Mendeed was a Scottish heavy metal band formed in

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, in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.

History

The band's members met at school in

. 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. The band toured, supporting

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'', and the catalogue of Scuzz TV. Mendeed released their first album ''This War Will Last Forever'' in 2005 on Rising Records. 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. They also headlined their own tour in between dates supporting other bands, and performed on the Gibson/MySpace Stage at Download Festival, Download in 2006. Their second album ''The Dead Live By Love'' was released in February 2007, having been recorded at Rising Studios. It debuted at no.4 in the British Rock charts. The band split up in 2007. After the split, lead guitarist Steve Nixon joined the Welsh Metalcore band Anterior (band), Anterior. Drummer Kevin Matthews has continued playing, joining Glasgow metal band Madman is Absolute, various studio sessions and producing other musicians. Kevin was endorsed by Pearl Drums, Sabian Cymbałs, Remo skins & Vic Firth sticks.

Band members

Final lineup

*Dave Proctor – vocals (2000–2007) *Steve Nixon – lead guitar (2000–2007) *Steph Gildea – rhythm guitar (2000–2007) *Chris Lavery – bass (2000–2007) *Kevin Matthews - drums (2000–2007)

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

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 (band), Machine Head, Trivium (band), Trivium, Bullet for My Valentine, Chimaira, Fightstar, Mastodon (band), Mastodon and Funeral for a Friend.

References

External links

Mendeed's MySpace

Kevin Matthews Official myspace
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