U.S. TOUR PRESS RELEASE

MINDFLOW BRING THEIR BRAND OF "THINKING MAN’S METAL" TO U.S. SHORES WITH  DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE AND TOUR

Progressive metal comes in many shapes and sizes, but undoubtedly the genre’s top export out of Brazil is MindFlow. The Brazilian band will soon be performing throughout the U.S. in support of their upcoming album, Destructive Device.  The group (which includes singer Danilo Herbert, guitarist Rodrigo Hidalgo, bassist Ricardo Winandy, keyboardist Miguel Spada and drummer Rafael Pensado) manage to show off their instrumental virtuosity while never losing sight of composing memorable and highly melodic songs, which in recent times has become a rarity in the aforementioned genre.

Formed in 2003, the quintet built a massive following back home, on the strength of two hit releases, 2004’s Just the Two of Us…Me and Them and 2006’s Mind Over Body and it quickly became apparent that MindFlow is not your predictable rock band, as they’re open to trying new technological approaches that bring their fans into the world of MindFlow. Case in point, an ‘alternate reality game’ (ARG) that was tied in with their sophomore effort, which included an intense storyline that involves an imaginary serial killer. (www.mindflow.com.br/followyourinstinct).

But it is on the upcoming CD Destructive Device, where it has all come together musically for MindFlow. Produced by Ben Grosse (Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Disturbed, Breaking Benjamin, Sevendust) and recorded and mixed in both Brazil and Los Angeles. The album is “packed with socially critical ideology” and “is a project boiling over with aggressive lyrics and themes.” The group’s sound has truly come to full realization on their third release, as their music is one of the more ‘cinematic sounding’ in rock.

As with their previous releases, Destructive Device will be supported with a full-on tour, which will no doubt be chock full of surprises.  The band will be playing 26 shows throughout the continent, starting in May and running through July, 2008 (including what is bound to be one of the breakthrough performances of this year’s edition of the Rocklahoma festival, on July 11th). Forget how you’ve heard prog metal up until now, MindFlow is poised to completely level the playing field with Destructive Device.

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BIOGRAPHY

This morning we found out about the production of a new "Destructive Device" being realized in the form of the new album from the band MindFlow. More than just an album packed with socially critical ideology, boiling over with aggressive lyrics and themes, the device is one of the clues, the pieces of a puzzle, leading to the discovery of an intricately interwoven web of intrigue. The tracks, while preserving the band's musical style and direction, take on a more classic form, without losing their main characteristics of young, modern and innovative lyrics, integrated with the musical power and excellence of its enigmatic members. Without limits or rules, the style is driven by the latent energy of the group and its public, that may, track by track, reveal the secrets of its disturbing design or transport the listener to places where only adrenalin rules human actions.

Closer inspection begins to reveal the background to the creation of this "Destructive Device". Directly involved is the famous American music producer Ben Grosse, who is one of those responsible for the production, recording and mixing of this new device. This producer has already worked with other groups pushing the boundaries of the conventional, amongst them: Marilyn Manson; Slipknot; Disturbed; Breaking Benjamin; and Sevendust. Clearly, producing such a device, capable of interacting with the senses at the speed of the sound, requires the highest technology and a fully equipped laboratory; and so it was that parts of the album, specifically the bass, drums and keyboards, were laid down at Mosh Studios, Sao Paulo, one of the best equipped in Brazil. The other parts, vocals, guitar and mixing, were completed at The Mix Room, the internationally renowned studio situated in Los Angeles. Both highly successful sessions were assisted every step of the way by the presence and sensitivity of Grosse.

Playing with the imagination and with the listener's perception has been a style that MindFlow have incorporated into their work since their formation in 2003, an event that was quickly followed by the release of the band's first album "Just the two of us... Me and Them" (2004). This album became its label's No. 1 seller in Spain and went on to be released in more than 60 countries.

Later in 2004, following the success of the group outside Brazil, MindFlow embarked on its first world tour, Let Your MindFlow. On the back of this tour, the first album came to be considered "one of the best progressive rock albums of all time" by the site www.wisemenpromotions.com.

Paying all due respect to the power of their work, in 2006, a new project, "Mind Over Body", was conceived as a "Flow of Consciousness". That is to say, moving beyond the body, the physical and the real, it explores the imaginary and a new way to experience the sound. The style evokes new sensations with each track, more than a ticket for a voyage of self-discovery, it is an experiment of 80 minutes. For two consecutive months, the album was amongst the Top 5 best selling rock albums in Brazil, Germany and Spain and is considered the best progressive rock album of the year in Brazil and the U.S. It was in this work also, that the first traces began to appear of one the principal characters in the new web of intrigue. A sixth member of the band, an “other”, a bringer of doubts and a harbinger of mysteries. A serial killer, who, from his incarnation in the last album, will go on to coexist in a virtual world, defying the deductions of the detectives on the trail of the most heinous crimes against humanity.

The new edition of the Alternate Reality Game (ARG), "Follow Your Instinct" will be released soon after the launch of "Destructive Device". However, much persistence and dedication will be required to solve the new cases in less than a year and two months. This is the time limit for the last mystery, during this period, more than three thousand detectives will be mobilized and organized into virtual communities until the final resolution of the cases.

Their success however, has not come by accident, but through the creativity and experience of the group. Since 2004, they have completed two European tours, one in Asia, and another in North America. They have made appearances at many festivals such as the 2nd Duryu Rock and Sports Festival in South Korea. In Spain, the group appeared at the Prog Metal Fest, a multi-venue festival that visited four cities: Madrid, Palencia, Barcelona and Girona. Still on the European scene, MindFlow played at the Metal Heart Festival in Norway, at the Cambridge Rock Festival in England and performed at a show in Belgium, Spirit of 66. In the United States alone, they have 10 more shows under their belts, including the Monsters of Rock; the Texas Mad Festival; and the Blastzone Festival. In Brazil, the group has appeared all over the country, notching up shows at such important events as the Live'N'Louder Rock Fest 2006, at the Arena Skol Anhembi, Sao Paulo - Latin America's biggest rock festival - and have already graced the stages of some of the best Brazilian venues such as the Directv Music Hall (now the Citibank Music Hall), the Via Funchal and the Victoria Hall.

Enough has been said to show that MindFlow has established contact with the world. Now it seems that the time has come for mankind to discover the enigmas, the aftermath and what really became of the "Destructive Device".

LINE-UP

Danilo Herbert – Vocals
Miguel Spada – Keyboards, Backing Vocals
Rafael Pensado – Drums, Backing Vocals
Ricardo Winandy – Bass
Rodrigo Hidalgo – Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Backing Vocals