''March of the Fire Ants EP'' is a promotional EP by American heavy metal band

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. The album's title track was originally released on the band's debut, '' Remission'' (2002).

Track listing

Other appearances

"March of the Fire Ants" appeared on the '' MTV2 Headbangers Ball'' compilation and a split 7-inch with

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. The cover of

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'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 ''

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''. The live version of "Where Strides the Behemoth" was recorded during the Relapse Records Contamination Festival on January 18, 2003 at the

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Personnel

Troy Sanders Troy Jayson Sanders (born September 8, 1973) is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon, in which he plays bass and sings alongside guitarist Brent Hinds and drummer Brann Dailor. He is also active in Killer ...

– bass, vocals *

Brann Dailor Brann Timothy Dailor (born March 19, 1975) is an American musician, best known as a member of heavy metal band Mastodon, in which he is the drummer and one of three vocalists. Career Dailor first started playing in a band called Eviscerati ...

– drums *

Bill Kelliher William Breen Kelliher (born March 23, 1971) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of heavy metal band Mastodon, and being the only band member who doesn't share the lead vocal duty. Early life Kelliher is an Irish citize ...

– guitar *

Brent Hinds William Brent Hinds (born January 16, 1974) is an American musician best known as a member of the Atlanta, Georgia metal band Mastodon, in which he shares guitar duties with Bill Kelliher and vocal duties with Troy Sanders and Brann Dailor. Hi ...

– guitar, vocals

References

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