Mammoth Grinder

Summer touring is brutal. Hot, crowded, sticky, dirty venues; hotter, more crowded, stickier, dirtier tour vans. Power trio Mammoth Grinder -- who say "whoever your favorite band is, we can dunk on them" -- aren't letting a little thing like heat get in the way of their country-canvassing exploits this summer in support of 'Extinction of Humanity,' which was released by Relapse... Read

When it comes to running his record label, Cyclopean Records, Iron Age vocalist Jason Tarpey takes an old-school approach. "I'm really old fashioned," Tarpey told Noisecreep. "I handwrite all the labels. I pack everything myself. I'm not very savvy on the Internet...

When you look at the Mammoth Grinder MySpace page (as you will directly after reading this whole post), you'll notice is that it's at its barest, with minimal information about the band. They have an LP. They have a seven-inch. And, if you want any more information, they have an e-mail...

Mammoth Grinder's 'Extinction of Humanity,' being released in CD and digital format by Relapse Records, already received the vinyl treatment via Cyclopean, which is a good thing considering Joe Petagno's artwork graces the cover. A hooded and smoky spectre with wide arms oversees the doom of a city below...