Mastermind is a power metal

Power metal

Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band from Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

. Having formed in 1995, the band has released four demos and four studio albums. There are five members of the band, all of whom are of Japanese descent.

History

The band began in Japan in 1995 after members Yoshiyuki Watarai, Yoshiya Sato, Norio Sato, and Shin-ichi Kojima got together. With Norio Sato on vocals, Yoshiyuki Watarai and Yoshiya Sato on guitars, and Shin-ichi Kojima on drums. In the beginning, the band had a hard time acquiring a bassist. In 1998, Naoyuki Hasegawa joined the band as the full-time bassist and they were ready to get underway with production and music writing.

Style

The band is noted as being extreme power metal, putting much emphasis on fast guitar and drum work, with an epic

Epic poetry

An epic is a lengthy narrative poem, ordinarily concerning a serious subject containing details of heroic deeds and events significant to a culture or nation. Oral poetry may qualify as an epic, and Albert Lord and Milman Parry have argued that classical epics were fundamentally an oral poetic form...

 touch to their lyrics. The band consists of five members, including two guitarists for twin guitar solos.

Discography

Demos

• Mastermind
• Reach for the Sky
• The Way I Go
• Moments

Albums

• Song for the New World
  Song for the New World
  "Song for the New World" is the first studio album by power metal band Mastermind.-Track listing:# Departure # Say Your Prayer # Hold On # Wanderer # Never Say Never # Note of Glory # The Landscape # Nothing Lasts Forever...
  
  (2000)
• The Way I Go
  The Way I Go
  The Way I Go is the second album by power metal band Mastermind. The album was released on 21 August 2001.-Track listing:# The Way I Go # Tell Me Why # Dusty Road # No Way Out # Fire in Your Heart # The Ancient Dream...
  
  (2001)
• To the World Beyond
  To the World Beyond
  To The World Beyond is the third album by power metal band Mastermind. Its approach differs from the first two albums, with roots in the power metal genre, but not as epic as the first two...
  
  (2004)
• From Here to Eternity
  From Here to Eternity (Mastermind album)
  From Here To Eternity is the four album by power metal band Mastermind.The album has 9 tracks: -Track listing:*1. On the Rise - 02:28*2. Phoenix Rising - 05:20*3. Back from the Edge - 05:21...
  
  (2006)

External links

• Mastermind on the Metallum encyclopedia