Mendeed

Mendeed were a Melodic Death Metal band formed in 2000 in Dumbarton, Scotland. All members met in Dumbarton Academy when they were teens. In 2002 they self-released their first EP 'Killing Something Beautiful'.After their first EP release their genre came through some changes making their sound far more aggressive, as it finally began to fade in popularity to Metalcore. Around 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 recording for the label was the EP 'From Shadows Came Darkness' which was released in September 2004 with Mark Daghorn being the producer. Since its release Mendeed have well received popularity with their music being played in rock radio stations. They have since toured quite extensively, supporting the band DragonForce on two separate tours.

In December 2004 the video for single 'Ignite the Flames' was added to the playlists of MTV2 shows "Headbangers Ball" and "120 Minutes" as well as being added to the catalogue of Scuzz TV.

Mendeed released their first album 'This War Will Last Forever' in 2005 by Rising Records and in 2006 the album was released by Nuclear Blast, which seen them being nominated for "Best Newcomer" at both Kerrang and Metal Hammer Awards. The band also contributed to Kerrang's Master of Puppets Remastered album by covering Metallica's song The Thing That Should Not Be, which made them receive a Gold Disk at the Kerrang Awards in 2006.

Since then Mendeed started touring 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 the dates of supporting other bands. Mendeed also performed in big music festivals like Download Festival and Bloodstock Open Air.

Their second album 'The Dead Live By Love' was released in February of 2007, which reached number 4 in British Rock Charts.

The band did not make any significant actions after their second album release and did not make a sensible presence. The band split up on 04-09-2007.

Steve Nixon announced on myspace :

"Mendeed have regrettably broken up due to irreconcilable difference 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, Steve Nixon joined Anterior

Band Members

Dave Proctor – Vocals
Steve Nixon – Lead Guitar (currently in Anterior)
Steph Gildea – 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

EP's

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

Singles

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

Other

In 2006 to celebrate the 20th anniversery of Metallica's legendary Master of Puppets album, Kerrang magazine selected Mendeed to cover "The Thing That Should Not Be".