Spin emperor of sand finds the metal masters mastodon returning to a deeply imaginative and complex conceptual storyline that ponders the nature of time. The box set was limited to 1100 copies and all records were pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Now crack the skye, its fourth original studio album, mines subject matter from czarist russia and astral travel to outofbody experiences and stephen hawkings theories on wormholes for an unrepentantly heavy aural assault that will. I have the box set and crack the skye 45 rpm double vinyl. Mastodon release making of video part 3 for emperor of. Mastodon emperor of sand 180g vinyl 2lp shop music direct. First will be the version of live at the aragon, pressed onto 180 gram audiophileweight vinyl and will also contain the dvd of. Nomination and earned top 5 best album of the year nods from kerrang. Comes on 2, 180 gram lps slowed down to 45 rpm and also the album on cd. This record stands on equal footing with crack the skye, as the mastadudes smash the ball outta the park with this brilliant, beautiful. The bands 2006 majorlabel debut blood mountain spun off a grammy nomination and earned top 5 best album of the year nods from kerrang.
Emperor of sand was recorded at the quarry recording studio in kennesaw, just outside mastodons hometown of atlanta, with producer brendan obrien pearl jam, neil young, acdc, rage against the machine, who first worked with mastodon on. Mastodon emperor of sand steve hoffman music forums. The deluxe preorder package will contain the album on double 180 gram. Crack the skye, released in march 2009, found its way onto numerous best of 2009 critics lists and readers polls. The majestic album artwork was created by alan brown aka. Mastodon emperor of sand 2lp 180 gram vinyl amazon. The bands previous cd, crack the skye, registered a firstweek tally of 41,000 copies back. This limited edition includes two discs pressed onto 180 gram black vinyl housed in a quadruple gatefold vinyl jacket featuring artwork by. The seven songs on crack the skye stretch over about 50 minutes, an indulgent tracklength average for any band not named opeth. Theres even a banjo at the beginning of the single, divinations. Mastodon emperor of sand 180 gram vinyl on deepdiscount. Mastodon release making of video part 1 for emperor of.
Mastodons fifth album, 2011s the hunter, opened with 39,000 units to enter the chart at no. Eleven new studio tracks mastodons sound and their ambition is bigger than metal. The bands 2006 major label debut blood mountain spun off a grammy. Unfortunately, when mastodon purposefully subvert their role as metal gods by working in other influences and musical ideas, crack the skye comes across as contrived and halfbaked. The proggy tupletdivided breakdowns that occur around 6. As with all of their albums, mastodon, which is bassistvocalist troy sanders, guitaristvocalist brent hinds, guitarist bill keliher, and drummervocalist brann dailor, decided. Im sure there will be a nonpencilled edition available for preorder soon and when they do im on it like white on rice.
Mastodon announce their spring headline tour of north america which will begin april 16, 2010. Crack the skye, mastodons fourth original studio album, mines subject matter from czarist russia and astral travel to outofbody experiences and stephen hawkings theories on wormholes for an unrepentantly heavy aural assault that will shake the heavens. Crack the skye is a sludge metal music album recording by mastodon released in 2009 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Mastodon will help celebrate record store day, april 16, by releasing two limitededition vinyl pressings. The hunter is mastodon s 5th studio album now and the band have rapidly changing their style the last couple of albums finishing with last albums proggy concept album crack the skye. Crack the skye is the fourth studio album by american heavy metal band mastodon, released on march 24, 2009 through reprise records.
Mastodonemperor of sand180 gram vinyl recordacoustic. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This limited edition includes two discs pressed onto 180 gram black vinyl housed in a. Mastodon is the only box set released by the american heavy metal band of the same name. Emperor of sand was recorded at the quarry recording studio in kennesaw, just outside mastodon s hometown of atlanta, ga with producer brendan obrien pearl jam, neil young, acdc, rage against the machine, who first worked with the band on their seminal 2009 album crack the skye. Get the best deals on mastodon vinyl records when you shop the. Mastodonemperor of sand180 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds. Mastodon emperor of sand 180 gram vinyl on popmarket. Also, april 17, 2010 is national record store day and mastodon will celebrate with special vinyl reissues of blood mountain in both standard and deluxe editions. In keeping with mastodon tradition, we will offer a new, limited tour only color vinyl edition of crack the skye. The tour, presented by volcom, will feature support from special guests between the buried and me, baroness and valient thorr. Mar 24, 2009 the title track, and track 6, of mastodons fourth album crack the skye. It features all of their material released by relapse records plus blood mountain which was originally released on reprise records. Listen to your favorite songs from crack the skye by mastodon now.
Oct 05, 2010 i have the box set and crack the skye 45 rpm double vinyl. The album debuted at number 11 on the billboard 200, selling 41,000 copies in its first week. Emperor of sand was recorded at the quarry recording studio in kennesaw, just outside mastodons hometown of atlanta, ga with producer brendan obrien pearl jam, neil young, acdc, rage against the machine, who first worked with the band on their seminal 2009 album crack the skye. Buy mastodon crack the skye picture disc vinyl lp at srcvinyl. Mastodon have released part 3 of a making of series in support of their new studio album, emperor of sand, out on march 31st via reprise records. Emperor of sand was recorded at the quarry recording studio in kennesaw, just outside mastodon s hometown of atlanta, with producer brendan obrien pearl jam, neil young, acdc, rage against the machine, who first worked with mastodon on their seminal 2009 album crack the skye. To top off the remarkable musical ingenuity demonstrated throughout the album, the lyrical concept tackles wormholes, astral travel, the pain of loss. Its to the constant detriment of metal as a label that lazy journalism dictates that its somehow comical, monolithic and essentially unintelligent. Not only does it delve into areas prog has never gone before, but it pushes the very boundaries of metal itself. I agree to receive personalized updates and marketing messages about mastodon based on my information. Emperor of sand, the upcoming full length album from mastodon, is now up for preorder. The hype around emperor of sand is that its mastodon s greatest record since crack the skye, their 2009 magnum opus according to many, including myself. Crack the skye 180 gram, 45 rpm, bonus cd, gatefold, limited edition 2009 vinyl lp reprise 5179311 crack the skye 33 rpm.
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