The new bass player slot is filled by an illustrious musician, a member of one of the most high profile bands in the world, namely Mike LePond from the almighty SYMPHONY X, who provides a fierce performance as expected from such a magnificent skilled bassist. Another big selling point and a convincing marketing trick, behind the superb songwriting and the magical vocal interpretation of Sarah, it’s of course the amazing guest list with not only some fantastic playing provided by Swedish legendary keyboardist Jens Johansson (STRATOVARIUS and exRISING FORCE), a few Shred-guitar cameo by Matt Johnsen (PHARAOH / FOOL’S GAME), Jeff Pouring (MAVERICK HUNTER), the ultra talented Aussie Lord Tim Grose (LORD / BLACKENED ANGEL / exDUNGEON), and backing vocals from Chad Barnes (DRAEKON), but it’s also an efficient method to ensure a strong credibility for MINDMAZE, a good way to expand their audience in the whole Melodic Metal community
01. Back from the Edge 04:50
02. Through the Open Door 04:48
03. Moment of Flight 05:28
04. Dreamwalker 04:35
05. The Machine Stops 10:27
06. Consequence of Choice 05:54
07. End of Eternity 04:41
08. Onward (Destiny Calls II) 08:54
Sarah Teets – Vocals & Flute (ex-Necromance, ex-Alexandria)
Jeff Teets – Guitars, Keyboards & Backing Vocals (ex-Necromance)
Mike LePond – Bass (Affector, Elegacy, Fatal Array, Heathen’s Rage, Holy Force, Mike LePond’s Silent Assassins, Rivera/Bomma, Stygia, Symphony X, Distant Thunder, ex-Brute Force, Ango Tasso’s Air Force, ex-Ashenveil, ex-Painmuseum, ex-Seven Witches, ex-Sleepy Hollow, ex-Helstar (live), ex-Operatika Element (live), ex-Malakis Reign)
Kalin Schweizerhof – Drums (ex-Necromance)
Guest Musicians:
Roman Palasiuk – Backing Vocals
Chris Piaquadio – Backing Vocals
Sean Loughead – Backing Vocals
Tom Kerrigan – Backing Vocals
Chad Barnes – Backing Vocals (Draekon) on “Back from the Edge”, “Dreamwalker”, and “Consequence of Choice”
Jeff Pouring – Guitar Solo (Maverick Hunter, ex-Shades of Twilight) on “End of Eternity”
Lord Tim – Guitar Solo (Blackened Angel, Lord, Platinum Brunette, ex-Dungeon, ex-Ilium, ex-King Oath (live)) on “Onward (Destiny Calls II)”
Matt Johnsen – Guitar Solo (Dawnbringer, Fool’s Game, Pharaoh) on “The Machine Stops”
Jens Johansson – Keyboard Solo (Stratovarius, Timo Tolkki’s Avalon, Mastermind, Russell Allen’s Atomic Soul (live), ex-Johansson, ex-Jens Johansson, ex-The Johansson Brothers, ex-Silver Mountain, ex-Yngwie J. Malmsteen, ex-Kotipelto (live), ex-Dio) on “Moment of Flight”
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