We're beyond thrilled to present the premiere of Mastodon's new video for "Divinations," the first single from the band's astonishing new album Crack the Skye, which comes out March 24 in both a single-disc edition and a disc plus DVD version, which includes photographer and filmmaker Jimmy Hubbard's candid, revealing documentary of the making of the album. Click here to see other "Making of Crack the Skye" segments.
Click "more" to read the band members talk about the video, watch "Divinations" and find out when Mastodon are coming to a town near you.
"Divinations" was created by Roboshobo, who also directed Mastodon's "Sleeping Giant" and Metallica's "All Nightmare Long." The clip depicts the band members on a rock n' roll mission, trudging through the frozen tundra. "We're climbing a mountain looking for a creature named Brent." guitarist Bill Kelliher told HeadbangersBlog.com. "We were mountaineers -- explorers like in John Carpenters 'The Thing.'"
"It's a really fun video," adds guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds. "I'm an old cavemen trapped in a block of ice. Explorers find me and they put the flying V [guitar] up to the ice and it melts me. I grab the guitar, do the solo and then I kill them."
The "Divinations" video will debut Saturday on MTV2's "Headbangers Ball," which runs from 2 to 3 a.m.
Mastodon's North American Crack the Skye tour will launch April 10 in Birmingham, Alabama. The band has said it plans to play the album in its entirety as well as selections from its back catalog. Dates run through May 15 in Atlanta, Georgia. Kylesa and Intronaut will open all shows.
Crack the Skye Tour Dates:
Apr 10 Workplay Theater Birmingham, AL
Apr 11 House of Blues New Orleans, LA
Apr 13 Granada Theater Lawrence, KS
Apr 14 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
Apr 16 Martini Ranch Phoenix, AZ
Apr 18 Coachella Indio, CA
Apr 19 Great American Music Hall San Francisco, CA
Apr 21 Hawthorne Theatre Portland, OR
Apr 22 Neumo’s Seattle, WA
Apr 23 Commodore Ballroom Vancouver, BC
Apr 24 MacEwen Ballroom Calgary, AB
Apr 25 Starlite Ballroom Edmonton, AB
Apr 26 The Odeon Saskatoon, SK
Apr 28 The Garrick Winnipeg, MB
Apr 29 Fine Line Music Hall Minneapolis, MN
Apr 30 Metro Chicago, IL
May 1 Crofoot Ballroom Pontiac, MI
May 2 Beachland Ballroom Cleveland, OH
May 4 Le National Montreal, QC
May 5 Opera House Toronto, ON
May 7 House of Blues Boston, MA
May 8 Theater of Living Arts Philadelphia, PA
May 9 Fillmore @ Irving Plaza New York, NY
May 10 Music Hall of Williamsburg Brooklyn, NY
May 12 9:30 Club Washington DC
May 13 Cat’s Cradle Carbarro, NC
May 14 Orange Peel Ashville, NC
May 15 Center Stage Atlanta, GA
For more information, check out Mastodon's official Web site and MySpace.
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