Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth performed at Debonair Music Hall in Teaneck, NJ on May 11. The set included a Q&A with Wolfgang, and he explained his band’s name change from Mammoth WVH.
“It’s what we wanted the whole time,” says Van Halen. “It was supposed to be a direct reference to my Dad’s [Eddie Van Halen]… the first band where he was the singer, you know, ’cause I’m playing guitar and I’m singing. I remember asking… I was nervous. I have early demos for the song ‘Mammoth’. It was called ‘Mammoth I’, ’cause it was the first idea I ever wrote that was, like, ‘It’s gonna be for my band Mammoth.’ I think it was in, like, 2013 that I wrote the idea. And I didn’t ask Dad until, like, 2016. I think we were on that last tour, and I was like, ‘Hey, Pop, is that cool if I call my band Mammoth?’ He’s like, ‘Fuck, yeah.’ And I don’t know why I was so nervous to ask him, because, God, he was the most supportive person, other than my mom, in my life.”
Wolfgang added: “Man, is it a fucking tight rope to walk, with the shadow I’m under and the expectations. And it’s, like, I wanna be able to have the opportunity to reference my lineage, but not copy it and just put a flag in it and sit there and play ‘Panama’ for everybody every night. I wanna be able to be my own person, you know.”
Mammoth performed an acoustic set at the J. Rieger & Co. distillery in Kansas City, Missouri on May 6. Fan-filmed video can be viewed below. After each song, the player automatically moves to the next track.
Setlist:
“Another Celebration At The End Of The World”
“Epiphany”
“Think It Over”
“Distance”
“The End”
“Don’t Back Down”
Grammy® Award-nominated songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Wolfgang Van Halen, recently returned with the latest single from the band he masterminds, Mammoth. “The End” is an adrenaline-driven rocker that kicks off with a signature lead guitar riff that has become a fan-favorite element in Wolfgang’s music. The anthemic build of the intro gives way to the driving verse melody with each part carefully created and performed by Van Halen and his returning collaborator Michael “Elvis” Baskette. The chorus is driven by the unforgettable vocal melody as the message of “Take your hand in mine and watch the end with me.”
The song can be streamed/downloaded here.
“I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth. I was able to fit it into this world. It’s still over-the-top and shreddy, but it’s also melodic and controlled. Overall, I was doing some different things on the record, and I knew this was going to be a big step. Once we finished ‘The End,’ it felt really special to me,” explains Wolfgang Van Halen.
To coincide with the single release, Wolfgang and Mammoth have released a music video for “The End” that is one for the history books and something rarely seen in music videos anymore. Wolfgang teamed up with legendary director Robert Rodriguez to do a modern-day interpretation of Rodriguez’s 1996 hit film, From Dusk Till Dawn. The video tells the story of a rock band that is booked to play a show at a dive bar and given an ominous warning from the club owner portrayed by Danny Trejo. Mammoth decides they know better, and things quickly turn dire for the band before a surprising revelation during the final moments tie the complete video lore from the band together. Friends of Mammoth including Slash, Myles Kennedy and Wolfgang’s mother Valerie Bertinelli all show up throughout the short film. Horror effects icon Greg Nicotero offered his talents to the video to create zombies, werewolves and vampires that all bring a deadly end to the attendees of the show. The music video for “The End” can be seen below:
With a short run of May dates creating excitement for a Mammoth tour, the band is announcing a fall headline run. The End Tour kicks off on October 31 and runs for five weeks before it wraps up on December 7. The tour will make stops in Las Vegas, NV (November 1), Atlanta, GA (November 8), Montclair, NJ (November 14), Chicago, IL (November 26) and Tempe, AZ (December 6) to name a few.
Longtime friend Myles Kennedy will be the special guest on the run. Tickets will be on sale starting May 5 via artist presale and on sale to the public on Friday, May 9. More information on all tickets and VIP passes can be found at mammoth.band.
