Mastedon is a

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band formed by brothers Dino and

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(former lead singer and songwriter of

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) in the mid-1980s. The band was formed mainly as a studio project and have released three full-length albums and two stand-alone songs on

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. Mastedon signed with Italian label

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in 2009
and release ''Mastedon 3''.

Discography

* "Wasn't It Love" from ''

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'' (1987) * "Get Up" from ''California Metal II'' (1988) * ''

It's a Jungle Out There! ''It's a Jungle Out There'' is the first album by Mastedon, the studio project formed by brothers John & Dino Elefante. It was released in 1989 on Regency Records, while they were setting up their own label "Pakaderm Records". Long out-of-print ...

'' (1989)

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* ''Lofcaudio'' (1990) Pakaderm Records * ''3'' (2009) taly / same as ''Revolution of Mind'' (2010)/small> * '' It's a Jungle Out There! 20th Anniversary Edition'' (2009) e-release with three bonus tracks/small> * ''Revolution of Mind'' (as 'John Elefante and Mastedon') (2010) orth America / same as ''3'' (2009)/small>

References

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