Mindset Evolution (sometimes shortened to E'' or Mindset) is an American

hard rock Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard ...

band from

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria ...

founded in 2005. The group released 3 albums independently (39 Miles West of Normal, Taking Back Today, and Prelude) prior to the success of the self-titled 2012 EP that gained the attention of Prospect Park who signed the band that year. In 2013 they released their first national effort ''Brave Bold & Broken''. The current members are Rob Ulrich (Vocals), Josh Bodeen (Bass, backup vocals), Zakk Burke (Drums) Brendan Summers (lead guitar), and Tim Chapai (guitar)

History

Formed originally by vocalist Rob Ulrich and bassist Josh Bodeen as an acoustic cover band, they later recruited a full band and started writing songs. In the Midwest tour circuit, they entered the 2011

Rockstar Rock Star or Rockstar may refer to: Films * ''Rock Star'' (2001 film), an American film starring Mark Wahlberg * ''Rockstar'' (2011 film), an Indian Hindi-language film by Imtiaz Ali * ''Rockstar'' (2015 film), an Indian Malayalam-language fi ...

Uproar Festival The Uproar Festival, also called the Rockstar Energy Drink Uproar Festival, was an annual hard rock and heavy metal tour inaugurated in 2010 by John Reese and sponsored by Rockstar Energy Drink. The tour was also created by John Oakes, Darryl E ...

Battle of the Bands with 5300 other hopefuls, and were awarded the win. They gained national traction as they secured a slot on the 2012

''Brave Bold & Broken''

Mindset began their tour cycle for ''Brave Bold & Broken'' at

Rock on the Range Rock on the Range was an annual rock festival that was held at two locations. The first and main location was in Columbus, Ohio, United States at Mapfre Stadium (originally Columbus Crew Stadium; renamed in 2015) from 2007 to 2018, while the ot ...

. They performed as support for label-mates

Korn Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. Originally formed in 1993 ...

's Reunion Tour with Head, followed by several dates with

Buckcherry Buckcherry is an American rock band from Anaheim, California, formed in 1995. The band released two albums, ''Buckcherry'' (1999) and ''Time Bomb'' (2001), before dissolving in 2002. Buckcherry's first album ''Buckcherry'' was DreamWorks first a ...

and an appearance at

Rocklahoma Rocklahoma (also known as Rock Fever Presents Rocklahoma or Rock Fever) is an annual American three-day rock festival held in Pryor, Oklahoma. The festival features 4 official stages, as well as many unofficial campground parties and performing a ...

. "Burn It Down" was the band's first success at

active rock Active rock is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations across the United States and Canada. Active rock stations play a balance of new hard rock songs with valued classic rock favorites, normally with an emphasis on the harder edge o ...

radio, first taking off on

Octane (Sirius XM) Since 2008, Sirius XM Radio has had a similar channel lineup, with a few differences based on whether the individual has a Sirius, XM, or SiriusXM radio. For technical reasons, separate radios continue to be manufactured for the separate services ...

's Big Un's countdown, then breaking on to spend 15 weeks on the ''

Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...

Mainstream Rock Mainstream rock (also known as heritage rock) is a radio format used by many commercial radio stations in the United States and Canada. Format background Mainstream rock stations represent the middle ground between classic rock and active rock ...

chart peaking at 30. They spent the summer touring with Fight or Flight followed by a two-week West Coast run of festivals with

Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold (abbreviated as A7X) is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1999. The band's current lineup consists of lead vocalist M. Shadows, rhythm guitarist and backing vocalist Zacky Vengeance, ...

, Korn and

Volbeat Volbeat are a Danish rock band formed in Copenhagen in 2001. They play a fusion of rock and roll, heavy metal, and rockabilly. Their current line-up consists of vocalist and guitarist Michael Poulsen, guitarist Rob Caggiano, drummer Jon Lars ...

. They finished up 2013 with

Gemini Syndrome Gemini Syndrome is an American alternative metal band formed in 2010 in Los Angeles. The band currently consists of vocalist Aaron Nordstrom, drummer Brian Steele Medina, bassist Alessandro "(AP)" Paveri, and guitarist Miguel "Meegs" Rascon. ...

, and

Starset Starset is an American rock band from Columbus, Ohio, formed by Dustin Bates in 2013. They released their debut album, '' Transmissions'', in 2014 and their second album, '' Vessels'', on January 20, 2017. The band has found success in expandin ...

. They are currently writing and planning a new record.

Members

; Current * Rob Ulrich – lead vocals (2005–present) * Josh Bodeen - bass guitar, backing vocals (2005–present) * Zakk Burke – drums (2016–present) * Brendan Summers – lead guitar (2016–present) * Tim Chapai – guitar (2008–2009, 2016–present) ; Previous * Skyler Baer – guitar (2011–2015) * Aaron Birdsalli – drums (2015) * Joey Gibbs – drums (2011–2015) * Brad Prentice – guitar, backing vocals (2006–2014) * Josh Blue – drums (2005–2010) ; Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

* ''39 Miles West of Normal'' (Independent 2006) * ''Taking Back Today'' (Independent 2009) * ''Prelude'' (Independent 2011) * ''Brave Bold & Broken'' ( Prospect Park 2013)

History

''Brave Bold & Broken''

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

References