Artist description CHECK OUT ALL ELSE FADES - Brian, Graeme and Trav's New Band www.mp3.com/all_else_fades

Music Style Heavy, melodic, driving grooves

Musical Influences Deftones, Incubus, Floyd

Similar Artists Deftones, Incubus

Artist History Started in 1999 (originally known as "Crane") this band came together and began writing some sick ass shit. We decided that we wanted to get a disc out before playing out too many places, so we did. With the Demo CD - "Gravity" done, we began playing at San Diego's Local Live Music Venues.

Group Members Graeme Dickson - Guitars, Keith Alleman - Bass, Travis White - Drums, Jay McElroy - Vox, Brian Dickson - Keyboards

Instruments Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Drums

Albums The 5 song demo CD

Press Reviews Dylan Roberts - Digital City San Diego They got Jay courtesy of Central Florida. Graeme is from Scotland. Keith was a Louisianan before seeing the (sun)light and transforming into a San Diegan. And Travis comes from somewhere in the land of reggae. Does all this regional dive rsity affect Mindsize's music? Their material has an unpredictability that stems from divergent points of departure -- if not geographic then at least musical. The band can embrace what sounds like violin-laden techno and heavy metal within a single song and then switch gears where they'll play something ethereal of the Depeche Mode variety. Together since 1999, the members of Mindsize are still experimenting with various wholes blended from their disparate parts. Steve - Bandconnexion.com The CD starts with Sticks and Stones, a song full of emotion and power. The guitar and bass work are outstanding. They aren't playing the same old brand of metal that is so abundant these days. This band is very tight and it show in their flawless tempo changes and their creativity. The standout song for me is the third track, Peripheral. The vocals really stand out with lyrics that are very cleverly worded and full of pain and loss that can only come from real life experiences. The low penetrating vocal style lets the listener feel the story as well as hear it. There is a mysterious feel to this song that breaks into growling heavy choruses and a breakdown that catches you by surprise. There are a lot of surprises on this demo. Some really great effects that give a warm feeling to Nothing's Easy and a little trickery to overcome an obstacle on Gravity (another standout song for me). This isn't the typical first demo CD. These guys took their time in the studio and produced five high quality songs that are going to take San Diego by storm. My rating: 9/10. Jay contacted me to give me a copy of their demo. To tell you the truth, I haven't taken it out of my CD player since then. So, who is Mindsize? A new metal band that San Diego is going to love! - Steve

Additional Info Mindsize' album

Location San Diego, CA - USA

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