Medium Rarities (Mastodon album)

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Medium Rarities
Medium Rarities Mastodon.jpg
Compilation album by
Mastodon
ReleasedSeptember 11, 2020
Genre Progressive metal, sludge metal
Length70:46
Label Reprise
Mastodon chronology
Cold Dark Place
(2017)		Medium Rarities
(2020)		 Hushed and Grim
(2021)
Singles from Medium Rarities
  1. "Fallen Torches"
    Released: July 31, 2020

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]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Louder Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Brann Dailor, Brent Hinds, Bill Kelliher, Troy Sanders except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Additional informationLength
1."Fallen Torches"Dailor, Hinds, Kelliher, Sanders, Scott Kelly New song (2019)4:22
2."A Commotion" (Feist cover) Leslie Feist A-side from Feistodon split single (2012)4:14
3."Asleep in the Deep" (instrumental) B-side from "Asleep in the Deep" single (2015)6:12
4."Capillarian Crest" (live) B-side from "The Wolf Is Loose" single (2006)4:20
5."A Spoonful Weighs a Ton" (The Flaming Lips cover) Wayne Coyne, Steven Drozd, Michael Ivins B-side from The Flaming Lips / Mastodon split single (2012)3:27
6."Toe to Toes" (instrumental) B-side from "Toe to Toes" single (2017)4:28
7."Circle of Cysquatch" (live) Alternate B-side from "The Wolf Is Loose" single (2006)3:15
8."Atlanta"Dailor, Hinds, Kelliher, Sanders, Gibby Haynes From the Adult Swim singles collection (2014)3:25
9."Jaguar God" (instrumental) Vocal version on Emperor of Sand (2017)7:55
10."Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife"Dave Willis, Matt MaiellaroFrom Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Colon the Soundtrack (2007)1:50
11."Blood & Thunder" (live) B-side from "Capillarian Crest" single (2006)3:52
12."White Walker" Original song from the Catch the Throne: Volume II mixtape (2016)4:20
13."Halloween" (instrumental) B-side from "The Motherload" single (2014)4:38
14."Crystal Skull" (live) Alternate B-side from "Capillarian Crest" single (2006)3:25
15."Orion" (Metallica cover) James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Cliff Burton From the Remastered: Metallica's Master of Puppets Revisited compilation (2006)8:15
16."Iron Tusk" (live) B-side from "Colony Of Birchmen" single (2007)2:48
Total length:70:46

Personnel

Mastodon

Guest musicians

Charts

Chart performance for Medium Rarities
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

References

  1. ↑ "'Medium Rarities' Out September 11". Mastodonrocks.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  2. ↑ Bienstock, Richard (July 31, 2020). "Mastodon Premiere Trippy New Song, Fallen Torches, Ahead of Medium Rarities Compilation". Guitar World. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ↑ Hussey, Allison (July 31, 2020). "Mastodon Announce Medium Rarities Compilation, Share New Song: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Neurosis' Scott Kelly Admits to Abusing Family, Announces Retirement From Music". Pitchfork. August 29, 2022. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ Blabbermouth (August 29, 2022). "NEUROSIS Members Blast Former Bandmate SCOTT KELLY: 'There Is Nothing Brave About Systematically Abusing Your Wife And Children'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  6. 1 2 Beebee, Steve (September 9, 2020). "Album Review: Mastodon - Medium Rarities". Kerrang! . Retrieved September 12, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Mastodon - Medium Rarities: A trawl through 20 years of long-lost sonic mayhem". September 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Mastodon Announce Tour With Gojira, Kvelertak; Ex-Mars Volta Keyboardist to Appear on New Album | Music News @". Ultimate-guitar.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mastodon – Medium Rarities" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 43. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Mastodon – Medium Rarities". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Mastodon – Medium Rarities". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  14. ↑ "Mastodon Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
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