| Medium Rarities | |
| Type: | Compilation |
| Artist: | Mastodon |
| Cover: | Medium Rarities Mastodon.jpg |
| Released: | September 11, 2020 |
| Genre: | Progressive metal, progressive rock |
| Length: | 70:46 |
| Label: | Reprise |
| Prev Title: | Cold Dark Place |
| Prev Year: | 2017 |
| Next Title: | Hushed and Grim |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
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]
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."
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