Mammoth WVH | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 11, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2013–2018 | |||
Studio | 5150 Studios | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 58:08 62:45 (Japanese pressing) | |||
Label | EX1 | |||
Producer | Michael Baskette | |||
Mammoth WVH chronology | ||||
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Singles from Mammoth WVH | ||||
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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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Consequence | B+[9] |
Kerrang! | 3/5[10] |
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.[8]
It was elected by Loudwire as the 28th best rock/metal album of 2021.[11] In 2021, the single "Distance" was nominated for Best Rock Song for the 64th Grammy Awards.[12]
All tracks are written by Wolfgang Van Halen[13]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Mr. Ed" | 3:44 |
2. | "Horribly Right" | 3:39 |
3. | "Epiphany" | 4:28 |
4. | "Don't Back Down" | 3:45 |
5. | "Resolve" | 5:03 |
6. | "You'll Be the One" | 3:01 |
7. | "Mammoth" | 4:30 |
8. | "Circles" | 3:58 |
9. | "The Big Picture" | 3:15 |
10. | "Think It Over" | 3:55 |
11. | "You're to Blame" | 4:06 |
12. | "Feel" | 3:57 |
13. | "Stone" | 6:33 |
14. | "Distance" | 4:12 |
Total length: | 58:08 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Talk & Walk" | 4:37 |
Total length: | 62:45 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Talk & Walk" | 4:35 |
16. | "As Long As You’re Not You" | 3:41 |
17. | "Goodbye" | 4:20 |
Credits for Mammoth WVH adapted from liner notes.[13]
Mammoth WVH
Production
Weekly charts[edit]
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Year-end charts[edit]
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Title | Peak chart positions |
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US Main. | |
"Distance" | 1 |
"Don't Back Down" | 1 |
"Epiphany" | 9 |