Medium Rarities | ||||
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Released | September 11, 2020 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, progressive rock | |||
Length | 70:46 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Mastodon chronology | ||||
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Singles from Medium Rarities | ||||
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Medium Rarities is a compilation album by American metal band Mastodon. It was released digitally and on limited edition vinyl on September 11, 2020 via Reprise Records. The album is a collection of rare tracks that include covers, instrumental versions of previous songs, and live recordings. Its opening track, a new song titled "Fallen Torches", was released on July 31, 2020. [1] [2] [3] The song features Scott Kelly from Neurosis for his final guest appearance with Mastodon before his withdrawal from the public eye that was not announced until August 2022. [4] [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Kerrang! | [6] |
Louder | [7] |
In a positive review, Kerrang! stated the album "certainly underlines the band’s extraordinary ability to shape-shift" and highlighted the song "Fallen Torches" as a "heroic attempt to salvage 2020 via monolithic riffs and an outro thunderous enough to crack planets." [6]
No. | Title | Additional information | Length |
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1. | "Fallen Torches" | 4:22 | |
2. | "A Commotion" ( Feist cover) | A-side from Feistodon split single | 4:14 |
3. | "Asleep in the Deep" (instrumental) | B-side from "Asleep in the Deep" single | 6:12 |
4. | "Capillarian Crest" (live) | B-side from "The Wolf Is Loose" single | 4:20 |
5. | "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" ( The Flaming Lips cover) | B-side from The Flaming Lips / Mastodon split single | 3:27 |
6. | "Toe to Toes" (instrumental) | B-side from "Toe to Toes" single | 4:28 |
7. | "Circle of Cysquatch" (live) | Alternate B-side from "The Wolf Is Loose" single | 3:15 |
8. | "Atlanta" | From the Adult Swim singles collection | 3:25 |
9. | "Jaguar God" (instrumental) | 7:55 | |
10. | "Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife" | Original song from the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters soundtrack | 1:50 |
11. | "Blood & Thunder" (live) | B-side from "Capillarian Crest" single | 3:52 |
12. | "White Walker" | Original song from the Catch the Throne: Volume II mixtape | 4:20 |
13. | "Halloween" (instrumental) | B-side from " The Motherload" single | 4:38 |
14. | "Crystal Skull" (live) | Alternate B-side from "Capillarian Crest" single | 3:25 |
15. | "Orion" ( Metallica cover) | From the Remastered: Metallica's Master Of Puppets Revisited compilation | 8:15 |
16. | "Iron Tusk" (live) | B-side from "Colony Of Birchmen" single | 2:48 |
Total length: | 70:46 |
Mastodon
Guest musicians
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
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German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 91 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [10] | 14 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [11] | 35 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [12] | 32 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [13] | 29 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 38 |
Medium Rarities | ||||
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Compilation album by | ||||
Released | September 11, 2020 | |||
Genre | Progressive metal, progressive rock | |||
Length | 70:46 | |||
Label | Reprise | |||
Mastodon chronology | ||||
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Singles from Medium Rarities | ||||
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Medium Rarities is a compilation album by American metal band Mastodon. It was released digitally and on limited edition vinyl on September 11, 2020 via Reprise Records. The album is a collection of rare tracks that include covers, instrumental versions of previous songs, and live recordings. Its opening track, a new song titled "Fallen Torches", was released on July 31, 2020. [1] [2] [3] The song features Scott Kelly from Neurosis for his final guest appearance with Mastodon before his withdrawal from the public eye that was not announced until August 2022. [4] [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Kerrang! | [6] |
Louder | [7] |
In a positive review, Kerrang! stated the album "certainly underlines the band’s extraordinary ability to shape-shift" and highlighted the song "Fallen Torches" as a "heroic attempt to salvage 2020 via monolithic riffs and an outro thunderous enough to crack planets." [6]
No. | Title | Additional information | Length |
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1. | "Fallen Torches" | 4:22 | |
2. | "A Commotion" ( Feist cover) | A-side from Feistodon split single | 4:14 |
3. | "Asleep in the Deep" (instrumental) | B-side from "Asleep in the Deep" single | 6:12 |
4. | "Capillarian Crest" (live) | B-side from "The Wolf Is Loose" single | 4:20 |
5. | "A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" ( The Flaming Lips cover) | B-side from The Flaming Lips / Mastodon split single | 3:27 |
6. | "Toe to Toes" (instrumental) | B-side from "Toe to Toes" single | 4:28 |
7. | "Circle of Cysquatch" (live) | Alternate B-side from "The Wolf Is Loose" single | 3:15 |
8. | "Atlanta" | From the Adult Swim singles collection | 3:25 |
9. | "Jaguar God" (instrumental) | 7:55 | |
10. | "Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife" | Original song from the Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters soundtrack | 1:50 |
11. | "Blood & Thunder" (live) | B-side from "Capillarian Crest" single | 3:52 |
12. | "White Walker" | Original song from the Catch the Throne: Volume II mixtape | 4:20 |
13. | "Halloween" (instrumental) | B-side from " The Motherload" single | 4:38 |
14. | "Crystal Skull" (live) | Alternate B-side from "Capillarian Crest" single | 3:25 |
15. | "Orion" ( Metallica cover) | From the Remastered: Metallica's Master Of Puppets Revisited compilation | 8:15 |
16. | "Iron Tusk" (live) | B-side from "Colony Of Birchmen" single | 2:48 |
Total length: | 70:46 |
Mastodon
Guest musicians
Chart (2020) | Peak position |
---|---|
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [9] | 91 |
Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ) [10] | 14 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [11] | 35 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [12] | 32 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [13] | 29 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [14] | 38 |