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“I make this music for myself \u2013 it\u2019s what I want to hear!”<\/p>\n

On 24 October 2025, Mammoth \u2013 the hard rock project led by Wolfgang Van Halen \u2013 will be releasing album number three, titled The End.<\/p>\n

Early singles like the album\u2019s title track, The Spell and I Really Wanna are the catchiest songs the singer\/guitarist has ever written.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s been releasing an album every two years, starting with the 2021 debut Mammoth WVH, but there\u2019s something about this third full-length that exudes a newfound sense of confidence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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