MASTERMIND
Progressive Metal • United States
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Mastermind is a progressive metal / progressive rock band from New Jersey, formed in 1986.
Mastermind was founded in 1986 when guitarist Bill Berends and his brother, drummer Rich Berends, met bassist Phil Antolino. As a power trio, they were very much in the Emerson, Lake & Palmer style, with fast and flashy playing inside anthems of considerable grandeur—except with guitar and guitar-synthesizer leads instead of keyboards. That year, the band played many dates on the New Jersey club circuit, and recorded a self-produced cassette, Volume One. Volume One was re-released on ZNR Records as a CD in December 1990.
The band’s second album, Mastermind Volume Two: Brainstorm, was recorded Winter 1988-Spring 1991 and released in January 1992, with an even heavier sound than the first. The 20-minute title track harkens back to ELP's "Tarkus" and has been a frequent concert highlight.
Between mid-1993 and early 1994, the brothers completed their third studio
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1998
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2005
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Insomnia
Progressive Metal
2010
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