That unpleasant slurping sound you hear is metalheads nationwide salivating. Atlanta heavyweights Mastodon have released the artwork for their upcoming fourth album, Crack the Skye to the blogging republics. In typical Mastodon fashion, it's epic and badass. Light radiating mystics with water planets in their hands? Check. Snarling bears on top of a globe? Check.

Crack The Skye tracklisting:

1. Oblivion

2.  Divinations

3. Quintessence

4. The Czar

 I. Usurper

II. Escape

III. Martyr

IV. Spiral

5. Ghost of Karelia

6. Crack The Skye

7. The Last Baron

Crack the Skye is due out this spring on Reprise. [via Stereogum]