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Mantissa
12+ albums
heavy metalhard rockmetalexperimentalsoft
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There are 2 artists with the name: Mantissa. 1). Mantissa is a heavy rock band formed as Killing Time. Killing Time formed in Melbourne, the band comprised Adam Pringle, Nina Grant, Chris Paine, Jed Starr and Tubby Wadsworth. In 1991, they started to gain a following and after a bidding war were signed to Polydor. Their first release, Ruby's Mind, reached #76 on the Australian charts. Wadsworth was sacked in 1991 and was eventually replaced by Syd Green. (One of the intervening drummers was Russell Hopkinson, later a member of You Am I). 1992 single Dream Alone peaked at #32. In 1992 Starr left and was replaced by Chris Collins. Killing Time supported national tours by Jane's Addiction, Mudhoney, Scatterbrain and Baby Animals. Killing Time changed their name to Mantissa in 1992 due to there being bands named Killing Time in USA and Japan. Their first album, Mossy God (produced by Mantissa and Terry Date), was released in 1992 and reached #66. The two singles from the album, Mary Mary and Land of the Living, peaked at #62 and #64 respectively. Mantissa supported the Red Hot Chili Peppers national tour followed by their own national tours to promote their releases. In 1993 Mantissa located to USA and to promote the US release of Mossy God toured heavily, including a support for Mindfunk. Mantissa returned to Australia in 1994 and opened for Pantera, played the 1995 Big Day Out then released another EP, Inter Alia, in 1995. They recorded their second album, Thirst (produced b
