Mantissa (band)
Mantissa | |
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Origin | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
Genres | Hard rock, funk metal, alternative rock |
Years active | 1989 | –1996
Labels | Red Eye, Polydor |
Past members | Nina Grant Chris Paine Adam Pringle Arnie Prazz Russell Hopkinson Tubby Wadsworth Jed Starr Syd Green Chris Collins |
Mantissa were an Australian hard rock band which formed as Killing Time in 1989. Killing Time included Nina Grant on bass guitar and vocals, Chris Paine on guitar, and Adam Pringle on lead vocals. In February 1991 they issued an extended play, Ruby's Mind, which reached the Top 100 on the ARIA Singles Chart. Their Dream Alone (March 1992) extended play, peaked in the Top 30. Killing Time supported national tours by Jane's Addiction, Mudhoney, Scatterbrain and Baby Animals. In August 1992 Killing Time changed their name to Mantissa and followed with their debut album, Mossy God, in October on Red Eye Records / Polydor Records, which appeared in the Top 50 ARIA Albums Chart. Their second album, Thirst, appeared in August 1995 and the group disbanded in 1996.[citation needed]
History
Mantissa had formed in 1989 as Killing Time in Melbourne with Nina Grant (ex-Good and Evil) on bass guitar and vocals; Chris Paine (Utter Stench) on guitar; Adam Pringle (Compressed Heads) on lead vocals; and Arnie Prazz on drums.
In August 1992 Killing Time changed their name to Mantissa due to American and Japanese bands of that name.
On 16 November 2015, founding member and rhythm guitarist Chris Paine died in Melbourne. The news was broken to fans on the band's Facebook page.[4][5][6]
Discography
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [2] | ||
Mossy God |
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47 |
Thirst |
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EPs
Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [2][7] | ||
Ruby's Mind (as Killing Time) |
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72 |
Mystery Line/Dream Alone (as Killing Time) |
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23 |
The Mandlebroth Set (as Killing Time) |
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Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [2] | ||
"Mary Mary" | 1992 | 55 |
"Land of the Living" | 1993 | 60 |
"Sanctify" | 1994 | — |
"Inter Alia" | 1995 | — |
References
- ISBN 9781865084121.
- ISBN 1-86448-768-2.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p McFarlane, 'Mantissa' entry. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- ^ a b c d e Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b Hung, Steffen. "Discography – Mantissa". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Retrieved 2 March 2013.
- user-generated source]
- ^ "Melbourne guitarist, Chris Paine, passes away | HEAVY Magazine". 16 November 2015.
- ^ "R.I.P. Chris Paine of Killing Time and Mantissa". noise11.com. 17 November 2015.
- ^ "Australian-charts.com – Killing Time – Dream Alone". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links
- Aus Metal Guide
- Librarius Metallicus Mantissa
- Librarius Metallicus Killing Time