History & Biography Pursuit Of Power was founded by guitarist Martin McCann as his project in La Porte, Indiana, USA in 2009 before progressing to a full-fledged line-up. The music was also recorded at McCann’s own Audio Moments Recording Studio. Steve Mullican Jr. and McCann were former band-mates in Myth, which was active between 1978 and 1994. The Irish Shred Records’ imprint issued the self-titled single in 2011. The first album was entirely written by McCann whereas the follow-up was a collaborative effort. Dave Pursch was a lyricist for the band on the second record, but he died before the album’s release. Flying Home was a digital single in 2014 and the gang disbanded without ever playing a show despite a third record being planned. Two members were in Revolution Machine immediately.
Reviews PURSUIT OF POWER - SACRA METALLUM - IRISH SHRED 
It looked good, but alas this was not what it portended. With an acceptable monicker, professional cover and design and a 'metallic' album name Indiana’s Pursuit Of Power could easily have been a medium to metal and an insider tip. It does go awry quickly. The songs are not superlative in any way and the 'band' is rather untight. The 'band' designation is also likely exaggerated as the poor clatter of the drum machine is obvious and obviously disappointing. As ominous as the lacklustre songs and tightness and the absence of a drum is the vocals of Steve Mullican, in general, and his attempts at a higher pitch in particular. It is bad, just bad.
POP really needs to go back to the drawing board and restart and do so as a changed band. The chosen style, the investment and the Saxon-like artwork are respectable, but beyond that this group has a lot of work to do. Moreover, next time around these guys must avoid the predictable mistake that amateur demo bands the world over repeatedly commit. Forget cramming the disc with twelve mediocre songs and instead concentrate on the best five. That includes, or one should say excludes, songs like Ritual Of Evil which shamelessly borrows from Iron Maiden’s Somewhere In Time and the many slower attempts at balladry. - Ali “The Metallian”
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