The band MINDEAD was founded in early 2001 by Timo Fielker (vocals), Marcel Grashei (guitars) and Benjamin Hölle (drums). A few months later Benedikt Wagner (bass) joined the band and made it complete. The first songs were written. The result: a massive sound grenade of intoxicating guitars blended with thunderous drums and emotional vocals covering the whole spectrum from melodic melancholy to brutal aggression.




Having received tremendously positive feedback after their first gigs, the band decided to produce their first 4-song "Promo-CD" all by themselves, which they handed out for free at the following shows. 
Further performances and achievements such as miscellaneous airplays at foreign radio stations and high rankings in a whole bunch of internet-charts kept following.
Late 2003 MINDEAD recorded a second EP entitled "Still Empty". Like their first CD, they produced it themselves. Especially the bands more melancholic and emotional side is audible on this EP.
Again the band gained a lot of positive reception for their work and was now playing shows with well-known German bands like Emil Bulls and The Anti Doctrine, and later even with international acts like Transport League (2004), Mnemic (2007), Destinity (2008), Dagoba (2008) and DevilDriver (2009).
Seeing MINDEAD on stage is a must for anyone. Their live shows are very energetic and convincing and the infectious atmosphere on stage will hardly leave any audience cold. Coming in first at both the Ludwigsburger Bandcontest in 2004 as well as the Kwick.de-Newcomer-Contest in 2006 speaks up for that fact.
In July 2005 MINDEAD started recording their first full-lenght studio album. Three years later the band signed with the label 7hard which released the album in late summer 2008. The 11 tracks on Abandon All Hope burst of energy and sparkle in absolutely professional sound due to the mastering skills of Andy Classen as well as the dynamic assistance of Ben Bariton, who also lend a helping hand to productions of the Farmer Boys and Dacia and the w.m.d.
In order to be able to deliver the full impact of their new material in live-shows, the four-piece felt the need of an additional guitar player. So in April 2007 Michael Trautner, axe-man of MINDEAD´s local band-buddies Pachet, joined the band which brought a breath of fresh air and vitality and also pushed their live performance and sound into new dimensions.
MINDEADs music could be categorized as modern metal. They manage to write interesting songs by using heavy, moshable metal riffs refined with sometimes aggressive, sometimes melodic elements. In short: this band will appeal to both neck and soul.