M̲a̲s̲t̲o̲don - C̲r̲a̲ck T̲h̲e S̲k̲y (Full Album) HD

Crack the Skye was named amongst the most well received albums of 2009 by numerous music publications. Classic Rock magazine placed it a No. 3 of its Top Albums of 2009,[citation needed] while Kerrang! place it at No. 4 in its Top Albums of 2009.[citation needed] Time magazine placed "Crack the Skye" at No. 3 on its Top 10 Albums of 2009 list,[34] and Rock Sound named it their Album of the Year for 2009. In addition, Spin magazine listed it as the 17th best album of the year.[35] Rhapsody called it the 7th best album of 2009.[36] The album was also voted the No. 1 Album of 2009 by Metal Hammer's critics and contributors.[37] In 2014, TeamRock put Crack the Skye at No. 57 on their Top 100 Greatest Prog Albums of All Time list, commenting: "Mastodon's 2009 album has the blood and thunder from previous releases, but takes everything to a new musical level. A restive and sophisticated piece of work from the prog heavyweights".[38]

The album was honored with a 2009 Metal Storm Award for Best Alternative Metal Album.[5] It also won the 2009 Danish Metal Award for Best International Metal Album.[39]

Track listing
All tracks are written by Mastodon, except "Crack the Skye" (additional lyrics by Scott Kelly)

No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Oblivion" Brann Dailor, Troy Sanders, Brent Hinds 5:46
2. "Divinations" Hinds, Sanders 3:38
3. "Quintessence" Hinds, Sanders 5:27
4. "The Czar"
I. "Usurper" – 3:45
II. "Escape" – 3:08
III. "Martyr" – 0:35
IV. "Spiral" – 3:26"
Hinds, Sanders 10:54
5. "Ghost of Karelia" Sanders 5:24
6. "Crack the Skye" (featuring Scott Kelly) Kelly, Dailor, Sanders 5:54
7. "The Last Baron" Hinds, Sanders 13:00
Total length: 50:03

CD/DVD
The Making of Crack the Skye – exclusive behind-the-scenes documentary
Track-by-track commentary – video commentary of the album by the band
Photo gallery – slide of various images from the band
Personnel
Mastodon
Brann Dailor – drums, percussion, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on "Oblivion" and "Crack the Skye"
Brent Hinds – lead guitar, banjo, co-lead vocals except on "Karelia" and "Crack the Skye"
Bill Kelliher – rhythm guitar
Troy Sanders – bass guitar, bass synth, co-lead vocals, lead vocals on "Karelia"
Other
Rich Morris – keyboards, synth and mellotron
Scott Kelly – lead vocals on "Crack the Skye"
Brendan O'Brien – production, mixing, backing vocals