Mantissa 'Mary Mary'

[@kurtfaulk3823]

in my opinion the best song ever put out by an australian artist. will never get sick of it.

[@meshitravels]

1990-1993 use to drink at the Commerical Hotel Surryhills life was good.Boyfreind long hair black Levi stove pipe jeans etc etc love those memories and all the music that went with it.

[@tonychamp3898]

I saw Mantissa live a The Metropolis under the Myer Center in Brisbane. I had their Killing Time EP in ‘91……then Mossy God came out…..One of THE best albums every recorded anywhere!

[@Jussy77]

This brings back sooooo many good memories of High School! I was in Grade 10 in 92...

[@danrobinson7746]

This album is a treasure

[@phntmsmshr]

I remember the single for this had a sticker over the band name saying Killing Time (peel to reveal) and then “unveiled” their name change to Mantissa. Good times

[@majorfeelgoodrecords2740]

I can’t stop tell so many people about this Aussie band 🎼🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘 Edit: thank you so much for the post 🤘

[@nathanjones8197]

Just picked up this cassette today at an opshop. Well spent $1 never heard of these guys!

[@LORDGOAT1976]

Wish good music like this was still around.

[@adamnova4630]

It is still around because we cared enough to get it on tape right

[@nicholasburt6679]

Need this band back ! period 🤷‍♂️

[@nicholasburt6679]

Bring this band back )))))

[@michaelanthonyrosete734]

Saw this video back in high school I think around '93. The last music video on Headbanger's ball that evening on MTV. Good times

[@simondepass4647]

WHAT A TUNE!!!

[@michaelchambers530]

gotta luv that end riff !!!

[@kurtfaulk3823]

and that the fade out takes a long time so we can enjoy it for longer.

[@johnomcmillan2404]

This song is 100% me in my old HQ ute doing doughnuts in the woollies carpark

[@kobrakaimusicofficial6451]

aussie as fuck

[@chriscampbell9191]

Haven't heard this in years, literally. Where I worked in the US radio business the promo CD single arrived. An Oz band, Mantissa, playing this track live at Big Day Out apparently. The first guitar chords were kickass. Very Australian, in a sense, where rhythm guitar is played with an intensity. I played the CD single a lot and ended up getting it because they never used it on the rock format where I worked (a lot of great stuff was bypassed that way -- the Screaming Jets being another example of overlooked music -- it was all grunge, rap, R&B or nothing back then). This is a shot of adrenaline. Wish the band had received more recognition in the long term, and especially overseas (where I live), but that's the breaks, unfortunately. But at least we've got the 'Tube to keep it alive, hey?

[@Fairy3012]

I can remember this song when I was like 10. Loved it!

[@williambiddle4507]

I got turned on to this when I watched the movie nemesis.. 1993 I think .... soundtrack. Wow.

[@lankybeer]

Back in the day I used to set a video recording at midnight on RAGE on a Friday nigth and watch it the next day. This was one of the bands I found from doing said recording. Worst part was when a great song came on and the VHS had stopped recording!!!

[@deezarockin8379]

I used to do the same. The other downfall was recording over something you really wanted to keep. I still have a couple of my vhs tapes.

[@JordanHill-j3c]

YES AU!

[@pzarny]

Remember seeing U in the drum Shop in Parramatta Syd. Good Times

[@simondepass4647]

Same a few times!

[@iandickson1940]

So Good🤘🎸🥁

[@nicholasburt6679]

This was sick band ) still a fan 😅

[@levibinford813]

Saw this on rock video monthly and HAD to have it!!

[@heatherdavie6777]

Same here @Jussy77, I was in Year 10 at my local high school in 1992, another good album that came out that year was Alice In Chains’ Dirt.

[@johanpearce223]

Wow man haven't heard this in so long..... These guys opened for Pantera in Adelaide I think I was the only person there who actually liked them haha they cut there set short cause the crowd was there to see Pantera & Pantera they wanted.

[@HeHasNoName]

i was watching videos on mathematics and it reminded me of this.

[@Aristophanes73]

Aussie Metal at it's best

[@maryj226]

this single was my first cd :-) i got it from joing the underground

[@adamnova4630]

Awesome

[@MrHantz101]

Way way back in the early 90s, I subscribed to a service called Rock Video Monthly, which would send me VHS tapes (remember those?) of 10 music videos every month. Some bands I've never heard of before or since. Mantissa was one of them, along with Sister Machine Gun, Course of Empire, Downset, King's X, and Varga. I could probably find the videos on KZbin, but they would be crappy 90s quality and barely worth the effort.

[@Krrrimmi]

MTV HEADBANGERS BALL '93. \m/💀

[@Dan_Pearson]

Chris Paine is the riff master!!

[@adamnova4630]

The fuckin Master of the twisted guitar groove and a fuckin burly skater

[@angelbacon626]

Why does this song only have 4,216 views?? =((

[@adamnova4630]

Because its not a meal ticket for fat rich cunts

[@SIRSKITZ]

I used to play this song to death when it was released .... This song fuckin rocks ... Long live Aussie Metal!! \,,/. _\/ _ .\,,/

[@adamnova4630]

Long live music lovers

[@TherionBeta]

Love this song! Love this album! Anyone know what these artists are doing now?

[@adamnova4630]

Music and other stuff. No sell outs here

[@xljnrbongz9926]

Camping

[@FM5k]

Aaaaaah...the memories. Nina is still the hottest rock chick I ever did see.

[@adamnova4630]

That Sir is a FACT...

[@Fairy3012]

Fuck, I love this song !!

[@atomicgrandpa]

Cliff Spab sent me.

[@Epsillion70]

SO SUBLIME and OLD SCHOOL

[@andrewmckaysmith2216]

Awesome, sounds like Testament 'The Ritual" era

[@MySteamChannel]

R.I.P Syd

[@markrowe1679]

Love the song takes me back to....I don't want to say when :) How can you buy this album??

[@nance4363]

ebay

[@gimpyville]

mark wards riffs probably some of jed stars as well.ward didnt join them but according to good sources wrote a lot of riffs at one time with them[and they knicked em apparently]still a great band

[@adamnova4630]

None of that is true but cool

[@angelbacon626]

UGH!! i love long hair on guys sooooo much!! lol

[@adamnova4630]

You go girl.

[@nyokoSalome]

these kids never got their proper due... :( the very epitomie of early-ninties hair-metal! i'm still looking for a proper 'killing time' cd to add to my collection.

[@MrIsmilealot]

I was up in Brisvagas to see Janes Addiction and I was telling all my fellows in the mosh pit how good the support band was. But the lead guitar player missed the flight so Mantissa were pretty shit until he arrived the last three songs were Mary Mary, Sanctify and Land of the living then the acid kicked in and Janes adddiction came on OMG !!!

[@rotz7775]

[@LORDGOAT1976]

No one better not call this Grunge, sick of People saying anything that was out then was Grunge lol come on already.

[@adamnova4630]

Fuck labels .. I agree

[@Krrrimmi]

This is METAL. Only non-Metal retards keep on calling grunge.

[@marksaid4144]

Does anyone know what cymbals he plays on this track?

[@MetalionSOS]

Haven't seen this video in well... since it was new! Classic. That opening is just too heavy \m/

[@45641560456405640563]

Had Mossy God back in the day, never got around to seeing this mob for some reason.