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Biography of Mindgames

Mindgames

Biography

Click to zoom the imageMindgames is founded at the end of 1997.
Bart Schram (song and acoustic guitar) and Eric Vandormael (bass) already met while playing in other groups, they decide to create a band to progressive and symphonic tendency.
In 1998, Benny Petak (drums) joined the band, it already played in many metal bands and the concept of the nabd enjoys him.
It is with the turn of Tom Truyers (keyboards & piano) to complete the line-up: the symphonic side of its play much will be used for the band.
In 1999, they record a demo.
We are in 2000 and the arrival of the excellent guitarist Rudy Vander Veken: its ideas are the key which missed to Mindgames to carry out their vision of the band.

Throughout the year 2001, Mindgames works with the development of a future album. This one was born in 2002  «International daylight» : 7 songs, so there's 66 min of pure Belgian progressive rock…

2004 is the great year for the concerts to Mindgames: they are at the headliner of « Prog Nose Fest » in company of  7th circle and Karma depth, they open  « The Convention Prog Résiste » as well as the « Prog farm ».

The year 2005 is devoted to the creation of the following of their adventures and at the beginning of the year 2006 leaves  «Action in a play», a pure masterpiece.

Discography

Demo (1999):Click to increase the image
International Daylight (2003):Click to increase the image
Actors In A Play (2006):Click to increase the image

Line-up

Al-Tair Azizov (Bass):Click to increase the image
Benny Petak (Drums, percussions):Click to increase the image
Bart Schram (Vocal, acoustic guitar):Click to increase the image 
Tom Truyers (Keyboards, piano):Click to increase the image 
Rudy Van Der Veken (Guitar):Click to increase the image 
  
Eric Vandormael (Bass (1997-2006) ):Click to increase the image

Date of passage to TPE

  • Mindgames  On February 25, 2006 at the Auberge de Jeunesse de Tournai
  • Mindgames  On  February 16, 2008 at the  Trianon
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