Mantric is a Norwegian

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band from

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that formed in 2007.

Background

When the last remaining founding members of

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, vocalist

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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

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and Ganglion, decided to continue the already in-progress songwriting process and change the name of the band to Mantric. Husvik was also a part of the first lineup, but eventually left. The band was signed to

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and released their debut album, ''

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'' in 2010. The album has received generally positive reviews including 8 out of 10 scores from both

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and

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. Mantric has since played a handful of shows and festivals in Europe and are currently demoing material for their next album. In 2015, the band released a new song and announced two releases, an EP and a Studio album. In 2015, the band released their sophomore album entitled, ''Sin'', which was well received. The album was said to be of various sounds, mainly

, but also

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, and

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. On 20 March 2020, it was announced the band had signed with Tooth & Nail /

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and had released a new single titled "Polyanna". The band is set to release their third album, ''False Negative'' on 24 April 2020. On 9 April, the band released "The Towering Mountain".

Members

Current *John Robert Mjåland – bass, vocals (2007–present) *Ole Halvard Sveen –

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, lead guitar, violin,

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(2007–present) *

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– rhythm guitar, vocals, percussion (2007–present) Live musicians *Anders Salomon Lidal –

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(2007–present) * David Husvik – drums (2007–2009, 2011–present) *Martin Siverstein – guitar Former *Kim Akerholdt – drums (2009–2011)

Discography

;Studio albums * ''The Descent'' (2010) * ''Sin'' (2015) * ''False Negative'' (2020) ;EPs * ''Die Old'' (2015) ;Singles * "Polyanna" (2020) * "The Towering Mountain" (2020)

References

External links

* * *
Mantric discography
at

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