Mindscar

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Mindscar
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Mindscar performing live at the Whisky A Go Go in Hollywood, CA, 2013.
Background information
Origin Orlando, Florida, United States
Genres Technical death metal, progressive metal, black metal (early)
Years active1998 (1998)–2002, 2013-present
Members
  • Richie Brown
  • Terran Fernandez
  • Robbie Young
  • Alyssa Day
Past members
  • Mike Radford
  • Matt Heafy
  • Erich Geuter
  • Jacob Belkerdid
Website www.mindscar.com

Mindscar is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, founded in 1998. The band is led by guitarist/vocalist Richie Brown who has played with Trivium and Nader Sadek. Mindscar has toured with acts such as Vader and Vital Remains.

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History

Mindscar was originally formed by Richie Brown (vocals/guitar) and Mike Radford (drums) in 1998. In 2001, the band made a powerful impact throughout the Central Florida region performing numerous gigs, self-releasing demos & EPs, a television performance, international airplay and publicity. [1] [2] In 2002, Matt Heafy of Trivium joined the band on guitar and backup vocals. [3] After internal issues due to the age of its band members, Mindscar was unable to tour and the band disbanded for an entire decade. [4]

In 2012, Richie Brown and Mike Radford reunited in a recording studio to track 'Thornz Ov Ill Lechery' and 'Blind Masses'. The two tracks led to irrefutable performing and touring opportunities. [5] Richie decided to resurrect the band in March 2013 and the first live performance in over a decade took place alongside Massacre in Tampa, Florida at the Brass Mug. [6] Soon after Mindscar embarked on their first tour supporting Vader and Vital Remains on the Back To The Black US Tour 2013. [7]

In 2014, Mindscar began tracking their debut full-length album titled "Kill The King". After embarking on the Southern Scorcher US Tour 2014 with Infinite Earths, Richie asked Terran Fernandez (the bassist from Infinite Earths) to join Mindscar. Terran has since become an essential part of the band. Matt Heafy contributed clean vocals for a few songs and a guitar solo for a song called "Asmodeus" that was premiered on Metal Injection in September 2014. [8]

Mindscar independently released "Kill The King" on January 8, 2015 [9] followed by a sold out hometown show with Andrew W.K., [10] a headline show in San Juan, Puerto Rico and a US tour with Ulcer. After returning home from this tour, Mike Radford left the band for personal reasons and passed the torch to long time friend and drum extraordinaire Robbie Young (Nailshitter/Double Veteran). [11] Shortly after Robbie joined the band, Mindscar completed their most successful tour to date: Golden Gods of Death US Tour 2015. [12]

Members

Discography

Mindscar discography
Studio albums1
Demos2
Studio albums
List of studio albums
YearEP details
2015Kill The King
  • Released: January 8, 2015
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Demos
List of demos
Yeardemo details
2012Thornz
  • Released: June 1, 2012
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download
2013Ashes
  • Released: April 26, 2013
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: digital download

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