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[@1HYB]

This album is such a masterpiece.. I can't believe it's been a decade already..

[@SLABONECHD]

xd

[@SLABONECHD]

ty

[@ainsophaur5431]

One song got recommended to me... years later I’m still loving this band

[@pascalg16]

12 years, still timeless

[@BaiaoDe2]

Time is passing by 😔

[@omgdriggyyy]

Best song on the best album. It's also amazing yet heartbreaking to know their best work is derived from their pain. Brann not only was able to have an album dedicated to his sister, but he also began doing vocals in the band. Really tells you how personal this project was to him.

[@mysticapprentice]

Amazing and heartbreaking is a pretty apt description for Mastodon, you're right. These guys somehow manage to conquer pain and adversity time and again, and transform it into something that is cosmically good and, I believe, everlasting.

[@omgdriggyyy]

@mysticapprentice and what I learned, this was their 2nd album dedicated to her, since Remission was also related though more focused on the healing side of the situation where Crack the Skye was about the trauma.

[@2sc458]

I'm an old dude and Brann is still an inspiration.

[@omgdriggyyy]

@@2sc458 absolutely man

[@airwaydude014]

Anybody else wanna give Brann a hug?

[@gr3ghammett587]

saw them when they toured this album, yea he played his heart out on this one in KC. over a decade later if he needs one or an ear, one more in a sea of a million that he has

[@fazi.smkn1indonesia100]

Me

[@vescara6911]

But why?

[@russianconservative]

@@vescara6911 this song is about his sister, Skye, who committed a suicide, when they both were children, no wonder, this is an extremely emotional song for him

[@unclekriskrz4538]

Yes

[@drunkenbard16]

This album has so much guitar candy it's ridiculous. The opening riff is pure fucking brilliance. It sets the mood amazingly.

[@DeceptiveSS]

I have used at least 3 different guitars (including a 12-string acoustic) while learning that opening riff, the Brent's part. I even tried to play it on a 7-string guitar in one guitar store (since they tuned it like a 7-string one step lower while missing the actual E string). Employee came to me, smiled and said "Yeah, Mastodon". I smiled back. THis riff is glorious.

[@AWSum-uf4ri]

Hell yeah

[@tuomas_]

Yess! The groovy riff in the second half of The Last Baron is THE Mastodon Riff for me

[@idkhahahaha]

Yeah then it dissapoints towards the end and gets repetitive

[@rianvorster430]

Mwha

[@theycallmeklee]

"Please tell Lucifer, he can't have this one. Her spirit's too strong!" So defiant. So powerful. So painful.

[@thawedantarctican2171]

Played this after my Mom told me my Dad had a slim chance of beating cancer as a teen. 12 years after his passing, this hits hard. My cousin just died from cancer and left kids, one around the age I was. Fuck cancer and help anyone grieving. Hail Mastodon.

[@inthapocket378]

Sorry for your loss.

[@bigmanmccheez5342]

Cancer's a horrible thing to have to witness. I've also lost a cousin to cancer (though she was 4 years old) as well as my granddad so I understand what it's like (not exactly but to some degree). Cancer shouldn't be the reason people die but sadly life can randomly decided to say "fuck you" without a moments notice. To anyone who is grieving, don't get absorbed by it. It's a horrible event but it's sadly unavoidable. Don't think about the bad part of it, think about the memories of that person and use it as inspiration. My grandad put a very strict emphasis on education. I worked my ass off to get good grades so i could get into the college course i wanted. At my graduation i wore his tie as a way of having him watch me graduate since he never got the chance. I don't want this to come across as me bragging, it is not intended to come across that way. Just make the most of the time we have so that at the time we inevitably die, we know that we have done the best we possibly could. Rest in piece to everyone we as humans have lost. Stay safe and strong.

[@dracul_gras]

hearing this with scott kelly singing live was a moment ill never forget

[@showusyertube]

I was there!

