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Mammal
Background information
Origin	Melbourne, Australia
Genre(s)	Heavy Rock/Funk
Years active	2006 – present
Label(s)	None / Distributed By MGM
Associated acts	Full Scale Pete Murray's Stonemasons
Website	[1]
Members
Ezekiel Ox Pete Williamson Nick Adams Zane Rosanoski

Mammal are an Australian band that formed in March 2006. Mammal's lyrically driven songs and amazing live show have helped them to rise up in the ranks of Australian music scene very quickly¹.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 The Evelyn Hotel on 2 February 2007.² Mammal have also released a single titled Slaves/Nagasaki in Flames AA side, featuring 3 songs. Mammal entered the Studio on April 21st 2008 to begin recording their debut studio album due out August 2008. Some of the bands songs, including Hell Yeah!, New Breed Judas and Slaves, Receive regular air coverage 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 session styled 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 complete³. 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 growing³.

2007

Mammal continued to play many gigs in 2007 and on the 2nd of February they recorded their debut live album "Vol 1: The Aural Underground" which was released on September the 1st. 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 November 20th⁴.

Present

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. 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 April 21st to begin recording their new studio album, which is due for release on August 30, 2008. Mammal also played at BASSINTHEGRASS 2007 and again in 2008 on the 24th of May. They have just completed their tour to promote the release of their new single "Smash the Piñata" - the first show of the tour, at Melbourne's Hi Fi Bar and Ballroom, was a sell-out, the final show of the tour saw the band playing in Brisbane at the Step Inn.

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)

Singles

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

References

External links

• Mammal Website Official Mammal Website
• Mammal Myspace Official Mammal Myspace