01. Prologue - The Awakening.
02. Silhouettes.
03. The Traveller.
04. Presence Of Time.
05. ...elsewhere?
06. Inside The Heart Of Silence.
07. Battle Of The Mind.
08. Visual Minds - The Eternal Flame.
09. NMe - Myself & I.
10. Through The Eyes Of A Child.
11. A Room With Thousand Doors.
12. A Purpose Of Circumstance.
13. Abandoned Echoes.
14. Epilogue - The Imaginary End.
H.B. Anderson – Vocals
Mathias Holm – Guitars
Conny Payne – Bass
Jon Skäre – Drums
Jonas Lidström - Keyboards
Berger – Saxophone
Melody Payne - Voice
Nordanstigs Manskör - Male Choir Mikael
Rosengren - Keyboards
All music by Mathias Holm except 'Through
The Eyes of a Child' by H.B. Anderson. 'The
Awakening' and 'Imaginary End' by Jonas
Lidström.
All lyrics by H.B. Anderson with kind
permission of Prof. Xandau. Recorded at
Broad Way 45 Studios, Hudiksvall.
Drums recorded at Studio Tweeta, Stockholm.
Produced by Mathias Holm & H.B Andersson.
Co-produced by Conny Payne.
Mixed at Chrome Studios, Stockholm by
Fredrik Folkare. Mastered at Dereborn Music
production Studios, Bergsjö by Johan
Dereborn.
Cover Art & Illustrations by Fredric
Arvidsson.
Photo by Mikael Svedman.
MindSplit are a new band yet one with years of
experience behind its individual members. With
a style planted somewhere between straight
metal, progressive metal and classic rock the
band deliver a truly epic tale with their
debut album “Charmed Human Art Of
Significance” which is set for release on
September 17th 2010 on Lion Music.
Featuring veterans of the Scandinavian metal
scene in guitarist Matthias Holm and vocalist H.B. Anderson, the pair began writing and
recording together again in their spare time
c.2003 once again after the duo had worked
together in the late 80’s with “The ‘n’ Sin”.
When the music was taking shape bassist Conny
Payne (Madison) joined along with highly
respect sessions musicians - drummer Jon Skäre
and keyboardist Jonas Lidström. This new
collaboration turned into a whole different
ballgame though when H.B. found his great old,
old grandfather Xerxes Anderson’s Artificial
Universe (a.k.a. Prof. Xandau 1807 ~ 1851)
notes from his therapy sessions.
Prof. Xandau was a much respected therapist
during the first half of 19th century and had
his sessions all over the world based in both
Europe and the U.S. These notes are the solid
ground to this project and are used to tell a
true story about psychological thoughts and
human behaviours. H.B. Anderson comments,
“The memory notes declare what’s going on in
the human mind in different situations making
for compelling listening, although as there
are no names involved so it’s totally
anonymous. Its fantastic literature and
breathtaking reading, the human brain is very
complex and odd. You can say it sure lives its
own life”.
This inspired lyrical setting led to the music
of what would become “C.H.A.O.S” taking on its
own personality. This story line is set to a
musically accomplished and captivating release
which will draw the listener in from the first
listen. Musically the album is big, powerful,
dark yet with subtle light and a very
impressive aura with a powerful production to
suit the mood. This has been further extended
by the promotional video for the song “NME
– Myself and I” which has received
positive reactions from YouTube viewers
worldwide.
With “Charmed Human Art Of Significance”
MindSplit has produced a debut album of
exceptionally high quality and one that will
appeal to a wide range of metal lovers and
those with an appetite for enthralling concept
stories.
• Mindsplit perform great vocal led melodic
progressive metal which is both accessible and
exceptionally well played.
• Mindsplit have been building a strong
reputation since their formation with a
fanbase ready for the release of their debut
album.
• Reviews in all leading rock/metal
printed/electronic media.
• Mindsplit are available for interview, and
for radio station ID’s. Please send your
requests to
promo@lionmusic.com