MNRVA

MNRVA was formed in 2018 by Byron Hawk (Arcane, Our Tragic Hours, and Iron Fist), Gina Ercolini, and Kevin Jennings (both of Turbo Gatto and Iron Fist). The band is equal parts doom metal, stoner rock, and sludge, producing a style and sound that is ultimately uncategorizable but always heavy. The band’s mid-slow tempo tracks highlight strong, catchy songwriting with varying vocal styles, drawing on a progressive sense of arrangement, groove-laden riffs, and a garage aesthetic. The album was recorded at The Jam Room Recording Studio, which has recorded southeast heavyweights such as Baroness, Black Tusk, and Kylesa. MNRVA continues in this tradition with their genre-bending songs that blend the guitar grind of the Melvins, the vocal interplay of Mastodon, and the post-doom heaviness of Wisconsin’s Bereft.