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Mastermind: Angels Of The Apocalypse
by Glenn Astarita
In the world of Progressive Rock or Metal you’ll seldom witness artist’s writing themes or developing concepts based on such lighthearted fare as – tending their vegetable gardens or communicating with the tooth fairy! No, it’s generally about the real heavy stuff, such as space travel, death, ghastly experiences or – The Apocalypse! On Angels Of The Apocalypse, “Mastermind” featuring guitarist Bill Berends along with brother Rich Berends on drums navigate the listener through a highly energetic series of pieces ...
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by John W. Patterson
I kept hearing great things about this release long before Berends could ever get a copy off to me. I am a fusion head and search the globe to find the best. I then share the finds with the rest of fusion folk out there. A few months before I had the joy of seeing Mastermind live at NEARfest 1999 my demo copy finally arrived. I was not disappointed. This is one those releases that features musicians playing exactly the ...
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