The Mute Gods have already released their third album. Nick Beggs, Roger King and Marco Minnemann are also involved in other time-consuming projects that leave them little time to breathe. The bass and embroidery virtuoso Beggs leads the trio and determines its musical and content orientation. The third album "Atheists And Believers" shows that the former pop star is driven by a political conscience and is anything but mute.
For the fact that Nick Beggs always dresses up so extravagant, at times screamingly funny, he gives himself a surprisingly serious interview and weighs up his statements carefully. It is also unusual for the 57-year-old Englishman to call a quarter of an hour before the agreed appointment just to make sure that the line is open. After the external circumstances have been clarified, a pleasant and fruitful conversation about present and past develops.
The Mute Gods - consisting of Nick Beggs, Roger King and Marco Minnemann - were so motivated by the many positive reactions to their debut album that they presented their second album only one year later. On "Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth" the three musicians once again make it clear that their songs have a message...
Behind the band name The Mute Gods are Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson, John Paul Jones, Gary Numan), Roger King (Steve Hackett) and Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani). So it's not surprising that influences of Genesis and Steven Wilson and Porcupine Tree can be heard here.
