BAND
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH are an Australian rock n’ roll power trio from Melbourne, Australia.
The band was originally founded and named in 2006 by Ben ‘Cuz’ Couzens and Gareth ‘Gash’ Sweet and not long after, Mikey Tucker joined on vocals and Frank ‘Bones’ Trobbiani joined on drums. This lineup played shows extensively around Australia building its fan base and cementing its live reputation.
In 2008 the band released its debut self-titled EP independently through their own label Golden Triangle. Only 666 numbered copies were pressed on CD.
In 2009 the band made their first appearance at the CherryRock Festival held in Melbourne's iconic laneway AC/DC Lane. In 2010, following the release of Volume II: Mammoth, their first full length record, the band toured Australia with fellow Melbourne hard rock band Airbourne and again played CherryRock Festival. Shortly after, Sweet left the band and was temporarily replaced by Simon ‘Spliff’ Jaunay before they chose Pete Bell as the band's permanent bass player.
MAMMOTH MAMMOTH created the basic outline for their album Volume III: Hell’s Likely over a continuous, three-day jamming session. They later recorded the album in two weeks at Toyland and Goatsounds Studios in Melbourne. They employed Jason Fuller, producer and bassist for Australian metal band Blood Duster, to work with them on the album.
In 2012, after the Australian release of Volume III: Hell’s Likely, MAMMOTH MAMMOTH were approached by Napalm Records and subsequently signed an international recording contract. The album was re-released internationally to positive reviews and the band supported it with their 2013 European tour. Metal Hammer magazine's German, French and UK editions voted Hell’s Likely number two for "Album of the Month" in December 2012. MAMMOTH MAMMOTH returned to Australia to play Melbourne's CherryRock Festival in AC/DC Lane, sharing the bill with fellow Australian hard rockers, Rose Tattoo. Volume II: Mammoth was also re-released by Napalm.
In 2014, the band wrote and recorded their fourth studio album, Volume IV: Hammered Again. The first video release for the track Looking Down the Barrel is a tribute to The Decline Of Western Civilization Part 2: The Metal Years, in which WASP guitarist Chris Holmes sums up the era as he is being interviewed while drinking vodka and floating in a pool while his mother watches.
On completion of the album, the band toured throughout Europe and alongside former Kyuss vocalist John Garcia and followed up with supports of U.S. doom legends Sleep. In 2016, the band made a record fourth appearance on the main stage of CherryRock, sharing the bill with Kadavar, Supersuckers and Richie Ramone.
In 2016, the band returned briefly to the studio to write and record an EP, Mammoth Bloody Mammoth. The album featured a cover of the MC5's Kick Out The Jams. The EP was supported with a European tour with label mates Green Leaf and My Sleeping Karma and shows in Australia supporting Hellyeah and Black Label Society.
The band's fifth full-length album, Volume V: Mount The Mountain was released through Napalm Records in April 2017. The Mount The Mountain European Tour took place through April and May of the same year before tensions in the band saw Tucker and Trobbiani carry on without Couzens and Bell with stand-in musicians, Marco Gennaro and Kris Sinister to complete shows that year.
In 2018 Gennaro and Sinister became key songwriters on MAMMOTH MAMMOTH's sixth album, 'Kreuzung'. The album was written over summer of 2018 in Berlin and recorded later that year.
In August 2020, a statement was posted on MAMMOTH MAMMOTH's social media accounts, "F@#k you Corona virus! While the world is afraid of blood, sweat and beers, MAMMOTH MAMMOTH simply cannot exist. We’re outta here!" It was unclear of the official status of the band.
Exactly one year later, the band announced that they had reunited its classic line-up of Mikey Tucker, Frank 'Bones' Trobbiani, Ben 'Cuz' Couzens and Pete Bell for the first time in 4 years. The band also announced they would be releasing a live album. Due to on-going Covid related issues, the release of the band's live album was delayed. On December 2 2022 the first singles from the forthcoming live album were released (Sittin' Pretty/Love Gun) to coincide with their first Australian show in six years with Nashville Pussy (USA).
In 2023 the band's live album Volume VI: Warts n' All was officially released with a limited number of gold LPs available. Shortly after, Tucker quit the band.
In December 2024 MAMMOTH MAMMOTH played their first official show as a three-piece with Couzens and Bell handling vocals as part of the 25th birthday celebrations of Melbourne's Cherry Bar.
Ben 'Cuz' Couzens - Guitars & Vocals
Pete Bell - Bass & Vocals
Frank 'Bones' Trobbiani - Drums