Mendeed

Mendeed
Mendeed
Origin Dumbarton, Scotland, UK
Genres Metalcore
Years active 2000 - 2007
Labels Rising Records
Nuclear Blast Records
Associated acts Anterior
Madman Is Absolute
Website [1]
Members
Dave Proctor
Chris Lavery
Steven Nixon
Steph Gildea
Kevin Matthews

Mendeed were a metalcore band formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.

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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.

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 playlists 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.

Band members

Dave Proctor – Vocals
Steve Nixon – Lead Guitar
Steph Gildea – Rhythm Guitar
Chris Lavery – Bass & Vocals
Kevin Matthews – Drums

Discography

Albums

Year Title Label
2005 This War Will Last Forever Rising / Nuclear Blast
2007 The Dead Live By Love Rising / Nuclear Blast
2008 Shadows, War, Love: The Best of Mendeed Rising / Nuclear Blast

EP's

Year Title Label
2002 MeNdEeD Self-Released
2002 Killing Something Beautiful Self-Released
2003 As We Rise Self-Released
2004 From Shadows Came Darkness Rising
2006 Positive Metal Attitude Rising

Singles

Year Title Label
2004 Ignite the Flames Rising
2005 Act of Sorrow Rising
2005 Beneath a Burning Sky Rising

Other

  • "The Thing That Should Not Be" (Metallica Cover)

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.

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