Meridian Dawn
Meridian Dawn, founded in December of 2012, cover the musical grounds between Death Metal and Melodic Death Metal.[1]
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Genres | Death metal Melodic death metal Modern metal |
Years active | 2012–present |
Associated acts | Nightrage Into the Moat Remembering Never Armageddon Kamelot Amaranthe |
Members | Antony Hämäläinen Johan Nunez Nick Ziros |
Past members | Christopher Cussell Brandon Johnson |
History
The band was conceived by vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (Armageddon, Nightrage, Crystal Tears), drummer Johan Nunez (Kamelot, Nightrage, Firewind, Marty Friedman), guitarist Brandon Johnson, bassist/guitarist Nicholas Ziros (Into the Moat, Remembering Never), and guitarist Christopher "CJ" Cussell. Songs were written after about a year of file exchange as the majority of the band lived in different parts of the world. On March 25, 2014 the band released its first ever EP titled The Mixtape. It is a collection of five songs that were created in different studios, with different producers from both Sweden and America respectively.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
After some changes in line-up, on June 1, 2020, it was announced the band is ready to unleash its first full length The Fever Syndrome. Longtime drummer Johan Nunez (Nightrage, the only familiar face from the band's debut EP, provides a stellar and versatile drum performance that compliments the varied, yet cohesive, song writing.
Engineered and mixed by Meridian Dawn and mastered once again by Jeff Cloyes (311 (band), Lauryn Hill, Plies (rapper), Remembering Never), “The Fever Syndrome” will be available July 10, 2020 in both digital streaming and limited deluxe digipack edition via Seeing Red Records.
Musical style
Meridian Dawn's music is generally considered a mixture of European death metal and melodic death metal.,[2][10] The Age Of Metal observes "vocal contrasts between clean and guttural vocals are impressive, and the production value goes beyond expectation for an EP release". VarietyOfDeathZine commented the band "has a modern and melodic approach to metal while also being very heavily influenced by death metal which shows up mostly in the vocals."[11][12]
Personnel
Current members
- Antony Hämäläinen - vocals (2012–present)
- Nicholas Ziros - rhythm & lead guitar, bass (2012–present)
- Johan Nunez - drums (2012–2020, session 2020-present)
Former members
- Christopher Cussell - guitars (2012–2014)
- Brandon Johnson - guitars (2012–2014)
Discography
- The Mixtape (Released: March 25, 2014 - Format: Digital download)
- The Fever Syndrome (Released: July 10, 2020 - Format: CD, Digital download)
References
- dhancock1255. "Meridian Dawn/The Mixtape/2014 EP Review". VarietyOfDeathZine. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
- "The Mixtape EP". The Age Of Metal. 2014-03-24. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28.
- "Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer, FIREWIND Drummer Join Forces In MERIDIAN DAWN". blabbermouth.net. 2013-07-15.
- "Meridian Dawn". metal-archives.com. 2013-07-15.
- "MERIDIAN DAWN: Drum-Cam Footage Of 'Iconic' Recording ..." artistdirect.com. 2013-08-04.
- "MERIDIAN DAWN Release Lyric Video For 'Iconic'". bravewords.com. 2013-07-30.
- "Meridian Dawn Debut New Tune". gunshyassassin.com. 2014-03-20. Archived from the original on 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- "Modern Metallers MERIDIAN DAWN Post Lyric Video For 'Thieves'". metalmouth.net. 2014-03-19.
- "Johan Nunez - Meridian Dawn - Iconic". sickdrummermagazine.com. 2013-08-03.
- "Meridian Dawn/The Mixtape/2014 EP Review". 2014-03-20.
- "Song Premiere: MERIDIAN DAWN Suffer A "Fever Syndrome" Release Lyric Video For 'Iconic'". metalinjection.com. 2014-03-25.
- "Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer, FIREWIND Drummer Join Forces In MERIDIAN DAWN". purerocknews.com. 2013-07-15.