MENTALIST is a melodic metal band from Saarbrücken, Germany, founded in 2018. The group consists of Peter Moog (guitars), Thomen Stauch (drums, ex BLIND GUARDIAN), Kai Stringer (guitars, STARCHILD), Florian Hertel (bass) and YouTube star Rob Lundgren on vocals.
The music mixes Melodic Metal / Power Metal with a slightly progressive touch. Music is defined through a multitude of guitar melodies and great vocal lines.His main influences come from big-name bands like Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Blind Guardian (via Thomen Stauch’s drums).Daniel Heiman (ex LOST HORIZON)) duets with Lundgren on the song “Belief”; Oliver Palotai (KAMELOT) appears as a guest on all tracks on keyboards except “Whispering Winds”.