MINDS EYE - The Awakening [Bootcamp Series #26-US METAL*SAVATAGE*MERCYFUL FATE]

Divebomb Records 2016 - US Metal Classic for Fans of Wrathchild America, Savatage, Lefay, Mercyful Fate/King Diamond

Limited edition CD – 8 unreleased bonus tracks – only 500 units pressed worldwide – update artwork by Steven Cobb – digitally remastered – band supplied photos – full color 8 page booklet with band interview

MINDS EYE formed in Baltimore, MD in 1991 - The early- to mid-'90s may have been a time of upheaval for some facets of the metal scene, but MINDS EYE stayed the course, utilizing their diverse range of influences to develop a truly unique sound that brings to mind everyone from Mercyful Fate to Wrathchild America.

The group self-released its 10-song debut full-length in 1992, and spent the next eight years heavily promoting MINDS EYE on stage and through the underground press—achieving some notoriety throughout Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Virginia by way of opening slots for such eclectic acts as Savatage, Nuclear Assault, and Humble Pie.

Compilation appearances on collections such as Diamonds in the Rough and Seattle Sucks would follow, but an appealing recording contract never crossed the band's path, leaving their second and final album, Minds Eye 2000, unreleased... until now!

The Awakening: the complete 18-track discography of MINDS EYE to date. Compiling both the Minds Eye and the previously unreleased Minds Eye 2000 albums—fully remastered by Jamie King at The Basement Recording—alongside archival photographs and an all-new retrospective interview with the band.

1. Forever Live

2. Revived

3. Just Me

4. Obsessed

5. Knights Raid

6. Peaceful Minded

7. O.P.D.

8. Red Lady

9. Unevolved

10. New Lands

BONUS TRACKS

11. Question Authority

12. All F*cked Up

13. Bewildered Society

14. High Time

15. So Young

16. Flight

17. The Fifth

18. Wonders