Back in 2010, Mental Fracture was founded in Rishon LeZion, Israel. Growing up they were inspired by bands such as Dream Theater, Opeth and Porcupine Tree which lead them to write progressive rock music. For a few years Mental Fracture wrote music but it wasn’t until 2019 that they recorded some by themselves. The band took it a step further by showing actual recording footage for “The Mind’s Desire” and “Genesis” on their YouTube channel.
The album opens up with the titled track “The Mind’s Desire.” Right away we’re introduced to dark, gritty lyrics - “Beyond the tears of sad hazel eyes lay the truth I’ve always looked for. Already searched between dozen of lies, only to find out the answer is not there anymore.” It’s about wanting to break free from the depressing routine of life. It’s not all doom and gloom once the realization that something must change is represented by beautiful guitar riffs well worth listening to. Finally breaking free, the ending is loud and rhythmic. “Genesis” is a hard-hitting instrumental that has some Middle Eastern vibes before changing into a more metal setting with some harmonic-minor scales. It perfectly blends into the following track “In The Eye Of The Creator.” It does have a heavier philosophical aspect when it comes to the lyrics and shares some of the same riffs from “Genesis.” However what makes the song unique is the changing of genres. It begins with soft vocals before it breaks down into a funk jam then back to a rock song. It’s just simply fantastic. “Poetic Hate” has a much angrier tone to it with good measure too as it tackles the subject of plagiarism - “That you can barely see the starts / And you’re just sitting there and think that / Quoting scripts is what you need to tell the world / It’s what in your heart.” As a writer, I identify with this song and have been jamming to it all week. The final track of the album is “Bucolic.” It’s a lovely instrumental that features plenty of percussions and bells making it the song with the most Middle Eastern vibe present. For their first album, Mental Fracture did wonderfully with The Mind’s Desire. It takes on the concept of creation, and the mind wanting to break free so that it may leave an everlasting mark on this world. They do a nice job of providing rock tracks but also proudly represent their heritage.
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