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“A Really good band !”
Rolling Stone Magazine’s Dave Fricke

“An incredible group ! ”
Playlouder.com

“One of the bands to watch for the future”
Music Week.

Katrina Mogensen Vocals,piano
Vilborg Dýradóttir Bass
Alexandra Baldursdóttir Guitar
Arnar Pétursson Guitar
Andri Jakobsson Drums

MAMMÚT are a band from Reykjavik, Iceland consisting of three girls and two boys still in their teens, but with a first class musical heritage.

Singer Katrina’s father played in the influential pre-Sugarcubes band KUKL with Björk. Arnar is the son of the foremost classical guitarist in Iceland, and bassist Vilborg is the younger sister of one of the highly respected band Sigur Ros.

In 2004, three months after forming, Mammút won the annual battle of the bands (Músíktilraunir) competition in Iceland . This competition has been the springboard for some of the most promising bands and artists in Iceland.
Since then Mammút have been playing gigs all over Iceland and Europe, including recent supports with Belgian art rockers dEUS, to a great response.

Their music has developed into something quite unique; distinctive vocals and angular guitars held together by brilliant melodic bass and powerful drums.
Last autumn Mammút played a breakthrough show in Reykjavik, that attracted international attention from visiting Rolling Stone journalist Dave Fricke, who called Mammút a really good band, Music Week(UK) which named them as a band to watch for the future,and the respected Playlouder.com website describing them as "incredible".
Mammút's eponymous debut was released in Iceland on the legendary Sugarcubes founded Smekkleysa (Bad Taste) label, in spring 2006 to critical acclaim and commercial success, including a number one airplay single with the track Thorkell. Rolling Stone Magazine recently gave the album a positive review comparing singer Katrína to Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeah´s The band are in the process of writing their debut English language album.