Mammoth WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen recently picked his top new metal band when asked about his recommendations for the best new groups by Metal Hammer.
The musician shared his favorite, saying:
“The Intersphere are this German alt-prog band, and they’ve just put out a new album. It’s called ‘Wanderer,’ and I’d been looking forward to hearing it for ages. It’s awesome. The band have a killer, versatile sound. They’ve got this ability to be super-melodic, but they can be really heavy at the same time.”
Ghost’s Tobias Forge also made a suggestion and noted:
“Crypta blow my mind. They’re a cool combination of death metal and black metal, but still super-decipherable, where you can sing everything she [Fernanda Lira] sings. They’re fantastic, and I wish them the very best.”
In a 2021 chat with KaaosTV, Wolfgang chose Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Jimmy Eat World, AC/DC, Tool, and Alice In Chains among his favorite bands, and he also again mentioned The Intersphere as his favorite recently discovered band. He said the following about these bands’ impact on him:
“Kind of an amalgamation of all those bands kind of swirling in my head give my inspiration.”
In other news, Mammoth WVH is gearing up for an extensive headlining tour this autumn. They’ll be hitting the road for 25 shows nationwide to promote their second album, ‘Mammoth II,’ released on August 4. Kicking off November 4 in Milwaukee, the band will travel through various cities like Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, and Austin, concluding their tour with a performance in Los Angeles on December 9.
