Wolfgang Van Halen does his family name proud on new Mammoth single “The End,” an up-tempo rocker featuring a healthy dose of the guitar heroics his late father Eddie Van Halen made famous.
You can watch the action-packed, star-studded video below.
“The End” explodes out of the gate with a furious tapped guitar lick that’s evidently embedded in the Van Halen DNA. After a brisk secondary lick that evokes “Mean Street,” the song shifts into a driving verse propelled by Van Halen’s energetic drumming. “The End” climaxes with a soaring, anthemic chorus and fiery guitar solo.
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“I’ve had the tapping idea on the intro for ‘The End’ since before Mammoth,” Van Halen explained in a statement. “I was able to fit it into this world. It’s still over-the-top and shreddy, but it’s also melodic and controlled. Overall, I was doing some different things on the record, and I knew this was going to be a big step. Once we finished ‘The End,’ it felt really special to me.”
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Van Halen also recruited director Robert Rodriguez for the epic “The End” video, a modern-day interpretation of Rodriguez’s 1996 action-horror hit From Dusk Till Dawn. It stars Danny Trejo as a seedy nightclub owner who allows Mammoth to perform at the venue under the condition that they play quietly.
Naturally, the band doesn’t comply, and calamity ensues, featuring a horde of zombies, werewolves and vampires. Several Van Halen friends and family members also make cameos in the video, including Slash, Myles Kennedy, his mother Valerie Bertinelli and his wife Andraia Allsop.
In addition to the new song and video, Mammoth has announced a fall U.S. headlining tour with support from Kennedy. You can see the dates below.
Mammoth, ‘The End’ Fall 2025 U.S. Tour Dates
Oct 31 – Show information to come soon
Nov 1 – Las Vegas, NV – House of Blues
Nov 4 – Dallas, TX – House of Blues
Nov 5 – Houston, TX – House of Blues
Nov 7 – Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
Nov 8 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Nov 9 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
Nov 11 – Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore Silver Spring
Nov 12 – Show information to come soon
Nov 14 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater
Nov 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Roxian Theatre
Nov 18 – Cleveland, OH – The Agora
Nov 19 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit
Nov 20 – Columbus, OH – KEMBA Live!
Nov 22 – Onamia, MN – Grand Casino Mille Lacs Event Center
Nov 23 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center
Nov 25 – Chesterfield, MO – The Factory at The District
Nov 26 – Chicago, IL – House of Blues
Nov 28 – Oklahoma City, OK – Diamond Ballroom
Nov 29 – Show information to come soon
Dec 2 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
Dec 3 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre
Dec 6 – Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre
Dec 7 – Show information to come soon
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