Mind Over Four started as a sort of psychedelicpunk band, but eventually began creating their own unique brand of prog/metal. In interviews, they often referred to their music as "experimetal". BNR Metal Pages describes them as "occupy[ing] that gray area between metal and uncommercial hard rock, but with a quirkiness in the songwriting that makes them difficult to describe or categorize".[1] During the course of the band, they recorded six albums and brought their electrifying live show to 14 countries and many national US tours.
In 1993, singer Spike Xavier was invited to audition as the lead singer of Anthrax after they fired Joey Belladonna; however, Anthrax ultimately hired John Bush.[2]
Mind Over Four dissolved shortly after the release of their 1995 album, Empty Hands. Xavier went on to play bass in his brother's band Humble Gods. He also played bass for the funk/metal band Mindfunk a short stint on bass with 20 Dead Flower Children, and eventually founded Corporate Avenger with Mindfunk vocalist Pat Dubar. Mike Jensen toured with KMFDM as guitar player and later joined the short-lived band Overbreaker. Jensen released solo material under the name of Michael Fordays. Rich Castillo released a mix of solo material ranging from Frank Zappa-influenced comedy to jazz instrumentals. Mark Fullerton worked on the production side of the film industry in Los Angeles for 15 years before moving to Utah. He now plays drums in a classic rock cover band called Mesozoic.
In the August 21, 1993 issue of Kerrang! magazine, a review of Mind Over Four's The Goddess album read: "At their best, they're untouchable, unbelievable, perhaps the metal discovery of the '90s...utter perfection".
mind, over, four, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, october, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Mind Over Four news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this message Mind Over Four occasionally written as Mind Over 4 was an American heavy metal group based out of Orange County California Mind Over FourOriginOrange County California U S GenresAlternative metal progressive metalYears active1983 1995MembersSpike XavierMike JensenMark FullertonRich CastilloPast membersJeff KoegelDave Hamilton Dan Steve CrowLou GaezDan Colburn Contents 1 History 2 Members 2 1 Previous members 3 Discography 4 References 5 External linksHistory editMind Over Four started as a sort of psychedelic punk band but eventually began creating their own unique brand of prog metal In interviews they often referred to their music as experimetal BNR Metal Pages describes them as occupy ing that gray area between metal and uncommercial hard rock but with a quirkiness in the songwriting that makes them difficult to describe or categorize 1 During the course of the band they recorded six albums and brought their electrifying live show to 14 countries and many national US tours In 1993 singer Spike Xavier was invited to audition as the lead singer of Anthrax after they fired Joey Belladonna however Anthrax ultimately hired John Bush 2 Mind Over Four dissolved shortly after the release of their 1995 album Empty Hands Xavier went on to play bass in his brother s band Humble Gods He also played bass for the funk metal band Mindfunk a short stint on bass with 20 Dead Flower Children and eventually founded Corporate Avenger with Mindfunk vocalist Pat Dubar Mike Jensen toured with KMFDM as guitar player and later joined the short lived band Overbreaker Jensen released solo material under the name of Michael Fordays Rich Castillo released a mix of solo material ranging from Frank Zappa influenced comedy to jazz instrumentals Mark Fullerton worked on the production side of the film industry in Los Angeles for 15 years before moving to Utah He now plays drums in a classic rock cover band called Mesozoic In the August 21 1993 issue of Kerrang magazine a review of Mind Over Four s The Goddess album read At their best they re untouchable unbelievable perhaps the metal discovery of the 90s utter perfection On the back cover photo of the Pantera album Vulgar Display of Power Phil Anselmo can be seen wearing one of the band s T shirts Members editSpike Xavier vocals Mike Jensen guitars Mark Fullerton drums Rich Castillo bass Previous members edit Jeff Koegel bass Dave Hamilton bass Dean R drums Dan drums Steve Crow guitar Desperate Expression self released 83 Lou Gaez drums Desperate Expression self released 83 Dan Colburn bass Sean Elliott bassDiscography editDesperate Expression 1983 self released Out Here 1987 Triple X Records Mind Over Four 1989 Destiny Records The Goddess 1990 Caroline Half Way Down 1993 Restless Empty Hands 1995 Fierce References edit Mind Over Four at the BNR Metal Pages Bnrmetal com Retrieved 6 October 2020 Scott Ian and Jon Weiderhorn 2014 I m the Man The Story of that Guy from Anthrax Da Capo Press p 177External links editMind Over Four at the BNR Metal Pages Mind Over Four at Encyclopaedia Metallum Mind Over Four at AllMusic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mind Over Four amp oldid 1174764313, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
