Mendeed
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Mendeed were a metalcore
band formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.
. In 2003 the band released their second EP As We Rise.
In December 2003 Mendeed signed a recording contract with UK Label Rising Records
. The band's first release on that label was an EP From Shadows Came Darkness
in September 2004. It was produced by Mark Daghorn. Mendeed's music was played on rock radio stations. The band toured, supporting DragonForce
twice.
In December 2004 the video Ignite the Flames
was added to the playlist
s of MTV2
shows Headbangers Ball
and 120 Minutes
, and the catalogue of Scuzz
TV.
Mendeed released their first album This War Will Last Forever
in 2005 on Rising Records
, and in 2006 the album was released again by Nuclear Blast
, at which point Mendeed were nominated for "Best Newcomer" at both the Kerrang and Metal Hammer
Awards. The band also contributed to Kerrang's Remastered: Master of Puppets
Revisited album, covering Metallica
's song "The Thing That Should Not Be". This earned them a Gold Disc at the Kerrang Awards in 2006.
Mendeed toured with such names as Anthrax
, Cradle of Filth
, Napalm Death
, Fear Factory
and played dates with Avenged Sevenfold
, Slipknot
, Skindred
, Bleeding Through
and Trivium
. They also headlined their own tour in between dates supporting other bands, and performed on the Gibson/MySpace Stage at Download
in 2006.
Their second album The Dead Live By Love
was released in February 2007, and reached number 4 in the British Rock Charts.
The band did not follow-up their second album, and faced financial issues due to unpaid bills at Rising Records, forcing them into debt. The band split up in September 2007. Steve Nixon announced on MySpace
: "Mendeed have regrettably broken up due to irreconcilable differences with our manager. We would like to thank all of our fans for believing in us and helping us get as far as we did. I really wish things would have turned out different for us. Thanks to everyone that had faith in us; we'll miss you all."
After the split, lead guitarist Steve Nixon joined Welsh metal band Anterior
. In mid 2008 drummer Kevin Matthews joined Scottish metal act, Madman Is Absolute.
Steve Nixon – Lead Guitar
Steph Gildea – Rhythm Guitar
Chris Lavery – Bass & Vocals
Kevin Matthews – Drums
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Metallica
's Master of Puppets
album in August 2006, Kerrang magazine selected Mendeed to contribute to a tribute album. They opted to record "The Thing That Should Not Be". The CD, titled Remastered: Master of Puppets Revisited, was given away free with the magazine. Other artists selected to cover songs on the album were Machine Head
, Trivium
, Bullet For My Valentine
, Chimaira
, Fightstar
, Mastodon
and Funeral for a Friend
.
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
band formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.
History
The band's members met at school in Dumbarton. In 2002 they self-released their first EP Killing Something BeautifulKilling Something Beautiful
Killing Something Beautiful is metal band Mendeed's first EP....
. In 2003 the band released their second EP As We Rise.
In December 2003 Mendeed signed a recording contract with UK Label Rising Records
Rising records
Rising Records is an independent record label and with subsidiaries in England.- History :Rising records was formed in 2003, it started signing and releasing bands in 2004...
. The band's first release on that label was an EP From Shadows Came Darkness
From Shadows Came Darkness
From Shadows Came Darkness is metal band Mendeed's third EP release.-Track listing:#"Hope Lies in The Heart of Even the Darkest Soul"#"Act of Sorrow"#"Blood Laced Tears"#"Ignite the Flames"#"Fatal Poison Whisper"#"Perpetual Sin"...
in September 2004. It was produced by Mark Daghorn. Mendeed's music was played on rock radio stations. The band toured, supporting DragonForce
DragonForce
DragonForce are an English power metal band from London. Formed in 1999, the group is known for its long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-based lyrics, and electronic sounds in their music to add to their retro video game-influenced sound. Guitarists Herman Li and Sam Totman are the only two...
twice.
In December 2004 the video Ignite the Flames
Ignite the Flames
Ignite the Flames is the first single from British Metalcore band Mendeed.-Track listing:#"Ignite the Flames"#"Laid to Waste"#"Fall to Me"#"Ignite the Flames"...
was added to the playlist
Playlist
In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. They can be played in sequential or shuffled order. The term has several specialized meanings in the realms of radio broadcasting and personal computers.-In radio:...
s of MTV2
MTV2
MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to analogue cable lineups across the nation...
shows Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
and 120 Minutes
120 Minutes
120 Minutes is a television show in the United States dedicated to alternative music, originally airing on MTV from 1986 to 2000, and then on MTV's sister channel MTV2 from 2001 to 2003....
, and the catalogue of Scuzz
Scuzz
Scuzz is a British music television channel owned and operated by CSC Media Group . It launched on 17 April 2003 and has gone on to be the highest-rated rock TV station on UK satellite. The channel plays a broad range of rock and all its subgenres...
