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Mammoth II
is the second
studio album
by American rock band
Similar to the band's
first album,
Mammoth WVH
(2021),
all writing,
vocals,
and instruments
were performed by
Wolfgang Van Halen.
The album was released
through I Am the Sheriff
and
BMG Rights Management
on
August 4, 2023.
Background
Wolfgang Van Halen,
son of Van Halen
guitarist
Eddie Van Halen,
after years of performing
for various bands,
began branching out into
writing his own
solo music as
early as 2014.
His first album,
written and recorded
entirely on his own,
was finished in 2018,
but was not released
until 2021,
under the moniker
Mammoth WVH
(shortened in 2025 to simply "Mammoth"),
in reference to one of
Van Halen's
early band names
and his own initials.
The release,
Mammoth WVH,
was a success,
debuting at number one
on the
Billboard
Top Rock Albums
and Top
Hard Rock Albums.
After touring in support
of the release for over a year,
Wolfgang turned his focus on
recording a follow-up album.
Writing and recording
Work on the album
began in September 2022.
Starting the sessions were
difficult for Wolfgang;
while his father Eddie
was not formally credited
in the first album,
he was still present
for the sessions
in the 2010s,
and music was an area
of bonding for the two.
However,
Eddie's death
in 2020
meant that the sessions
would be Wolfgang's
first without him around.
Despite this,
the sessions were,
by design,
much quicker than
the ones for
the first album,
as Wolfgang had already
established the band's sound,
and knew what worked
and what didn't,
The album was
recorded in
Eddie's 5150 Studios
with music producer
Michael "Elvis" Baskette
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