| Mammoth WVH | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Mammoth WVH |
| Cover: | Mammoth WVH (album).jpg |
| Released: | June 11, 2021 |
| Recorded: | 2013–2018, 2020 |
| Studio: | 5150 Studios |
| Length: | 58:08 62:45 (Japanese pressing) |
| Label: | EX1 |
| Producer: | Michael Baskette |
| Next Title: | Mammoth II |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
Mammoth WVH is the debut studio album by American rock band Mammoth WVH. The album was released on June 11, 2021, by EX1 Records.[1] [2]
The album's origins can be traced back to 2013 after Wolfgang Van Halen finished the A Different Kind of Truth Tour with Van Halen and began working on his own music.[3] The album was completed in 2018.[4]
For the opening track, "Mr. Ed", Wolfgang used the original Electro-Harmonix Micro-Synthesizer that his father, Eddie Van Halen, used for the 1981 Van Halen track "Sunday Afternoon in the Park".[5]
Wolfgang used his father's original Frankenstrat guitar for the solos on "Mammoth" and "Feel".[6]
The album cover features a painting by American painter John Brosio of a giant crab terrorizing a parking lot. When asked about the significance of the crab, Wolfgang Van Halen responded on Twitter with a screenshot of the synonyms of the word "mammoth", further stating that "We all know it takes being a Van Halen to understand that the word mammoth means 'big.'"[7]
Mammoth WVH received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 79, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 4 reviews.
It was elected by Loudwire as the 28th best rock/metal album of 2021.[8] In 2021, the single "Distance" was nominated for Best Rock Song for the 64th Grammy Awards.[9]
Credits for Mammoth WVH adapted from liner notes.
Mammoth WVH
Production
| Peak position | ||
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[10] | 53 | |
|---|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[11] | 12 | |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] | 1 | |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] | 1 | |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] | 1 |
| Position | ||
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] | 86 |
|---|
| Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|
| US Main. | |
| "Distance" | 1 |
| "Don't Back Down" | 1 |
| "Epiphany" | 9 |