Crack the Skye sonically unforgettable.
Mastodon-Oblivion (Official Music Video)
Crack the Skye(2009)
Lyrics
I Flew beyond the sun before it was time
Burning all the gold that held me inside my shell
Waiting for you to pull me back in
I almost sat the world in my sights
Lost, love bright eyes fading
Faster than stars falling
How can I tell you thatI failed?
Tell you I failed
Fallen from grace cause I been away too long
Leaving you behind with my lonesome song
Now I'm lost in oblivion
I tried to bore a hole into the ground
Breaking all the fingers and the nails from my hand
The eyes of the child see no wrong
Ignorant bliss impending doom
Lost, love bright eyes fading
Faster than stars falling
How can I tell you that I failed?
Tell you I failed
Fallen from grace cause I been away too long
Leaving you behind with my lonesome song
Now I'm lost
Fallen from grace cause I been away too long
Leaving you behind with my lonesome song
Now I'm lost in oblivion
Fallen from grace cause I been away too long
Leaving you behind with my lonesome song
Now I'm lost
Fallen from grace cause I been away too long
Leaving you behind with my lonesome song
Now I'm lost in oblivion
In oblivion
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