years_active label article_title past_members background genre origin name
1989 -- 1996 red eye , polydor mantissa -lrb- band -rrb-
 nina hopkinson tubby wadsworth jed starr syd green chris collins grant chris paine adam pringle arnie prazz russell group_or_band hard rock melbourne , victoria , australia mantissa
mantissa -lrb- band -rrb-

mantissa were an australian hard rock band which formed as killing time in 1989 .
killing time included nina grant on bass guitar and vocals , chris paine on guitar , and adam pringle on lead vocals .
in february 1991 they issued an extended play , `` ruby 's mind '' , which reached the top 100 on the aria singles chart .
their `` dream alone '' -lrb- march 1992 -rrb- extended play , peaked in the top 30 .
killing time supported national tours by jane 's addiction , mudhoney , scatterbrain and baby animals .
in august 1992 killing time changed their name to mantissa and followed with their debut album , `` mossy god '' , in october on red eye records / polydor records , which appeared in the top 50 aria albums chart .
their second album , `` thirst '' , appeared in august 1995 and the group disbanded in 1996 .
