Mantric

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Mantric
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Background information
Origin Oslo, Norway
Genres Progressive metal, [1] post-metal [1]
Years active2007–present
Labels
MembersJohn Mjaaland
Tor Glidje
Ole Sveen
Anders Lidal
Past membersKim Akerholdt
David Husvik
Website Mantric on Facebook

Mantric is a Norwegian progressive metal band from Oslo that formed in 2007.

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Background

When the last remaining founding members of Extol, vocalist Peter Espevoll and drummer David Husvik, decided to end the band in 2007, the remaining members, John Mjaaland, Tor Glidje, Ole Sveen, who had previously played together in Lengsel and Ganglion, decided to continue the already in-progress songwriting process and change the name of the band to Mantric. [2] [3] Husvik was also a part of the first lineup, but eventually left. [4]

The band was signed to Prosthetic Records and released their debut album, The Descent in 2010. The album has received generally positive reviews including 8 out of 10 scores from both Metal Hammer and Decibel. Mantric has since played a handful of shows and festivals in Europe and are currently demoing material for their next album. [5] In 2015, the band released a new song and announced two releases, an EP and a Studio album. [6] In 2015, the band released their sophomore album entitled, Sin, which was well received.[ citation needed ] The album was said to be of various sounds, mainly progressive metal, [1] but also post metal, [1] death metal, [7] and black metal. [7] On 20 March 2020, it was announced the band had signed with Tooth & Nail / Solid State Records and had released a new single titled "Polyanna". [8] The band is set to release their third album, False Negative on 24 April 2020. [8] On 9 April, the band released "The Towering Mountain". [9]

Members

Current

Live musicians

Former [4]

Discography

Studio albums
EPs
Singles

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References

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