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| Released | November 18, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2003 | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal, sludge metal | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Matt Bayles & Mastodon | |||
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March of the Fire Ants EP is a promotional EP by American heavy metal band Mastodon. The album's title track was originally released on the band's debut, Remission (2002).
All tracks are written by Mastodon, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "March of the Fire Ants" (edit) | 3:39 | |
| 2. | "March of the Fire Ants" (album version) | 4:27 | |
| 3. | "Emerald" (Thin Lizzy cover) | Phil Lynott, Brian Robertson, Brian Downey, Scott Gorham | 3:49 |
| 4. | "Crusher Destroyer" (album version) | 2:00 | |
| 5. | "Where Strides the Behemoth" (live) | 3:07 |
"March of the Fire Ants" appeared on the MTV2 Headbangers Ball compilation [1] and a split 7-inch with High on Fire. The cover of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald" was released on the deluxe edition of Remission and a split 7-inch with American Heritage. "Crusher Destroyer" was featured in the skateboarding game Tony Hawk's Underground . [2] The live version of "Where Strides the Behemoth" was recorded during the Relapse Records Contamination Festival on January 18, 2003 at the Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia.
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