History & Biography Prague-based progressive thrashers Mindwork were active at first between
2006 (although the band was complete with a drummer beginning in 2007) and 2015 and again beginning from 2020. The band was first heard through a 2008 demo called Inside The Consciousness, which featured steely shafts of light on its cover. Earlier, the members had jammed on former band Arawn songs. The songs reappeared on the group's debut album of 2009, Into The Swirl. Guitarist David Vaněk was out by the time Eterea was released. His replacement Jan Tölg stayed for a few months. He would continue to support the group's live appearances however.
Upon its return, Mindwork released a demo called Cortex in 2021. The band was booked for the Josefstadt Festival in 2021. Jiří Rambousek was on guitar. Dominik Vozobule was on bass. Czech Republic-based progressive metal act Mindwork had a demo called Adrift on August 27th, 2026. The band had appeared four times at Brutal Assault beginning in 2008.
Reviews MINDWORK – ETEREA
It is easy to mistake Eterea for a death metal band. The cover artwork reminds one of a cruder Dan Seagrave illustration or an Axel Hermann work.
Mindwork is a Czech progressive metal band.
The music is schizophrenic in that it can both soft and soulful and hard and aggressive. On the one hand the band goes extreme prog rock, with all the complexities that goes with it. The tight time changes are technical and the guitar doodling typical of the genre. The leads are exceptionally proficient. On the other hand, the band can kick into aggressive mode and go where early Cynic would go. Speaking of which, the vocals are understated and emotional one minute and growling the next. .
Don’t be misled however. This isn’t Meshuggah. This is early Cynic, Pain Of Salvation, the representative sounds of the sub-genre and much of the accomplished band’s own sounds. This being progressive music instrumentals are par for the course. The sound is above average and clearly well-budgeted. The record demo CD was completed at Studio Sopa. Inside Out is an obvious label for this kind of music, which is why it is interesting that the lyrics to Mind Renewal repeat “Inside out and outside in…”. – Ali “The Metallian”
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