In a brand new interview with Primordial Radio, former VAN HALEN bassist and present MAMMOTH WVH frontman Wolfgang Van Halen spoke about his love for Swedish excessive tech-metal pioneers MESHUGGAH. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “I may go to sleep listening to MESHUGGAH; it relaxes me a lot.

“If you happen to’re conversant in MESHUGGAH, you most likely know the tune ‘Bleed’.

“MESHUGGAH is only one of my favourite bands,” he continued. “They’re unbelievably heavy — there’s nothing heavier than them — however you get lulled into their rhythm. As a drummer first, I simply am in love with rhythmic music, and there is nothing extra rhythmic than MESHUGGAH.

“After listening to [‘Bleed’], you most likely could not go to sleep to that, however, man, I may, ‘trigger I adore it,” he added.

Final November, Wolfgang informed TellUs Rock that he listens to MESHUGGAH when he’s not writing, recording and performing. “I like MESHUGGAH,” he stated. “I are likely to take heed to, at the very least just lately, extra heavier music. Like all the brand new stuff that is come out. ANIMALS AS LEADERS had a brand new album come out this yr, and so did MESHUGGAH. However MESHUGGAH is considered one of my favourite bands. [They’re] nothing like MAMMOTH.”

When the interviewer requested what sort of stuff he attracts musical inspiration from for MAMMOTH WVH, Wolfgang stated: “On the following album, there really is some MESHUGGAH-inspired songs — simply by means of the lens of MAMMOTH, although. So it isn’t as tremendous heavy.”

Again in 2021, Wolfgang informed RockSverige that he was followers of bands like GOJIRA and MASTODON. He stated: “Oh, yeah. I like GOJIRA. And I am loopy about MESHUGGAH. PERIPHERY, I am pals with these guys they usually’re an outstanding band.”

Wolfgang, who performed all devices on the primary two albums from his MAMMOTH WVH challenge, was additionally requested if he can work out the MESHUGGAH tune “Bleed” on drums. “Oh, yeah. I can play it,” he stated. “As a drummer, MESHUGGAH is rather like my favourite as a result of it is like a math downside, as a tune. As a drummer, it is actually enjoyable to determine the polyrhythmic stuff occurring in every tune. It is a deal with, and I adore it.”

Wolfgang attended MESHUGGAH‘s October 2022 live performance on the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, California. The next day, he tweeted out a brief video of the efficiency, and he captioned it merely: “MESHUGGAH is remedy”.

MAMMOTH WVH will launch its sophomore album, “Mammoth II”, on August 4 by way of BMG. The ten-track file was recorded on the legendary 5150 studio and was produced by Wolfgang‘s pal and collaborator Michael “Elvis” Baskette.