MEDIUM RARITIES

Released in 2020 and preceding the band's eighth studio LP, 'Medium Rarities' is the second compilation album from Mastodon and this 16-track release covers unreleased or rare recordings from the Atlanta-based quarter, featuring the single and overall new song 'Fallen Torches', a powerful and well-composed entry that bolsters the typical sludgy sounds and menacing riffs, several live recordings from some of the band's earliest albums (most of these appear as B-sides on some of the singles accompanying the albums released from 2006 onwards), a few instrumental versions of selected songs, mostly newer ones, among which fans of the band will discover 'Toe to Toes' or 'Jaguar God', three cover songs of Metallica, Feist and The Flaming Lips as well as three more lesser known singles used in soundtracks or TV shows. The entirety of this collection is rather interesting and should serve as a real treat for the most dedicated of Mastodon fans. However, outside of this circle of hardcore collectors, the material on here should not be of interest to the more average music fan, while it might intrigue the regular Mastodon enjoyer, since it covers all periods of the band's history and offers a glimpse of the more "underground" side of the band's discography.

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