The Mandrake is a death metal[3][4] band who were signed to Crash Music but now describe themselves as looking for a new label, and they are releasing their next EP independently.
[2] The Mandrake is, according to their record label, an example of an American band with a lot of Scandinavian influences from the likes of Age of Ruin, Opeth and At the Gates; Scandinavia having dominated the black and death metal scene throughout the 1990s.
[4] While at the demo stage, they opened for international bands including Six Feet Under, Fear Factory and Behemoth.
The Mandrake was founded in early 2001 by their guitarist, Ron Carillo, and they released their first demo, Dying Sentiment, later that year.
Their debut studio album, The Burning Horizon at the End of Dawn, was released through Crash Music on August 24, 2004.