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Grind Minded

GRIND MINDED

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The Dutch metal scene is the pinnacle of brutality. And an excellent example of this brutality comes in the form of 4 guys from the metropolitan area of Beilen, in the Netherlands. They wanted to form a band that would be a nod to old school death and grind, namely bands like Repulsion, Carcass, Entombed, Morgoth, Gorefest, and Napalm Death. The answer they were looking for would be in a project they would name Grind Minded.
The vision was made a reality. The lineup would be Jerry on guitars and vocals, Erwin on drums, Henke on bass and vocals, and Robert on guitar, with the former three going under the monikers "Knerry, Bakvet, and Balrog" respectively. Fate would run its course however, and over time, there were to be many lineup changes, one of them resulting in Robert's departure. Grind Minded's fury would however soon be released to the masses. They found their next mainstay in David, who would do the vocals on the 2001 debut 6 song EP "Your Suffering Will Be Legendary". The EP was released on Filthy Records, and got some awesome reviews. Something was amiss however. The band needed another guitarist to fill out their sound, and in 2003, Mathijs (ex Vital Urge, Bludgeoned) was brought on board as their second axe slinger, along with new vocalist Wim (ex Cerebral Death, Vital Urge, Bludgeoned).
With the new personnel changes came a new album, recorded at Sing Sing studios in 2004. It would be called "9mm Facial", and would be the band's finest work to date. Grindminded would go on to play numerous gigs in The Benelux, with the likes of Desensitised, Prostitute Disfigurement, Eighteen Visions, and the New Orleans sludge metal band Crowbar. However one more change of fate was to occur.
God Dethroned needed a new bass player, and Henke, who was good friends with them, had been filling in during this period. Unfortunately, playing in both bands at the same time proved to be impossible. Therefore it was decided that he would remain with God Dethroned, and that decision would bring a new bass player into the fold; enter Jasper Bolderdijk from Grinroth, who would remain with the band up until shortly after the completion of 2007's "Domestic Violence", when he would leave the band due to musical differences, and be replaced by local bassist Gea Mulder. And so it would be. Grind Minded is a prime example of fury, brutality, and old school death metal. This fact is apparent in their name alone. They are approaching their 10 year anniversary, and are only getting stronger on the scene.
In addition, the tracks "Fuck off and Die" and "Domination" have been featured on various compilation cds, the former track being on the "Sounds From the Grave" sampler released by Open Grave Records. In December 2006 the band recorded a 3 track promotional disc at Freddes Dirty Bird Studios, and in late 2007, Grindminded has released their debut full length album on Open Grave Records entitled "Domestic Violence". They are also currently writing new music for an MCD to be released at a future date. Get ready to take a battering, because Holland's most brutal has just taken over!
Grind Minded - Wethouder Buningstraat 30 - 9404 Al Assen - The Netherlands
Genral Info: [email protected]
Bookings: [email protected]
WWW.GRINDMINDED.COM
WWW.OPENGRAVERECORDS.COM

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Member Since: 1/3/2005
Band Members:
Wim Eggens-Vocals

Mathijs Odding-Guitars

Jerry Duinkerken-Guitars

Erwin Koerts-Drums

Gea Mulder-Bass

Grind Minded
Domestic Violence (CD)
Released: 2007 Label: Open Grave Records

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Promo Tracks 2006 (CD)
Released: Unreleased Label: None

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9MM Facial (CD)
Released: 2004 Label: Filthy Records

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Your Suffering Will Be Legendary (MCD)
Released: 2001 Label: Filthy Records

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My Blog

New bassplayer !

Dutch old school death/grind band Grindminded is pleased to announce the addition of bassist Gea Mulder to their lineup. Gea has been in bands such as Mirdyn and Pharmacore. "We are excited to have Ge...
Posted by Grind Minded on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:36:00 PST

Grind Mindeds Domestic Violence available for streaming

Open Grave Records has made available to stream via their website as well the Grind Minded myspace page the entire new Grind Minded album titled, "Domestic Violence". "Domestic Violence" was originall...
Posted by Grind Minded on Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:30:00 PST

Interview

GRIND MINDED TALKED ABOUT "DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"   The most brutal death/grind band from the Netherlands has just attacked! Grindminded's new full length debut on Open Grave Records leaves no one...
Posted by Grind Minded on Mon, 04 Feb 2008 07:04:00 PST

SOUNDS FROM THE GRAVE VOL. IV

SOUNDS FROM THE GRAVE VOL. IVOpen Grave Records has announced the release of the forth of its popular free downloadable sampler albums, entitled "Sounds from the Grave Vol. 4". "Sounds from the Grave ...
Posted by Grind Minded on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:47:00 PST

Looking for EU show dates

We are looking for some shows in the EU to promote our new album "Domestic Violence", any bookers interested can contact us at:[email protected] ( new site launched in a few day...
Posted by Grind Minded on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 08:47:00 PST

Vote for GRIND MINDED to play at Metalcamp 2008 !

Hello all ,Grind Minded has entered a competition to win a gig at Metalcamp festival in Slovenia 2008 and we need YOUR  vote!PLEASE SUPPORT GRIND MINDED, AND GIVE US YOUR VOTE !See instructions b...
Posted by Grind Minded on Sun, 13 Jan 2008 11:38:00 PST

Bassplayer WANTED (Dutch)

GRIND MINDED oldschool death/grind uit Assen,zoekt met SPOED gemotiveerde bassist. Onze 3e CD "Domestic Violence" is Dec 2007 wereldwijd gereleased op het US label Open Grave Records. Wij repete...
Posted by Grind Minded on Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:09:00 PST

Grind Minded parts ways with bass player

Grind Minded has parted ways with bass player Jasper Bolderdijk due to "musical differences."  The band is currently seeking a replacement. Interested bass players can contact the band at grindmi...
Posted by Grind Minded on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:37:00 PST

Join our street team !

Grind Minded Is Currently Looking For Street Team Leaders & Street Team MembersGRIND MINDED is looking for individuals to join their "Street Team".  As you are probably aware a street team is...
Posted by Grind Minded on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 04:43:00 PST

Preorder "Domestic Violence"Now !!

GRIND MINDED  DOMESTIC VIOLENCERelease date December 24th 2007.The  authorities can't help you out of this one..... Get ready for a brutal ass kicking by Holland's old school death metal profess...
Posted by Grind Minded on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:14:00 PST