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Mind Funk
Mind Funk
band
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Humble Gods
Humble Gods
American punk rock band
2
Beowülf
Beowülf
American band
3
Empyria
Empyria
4
Leeway
Leeway
American crossover thrash metal band
5
Deceased
Deceased
death/thrash metal band
6
Anthrax
Anthrax
heavy metal band from USA
7
Neil Turbin
Neil Turbin
American singer
8
Sworn Enemy
Sworn Enemy
band
9
Wretched
Wretched
10
Armored Saint
Armored Saint
American heavy metal band
11
Smile Empty Soul
Smile Empty Soul
band
12
Absu
Absu
American extreme metal band
13
Dan Nelson
Dan Nelson
American musician
14
Disrupt
Disrupt
band
15
Chastain
Chastain
band
16
Neon Cross
Neon Cross
Christian rock band
17
Rage
Rage
German heavy metal band
18
Die Happy
Die Happy
Christian rock band
19
Zoetrope
Zoetrope
band
20
The Posies
The Posies
American band
21
Seven Witches
Seven Witches
band
22
Toxik
Toxik
Thrash Metal Band
23
Anacrusis
Anacrusis
music band
24
White Lion
White Lion
Danish/American, hard rock/heavy metal band
25
Acid Bath
Acid Bath
sludge metal band from Louisiana
26
Sadist
Sadist
Italian death metal band
27
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies
American crossover thrash band
28
Discharge
Discharge
British hardcore punk band
29
Billy Sheehan
Billy Sheehan
American musician
30
Urgehal
Urgehal
Norwegian black metal band
31
Mama's Boys
Mama's Boys
32
Nomeansno
Nomeansno
Canadian alternative rock band
33
Helstar
Helstar
band
34
Mike Ness
Mike Ness
Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist
35
Limbonic Art
Limbonic Art
band
36
Liquid Tension Experiment
Liquid Tension Experiment
American band
37
Ilan Rubin
Ilan Rubin
American musician
38
Nuclear
Nuclear
Chilean thrash metal band
39
Tourniquet
Tourniquet
American metal band
40
Konkhra
Konkhra
band
41
Sacrilege
Sacrilege
band that plays punk rock
42
Helmet
Helmet
American alternative metal band
43
Skinlab
Skinlab
band that plays groove metal
44
Deeds of Flesh
Deeds of Flesh
band
45
Vicious Rumors
Vicious Rumors
American power metal
46
Evocation
Evocation
Swedish death metal band
47
Havok
Havok
American band
48
Exciter
Exciter
Canadian speed metal band
49
Die Krupps
Die Krupps
band
50
Tim "Ripper" Owens
Tim "Ripper" Owens
American heavy metal singer
51
Rigor Mortis
Rigor Mortis
American thrash metal band
52
Dax Riggs
Dax Riggs
American musician
53
Charlie Benante
Charlie Benante
American musician
54
Nocturnus
Nocturnus
band
Intro
American metal band
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Mind Over Four (occasionally written as Mind Over 4) was an American heavy metal group based out of Orange County, California. They started life as a sort of psychedelic punk band but eventually began creating their own unique brand of prog/metal. In interviews, they often referred to their music as "experimetal". BNR Metal Pages describes them as "occupy[ing] that gray area between metal and uncommercial hard rock, but with a quirkiness in the songwriting that makes them difficult to describe or categorize". During the course of the band, they recorded six albums and brought their electrifying live show to 14 countries and many national US tours.

In 1993, singer Spike Xavier was invited to audition as the lead singer of Anthrax after they fired Joey Belladonna; however, Anthrax ultimately hired John Bush.

Mind Over Four dissolved shortly after the release of their 1995 album, Empty Hands. Spike Xavier went on to play bass in his brother's band Humble Gods. He also played bass for the funk/metal band Mindfunk and eventually founded Corporate Avenger with Mindfunk vocalist Pat Dubar. Mike Jensen toured with KMFDM as guitar player and later joined the short-lived band Overbreaker. Mike Jensen released solo material under the name of Michael Fordays. Rich Castillo released an mix of solo material ranging from Frank Zappa-influenced comedy to jazz instrumentals. Mark Fullerton worked on the production side of the film industry in Los Angeles for 15 years before moving to Utah. He now plays drums in a classic rock cover band called Mesozoic.

In the August 21, 1993 issue of Kerrang! magazine, a review of Mind Over Four's The Goddess album read: "At their best, they're untouchable, unbelievable, perhaps the metal discovery of the '90s...utter perfection".

On the back cover photo of the Pantera album Vulgar Display of Power, Phil Anselmo can be seen wearing one of the band's T-shirts.