Mammal (band)

Mammal
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genres	Hard Rock, Funk, Rap Metal
Years active	2006 – 2009
Labels	None / Distributed By MGM
Associated acts	Full Scale Pete Murray's Stonemasons Black Devil Yard Boss The Ox and the Fury Over-Reactor Sub Atari Knives
Website	Official Website
Past members
Ezekiel Ox Pete Williamson Nick Adams Zane Rosanoski

Mammal were an Australian band that formed in March 2006. Mammal rose up the ranks of the Australian music scene very quickly.^[1] Their first self titled EP was recorded soon after the band came together. Their debut live album "Vol:1 The Aural Underground" was recorded just 4 months after the band started touring at a sold out show at The Evelyn Hotel on 2 February 2007.^[2][3] Mammal also released a single titled "Slaves/Nagasaki in Flames" AA side, featuring 3 songs. Mammal entered the studio on 21 April 2008 to begin recording their debut studio album which was released in August 2008. Some of the band's songs, including Hell Yeah!, New Breed Judas and Slaves, received regular airplay on Australian radio station Triple J.

History

2006

Mammal began in March 2006 when former Full Scale frontman Ezekiel Ox joined up with old friend Pete Williamson (of Pete Murray's Stonemasons) who had already been working on some songs with bass player Nick Adams, the two had needed a vocalist and with Zeke everything came together. The trio soon found drummer Zane Rosanoski and the official Mammal line-up was complete.^[4] Mammal began playing all the shows they could very soon after forming, which were very well received by audiences and started to gain a fast growing fan base. In mid 2006 they entered the Sing Sing Studios to record their self-titled debut EP which was very popular and the fanbase kept growing.^[4]

2007

Mammal continued to play many gigs in 2007 and on 2 February they recorded their debut live album "Vol 1: The Aural Underground" which was released on 1 September. They began to find themselves on the bills at some of the country's biggest music festivals and playing more gigs than ever. They also released their single titled "Slaves/Nagasaki in Flames" which had a live version of "Hollywood Shrine". Mammal began work on material for their debut studio album on 20 November.^[5]

2008 - 2009

The band has continued to play many shows at the beginning of 2008 and are fast growing to become one of Australia's biggest bands with a solid reputation as a live band. They performed at the Melbourne "Big Day Out" and they opened for KISS at their Brisbane show in February. They entered "Sing Sing Studios" on 21 April to begin recording their new studio album, which was released on 30 August 2008. The released album was called The Majority and it debuted at #48 on the ARIA album chart^[6] and at #2 on the independent AIR chart.^[7] Their single "Smash the Piñata" was placed on rotation by Triple J.^[8] and its accompanying video clip received high rotation on UK TV music channel "Scuzz TV". Mammal also played at Bassinthegrass 2007 and again in 2008 on 24 May. Mammal have undertaken 3 tours in the last 6 months of 2008 - the first in support of "Smash the Pinata", the first single from the debut album, the second an album launch tour, and the third, and final, more extensive run including some regional/coastal shows as a proper tour for "The Majority". Mammal finished 2008 by winning Best Live Band at the Music Oz awards for independent bands [1]. The band has also just played at the 2009 Peaches and Cream Festival [2] on the Murray River. In 2009, Mammal performed at all Australian dates on the Big Day Out Festival tour, undertook several national tours including a 2 week UK tour with sold out shows in London, Manchester and Glasgow. They were writing material for a second studio album before later disbanding. A live CD/DVD, "Vol 2: Systematic/Automatic" was released on 5 September, and were planning to tour the UK with The Answer, famed for touring with AC/DC.

Break up

On October, 31 2009, Mammal announced via newsletter that all touring had been canceled and they had split up, releasing the statement: "Due to long standing personal, political, musical and business differences, Mammal has decided it cannot continue and is no more...".^[9]

Previous to the break up Mammal were set to return to New Zealand for a one off show with band Grinspoon however this was cancelled due to Zane Rosanoski's bass drum being broken by a fan on their previous show at the Dogs Bollix in Auckland.

Post-Mammal Projects

Ezekiel Ox now plays in Over-Reactor, The Ox and The Fury, Full Scale Revolution and Smash Nova (with Forrester Savell and Eddie Perfect), as well as recording Hip Hop with James Mangiod.

Pete Williamson and Zane Rosanoski now play in Black Devil Yard Boss.

Nick Adams now plays in Sub Atari Knives

Line up

Ezekiel Ox - Vocals
Pete Williamson - Guitar
Nick Adams - Bass Guitar
Zane Rosanoski - Drums/Percussion

Discography

Albums and EPs

Mammal [EP] (MGM [Metropolitan Groove Merchants]2006)
Vol 1: The Aural Underground (MGM [Metropolitan Groove Merchants]Live Album [2007])
The Majority (Shock 2008)
Vol 2: Systematic/Automatic (live album) (5 September 2009)

Singles

"Slaves/Nagasaki in Flames" (2007)
"Smash the Piñata" (2008)
"The Majority" (2008)

References

1. ^ "MP3.com" Mp3.com 2007
2. ^ FasterLouder Mammal launch debut album and new tour!
3. ^ ["Mammal Live CD Cover"] Mammal 1st Sept 2007
4. ^ ^{a b} "New World Artists"
5. ^ "Mammal Myspace" Mammal 2006
6. ^ The Age Big names, Big Sound
7. ^ Shock Records Mammal Defy Gravity and Take On The Majority
8. ^ Triple J Hitlist
9. ^ Metal Hammer Australian Rockers Mammal Split

External links

• Mammal Website Official Website
• Mammal Myspace Official Myspace