History & Biography The heavy metal band came together by singer Fradet and guitarist Giraudo in 2013. Brennus Music has issued the band’s 2015 release Headlong Disaster. An EP, called Unplugged Disaster, with cover versions followed. That same year the band had a less than perfect experience at a Tapas bar and issued Spanish Disaster with Spanish titles.
Parallel Minds’ Every Hour Wounds...The Last One Kills was out through Pitch Black Records on April 5th 2019. Moutet and Manella had joined for the second album. The latter man was Costanza’s student. The band was working on a new album in 2020. Echoes From Afar was out in the winter of 2022.
The band returned with an independent work called Cairn in the spring of 2026. It was a conceptual work of 61 minutes with each track "exploring the mark left by humanity in its constant struggle against destruction and oblivion." The band had multiple concerts booked throughout 2026. Fradet edited the video for the song Sufero. "At the heart of this album is the symbol of the cairn – those piles of stones left behind by travelers on their journey, a metaphor for building oneself up stone by stone and leaving a trail for those who come after." A slew of artists from all over the world contributed. The trend of Japan on the scene was perpetuated by Parallel Minds, which had a video for the song Sekigahara.
Conception’s 1993 album was called Parallel Minds.
Reviews PARALLEL MINDS - CAIRN
Parallel Minds previously had the backing of several record companies, but with Cairn has gone the independent route and outdone itself. This is an independent release and yet feels very ambitious. There are ten tracks, a number of guests, multiple languages, world music, a couple of videos and a wide range of stylistic elements. Sounds like an expensive production and it probably was because the sound is good and the videos are professional.
This is progressive metal and reminiscent of Blind Guardian vocally. The music is made for fans of Symphony X, Dream Theater and Pain Of Salvation. The intricate and expansive production showcases accomplished musicians, but I am a metal fan and detours are not for me. The songs explore different regions of the world and often incorporate world music. The highlights are the professional arrangements and impressive guitar solos (like the one on Trail OF Tears). Orishas sounds like something off the soundtrack to Avatar. Bhopal clearly is about the disaster by the same name and an important topic, but sitars? It seems like every band has to have a Japanese track and Parallel Minds has one called Sekigahara.
Not always the best, but expensive, always accomplished and well thought through is the correct way to describe this. - Anna Tergel
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