Mendeed

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Mendeed
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Mendeed live at Download festival
Background information
Origin Dumbarton, Scotland
Genres Metalcore
Years active2000–2007
LabelsRising Records
Nuclear Blast Records
MembersDave Proctor
Chris Lavery
Steven Nixon
Steph Gildea
Kevin Matthews
Website

Mendeed was a Scottish heavy metal band formed in Dumbarton, in 2000 and disbanded in 2007.

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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. The band toured, supporting DragonForce, Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, and Napalm Death. [1]

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. 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. [1]

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, having been recorded at Rising Studios. [1] 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. 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

Discography

Albums

YearTitleLabel
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 MendeedRising / Nuclear Blast

EPs

YearTitleLabel
2002 MeNdEeDSelf-Released
2002 Killing Something BeautifulSelf-Released
2003 As We RiseSelf-Released
2004 From Shadows Came Darkness Rising
2006 Positive Metal AttitudeRising

Singles

YearTitleLabel
2004 Ignite the FlamesRising
2005 Act of Sorrow Rising
2005 Beneath a Burning Sky Rising

Other

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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mendeed Interview – Caught in the Crossfire" . Retrieved 5 June 2025.