[@The_Fat_Turtle]

You got to see them do it together? That's fucking awesome, would be like seeing them play Colony Of Birchmen with Josh Homme on stage.

[@pascalg16]

I prefer Troy

[@keithbarlow9701]

Scott Kelly is a giant piece of shit but his sections in this song are probably my favorite parts. So heavy and powerful. I used to really enjoy Neurosis also, but...ugh.

[@Ursoc91]

Man I'm so fucking happy I got to see this album in it's entirety played live.

[@Agnorok107]

I saw them in Portland towards the end of June. These guys never fail to excite me

[@PhyrexianFleshgorger]

I saw it played in it's entirety. Asheville NC at the Orange Peel.

[@bruceherndonii4858]

Saw it too! In Redmond WA

[@matthewrose1203]

Saw that tour as well in Phoenix AZ, Brent was on fire!

[@USMCVeteran0651]

This album was something I listened to every day when I was in Iraq. I love it so much.

[@dftdty]

good vacations?

[@USMCVeteran0651]

@@dftdty that’s one way to put it 🤣

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

This is my favorite Mastodon song in their entire catalog. The first song that comes to mind when I think of Mastodon. And this is my all time favorite album period. Any genre, any artist - nothing else comes close. I worship and revere this album. This is the holy grail - Mastodon's epic: Crack The Skye.

[@zinraaazii841]

A-fucking-men. This album here is just perfection from start to finish. It is SOO well done. The riffs, the arrangements, the little bells and whistles added here and there, the meaning and story behind it. It's a masterpiece. Takes me to a whole new world every time I listen to it.

[@XzanderVillo]

What's your opinion on Emperor Of Sand? I personally think it's on par with Crack The Skye.

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

@@zinraaazii841 agree with you so much

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

@@XzanderVillo its a bit hit and miss in my opinion, but I cant stop listening to it. Its not as proggy and epic as CTS (coz its more like OMRTS compositionally speaking) but EOS is still a really great album start to finish. Theyre at their most polished and most direct, unfortunately not their most creative, but certainly still ferocious and beautiful as usual with Mastodon. Whats your favorite album?

[@XzanderVillo]

@@thathandleistakentrythisone Probably Emperor Of Sand Blood Mountain or Crack The Sky I can't really decide though.

[@MrJoeAkuma]

This song live is just brutal

[@BlueSkyCrystals]

That opening riff is absolutely wonderful.

[@simon3818]

The melody, the lyrics, the gracefulness, the heaviness. This is as good as it gets.

[@2ddlonglegs535]

"Don't let them take her down, at least not alone. Please tell Lucifer he can't have this one, her spirit's far too strong" I broke down in tears near the end. The lyrics mixed with the melody made my heart ache.

[@ivanvoronov2763]

Reminds me of my first love..

[@jyejye1077]

@@ivanvoronov2763 Its about his little sister who committed suicide.

[@WFly101]

​@@ivanvoronov2763did she commit suicide?

[@devinzelman5838]

The bass line brings this song up to next level

[@TheCreeKringle]

This album will forever be a staple no question. Such a masterpiece that hits so many emotions but this song for sure, knowing the story behind not just it but the entire project is heartbreaking but helped heal so many

[@al145]

Chills down my spine, this song. Every time, even years later.

[@nathandiefenbach1274]

Lyrics Blessed visionary cut me with your sun The rivers ran in blood Spark fueled to fire Deep within this endless void Searching for a sign The vessel forged inside me Watches over like the death Of the moon Strike the shepherd Sheep will scatter Mountains of despair I can see the pain It is written all over your face The screaming arrows tear through my soul In the dawn your face is haunting White ghostly dreams Weight of worlds is on your shoulders Hear the voice of gold I can see the pain It's written all over your face Desperate heathens flock to sirens Guard your heartache well Momma don't let them take her Take her down Please tell Lucifer he can't have this one Her spirits too strong I can see the pain It's written all over your face I can see the pain You can make it all go away

[@olivergarcia3635]

Please tell Lucifer he can't have this one, her spirit is too STROOOOOOONGGGG!!! Goosebumps.

