MASTODON

Medium Rarities REPRISE Celebratory odds & sods from Atlanta’s prog-metal masters MASTODON ARE THE quintessential modern metal ‘album’ band. That makes Medium Rarities a strange proposition - after all, how do you process a compilation release from a band whose 20-year career is often typified by drastic shifts in tone between records? By packing it with characteristic brilliance, of course. The tracks on Medium Rarities each point to serving specific sectors of Mastodon’s fanbase. Prog musos can gorge on the luscious tonal banquets of instrumental playthroughs of Toe To Toes or Halloween, whereas fans of more meaty fare can revel in rollicking live renditions of Blood And Thunder and Circle Of Cysquatch. But ultimately, this compilation’s strongest offerings come from the titular rarities; Fallen Torches whets the appetite for things still yet to come,…

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Metal Hammer UK (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2020

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