Mothra

About the Artist

Mothra is a progessive/experimental rock band from the North Shore, Auckland New Zealand, drawing from various genres such as progressive metal, psychedelic rock, shoegazer, sludge, and post rock.

The band has been working on a large body of material over the last 2 years and play frequently around Auckland. They were picked out of 54 bands as the Auckland finalist for the Win a Slot at Big Day Out 2010 comp by Groove Guide magazine.

Mothra also opened for the critically acclaimed 'Devin Townsend Project' in March 2010, and were described by Devin himself as the best opening act he had played with all tour.

Mothra is currently an instrumental band focused on making fresh and challenging music for themselves and the listener. Vocal tryouts are always welcome but this is no easy feat. Numerous vocalists have attempted to contribute, many finding this difficult due to the experimental elements of odd time and complex song structuring. These are core elements of what Mothra is about, and if the songs were infact easy to write vocals to then that would defeat the purpose. In saying that, these experimental elements are never forced, and cohesion and flow are just as important to the song writing process of Mothra.