Mindrot was an American

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band formed in 1989 by Adrian Leroux and Matt Fisher in

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. They disbanded in 1998.

Biography

The band began in 1989 in Westminster, California. After a year of rehearsal and lineup adjustments, the band held a demo release in a living room in

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with Glycine Max in June 1990. Shows would follow with other notable bands;

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. The band next recorded the ''Endeavor'' EP and released it through a double-label, Tempest Records and Angry Thoreauan,
following with a split 7-inch with a band called ''Apocalypse'' (not to be confused with the more notable band also called Apocalypse (band), Apocalypse). In 1992, the first major lineup change came with the addition of long time friend Evan Kilbourne on drums, with whom they recorded ''Live in the Studio'' (produced by Jim Barnes, who also produced ''Dawning'' and ''Soul'') . In late 1992, ''Faded Dream'' was recorded, and was used to shop the band to record labels. One record label wanted to release "Faded Dream", but the band wanted to re-record some parts for better sound quality. That record label did not want to spend any money on the recording and thus it was never properly released. In 1994, another lineup change occurred. Matt Parrillo decided it would be in his best interests to leave the band and pursue his other band

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as well as his

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ended their business relationship with each other, ending European distribution for ''Dawning''. After the release of ''Soul'', in early 1998 Mindrot played its last show, unknown to anyone there or even anyone in the band. It took place at Club Mesa in

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with

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. The band ostensibly broke up when Evan Kilbourne decided to pursue other musical interests in

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Members

Final members

*Matt Fisher – bass, keyboards, vocals (1989–1998; died 2020) *Dan Kaufman – guitar, vocals (1989–1998) *Adrian Leroux – vocals (1989–1998) *Evan Kilbourne – drums (1992–1998) *John Flood – guitar, keyboards, piano (1994–1998)

Past members

*Al Higdon – drums (1989–1992) *Matt Parrillo – guitar (1989–1994)

Timeline

Discography

Demos

*''Untitled'' (1990) *''Live in the Studio'' (1992) *''Faded Dream'' (1992)

Singles

*"Endeavor" (1991) *Mindrot/Apocalypse Split 7-inch (1992)

Albums and EPs

*''Forlorn EP'' (1995) *''Dawning'' (1995) *''Soul'' (1998)

Related bands

* Eyes of Fire (

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), featuring: Dan Kaufman (guitar and vocals) and Matt Fisher (bass and vocals) *

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), featuring: Evan Kilbourne (drums) *

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), featuring: Adrian Leroux (vocals during the "Doomination of Europe" tour in 2003)

References

External links

Official website
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Mindrot on MusicMight
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