Tour dates:
October
31 – Show information to come soon
November
1 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
4 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
5 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
7 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
8 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
9 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
11 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
12 – Show information to come soon
14 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
18 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
19 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
20 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
22 – Onamia, MN – Grand Casino Mille Lacs Event Center
23 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
25 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory at The District
26 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
28 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
29 – Show information to come soon
December
2 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
6 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
7 – Show information to come soon
Previously announced tour dates:
May
10 – Camden, NJ – MMRBQ
12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
17 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock 2025 (festival appearance)
July
9 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena [Sold Out] *
11 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview *
15 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater *
16 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain *
19 – East Troy, WI – Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival (CREED/3 Doors Down/Sevendust/ Mammoth/Hinder/Vertical Horizon/Fuel)
20 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center [Sold Out] *
22 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre *
24 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium [Sold Out] *
26 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center [Sold Out] *
27 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum *
29 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena *
August
1 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena *
2 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena *
4 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater *
6 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *
7 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs *
9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
10 – Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic *
13 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater *
14 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre *
16 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena [Sold Out] *
19 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place [Sold Out] *
20 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome [Sold Out] *
23 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino *
24 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center *
27 – Providence, RI – Amica Mutual Pavilion *
28 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena *
30 – Halifax, NS – Citadel Hill *
# Opening for Seether
* Opening for Creed
(Photo – Travis Shinn)
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“It’s what we wanted the whole time,” says Van Halen. “It was supposed to be a direct reference to my Dad’s [Eddie Van Halen]… the first band where he was the singer, you know, ’cause I’m playing guitar and I’m singing. I remember asking… I was nervous. I have early demos for the song ‘Mammoth’. It was called ‘Mammoth I’, ’cause it was the first idea I ever wrote that was, like, ‘It’s gonna be for my band Mammoth.’ I think it was in, like, 2013 that I wrote the idea. And I didn’t ask Dad until, like, 2016. I think we were on that last tour, and I was like, ‘Hey, Pop, is that cool if I call my band Mammoth?’ He’s like, ‘Fuck, yeah.’ And I don’t know why I was so nervous to ask him, because, God, he was the most supportive person, other than my mom, in my life.”
Wolfgang added: “Man, is it a fucking tight rope to walk, with the shadow I’m under and the expectations. And it’s, like, I wanna be able to have the opportunity to reference my lineage, but not copy it and just put a flag in it and sit there and play ‘Panama’ for everybody every night. I wanna be able to be my own person, you know.”
Mammoth performed an acoustic set at the J. Rieger & Co. distillery in Kansas City, Missouri on May 6. Fan-filmed video can be viewed below. After each song, the player automatically moves to the next track.
Setlist:
“Another Celebration At The End Of The World”
“Epiphany”
“Think It Over”
“Distance”
“The End”
“Don’t Back Down”
Grammy® Award-nominated songwriter, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, Wolfgang Van Halen, recently returned with the latest single from the band he masterminds, Mammoth. “The End” is an adrenaline-driven rocker that kicks off with a signature lead guitar riff that has become a fan-favorite element in Wolfgang’s music. The anthemic build of the intro gives way to the driving verse melody with each part carefully created and performed by Van Halen and his returning collaborator Michael “Elvis” Baskette. The chorus is driven by the unforgettable vocal melody as the message of “Take your hand in mine and watch the end with me.”
The song can be streamed/downloaded here.
“I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth. I was able to fit it into this world. It’s still over-the-top and shreddy, but it’s also melodic and controlled. Overall, I was doing some different things on the record, and I knew this was going to be a big step. Once we finished ‘The End,’ it felt really special to me,” explains Wolfgang Van Halen.
