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Not to be confused by the numerous techno or pop bands with the same name, Mindstorm was centred around Brandon,
Manitobanativessinger Travis Mitchell (not to be confused either with the new age country artist) and guitarist Al Rodgers. They moved to
Winnipeg inthe mid'80s and with Russ Boswell on bass and drummer Bruce Moffet (both having just left the Corey Hart camp), they started
touring thebarsthrough Ontario and throughout the West for the next couple of years.They signed with Aquarius, and the band was introduced
to formerApril Wine guitarist Gary Moffet (no relation to Bruce) a ...read more
Not to be confused by the numerous techno or pop bands with the same name, Mindstorm was centred around Brandon,
Manitobanativessinger Travis Mitchell (not to be confused either with the new age country artist) and guitarist Al Rodgers. They moved to
Winnipeg inthe mid'80s and with Russ Boswell on bass and drummer Bruce Moffet (both having just left the Corey Hart camp), they started
touring thebarsthrough Ontario and throughout the West for the next couple of years.They signed with Aquarius, and the band was introduced
to formerApril Wine guitarist Gary Moffet (no relation to Bruce) and Bill Szawlowski.Released in 1987 and self-titled, Mitchell wrote all the
material, andtho no singles were released, the record got enough airplay throughoutCanada it warranted a cross-country tour. Compared to
everyone fromLed Zeppelin and Whitesnake to King Kobra and Zebra, the album alsodid well in the UK with distribution via Barricade Records.
From thelead-off "See The Future" - which made it to the compilation INDIE-CAN'88, to "Go My Way" and "Witch Doctor," they were formula-
drivenhair metal that critics that weren't slowly getting off the band wagonseemed to like.
Their 1991 follow-up BACK TO REALITY served up some more power chords with a heavy back beat, but this time Mitchell had
beenworkingwith both Gary Moffet who returned as producer, as well as Ian Auger. The lead-off title track made its way to video, which got
adecentpush, as did the radio single, "Love Goes Blind," Again it was a headbanger's delight with "Neptune," "Burnin' Star," and
"Feelin'Satisfied,"but right when the album was ready to be released, Mitchell was involved in a car collision, putting the band out of action for
thebetter partof a year. Eventually they made their way across Canada and the US for a series of dates. European distribution was handled
byLong IslandRecords, but to complicate things even further, six months in the owner died of a heart attack, which put things in limbo
overseas.
But unimpressed with sales, Aquarius dropped the band and Mitchell took the next couple of years writing and re-evaluating
things.Eventuallyreleased on Seagull International Records, Moffet returned once again to produce MINDSTORM III in '96. More April Wine
alumnistopped bythe studio, when Jerry Mercer joined Moffet for the cover of "Weeping Widow." Although the record didn't set radio stations
orrecord storesablaze, "Secret Dreams," "Sweet Lovin'," and "Days Gone Bye" made it another critical success, with the band showing signs
ofevolving out ofthe stereo-typical hair metal label.
Following a series of shows through central Canada, Mitchell put things on hiatus while writing some new material and re-evaluating
things.Heput together a new version of the group, and began playing some club dates in the early '00s. With new demos in hand, he
wentlabelshopping, and was reportedly close to inking a deal in 2010, but nothing came of it. KYA Music (Mitchell's own distribution outfit)
wasalsosupposed to be putting together a compilation album titled PASSAGE OF TIME, but nothing came of that project either. Around the
sametimethe three studio albums were released via Unidisc. « hide |
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