INITIAL MASS

Initial Mass biography


Longtime friends Mark BALDWIN (singer/songwriter/guitarist), Kevin ROBERTSON (drums) and Scott SMITH (bass) launched their Los Angeles based power trio 'INITIAL MASS' in 2015, playing a heavy, dark and melodic brand of music, with songs boasting odd time signatures, complex arrangements and hard hitting rock sensibilities.

After releasing their debut album 'Time & Measure' in 2016, the trio followed it up in 2018 with an epic concept album called 'Tidal Force' - an hour-long opus consisting of ten hard hitting songs building a central narrative that explores the struggles and victories of the common man.

Their third album 'Bending Light' was produced by Eddie VELIZ, vocalist and guitarist for L.A. based stoner metal trio KYNG, and released in 2019. INITIAL MASS had been toying with the idea of creating another concept album - possibly a sequel - but VELIZ inspired them to shift their focus to what bassist Scott SMITH calls an album of great tunes. The band had always wanted to make every album sound different, so they followed his lead to make it a tighter work, with more energy and shorter, standalone songs.

The band signed with Italian progressive rock label Luminol Records in October 2022, and released their fourth album 'Alluvium' in January 2023.

Bio adapted by yam yam