[@user-mc9ru9ro2u]

Satan took all my friends& left me with a serious spine condition. But I finally found God& am about to receive Social Security. I'm only 47, but totally agree F*ck. Lucipher, whom I refer to as Satan. Proper term.

[@metallica111122]

Even when I think about this song I get choked up, every time. The sheer emotional intensity of it is literally too much for me. One of my favourite songs ever.

[@enthusiasticengineer8103]

The whole album is a freaking masterpiece

[@dasdaza]

Engineer gaming

[@mapinguarimonster]

The best in the decade, for sure

[@idkhahahaha]

This band has done better

[@WFly101]

​@@idkhahahahanot sure what that has to do with this comment. we know.

[@omgdriggyyy]

​@idkhahahaha nah this is their opus magnum

[@DetroitFettyghost]

Nuerosis waa easily one of my top 5 favorite bands in the 90's and HEAVILY influenced the music I created myself. Scott (vox of Nuerosis/guest singer on this song) is an absolute legend. If somehow youve never heard Nuerosis. Start out with first Album- "Pain Of Mind"- its punk rock n no less. Listen to ALL I SEE IS BLACK Then move on to THRU SILVER AND BLOOD or pretty much anything lol, you cant go wrong. Hell go thru em in order. Youll see where Mastason got alot ALOT of there influence from ❤ Mastadon. Been listening since the beginning. They've grown. I havent LOVED every song, but every song has soul. No bs music. Great band. Great people. Killer musicians! Much love!

[@OmegaRedFan]

Mastodon's visualizer during their 2009 tour with Dethklok was my favorite rock show

[@SureIAmDead]

Momma don't let them take her Don't let, them take her down At least alone Hearing this verse always brings emotions and a small tear to me, knowing the backstory for it.

[@sug725]

what's?

[@ajgray7984]

Anyone know the backstory?

[@jordanmahony4268]

It’s about branns older sister committing suicide

[@2003.grievous]

@@jordanmahony4268 The name also derives from that story, his sister's name was Skye

[@firdaus5437]

@@ajgray7984 you can get full backstory from mastodon channel The Making of Crack the skye. worth to watch.

[@jeremybrackeen8522]

Mastodon’s best album ever hands down!!! Crack the Skye is such an amazing masterpiece!!!

[@Keirfey]

I love this band. They have an intense sound and beautiful lyrics. The only thing is, their music reminds me of how lonely it is to sing in every way there is to sing, for nobody but yourself. It's like a trap of being somehow lost in time, if that makes sense...

[@NaiiiMwreee]

The back story of this album makes it more sad One of the greatest Prog metal album ever

[@broncoxy]

mastodon doing their mastomagic... I dont know if they've ever been so heavy and so beautiful at the same time nor do I know if they'll ever be again; I'm in love with this song.

[@giantfatberg]

I have tinnitus because of this band and I’m okay with that

[@scottupton9245]

anyone else remember the webpage for the album .. it was like this but more.. super trippy

[@stevos7111]

1:02 .........just pure brilliant heaviness the munchy sludge factor is perfect 🥰

[@frettingseusus392]

Music of the Gods.

[@PeckiePeck]

They should make this a movie. A wild, trippy, movie.

[@williamcozart9166]

When I hear the verse riff kick in, in my mind I picture a giant beast trampling through a village or something, I ate some mushrooms 8 hrs ago, so you know...

[@realhippiesarecowboys]

probably my current favorite song... It's just so powerful!

[@daredevil2724]

This is why you are my favorite band. This and Leviathan, Remission, Blood Mountain, EoS, and RMRS :p

[@gojira8249]

Thank you for removing The Hunter 🙏🏼 This dude knows what’s up

[@ezekielbrockmann114]

Leviathan, omfg. So good!

