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.

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.

External links

• Mendeed's MySpace
• Mendeed Support Group
• Kevin Matthews Official myspace