Mastedon Explained

Mastedon
Background:	group_or_band
Origin:	Nashville/Davidson, Tennessee
Genre:	Christian rock, hard rock, rock
Years Active:	1987–present
Label:	Regency, Pakaderm, Frontiers
Past Members:	Dino Elefante John Elefante Dan Needham Anthony Sallee Dave Amato

Mastedon is a Christian rock band formed by brothers Dino and John Elefante (former lead singer and songwriter of Kansas) 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 compilation albums.^[1] Mastedon signed with Italian label Frontiers Records in 2009^[2] and release Mastedon 3.^[2]

Discography

• "Wasn't It Love" from California Metal (1987)
• "Get Up" from California Metal II (1988)
• It's a Jungle Out There! (1989) Regency Records
• Lofcaudio (1990) Pakaderm Records
• 3 (2009) [Italy / same as ''Revolution of Mind'' (2010)]
• It's a Jungle Out There! 20th Anniversary Edition (2009) [re-release with three bonus tracks]
• Revolution of Mind (as 'John Elefante and Mastedon') (2010) [North America / same as ''3'' (2009)]

Notes and References

1. Book: Powell, Mark Allan . Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music . Hendrickson Publishers . 2002 . Peabody, Massachusetts . 1-56563-679-1 . 565 . registration .
2. http://www.frontiers.it/default.aspx?tabid=73&cond3=where%20ItemID=522