“It’s dangerous when you’re a kid shooting up drugs. Me and two other guys made it out alive. The others are dead or in prison”: How Mastodon transcended tragedy and trauma to make Crack The Skye

Mastodon posing for a photograph in 2009.

Mastodon’s 2009 album Crack The Skye remains one of the greatest metal albums of the 2000s. And, as Metal Hammer found out when we caught up with the band at a release gig in their hometown of Atlanta, it was a cathartic experience for more than one band member.  

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