Time Magazine has chosen metal band Mastodon’s Crack the Skye as the 3rd best album of the year on their Top 10 Albums of 2009. Albums by the Dirty Projectors and Brad Paisley took 2nd and 1st, respectively. Here’s the entire list:

1. American Saturday Night by Brad Paisley
2. Bitte Orca by Dirty Projectors
3. Crack the Skye by Mastodon
4. Revolution by Miranda Lambert
5. Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix by Phoenix
6. Love vs. Money by The-Dream
7. Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Pt 2 by Raekwon
8. Veckatimest by Grizzly Bear
9. I and Love and You by the Avett Brothers
10. The Fame Monster by Lady Gaga

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Mastodon has announced a European tour for Februrary 2010! Here are the dates:

February 4 – Megazzini Generali Milan, ITA
February 5 – Fri-son Fribourg, SWI
February 6 -  Melkweg Amersterdam, HOL
February 8 – Gruenspan Hamburg, GER
February 9 -  Columbia Club Berlin, GER
February 10 – Batschcapp Frankfurt, GER
February 12 – Arena Vienna, AUT
February 13 – Backstage Munich, GER
February 14 – Essigfabrik Cologne, GER
February 16 – Wulfrun Wolverhapmton, ENG
February 17 – Academy Bristol, ENG
February 19 – Barrowland Glasgow, SCO
February 20 – Academy Machester, ENG
February 21 -  Academy Newcastle, ENG
February 23 -  Rock City Nottingham, ENG
February 24 – Roundhouse London, ENG