The beginning of 2005 marks the beginning of State of Mind, when singer Emile joins the band to complete the line up. The groovy NY styled hardcore these guys were working on appealed to Emile, and quickly he came up with some lyrics that fitted the songs well. A glance at a film poster gave them a name, a 4-track in a rehearsal space gave them a demo, a friend gave them a show and the ball started rolling. Their demo consisted of 4 songs inspired by the likes of Burn, Breakdown, Maximum Penalty and Leeway. Since then a lot of gigs followed, ... Read More

The beginning of 2005 marks the beginning of State of Mind, when singer Emile joins the band to complete the line up. The groovy NY styled hardcore these guys were working on appealed to Emile, and quickly he came up with some lyrics that fitted the songs well. A glance at a film poster gave them a name, a 4-track in a rehearsal space gave them a demo, a friend gave them a show and the ball started rolling. Their demo consisted of 4 songs inspired by the likes of Burn, Breakdown, Maximum Penalty and Leeway. Since then a lot of gigs followed, including weekend trips and small tours with their friends in A Step Apart, No Turning Back, Solid Ground, For the Glory and True Colors. One of the demo songs was re-recorded and appeared on the Light the Fuse compilation EP; other bands are Justice, A Step Apart, Nothing Done and Icepick. New songs were created and recorded in late June 2005. The EP on Bust! Records contains 4 of those songs, the cd version all 6 of them. With the distribution being handled by Crucial Attack, first reactions were really good. The songs on these recordings had a faster touch, but without losing the groove of the demo.

In March 2006 the band hit the studio again and recorded new songs that are featured on the 'Bitter Times, Better Times' EP. This one came out on the label of their good friends at Light the Fuse records.

Now, over a year later and after a period of silence, in September 2007 their full length 'Music for the Statefully insane' has been released! And again, people seem to like it!

Early 2008 the vinyl version of 'Music for the Statefully insane' has seen its daylight. Conformity Records took care of the job. 2007 turned out to be a good year, let's make 2008 even better! Until then, come check 'em out and in the meantime, stay sane!

Releases
Demo cassette, 2005
Light The Fuse compilation 7\', Light The Fuse Records, 2005
Self Titled 7\'/MCD, Bust Records, 2005
Bitter Times, Better Times 7\', Light The Fuse Records, 2006
Music For The Statefully Insane LP/CD, Conformity / Light The Fuse Records, 2007
Mental Gold LP/CD, Crucial Attack Records, 2009

Members:
Emile - vocals
Arjan - bass
Jan - guitar
Gijs - guitar
René - drums

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