Mahyar Mohyeddin a.k.a. Mahyar Dean () is a musician, guitarist, guitar instructor, author, and founding member of the Iranian/ American heavy metal act Angband, the first such band to be signed to a label.

Biography

Mahyar Mohyeddin was born in

Tehran Tehran (; , ''Tehrân'') is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is the capital of Tehran province, and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District (Tehran County), Central District. With a population of around 9. ...

, where he ended playing acoustic and electric guitar. he took lessons in music composition under the mentorship of professor Houshang Ostovar.

Books

He wrote books about the bands

Death Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms. The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose sh ...

in 2000 and Testament in 2001. The book ''

'', about the band Death and its founder

Chuck Schuldiner Charles Michael Schuldiner (May 13, 1967 – December 13, 2001) was an American musician. He cofounded the pioneering Florida death metal band Death in 1983, in which he was the guitarist, primary songwriter and only continuous member until his ...

, was released in

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) and also known as Persia, is a country in West Asia. It borders Iraq to the west, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Armenia to the northwest, the Caspian Sea to the north, Turkmenistan to the nort ...

in Persian. The book includes bilingual lyrics and many articles about the band. The book was sent through the EmptyWords.org site to Schuldiner, who in his own words was "truly blown away and extremely honored by the obvious work and devotion he put into bringing the book to life".EmptyWords.org
(the official website for Death/Control Denied & Chuck Schuldiner), published April 2001. Retrieved February 25, 2014.

The group Angband

In 2004, he established the

power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in co ...

/progressive musical group Angband, which is the first signed metal band from

, signed to the Pure Steel label. They have released four albums with Mahyar Dean as the guitarist and producer.

Works

Books

* ''

'' - () * ''Testament'' - ()

Albums with Angband

* '' Rising from Apadana'' - (2008) * '' Visions of the Seeker'' - (2010) * '' Saved from the Truth'' - (2012) * '' IV'' - (2020)

Albums with others

Ramin Rahimi Ramin Rahimi () is a percussionist and songwriter. His music mostly focused on drums and Iranian Percussions Daf and Tombak. he is also one of the members of power metal act Angband. Biography Born 1969 in Tehran, Rahimi worked with Tehran S ...

Persian Percussion Electrified ''Persian Percussion Electrified'' is the third studio album by Ramin Rahimi, drummer for the power metal Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a sym ...

(2012)

Equipment

* Jackson kelly guitar * Marshall amp

References

External links

Angband on Facebook

Angband on Youtube
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Mahyar Living people Lead guitarists Iranian guitarists Heavy metal guitarists Musicians from Tehran Year of birth missing (living people)