Mastodon's "Crack The Skye" Track-By-Track Review

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

Dalen Wrote:

berliner Wrote:

it sucks...

i won't say it sucks, but i am disappointed. where's the brutality? where are the really heavy riffs? some of it sounds like Alice In Chains to me.

for me it lacks more of originality than of heaviness. or let's say, less brutality is okay when the songwriting gets even better. this ones a step back in both terms. damn.

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

My friend who listens exclusively to metal and knows more about it than just about anyone on Earth says that it's the first Mastadon album he likes. He played me a couple clips and they didn't sound that great to me...I've never liked this band.

Mick · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:32 pm

Can you introduce me to him sometime he sounds GREAT.

Dalen · **Posted:** Sun Feb 22, 2009 1:41 pm

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Can you introduce me to him sometime he sounds GREAT.

Danny Don't Rapp · **Joined:** Sun Feb 10, 2008 8:20 pm **Posts:** 1530

I mean I don't find a vast knowledge of metal that impressive because it's not exactly one of my favorite genres of music...I was just using it as a reference point.

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

Mick the Stripper Wrote:

Can you introduce me to him sometime he sounds GREAT.

shiv · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:42 pm

i almost picked this up the other day but i'm glad i didn't after listening to it today. it's pretty boring. they kind of remind me of savatage or maybe metal church.

toots · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 5:50 pm

i can't seem to rile myself up about them either...

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:15 pm

It's no Leviathan. Or even Blood Mountain for that matter.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 2:30 am

i've tried some newish metal in the last few years and this is prob my favorite in that timespan. (i'd like opeth better if it wasn't for the gruff vocals.)

Dick Meatwood · **Posted:** Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:38 am

paladisiac Wrote:

(i'd like opeth better if it wasn't for the gruff vocals.)

So you prefer Opeth when they do the wuss vocals? Well, you like Genesis, so...

I ordered this, probably against my better judgment. I've liked all their previous albums, but I could tell from Blood Mountain that they were headed in a softer, proggier direction. I'm sure there'll at least be some decent ear candy on here.

paladisiac · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:28 am

Drank Wrote:

paladisiac Wrote:

(i'd like opeth better if it wasn't for the gruff vocals.)

So you prefer Opeth when they do the wuss vocals? Well, you like Genesis, so...

I ordered this, probably against my better judgment. I've liked all their previous albums, but I could tell from Blood Mountain that they were headed in a softer, proggier direction. I'm sure there'll at least be some decent ear candy on here.

where was PETA when opeth did the wuss vocals????/

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

so does anyone have a decent rip of this album? either this is the worst production of the century or the rips are still old. I can't listen to this through headphones, the cymbals sound just bad.

Sketch · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 10:17 am

I should be getting this week and will let you know when I've got something up. I adore Blood Mountain, but their live sound mix is terrible. I'm wondering if that's now translating to the studio.

berliner · **Joined:** Fri May 09, 2008 7:00 pm **Posts:** 1516

Sketch Wrote:

I should be getting this week and will let you know when I've got something up. I adore Blood Mountain, but their live sound mix is terrible. I'm wondering if that's now translating to the studio.

that would be very kind. I still hope that I only got a back and forth ripped 128 to 320 version although I'm not too optimistic.

Twilightkid · **Posted:** Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:20 am

boner pills Wrote:

i almost picked this up the other day but i'm glad i didn't after listening to it today. it's pretty boring. they kind of remind me of savatage or maybe metal church.

Savatage rules!!!

Sketch · **Posted:** Tue Apr 28, 2009 5:40 am

berliner Wrote:

Sketch Wrote:

I should be getting this week and will let you know when I've got something up. I adore Blood Mountain, but their live sound mix is terrible. I'm wondering if that's now translating to the studio.

that would be very kind. I still hope that I only got a back and forth ripped 128 to 320 version although I'm not too optimistic.

So I finally uploaded a LAME V1 of this. PM me for a link.

Mastodon's "Crack The Skye" Track-By-Track Review

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