TV.
Mendeed released their first album This War Will Last Forever
This War Will Last Forever
This War Will Last Forever is Scottish metal band Mendeed's debut album.-Standard version:#"All That We Have Become " - 3:38#"Beneath A Burning Sky" - 5:08#"Stand As One And Fight For Glory" - 4:55#"Remains of the Day" - 4:52...
in 2005 on Rising Records
Rising records
Rising Records is an independent record label and with subsidiaries in England.- History :Rising records was formed in 2003, it started signing and releasing bands in 2004...
, and in 2006 the album was released again by Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
, at which point Mendeed were nominated for "Best Newcomer" at both the Kerrang and Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
Awards. The band also contributed to Kerrang's Remastered: Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets
-Personnel:Metallica* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1, first solo on tracks 2 and 7* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals* Lars Ulrich – drums* Kirk Hammett – lead guitarProduction...
Revisited album, covering Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's song "The Thing That Should Not Be". This earned them a Gold Disc at the Kerrang Awards in 2006.
Mendeed toured with such names as Anthrax
Anthrax (band)
Anthrax is an American heavy metal band from New York City, formed in 1981. Founded by guitarists Scott Ian and Danny Lilker, the band has since released ten studio albums and 20 singles, and an EP featuring Public Enemy. The band was one of the most popular of the 1980s thrash metal scene...
, Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth
Cradle of Filth are an English extreme metal band, formed in Suffolk in 1991. The band's musical style evolved from black metal to a cleaner and more "produced" amalgam of gothic metal, symphonic black metal, and other extreme metal styles, while their lyrical themes and imagery are heavily...
, Napalm Death
Napalm Death
Napalm Death are a death metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1981. While none of its original members remain in the group, the lineup of vocalist Mark "Barney" Greenway, bassist Shane Embury, guitarist Mitch Harris and drummer Danny Herrera has remained consistent for most of the band's ...
, Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
and played dates with Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold
Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band from Huntington Beach, California. Formed in 1999, the group consists of vocalist M. Shadows, lead guitarist Synyster Gates, rhythm guitarist Zacky Vengeance, bassist Johnny Christ....
, Slipknot
Slipknot (band)
Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...
, Skindred
Skindred
Skindred is a Welsh rock band from Newport. The band was formed in 1998 following the disbandment of vocalist Benji Webbe's previous band, Dub War. Skindred's musical style mixes alternative rock, heavy metal, punk rock and reggae...
, Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through
Bleeding Through is an American metalcore band from Orange County, California. Formed in 1999, the band blends influences stemming from modern hardcore punk, symphonic black metal, and melodic death metal...
and Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...
. They also headlined their own tour in between dates supporting other bands, and performed on the Gibson/MySpace Stage at Download
Download Festival
The Download Festival is a three day rock music festival held annually at Donington Park, England . It usually takes place in June...
in 2006.
Their second album The Dead Live By Love
The Dead Live by Love
The Dead Live By Love is the second and final full length album by Scottish metalcore band Mendeed.-Track listing:#"Burning Fear" - 4:15#"The Fight" - 3:30#"The Dead Live By Love" - 5:35#"Fuel the Fire" - 3:23#"Gravedigger" - 6:19#"Our War" - 3:10...
was released in February 2007, and reached number 4 in the British Rock Charts.
The band did not follow-up their second album, and faced financial issues due to unpaid bills at Rising Records, forcing them into debt. The band split up in September 2007. Steve Nixon announced on 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....
: "Mendeed have regrettably broken up due to irreconcilable differences with our manager. We would like to thank all of our fans for believing in us and helping us get as far as we did. I really wish things would have turned out different for us. Thanks to everyone that had faith in us; we'll miss you all."
After the split, lead guitarist Steve Nixon joined Welsh metal band Anterior
Anterior (band)
Anterior is a American metal band from Tredegar, Wales. They are currently signed to Metal Blade Records, although they were also approached by Manowar's Joey DeMaio. They have released one album through Metal Blade called This Age of Silence.-History:...
. In mid 2008 drummer Kevin Matthews joined Scottish metal act, Madman Is Absolute.