[@Mari000]

The Hunter and Once More sucked

[@ataberkozcelik9328]

@@Mari000 dude I kinda like the hunter album

[@Mari000]

Ataberk Özçelik 👍

[@TikiTimeWave]

Love you guys! Been listening since 08’

[@dimm1762]

there so much detail in every f*king single beat of this song

[@mikegalway4733]

Album of the millennium so far for me.

[@mindfeeds247]

Simply...awesome

[@brianjackson6120]

Got to see them when they were touring with Deathklock blew me away

[@altaybayr]

Best song of them

[@notsure1969]

This album is a monster.

[@Duncan_Idaho_Potato]

1:35 "THE BEST OF PORK AND SODOMY!!!!" I cannot unhear it.

[@greensmurf221]

Still gives me goosebumps.

[@eresiarcabiz]

Blessed visionary cut me with your sun The rivers ran in blood Spark fueled to fire Deep withing the endless void Searching for a sign The vessel forged inside me Watches over like the death Of the moon Strike the shepherd Sheep will scatter Mountains of despair I can see the pain It is written all over your face The screaming arrows tear through my soul In the dawn your face is haunting White ghostly dreams Weight of worlds is on your shoulders Hear the voice of gold I can see the pain It's written all over your face Desperate heathens flock to sirens Guard your heartache well Momma don't let them take her Take her down Please tell Lucifer he can't have this one Her spirits too strong It's written all over your face I can see the pain You can make it all go away

[@SLABONECHD]

masterpiece

[@aaronedwards612]

She was a beautiful soul. 😢

[@dragijakic6511]

Najbolji album zadnjih 10ak godina.

[@rafaelalamilla5583]

I'm not crying your crying...

[@Popi80s]

This track

[@hastyhillfarmand4x480]

These vocals are top notch

[@jkgramps]

A year ago, Michael referred to this as a masterpiece. I completely CONCUR!

[@okatwinballs2254]

My favorite album from the giant. Will be last forever!

[@brianyellets2635]

This is one of my best album

[@jaredsmorse1994]

I wish I got to see them on this tour. Caught on Once More Round The Sun which was still great. But this album just kills

[@topcrakhead]

They're playing this whole album on their next tour with Coheed and Cambria. GO BUY TICKETS NOW

[@moondude24]

Still my favorite album and song. Skye Rest In Peace

[@theonenameddrew9614]

Oh shit 🤘

[@emithebadmetalhead9240]

Fantastici :)

[@lucianojabazze9637]

amoooooo amiga

[@user-qx4un5nh4r]

Couldn't "get" this album in 2009, when it came out and I was 14 or 15 year old. Now it sounds absolutely different.

[@soufmusashi7903]

0:16 : Beautiful riff! powerfull.

[@jasonholt1853]

Ride the wave. Hang on.

[@Miika_Laurila]

2:08 this guitar sounds so good

[@profandrehansel-psicanalis3885]

Meu jesuixxx

[@jamesgeorge4874]

Pure pain and suffering. So heavy.

[@user-mc9ru9ro2u]

One the most inovative metal bands in history. 😎 Bartman21

[@christopherpurcell2482]

Seeing this live gave chills down my fucking spine whoooooo!!!

[@saadamjad87]

Troy's vocals in the beginning are what i imagine Odin would sound like

[@wingman101]

I'm pretty sure that's Scott Kelly

[@yaboi2500]

That’s Scott Kelly of Neurosis. Be very aware that his music is nothing like Mastodon, should you decide to listen to it.

[@saadamjad87]

@@yaboi2500 gonna have to check then out. Thanks for the info!

[@yaboi2500]

Dawn Patrol Start with the songs “Locust Star” or “To Crawl Under One’s Skin”. They’ll give you some idea of what Neurosis’ music will be like.

