March of the Fire Ants EP

March of the Fire Ants EP is a promotional EP by American heavy metal band Mastodon. The song "March of the Fire Ants" is the second track of the band's debut studio album, Remission (2002).

March of the Fire Ants EP
EP by
ReleasedNovember 18, 2003
Recorded2001–2003
Genre
LabelRelapse
Producer
Mastodon chronology
Remission
(2002)
March of the Fire Ants EP
(2003)
Leviathan
(2004)
Mastodon singles chronology
"March of the Fire Ants"
(2003)
"Iron Tusk"
(2004)

Music video

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A music video was created for the title track, with filming taking place in the band's hometown of Atlanta and was directed by Chad Rullman.[1]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mastodon, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(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 Gorham3:49
4."Crusher Destroyer" (album version) 2:00
5."Where Strides the Behemoth" (live) 3:07

Other appearances

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"March of the Fire Ants" appeared on the MTV2 Headbangers Ball compilation[2] 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.[3] 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.

Personnel

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Mastodon

References

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  1. ^ "MASTODON Complete Work On First Video". Blabbermouth.net. October 7, 2003. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ^ "MTV2 Headbangers Ball - Various Artists". AllMusic. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "Tony Hawk's Underground - Soundtrack Song List". IGN. Retrieved October 2, 2016.
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