Wolfgang Van Halen just released his latest album under the Mammoth moniker, marking the outfit’s third full-length LP. In support of the new effort, titled The End, Mammoth are set to embark on a fall headlining tour with support from Myles Kennedy.
The US outing kicks off this Friday, on Halloween night, in Rancho Mirage, California, and runs through a December 12th show in Everett, Washington, with tickets available via Ticketmaster or StubHub.
Heavy Consequence recently caught up with Wolfgang to discuss the new album, the tour, his experiences opening for Metallica and Creed, and Mammoth’s plans for 2026, among other topics.
Wolfgang has been quite prolific since launching Mammoth, releasing three albums within a four-and-a-half-year period, a sort of throwback to the bands of the 1970s like Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, and even Van Halen, who released one album after another.
However, Wolfgang tells us he’s not trying to emulate those bands, but merely just doing what he loves. “I think this is all I enjoy doing,” he says in the video interview above. “It’s what gives me purpose, and it’s not until someone actually goes, ‘Hey, this is a lot,’ and it’s like, ‘Oh wow, you’re right.’”
Since hitting the road with Mammoth in 2021, Wolfgang has been touring relentlessly, playing roughly 350 shows, including high-profile slots opening for the likes of Metallica and Creed — a challenge the multi-instrumentalist has truly embraced.
“I really enjoy opening for bands where people [in the audience] have no idea who we are,” explains Wolfgang, “It’s like an audition. … If by the second-to-last song, you see people nodding their heads, it’s cool. If you play a show for that many people, and one person goes on your Apple Music and follows you, it’s like, ‘Cool, job well done.’ So, it’s a fun challenge. I really enjoy that.”
Like the other Mammoth albums, Wolfgang plays every instrument and sings on The End, leading us to ask him to rank his proficiency on each instrument from strongest to weakest. Watch the full interview above to see his somewhat surprising response.
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