It’s at least extremely uninspired to chose for name of your band something common and without make at least a search on Google if the particular name by any chance is still available. Mindset is one of the very bad choices possible. I found 4 bands with the same name, one from Chesapeake, Virginia, one from Baltimore, Maryland, a pop band probably from India and finally I get to what I’ve been looking for, these guys from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Fuckin’ shit! Worst, the guys from Baltimore are playing kind of similar style of hardcore and have a record deal with React! Records. So, get a grip!
“Midnight Sky” came out through Pee Records, I think at least the record label should check out the legal status of the name of their new protegee. Things like that are bad for the business when these days business is bad anyway… “Midnight Sky” is quite a nice piece of classic hardcore blending with melodious punk, delivers a fresh take on the modern hardcore sound, holding down a purposeful balance of the old and the new, Mindset from Melbourne plays fast, intense songs with powerful vocals while melodious and crushing riffs are well assembled. This is absolutely good stuff, really, they only have to work out and settle the trouble with they title.
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thanx for the review brushvox! just a quick note to clear up your band name issues… MINDSET formed in tasmania early 2005 as ‘MINDSET’, this is almost 2 years earlier than the baltimore MINDSET who actually formed under a different name and changed to MINDSET in 2006. yes it’s fustrating that there is more than one band calling themselves MINDSET but shit happens. anyway, glad u liked the tunes of the aussie MINDSET even if u don’t like their choice of bandname 😉
cheers!
p.
Hi Pete!
it was my pleasure, absolutely great album! still, I believe it’s crucial for your further evolution to resolve one way or the other the legal issues considering your band name. Mindset sounds ok, but not if there’s at least four of them. 🙂
Best Regards,
brushvox