Mindead

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Mindead
Mindead 2015 at Operation Metal Attack
Mindead 2015 at Operation Metal Attack
General information
origin Stuttgart / Ludwigsburg , Germany
Genre (s) Modern metal , metalcore
founding 2001
Website www.mindead.com
Founding members
singing
 Timo Fielker
guitar
 Marcel Grashei (until 2010)
bass
 Benedikt Wagner
Drums
 Benjamin Hell
Current occupation
Timo Fielker
Pablo Mateo Ramirez (since 2010)
Benedikt Wagner
Benjamin Hell
Chris Lohrmann
former members
guitar
 Michael Trautner (2007-2010)
guitar
 Benny Weckenmann (2010–2011)

Mindead is a modern metal band from Stuttgart / Ludwigsburg .

Band history

Drummer Benjamin Hölle and singer Timo Fielker founded the band in 2001 together with bassist Benedikt Wagner and guitarist Marcel Grashei. At the beginning they made a name for themselves in the club scene in Ludwigsburg and Stuttgart. After a demo in 2004, the EP "Still Empty" was released in 2005 and their debut album Abandon All Hope on August 15, 2008 via 7hard Records . The album was mastered by Andy Classen . The band then played in the opening act for Devildriver , Mnemic , Ektomorf , 4Lyn and the Emil Bulls, among others . A European tour in 2011 with Ill Niño followed.

In 2012 a music video for Dark Places was released . In 2015 the second album Controlling the Tides was released on Bleeding Nose Records . The album includes a cover version of Nine Inch Nails ' Hurt , but heavily influenced by Johnny Cash's version. 3 more videos for "Indifferent", "Universe" and "Sore" followed.

In December 2019 the band released their self-titled album Mindead on Metalapolis Records.

Music genre

Mindead play modern metal with groove metal influences. The band is compared to, among others, Five Finger Death Punch , Heaven Shall Burn and Korn .

Discography

  • 2004: Promo (demo)
  • 2005: Still Empty (EP)
  • 2008: Abandon All Hope (7hard Records)
  • 2015: Controlling the Tides (Bleeding Nose Records)
  • 2016: Abandon All Hope Re-Release (Metalapolis Records)
  • 2019: Mindead (Metalapolis Records)

Web links

Commons : Mindead  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 7Hard: Mindead "Abadon All Hope? - Brunorock" Live On Fire? Popbüro Stuttgart, accessed on July 10, 2015 .
  2. ↑ biography. Reverbnation, accessed July 10, 2015 .
  3. ↑ a b Official biography. Facebook , accessed July 10, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Mindead. Retrieved August 24, 2020 .
  5. ^ Mindead - Controlling The Tides. Time-for-metal.eu, January 29, 2015, accessed on July 7, 2015 .
  6. ↑ MINDEAD - Controlling The Tides. Gestromt.de, February 27, 2015, accessed July 10, 2015 .