What is the origin and meaning of your band name “Men of Mayhem”?
The origin of our name comes from a well-known TV series from a few years ago that talked about a gang of motorcyclists.
In particular, the wording "Man Of Mayhem" was a sort of recognition that only those who had shed blood for the club could obtain.
We thought it was a very strong concept and reflected a bit what we want to do on stage: give it our all.
How you decided that stoner was the genre you wanted to play?
It's actually pretty much what we've always done. In fact, the band was born from the merger of two other bands dedicated to stoner, doom or something similar.
Can you give a brief history of the band of how it came together and where it is today?
The band was born in 2015. That was a very difficult year for me. Due to family problems it was not possible for me to continue my Firelord project and therefore I was stopped.
Meanwhile Sergio (the guitarist) after the dissolution of another band, had decided to take out some old songs he had written and enlisted Giulio and Alessando on drums and bass.
At that point they needed a singer and thought of asking me.
After the first rehearsal it was clear to everyone that it worked, and shortly thereafter Men Of Mayhem was born.
We soon started playing concerts, and the feedback from the audience was very good, and we went into the studio to record our first album Inner Freedom with Danny Giordana, sound engineer for Monster Magnet.
Our sound was not yet very personal, but it soon became so, as we continued to rehearse and play concerts, always obtaining good results with the public, even going so far as to participate in the Doom Metal Fest in Malta in 2016 and in the Doomsday Survivors in Milan.
In 2016 we entered the studio to record our second album Doomed To Life, which we were very satisfied with and which now showed a very personal and better defined sound.
Unfortunately, however, family problems caused the band to break up, just when we felt we were about to take off.
Then we arrive at the beginning of 2024, when Sergio and Giulio met and decided that the
time was ripe to reform the band. Unfortunately our bassist Alessandro preferred to follow another path, but we found an excellent replacement in Alex Raster.
Now we are back to playing live and we are composing new songs.
What can people expect from your music?
I hope that people find in our music a burst of energy, that it is engaging and that it is useful for venting the stress and frustrations of life. I hope you find in the lyrics confirmation of certain thoughts that sometimes remain unexpressed.
What people can expect from your upcoming re-release of “Doomed To Life”?
I hope that those who have never listened to it will be pleasantly surprised and will start following us.
Where can people find you on Social Media?
https://menofmayhem.bandcamp.com
https://www.facebook.com/menofmayhem999
https://www.instagram.com/men_of_mayhem_999
Thanks to The Metallist PR for all of the details.
