Mastodon Album Coming On March 24

Mastodon's Crack The Skye will be released on March 24.

You can pre-order a deluxe version of the album through Mastodon's website now. It will come with a "Tunnel Book" featuring a 3D "worm hole" cover designed by illustrator Paul Romano as well as a DVD with a making-of feature, track-by-track commentary and photos. It will also come with a 14-inch-by-14-inch lithograph, and the first few orders will be signed by the band.

Mastodon will launch a Crack The Skye promotional website on Monday that will feature content that's "thematically based on the album's concepts, artwork, images, lyrics, videos, and its unique packaging through engaging visuals and music from Crack The Skye intended to accompany and enhance the experience of listening to the album in its entirety." Whoa.

Mastodon will play these dates:

Feb. 28 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade (Scion Rock Fest)
April 18 Indio, CA @ Empire Polo Field (Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival)
June 14-15 Helsinki, Finland @ Hartwall Arena w/Metallica
June 17 Oslo, Norway @ Spektrum w/ Metallica
June 19 Nickelsdorf, Austria @ Novarock Festival
June 20 Nijmegen, Netherlands @ Goffert Park (Sonisphere)
June 22 Milan, Italy @ Datch Forum w/Metallica
June 24 Rome, Italy @ Palalottomatica w/Metallica
July 4 Hockenheim, Germany @ Hockenheim Ring (Sonisphere)
July 5 Werchter, Belgium @ Rock Werchter
July 7 Nimes, France @ Festival De Nimes
July 11 Barcelona, Spain @ The Forum (Sonisphere)
July 13-14 Madrid, Spain @ Palacio De Deportes De La Comunidad De Madrid w/Metallica
July 16 Zurich, Switzerland @ Hallenstadion w/Metallica
July 18 Hultsfred, Sweden @ Folkets Park (Sonisphere)
July 20, 22-23 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhagen Forum w/Metallica
July 25 Pori, Finland @ Kirjurinluoto (Sonisphere)
July 27-28 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Copenhagen Forum w/Metallica
Aug. 2 Stevenage, England @ Knebworth House (Sonisphere)