Akem Manah (band)
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Akem Manah is a doom metal
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...

 band from Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

. They formed in May 2009. They have released one full-length album, as well as two digital singles.

History

Akem Manah was formed by two former Crypt members vocalist/guitarist Dead Nedry and bass player Kyle Simms in April 2009 in Eugene, Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Eugene is the second largest city in the U.S. state of Oregon and the seat of Lane County. It is located at the south end of the Willamette Valley, at the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast.As of the 2010 U.S...

. They began jamming on material for a demo. They then recruited guitarist Mike Bonnetti and drummer Brian Murray in May. With a full line-up they would go on to do a couple live shows. In August they recorded their first self-titled demo
Demo (music)
A demo version or demo of a song is one recorded for reference rather than for release. A demo is a way for a musician to approximate their ideas on tape or disc, and provide an example of those ideas to record labels, producers or other artists...

. They continued to perform for another couple of months. Then in October, the band took a break when Nedry moved to the Seattle, Washington
Seattle, Washington
Seattle is the county seat of King County, Washington. With 608,660 residents as of the 2010 Census, Seattle is the largest city in the Northwestern United States. The Seattle metropolitan area of about 3.4 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the country...

 area for a new job. After that the rest of the band made there way up to Seattle to continue writing for an album in December.

In January, Kyle Simms was the only member still living in Eugene. He decided to leave the band because of the physical distance between himself and the other three members. So the band would recruit new bass player Robert Ingraham. This line-up would record there second demo "The Devil" in January. But, yet another member would leave the band as Mike Bonnetti was let go. They would continue one a three piece band. The band would re-record their newest demo re-entitling it "The Devil 2". In February the band would enter New Sound Studios in Seattle to record their debut album The Devil Is In All Of You. The album was originally scheduled for a May 2010 release, but saw a few setbacks because of art featuring unauthorized images of Anton LaVey
Anton LaVey
Anton Szandor LaVey , born Howard Stanton Levey, was the founder of the Church of Satan as well as a writer, occultist, and musician...

 and his daughter Zeena LaVey
Zeena LaVey
Zeena Schreck, born Zeena LaVey, is an artist, musician, author and the spiritual leader of the Sethian Liberation Movement, which she founded in 2002. Her parents were Anton LaVey and Diane Hegarty, co-founders of the Church of Satan....

 that needed to be changed.

The band released the first song "Apocalypse" off the debut album on internet radio networks on June 2, 2010. A limited edition cd-r was made featuring the studio version and a live version of the song. The debut album was released on July 9, 2010. After the release of the album, they would record two additional singles the first "Children Of evil" which came out on September 17 and the other was a cover of the Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard
Electric Wizard are a stoner metal band from Dorset, England that formed in 1993. The band have since recorded seven albums, at least three of which are now considered to be landmarks of their genre: their self-title debut, Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics..., and Dopethrone...

 song "Funeralopolis" of the band's 2000 album Dopethrone
Dopethrone
Dopethrone is the third full-length album by the doom metal band Electric Wizard. It was released in 2000 through Rise Above Records and re-released by the same label in 2004 and 2007 with an extra song....

which was released on November 18.

According to the bands newly formed Jango
Jango (website)
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 page, the band had been recording new music in late 2010 & they have plans to release an EP
Extended play
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 "Horror In The Eyes". It was originally set for a February 22 release, but due to album pressing issues was pushed back to be re-pressed. "Horror In The Eyes" was released on March 29, 2011. According to the bands Myspace
Myspace
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 page, the band had been working with former guitarist/founding member Mike Bonnetti in January & February 2011. Thought it has been stated he is not currently working with the band, but might in the future.

The band has been working on new songs. They will enter the studio in August to record a new EP called "Rise Of The Black Moon" scheduled for a fall 2011 release.

Members

Current
  • Dead Nedry – lead vocals, guitars, keyboards (2009–present)
  • Robert Ingraham – bass (2010–present)
  • Brian Murray – drums, percussion (2009–present)

Former
  • Mike Bonnetti – guitars (2009–2010, 2011)
  • Kyle Simms – bass (2009–2010)

Live
  • Jason Thrash – guitars (2010)

Singles

  • Apocalypse (June 2, 2010)
  • Children Of Evil (September 17, 2010)
  • Funeralopolis (November 18, 2010) - (Electric Wizard
    Electric Wizard
    Electric Wizard are a stoner metal band from Dorset, England that formed in 1993. The band have since recorded seven albums, at least three of which are now considered to be landmarks of their genre: their self-title debut, Electric Wizard, Come My Fanatics..., and Dopethrone...

     cover)

External links

  • Official website
  • Akem Manah biography at Cdbaby
  • Akem Manah at MySpace
    MySpace
    Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....

  • Akem Manah at Encyclopaedia Metallum
    Encyclopaedia Metallum
    Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...

  • Debut album review at Asistocrazia Webzine

Sources


  • http://revolverblips.dailyradar.com/story/akem-manah-on-myspace-music/
  • http://www.last.fm/music/Akem+Manah
  • http://www.slowend.com/c/?d=1014
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