Today it's time again to introduce an unknown band here in the country, which will surely convince some. MAMMOTHOR is an American alt-metal band from Boston, Massachusetts, which was founded in 2012. Thundering heavy metal riffs and the guitar shredding of the 80s, topped off with the passion and versatility of 90s alternative. Travis Lowell is the frontman of the group and is distinctive to the band with his powerful and versatile voice. With this, they hit the heart of their genre and immediately convince with the music. Today sees the release of their music video for their latest song "Novocaine", which marks another single from their upcoming third long player "The Ecstasy of Silence...The Agony of Dreams".
The group can look back on two albums. "Tyrannicide" was released in 2014 and was the beginning of the band. Three years later followed "Devotion Lost" with which they showed a clear development. Their melodies are first of all extremely melodic and yet they can combine them with harder stylistic means, as well as vocals. Now they look into the future with their latest work. When exactly the new record will be released is not 100% certain yet. But rumor has it that it will be released at the end of August. Nevertheless, you can already listen to songs and pre-order the record.
Because MAMMOTHOR already released material for their new album since last year like: "Hitcher", "Trial By Fire", "You Don't Know Me" with almost 98.000 views on YouTube, "Final Hour" with 75.000 views, and "Do You Call My Name". Musically, it's going to be a little more honest, mean and tight. They didn't want to put on an ounce of fat, but rather put emphasis on hard muscle. The troupe wants to take a different approach with their promotion. The songs are slowly being released digitally, but the focus is more on the physical package as a whole. So basically, you have to buy the album to hear it, or have a lot of patience.
The group has survived the pandemic and now performs in a new and especially colorful formation, which you will also see in the latest music video. Alex Muss (guitar) comes from Belarus and is very interested in the metalcore style. Euz Azevedo (drums) played for years in Das Muerte, an experimental metal band from Boston. Lead singer Travis, bass player Lori and guitarist Josh are still with the band, of course!
"Novocaine" struck me personally as a pretty important and profound song presented by the band. So without further ado, I asked frontman Travis Lowell himself what the track was all about. He commented as follows:
"Josh wrote the music on this one, I wrote the title and lyrics, and we all helped with the arrangement. "Novocaine" takes the prescription drug crisis in the United States head on. Politicians pretend to be one of us. They nod their heads and smile their "perfect smiles" as they feign understanding. Underneath the facade, they are happy to keep us medicated and numb to the lies they are selling. All the while, everything at our core is left to rot..."
Watch the latest music video for "Novocaine" by MAMMOTHOR in full here:
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