Atlanta progressive metal band Mastodon plan to play the entirety of their new album, Crack the Skye, on their forthcoming tour. Their new epic, a concept album about an astral plane traveling youngster who inevitably inhabits the body of Rasputin, is something that the band feels is wrong to play out of exact order. They also intend to incorporate a full stage show to accompany the tunes in concert, featuring short movies made of each song.
The album, though the storyline seems wonky, is a tribute to drummer Brann Dailor's sister, Skye, who died at the age of fourteen. Dailor told MTV News:
"Her name was Skye, so Crack the Skye means a lot of different things. For me personally, it means the moment of being told you lost someone dear to you, [that moment] is enough to crack the sky."
The album, recorded with Springsteen producer Brendan O'Brien, is set to be released March 24, 2009 with the tour starting in June.
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