Howdytoons, The Toronto Band With 1.5 Billion Youtube Streams, Releases Ferocious New Single "Smilodon" And Debut Album 'Megafauna Metal'

Fri May 01, 2026

The World’s Most Popular Dinosaur Rock Band Recruits Metal Royalty – Including Marco Minnemann, BillySheehan, and Rody Walker – For Its Most Ambitious Record Yet

Howdytoons – the Toronto-based band behind the most-streamed dinosaur music on the planet, with over 1.5 billion YouTube streams and more than 50 million Spotify plays to their name – today release “Smilodon,” the lead single from their debut full-length album ‘Megafauna Metal,’ out now. Written by Mike Whitla and his son Jake, the track is a prowling, snarling portrait of the prehistoric sabre-toothed predator – delivered with the kind of riffing intensity that has earned Howdytoons a place on Spotify’s editorial Hard Rock playlist and the respect of some of the biggest names in metal.