I FLEW BEYOND THE SUN BEFORE IT WAS TIME

Sars_Boy

DAMN SON LOOK AT THIS FUCKING COVER ART



That's right dudes, Mastodon's new album Crack The Skye comes out NEXT WEEK.

But the good people in Mastodon have been kind enough to put the WHOLE FUCKING THING ON THEIR MYSPACE FOR FREE

http://www.myspace.com/mastodon

It's really spacey and pretty fucking different from all their previous work

personally I like it despite its departures from their previous stuff, and I feel like it'll grow on me even more

If you are not familiar with this excellent band's excellent body of work then YOU ARE A LOSER AND I FEEL SORRY FOR YOU

here's some of their previous songs so you can get your fucking act together

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=labytsb3gfI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx-jAf0QcCE

youtube does not have many decent versions of Blood Mountain stuff, which is unfortunate because it is an excellent album

Sars_Boy

Fandyien wrote: »

I haven't heard much mastodon but now I am going to on account of that awesome cover art

if you don't dig this new album at first look into Leviathan or Blood Mountain

they are heavier and both are really great

Tossrock

Some serious lensflare goin on

Fandyien

Sars_Boy wrote: »

Fandyien wrote: »

I haven't heard much mastodon but now I am going to on account of that awesome cover art

if you don't dig this new album at first look into Leviathan or Blood Mountain

they are heavier and both are really great

How heavy is heavy

Because when I listen to stuff like that I like to go all the way

Sars_Boy

nah dude that is light coming out of their mouths

#pipe

I don't like that cover art so much

Sars_Boy

Fandyien wrote: »

Sars_Boy wrote: »

Fandyien wrote: »

I haven't heard much mastodon but now I am going to on account of that awesome cover art

if you don't dig this new album at first look into Leviathan or Blood Mountain

they are heavier and both are really great

How heavy is heavy

Because when I listen to stuff like that I like to go all the way

on their myspace listen to um

blood and thunder and the wolf is loose

about that heavy on average

Sars_Boy

#pipe wrote: »

I don't like that cover art so much

pipe what is it like being a faggot

Seta 3000

The only song I know I like from Mastodon so far is "Colony of Birchmen"

this may be because Josh Homme had a part

Sars_Boy

dogg if you dig on qotsa like you obviously do i think you will dig on mastodon

Clint Eastwood

Divinations is boner-inducingly awesome

Sars_Boy

Oblivion and Divinations are both fantastic

I'm still halfway on most of the rest of the album

Crack The Skye is fantastic though

Seta 3000

Sars_Boy wrote: »

dogg if you dig on qotsa like you obviously do i think you will dig on mastodon

I figure I mainly like Mastodon when the singers are going for a more melodic sound, which I understand they do more and more of as albums come out, so maybe I'll like this one

Sars_Boy

yeah they definitely take that route in this one

Snork

anyone who does not like blood and thunder is a more bad person than they would be for liking it
i'll say that
best introduction to mastodon i could have had

also i like this album a lot more than blood mountain
it's awesome

Clint Eastwood

Okay I'm up to The Czar now

Might like this album more then blood mountain

Linksville

I can't wait for the album to drop. The album is great by itself but I really want the instrumentals too. http://www.cracktheskye.com has the instrumental version of Oblivion.

Snork

The Czar is really really awesome. Crack the Skye seriously only gets better as it goes on, which is awesome because it starts pretty well.

Sars_Boy

Aneurhythmia wrote: »

God, they've really sold out.

totally.

Anjin-San

the czar is boss

Snork

Sars_Boy wrote: »

Aneurhythmia wrote: »

God, they've really sold out.

totally.

imo

Anjin-San

man, every time i listen to mastodon i think of crazy space demon adventures

Tossrock

Aneurhythmia wrote: »

God, they've really sold out.

I thought you used up your one lent post

Sars_Boy

also they are playing a free show at criminal records next tuesday

Sars_Boy

Anjin-San wrote: »

man, every time i listen to mastodon i think of crazy space demon adventures

that's kind of what this album is about

There is a paraplegic and the only way that he can go anywhere is if he astral travels. He goes out of his body, into outer space and a bit like Icarus, he goes too close to the sun, burning off the golden umbilical cord that is attached to his solar plexus. So he is in outer space and he is lost, he gets sucked into a wormhole, he ends up in the spirit realm and he talks to spirits telling them that he is not really dead. So they send him to the Russian cult, they use him in a divination and they find out his problem. They decide they are going to help him. They put his soul inside Rasputin's body. Rasputin goes to usurp the czar and he is murdered. The two souls fly out of Rasputin's body through the crack in the sky(e) and Rasputin is the wise man that is trying to lead the child home to his body because his parents have discovered him by now and think that he is dead. Rasputin needs to get him back into his body before it's too late. But they end up running into the Devil along the way and the Devil tries to steal their souls and bring them down…there are some obstacles along the way

PiptheFair

fucking yes

Sars_Boy

on a barely related note the new Wolves in the Throne Room is alright

it's pretty much Just Another WiTTR Album

which i am okay with

it's nice to have some constants in my music listening

Dublo7

I really like Blood Mountain, but by god, the mastering on that CD is atrocious.

Snork

whenever mastodon talks about their concepts it's always hilarious because they mention these random things in passing that are such tiny aspects of the story and setting
and they say it in such a matter of fact manner and they're such crazy things
like oh yeah golden umbilical cord attached to his solar plexus, duh
or 'it's a one-eyed sasquatch that can see into the future'
oh of course
how could i have not guessed that

it's great

Dublo7

Ok, I'm listening to the album on their MySpace. Oblivion is a cool song.

honey nut cheerios

This is pretty good.

Anjin-San

Sars_Boy wrote: »

Anjin-San wrote: »

man, every time i listen to mastodon i think of crazy space demon adventures

that's kind of what this album is about

There is a paraplegic and the only way that he can go anywhere is if he astral travels. He goes out of his body, into outer space and a bit like Icarus, he goes too close to the sun, burning off the golden umbilical cord that is attached to his solar plexus. So he is in outer space and he is lost, he gets sucked into a wormhole, he ends up in the spirit realm and he talks to spirits telling them that he is not really dead. So they send him to the Russian cult, they use him in a divination and they find out his problem. They decide they are going to help him. They put his soul inside Rasputin's body. Rasputin goes to usurp the czar and he is murdered. The two souls fly out of Rasputin's body through the crack in the sky(e) and Rasputin is the wise man that is trying to lead the child home to his body because his parents have discovered him by now and think that he is dead. Rasputin needs to get him back into his body before it's too late. But they end up running into the Devil along the way and the Devil tries to steal their souls and bring them down…there are some obstacles along the way

see, that is a concept album

Dublo7

Wow, I'm definitely buying this album.

Snork

man i just got done with crack the skye about an hour ago and this thread made me want to listen to leviathan again for some reason
that album is RIFFTASTIC

Sars_Boy

i'm pretty excited to get this thing in physical form

i really wish i could have gotten the deluxe edition it's probably the coolest deluxe edition ever

50bux though

Bearstranaut

Tunnel book!

Seta 3000

I like this album!

surpriiiise

Clint Eastwood

So favorite songs?

I think Crack the Skye is my favorite on this new one

Sars_Boy

either Crack the Skye or Oblivion or Divinations

Kovak

sars what if i dont really like mastodon

Rock Lobster!

So tempted to get the limited edition.