Mammoth WVH
Biography
Mammoth WVH is the music project of former Van Halen bassist Wolfgang Van Halen. The debut single "Distance" was released on 16. November 2020 and peaked at #1 on Billboards Mainstream Rock chart in February 2021. Mammoth WVHs debut album was released on 11, June 2021.
Mammoth WVH is an American rock band formed and fronted by Wolfgang Van Halen. The band name is a reference to both Wolfgangs initials and Mammoth, an earlier band that featured his father Eddie and uncle Alex prior to forming Van Halen. Wolfgang formed Mammoth WVH initially as a solo project while he was still a part of Van Halen, but became his full-time band after their disbandment in 2020 as a result of Eddies death. To date, the band has released two albums: Mammoth WVH (2021) and Mammoth II (2023).
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Wolfgang Van Halen chose the bands name to be Mammoth WVH, as a derivative of his fathers first band named Mammoth, which eventually evolved into Van Halen. Wolfgang said that the concept for the name came from a combination of inspirations. As a child, he grew up hearing the name of his fathers former band believing, "Thats the coolest name! When I grow up, I want to call my own band that." The younger Van Halen admired that Eddie had a multi-faceted role including serving as the original lead singer of Mammoth, and with his intentions to solely write, perform, and produce the album, he settled on the name. Upon settling on the title, he presented his idea to his father who responded to it with immense positivity and gave his blessing. Wolfgang eventually dropped the WVH and continued as Mammoth. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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