Hardly any other new band has been able to stir up as much dust in the power metal scene in recent years with their first three albums as the Saarbrücken and Stockholm-based formation MENTALIST!
After the huge success of their debut “Freedom Of Speech” (2020), the group, consisting of Peter Moog (guitars), Thomen Stauch (drums, ex BLIND GUARDIAN), Kai Stringer (guitars) and exceptional vocalist Rob Lundgren (vocals), only narrowly missed the German Media Control album charts with their 2021 album “A Journey Into The Unknown” (trend charts: 63rd place)! On iTunes, MENTALIST achieved an impressive #2 as the highest position in the metal charts; in the Facebook group “Power Metal” with more than 110K followers, “A Journey Into The Unknown” was voted the best power metal album of 2021.
“Empires Falling” (2023) easily topped its predecessor with a long overdue placement in the official German charts and a subsequent German tour in late fall of the same year.
The fourth album, entitled “Earthbreaker”, is a little heavier than its predecessors. Even more speed, even heavier riffs and epic moments characterize this melodic masterpiece! Both guitarists Kai Stringer and Peter Moog embellish the compositions in an enchanting way with their virtuoso guitar playing. The intensity of the hooklines and the vocals give you goose bumps. Thomen’s drumming magnetizes with an animalistic impulse.
With Oliver Palotai (Kamelot) and Mike LePond (Symphony X), MENTALIST once again received active support on keyboards and bass.
Andreas Marschall (Blind Guardian, Running Wild, among others) was once again enlisted to design the artwork, while Bulgarian Dann Valentino was responsible for mixing and mastering.
01 – Mentalist – Intro 0:59 MP3
02 – Mentalist – Earthbreaker 6:00 MP3
03 – Mentalist – March On Legionnaire 4:57 MP3
04 – Mentalist – Event Horizon 4:56 MP3
05 – Mentalist – Millions Of Heroes 5:52 MP3
06 – Mentalist – Lord Of The Wasteland 4:59 MP3
07 – Mentalist – All For One 4:15 MP3
08 – Mentalist – Mistress Of Pain 4:47 MP3
09 – Mentalist – Monkey King 4:40 MP3
10 – Mentalist – Together As One 4:49 MP3
11 – Mentalist – A New World