When the last remaining founding members of Extol, vocalist Peter Espevoll and drummer David Husvik, decided to end the band in 2007, the remaining members, John Mjaaland, Tor Glidje, Ole Sveen, who had previously played together in Lengsel and Ganglion, decided to continue the already in-progress songwriting process and change the name of the band to Mantric.

[4] The band was signed to Prosthetic Records and released their debut album, The Descent in 2010.

The album has received generally positive reviews including 8 out of 10 scores from both Metal Hammer and Decibel.

Mantric has since played a handful of shows and festivals in Europe and are currently demoing material for their next album.

[7] On 20 March 2020, it was announced the band had signed with Tooth & Nail / Solid State Records and had released a new single titled "Polyanna".