The Mandrake (band)

Infobox musical artist
Name = The Mandrake


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Origin = Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
Genre = Heavy metal
Death metal
Electronica
Black metal (early)
Years_active = 2001 - present
Label = Crash Musiccite web
url=http://64.49.225.48/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=CMU+61122
title=Crash Music Page]
URL = [http://www.themandrake.com www.themandrake.com]
Current_members = Ron C. Ardila- guitar Andy Hitch- guitar James Cummings- vocals Addie Suazo-bass guitar Mike Horn- drums
Past_members = James Ryan Taron- vocals Kelly Tussey- guitar Alex Shalenko- bass guitar Bret Philips- bass guitar Edison Shaw- lead guitar

The Mandrake is a death metal/electronica band currently signed to Crash Music. They have released one demo and one studio album. [cite web
url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifyxqwsld0e
title=All Music Review]

The Mandrake is, according to their record label, an example of an American band with a lot of Scandinavian influences from the likes of Age of Ruin, Opeth, and At the Gates, Scandinavia having dominated the black and death metal scene throughout the 1990s. The band achieved early success, garnering favorable reviews even in the demo stage.cite web|url=http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=1393&showReview=true|title=SSMT Review|quote=Mandrake is one of the rare examples of a band still at the demo level who are flat out better than an overwhelming majority of signed bands.] Slight touches of black metal are often present in some of their work. [cite web|url=http://www.roughedge.com/cdreviews/m/mandrake.htm|title=Rough Edge] While at demo stage, they opened for international bands including Six Feet Under, Fear Factory, and Behemoth. [cite web|url=http://www.themandrake.com|title=Index of Offical Site]

History

The Mandrake was founded in early 2001 by their guitarist, Ron, and released their first demo, "Dying Sentiment", later that year. Their second album, "The Burning Horizon at the End of Dawn", was released on Crash Music. The album was released in 2004 and was subject to more widespread reviews. The band started a large tour on April 7, 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/themandrake|title=Official Myspace]

Discography

*"Dying Sentiment" (demo) (2001)
*"Burning Horizon at the End of Dawn" (2004)

References

External links

* [http://www.themandrake.com/ Homepage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/themandrake The Mandrake] at MySpace
* [http://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the_mandrake The Mandrake] at Rate Your Music
* [http://www.spirit-of-metal.com/groupe-groupe-The_Mandrake-l-en.html The Mandrake] at Spirit of Metal
*cite web
url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifyxqwsld0e
title=All Music Review
* [http://www.deathgrind.moontales.com/archiv/reviews/themandrake_theburninghorizon8.html "The Burning Horizon" review] at Deathgrind (German)
*cite web|url=http://www.ssmt-reviews.com/db/searchrev.php?artistID=1393&showReview=true|title=SSMT Review