Mastodon have announced a 15th anniversary expanded reissue of their seminal album, Crack the Skye, out October 4th.
The reissue includes a remastered version of the original tracklist, as well as an instrumental mix of the entire album.
In addition to standard 2-LP vinyl and 2-CD packages, the band is offering up vinyl and CD box sets that include a Blu-Ray with over two-and-a-half hours of video content including: Crack the Skye: The Movie; The Making of Crack the Skye; and 15th anniversary animations.
The box set also houses extras such as a new 24-inch poster, a sheet with four individual custom designed magnets, and a 12-page booklet. All editions feature re-imagined artwork from Mastodon’s longtime collaborator Paul Romano. Pre-orders are ongoing.
Crack the Skyeproved to be a turning point for the band, which infused their southern sludge metal sound with prog on the 2009 effort. It was also …