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Mastodon<\/a><\/strong>‘s Crack The Skye<\/em> record turned 15 over the weekend and the band celebrated with two new bits of information.<\/p>\n First and foremost is the tease of new material, which they note they’re “cooking up” in the background. Then right at the end of their post, Mastodon<\/a><\/strong> notes that they might have “a new configuration” of Crack The Skye<\/em> on the horizon. What that means is a mystery, but hey \u2013 anything related to Crack The Skye<\/em>, we’ll take it. That album rips.<\/p>\n “Fifteen years ago today, we unveiled Crack The Skye<\/em>,” wrote Mastodon<\/a><\/strong>. “A time where we experimented with sounds and styles previously unexplored on a Mastodon<\/a><\/strong> album. We’re deeply thankful for our fans, who have embraced our continuous drive to venture into new realms and challenge ourselves with every album.<\/p>\n “Maybe we are cooking up some new stuff up in the background?\u2026 but that’s our little secret\u2026 In the meantime, revisit the album and share your favorite songs, riffs, melodies and moments with us, we love hearing from you! Who knows, maybe there’s a new configuration of the CTS<\/em> album on the horizon\u2026<\/p>\n “Also, we’re celebrating another big anniversary, 20 years of Leviathan<\/em>! We are playing that record in its entirety on the Ashes of Leviathan Tour with our buddies Lamb of God<\/a><\/strong> who are also celebrating a special anniversary! It’s gonna be an amazing tour! Tickets are on sale now, see you in July\/August!”<\/p>\n Outside its sci-fi concept, Crack The Skye<\/em> pays homage to drummer Brann Dailor<\/strong>‘s sister Skye Dailor<\/strong>, who committed suicide at 14 years old. On the album’s layout, Dailor<\/strong> added: “Celebrating 15 years of Crack The Skye<\/em> today. Just wanted to show you a cool way that [Paul Romano<\/strong>] was able to incorporate my sister Skye<\/strong>‘s face into the tunnel book edition artwork. Paul<\/strong> is always looking for clever ways to tie the art to the music. There’s Easter eggs nestled inside all the packaging that Paul has ever been involved in, probably some that I don’t even know about.”<\/p>\n Lamb Of God<\/a><\/strong> and Mastodon<\/a><\/strong> will hit the road this July and August to play their 2004 albums Ashes Of The Wake<\/em> and Leviathan<\/em> in full. All dates will be opened by Kerry King<\/a><\/strong> and Malevolence<\/a><\/strong>, except for a few in the middle featuring Kerry King<\/a><\/strong> and Unearth<\/a><\/strong>. Get the full list of dates below and get your tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n 7\/19 \u2013 Grand Prairie, TX \u2013 Texas Trust CU Theatre
7\/20 \u2013 Austin, TX \u2013 Germania Insurance Amphitheater
7\/21 \u2013 Houston, TX \u2013 713 Music Hall
7\/23 \u2013 Jacksonville, FL \u2013 Daily\u2019s Place
7\/24 \u2013 Orlando, FL \u2013 Orlando Amphitheater
7\/25 \u2013 Alpharetta, GA \u2013 Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
7\/27 \u2013 Raleigh, NC \u2013 Red Hat Amphitheater
7\/28 \u2013 Richmond, VA \u2013 Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
7\/30 \u2013 Pittsburgh, PA \u2013 Stage AE
7\/31 \u2013 London, ON \u2013 Budweiser Gardens
8\/1 \u2013 Montreal, QC \u2013 Bell Centre
8\/3 \u2013 Uncasville, CT \u2013 Mohegan Sun Arena
8\/4 \u2013 Manchester, NH \u2013 SNHU Arena
8\/6 \u2013 Bangor, ME \u2013 Maine Savings Amphitheatre
8\/8 \u2013 Reading, PA \u2013 Santander Arena (w\/ Kerry King<\/strong> & Unearth<\/strong>)
8\/9 \u2013 Cleveland, OH \u2013 Jacobs Pavilion (w\/ Kerry King<\/strong> & Unearth<\/strong>)
8\/10 \u2013 Sterling Heights, MI \u2013 Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill (w\/ Kerry King<\/strong> & Unearth<\/strong>)
8\/13 \u2013 Moorhead, MN \u2013 Bluestem Center For The Arts Amphitheater
8\/15 \u2013 Calgary, AB \u2013 Scotiabank Saddledome
8\/16 \u2013 Penticton, BC \u2013 South Okanagan Events Centre
8\/17 \u2013 Kent, WA \u2013 accesso ShoWare Center
8\/18 \u2013 Portland, OR \u2013 Theater of the Clouds
8\/21 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 The Kia Forum
8\/23 \u2013 Phoenix, AZ \u2013 Arizona Financial Theatre
8\/24 \u2013 Rio Rancho, NM \u2013 Rio Rancho Events Center
8\/25 \u2013 El Paso, TX \u2013 El Paso County Coliseum
8\/27 \u2013 Magna, UT \u2013 The Great Saltair
8\/29 \u2013 Morrison, CO \u2013 Red Rocks Amphitheatre
8\/31 \u2013 Omaha, NE \u2013 The Astro Amphitheater<\/p>\n