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Mastermind: Angels Of The Apocalypse

by Glenn Astarita
May 1, 2000

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 ...

Album Review

Mastermind: Excelsior!

Read "Excelsior!" reviewed by John W. Patterson

by John W. Patterson
November 1, 1999

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 ...