Band members
Dave Proctor – VocalsSteve Nixon – Lead Guitar
Steph Gildea – Rhythm Guitar
Chris Lavery – Bass & Vocals
Kevin Matthews – Drums
Albums
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
This War Will Last Forever This War Will Last Forever This War Will Last Forever is Scottish metal band Mendeed's debut album.-Standard version:#"All That We Have Become " - 3:38#"Beneath A Burning Sky" - 5:08#"Stand As One And Fight For Glory" - 4:55#"Remains of the Day" - 4:52... |
Rising Rising records Rising Records is an independent record label and with subsidiaries in England.- History :Rising records was formed in 2003, it started signing and releasing bands in 2004... / Nuclear Blast |
| 2007 2007 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame... |
The Dead Live By Love The Dead Live by Love The Dead Live By Love is the second and final full length album by Scottish metalcore band Mendeed.-Track listing:#"Burning Fear" - 4:15#"The Fight" - 3:30#"The Dead Live By Love" - 5:35#"Fuel the Fire" - 3:23#"Gravedigger" - 6:19#"Our War" - 3:10... |
Rising / Nuclear Blast |
| 2008 2008 in music 2008 was a huge year in music history with the emergence of pop superstars Lady Gaga and Katy Perry into the mainstream. Also, this is the year that is widely agreed upon by critics as the start of the fall of hip hop from the mainstream and the rise of Synthpop into the mainstream due to acts such... |
Shadows, War, Love: The Best of Mendeed | Rising / Nuclear Blast |
EP's
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
MeNdEeD Mendeed Mendeed were a metalcore band formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.-History:The band's members met at school in Dumbarton. In 2002 they self-released their first EP Killing Something Beautiful. In 2003 the band released their second EP As We Rise.... |
Self-Released |
| 2002 2002 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI... |
Killing Something Beautiful Killing Something Beautiful Killing Something Beautiful is metal band Mendeed's first EP.... |
Self-Released |
| 2003 2003 in music -January:* January – following an investigation by The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and London detectives, police raids in England and the Netherlands recover nearly 500 original Beatles studio tapes, recorded during the Let It Be sessions. Five people are arrested... |
As We Rise | Self-Released |
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
From Shadows Came Darkness From Shadows Came Darkness From Shadows Came Darkness is metal band Mendeed's third EP release.-Track listing:#"Hope Lies in The Heart of Even the Darkest Soul"#"Act of Sorrow"#"Blood Laced Tears"#"Ignite the Flames"#"Fatal Poison Whisper"#"Perpetual Sin"... |
Rising |
| 2006 2006 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band.... |
Positive Metal Attitude | Rising |
Singles
| Year | Title | Label |
| 2004 2004 in music See also:* 2004 in music Record labels established in 2004-January:*January 1**The Vienna New Year's Concert is conducted by Riccardo Muti.**Kurt Nilsen wins World Idol.... |
Ignite the Flames Ignite the Flames Ignite the Flames is the first single from British Metalcore band Mendeed.-Track listing:#"Ignite the Flames"#"Laid to Waste"#"Fall to Me"#"Ignite the Flames"... |
Rising |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
Act of Sorrow Act Of Sorrow "Act of Sorrow" is the second single from Scottish metalcore band Mendeed.-Track listing:#"Act of Sorrow"#"Hollow"#"Messiah"#"Act of Sorrow"... |
Rising |
| 2005 2005 in music -Events:*During the year 2005, 12 rock music albums scored number 1 in the USA. This was the first time even ten albums have scored number 1 since 1996.-January:... |
Beneath a Burning Sky Beneath a Burning Sky -Track listing:#"Beneath a Burning Sky"#"The End of Man"#"Divided We Fall"#"Beneath a Burning Sky"... |
Rising |
Other
- "The Thing That Should Not Be" (Metallica Cover)
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
's Master of Puppets
Master of Puppets
-Personnel:Metallica* James Hetfield – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar on track 1, first solo on tracks 2 and 7* Cliff Burton – bass, backing vocals* Lars Ulrich – drums* Kirk Hammett – lead guitarProduction...
album in August 2006, Kerrang magazine selected Mendeed to contribute to a tribute album. They opted to record "The Thing That Should Not Be". The CD, titled Remastered: Master of Puppets Revisited, was given away free with the magazine. Other artists selected to cover songs on the album were Machine Head
Machine Head (band)
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...
, Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...
, Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, Chimaira
Chimaira
Chimaira is an American heavy metal band from Cleveland, Ohio. Formed in 1998, the group is a notable member of the New Wave of American Heavy Metal scene. The band's name is derived from the word Chimera, a monstrous creature in Greek mythology...
, Fightstar
Fightstar
Fightstar are an English alternative rock band from London. They formed in 2003 and their lineup comprises lead vocalist, guitarist and keyboardist Charlie Simpson, guitarist and vocalist Alex Westaway, bass guitarist Dan Haigh and drummer Omar Abidi...
, Mastodon
Mastodon
Mastodons were large tusked mammal species of the extinct genus Mammut which inhabited Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Central America from the Oligocene through Pleistocene, 33.9 mya to 11,000 years ago. The American mastodon is the most recent and best known species of the group...
and Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend
Funeral for a Friend are a Welsh post-hardcore band, from Bridgend. Formed 2001, they have released five studio albums, seven EPs, sixteen singles, one DVD, and one compilation album.-Formation and Early Years:...
.