[@gabriel_peron]

uiui que lindo uiui

[@billkump3806]

No, it's the next ice age.

[@user-ri2pq9en8n]

0:48 Crystal Mountain

[@MercaMent]

xD

[@skyline2601]

@Osama Bin Laden I didn't know the taliban rocked death metal.

[@ladenbin]

@@skyline2601 yes it did

[@AMBowers29]

Now that's a tasty burger 🗿

[@gaylemccrickerd1979]

Belter Album...Crack the Skye ~~~ 🥰🥰🥰

[@Glace1221]

Kids, don't watch this on acid.

[@marcelomoura6524]

Too late

[@ladenbin]

Muta

[@GoaGoldhand]

dont listen to this pal, DO it! at least 200mics

[@PHLCoffeeSnob]

Bright eyes shouting UNDER MY CONTROL!! Bright eyes falling Faster fly your soul Bright eyes shouting UNDER MY CONTROL!! Bright eyes shouting TIME TO FLY YOUR SOUL!!

[@ivanvoronov2763]

Reminds me of the first time I tried DMT

[@raimukoyoasu6636]

Why the verse is so goddamn heavy

[@SLABONECHD]

Suena como hielo y nieve la intro

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

Im a proud and happy owner of a Wormhole Edition of this amazing album. Still looking for that Royal Edition though.

[@WeShallAttack]

Wormhole Edition sounds fucking super epic.

[@thathandleistakentrythisone]

@@WeShallAttack it really is.

[@thebiggol]

Crack the Sky. Great band out of Baltimore in the late 70's early 80's

[@SJMORG]

This is an song music students can do we made it guys

[@SLABONECHD]

esa campanas y el teclado

[@BallsDeepInDahl]

By the way this song and album deserves much more views . people nowadays have such bad taste in music 😏 i live for thee mastodudes .god keep em safe :3 cant wait for the next big thing!

[@nxght6694]

@540マンモス not that huge but pretty big given the genre

[@TheFreddy3kid]

It's a bit chilly in here...

[@SLABONECHD]

no me acuerdo cuantos años tenia cuando esta cancion salio de mi cabeza creo que 13

[@joshuahickey142]

To the person who disliked this video YOUR OPINION NO LONGER MATTERS

[@alexparadise91]

1:04 when your flying and storm clouds appear 🥵

[@michaelcostello466]

Whoever disliked this really should explain why...

[@torusbrane5629]

Michael Costello “I’m going to dislike this video just cuz.” Says that one person always. I have a feeling there is no reason. Some people just want to watch the world burn unfortunately.

[@jedolson8667]

People are drunk and get them mixed up. Or they're trolls.

[@WeShallAttack]

Same reason your comment has likes. To either signify either their support or their disdain, however insignificant it can seem.

[@dimebaguno]

If you haven't watched the making of this album, do yourself a solid and check it out!

[@SLABONECHD]

mira esa campanas como suenas y el teclado

[@SLABONECHD]

el mejor album de mastodon si es este y tamien el de leviatan el de huter es regularsito jaja

[@hugovera9457]

Joder tio, es que en el 2009 comenzaron a salir álbumes muy buenos, creo que el revival thrash influyó no solo en el thrash sino en todos los demás subgéneros, fue como una segunda oleada mundial del metal, hasta Paradise Lost marcó su regreso al Doom metal.

[@Piece-Of-Time]

1:01 and 4:11 are most badass moments in metal

[@SLABONECHD]

ya ni me acuero cuantos años tenia

[@SLABONECHD]

tenia cuantos 13 años ?

[@SLABONECHD]

ya no recuerdo ni cauntos tenia cuando la produje

[@Onyx8Moon]

👁

[@IHaveTheSchwartz]

Lo Pan?!

[@Creuzibaldo]

When are you guys coming to Brazil?

[@Maxnitout]

This album made me say album or something

[@abudkariza3302]

Come here to indonesia! #first