To coincide with the single release, Wolfgang and Mammoth have released a music video for “The End” that is one for the history books and something rarely seen in music videos anymore. Wolfgang teamed up with legendary director Robert Rodriguez to do a modern-day interpretation of Rodriguez’s 1996 hit film, From Dusk Till Dawn. The video tells the story of a rock band that is booked to play a show at a dive bar and given an ominous warning from the club owner portrayed by Danny Trejo. Mammoth decides they know better, and things quickly turn dire for the band before a surprising revelation during the final moments tie the complete video lore from the band together. Friends of Mammoth including Slash, Myles Kennedy and Wolfgang’s mother Valerie Bertinelli all show up throughout the short film. Horror effects icon Greg Nicotero offered his talents to the video to create zombies, werewolves and vampires that all bring a deadly end to the attendees of the show. The music video for “The End” can be seen below:
With a short run of May dates creating excitement for a Mammoth tour, the band is announcing a fall headline run. The End Tour kicks off on October 31 and runs for five weeks before it wraps up on December 7. The tour will make stops in Las Vegas, NV (November 1), Atlanta, GA (November 8), Montclair, NJ (November 14), Chicago, IL (November 26) and Tempe, AZ (December 6) to name a few.
Longtime friend Myles Kennedy will be the special guest on the run. Tickets will be on sale starting May 5 via artist presale and on sale to the public on Friday, May 9. More information on all tickets and VIP passes can be found at mammoth.band.
Tour dates:
October
31 – Show information to come soon
November
1 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
4 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
5 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
7 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
8 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
9 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
11 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
12 – Show information to come soon
14 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
18 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
19 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
20 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
22 – Onamia, MN – Grand Casino Mille Lacs Event Center
23 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
25 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory at The District
26 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
28 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
29 – Show information to come soon
December
2 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
6 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
7 – Show information to come soon
Previously announced tour dates:
May
10 – Camden, NJ – MMRBQ
12 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore Philadelphia
17 – Ocean City, MD – Boardwalk Rock 2025 (festival appearance)
July
9 – Lexington, KY – Rupp Arena [Sold Out] *
11 – Syracuse, NY – Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview *
15 – Wantagh, NY – Northwell at Jones Beach Theater *
16 – Scranton, PA – The Pavilion at Montage Mountain *
19 – East Troy, WI – Summer of ’99 and Beyond Festival (CREED/3 Doors Down/Sevendust/ Mammoth/Hinder/Vertical Horizon/Fuel)
20 – Columbus, OH – Schottenstein Center [Sold Out] *
22 – Hartford, CT – Xfinity Theatre *
24 – Charleston, SC – Credit One Stadium [Sold Out] *
26 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center [Sold Out] *
27 – Memphis, TN – FedExForum *
29 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena *
August
1 – Lincoln, NE – Pinnacle Bank Arena *
2 – Ridgedale, MO – Thunder Ridge Nature Arena *
4 – Albuquerque, NM – Isleta Amphitheater *
6 – Chula Vista, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre *
7 – Palm Desert, CA – Acrisure Arena at Greater Palm Springs *
9 – Mountain View, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre *
10 – Stateline, NV – Lake Tahoe Amphitheatre at Caesars Republic *
13 – Ridgefield, WA – Cascades Amphitheater *
14 – Auburn, WA – White River Amphitheatre *
16 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena [Sold Out] *
19 – Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place [Sold Out] *
20 – Calgary, AB – Scotiabank Saddledome [Sold Out] *
23 – Mount Pleasant, MI – Soaring Eagle Casino *
24 – Cincinnati, OH – Heritage Bank Center *
27 – Providence, RI – Amica Mutual Pavilion *
28 – Manchester, NH – SNHU Arena *
30 – Halifax, NS – Citadel Hill *
# Opening for Seether
* Opening for Creed
(Photo – Travis Shinn)
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Bands… feel free to promote your shows and albums.
Podcasts… feel free to promote your new episodes.
Radio Shows… feel free to promote your latest show.
Record Labels… feel free to promote your latest releases
Click to join and start discussing: https://m.facebook.com/groups/bravewordsmetal/
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