MINDWARS - USA

The Enemy Within - 2014 - Punishment 18
Sworn To Secrecy - 2016 - Punishment 18
Do Unto Others - 2018 - Dissonance
The Fourth Turning - 2020 - Dissonance
V - 2025 - High Roller

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Members
Vocals
MIKE ALVORD

Guitar
Black Widow, Holy Terror, Nature Core, Black Apple Forest, Solo>>MIKE ALVORD - Danny "Z" Pizzi

Bass
Danny "Z" Pizzi - Eclipsed By The Wall>>RICK ZACCARO>>Eclipsed By The Wall

Drum
Headcrasher, Creepin' Death, Jester Beast>>ROBY VITARI>>Headcrasher, Creepin' Death, Jester Beast




History & Biography
Holy Terror guitarist Mike Alvord was in a new band called Mindwars in 2013. Mindwars was founded after Mike Alvord and the Italian-born Roby Vitari (formerly of Headcrasher and again in that band as of 2017) reconnected through social media at the end of 2013. The two had met when Holy Terror was touring with Exodus and Nuclear Assault in 1989. Alvord noted that his grandparents were from the same region of Italy, namely Calabria, as Vitari. The band was named after the Mindwars album of Holy Terror, which was issued in 1988. The sound was to be a mixture of old-school thrash metal, Black Sabbath and Soundgarden grunge.

Punishment 18 Records signed the band and a debut album was released in late 2014. A portion of the material was meant for Holy Terror's unrealized third record! Sworn To Secrecy was mixed by Bill Metoyer with whom Alvord had worked when he was in Black Widow in 1983. The band switched to Dissonance Productions for the third record. The band was also on one of those never-ending cover version releases, this time a tribute to Slayer, in 2020. Italian bassist Danny "Z" Pizzi switched to guitar in 2020 before departing in 2024. Rick Zaccaro took over the bass in 2020. USA-based thrash metal band Mindwars signed a new contract with High Roller Records in 2024. The label was releasing the band’s V demo in January 2025. It was released in 2024. Mindwars had played several gigs in Europe in September 2024. Mindwars was also headed to Japan after having played three gigs there in 2023. Mindwars had cancelled True Trash Festival 2020 in Japan because drummer Vitari had immigration issues.


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