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[Inkster]

For all you who seen Mendeed play with Weapon in Glasgow and said they were crap,and for those of you who saw them support DragonForce at Moshulu and slay, here is Kerrang's review of the new album:

With an iron clad reputation for utterly ferocious live shows and the kind of instrumental wizardry you only hear from bands destined for greatness, it comes as no surprise that the first full length from Glaswegian metal beserkers Mendeed is heavy. As. Fuck.
But 'This War..' is far more than a mere slab of metallic might. Buried within these 12 shiver-inducing odes to the majesty of Iron Maiden and the hard edged brutality of The Haunted there's a vitality and inventiveness that screams Mendeed's status as one of the UK's finest metal acts from the rooftops.
If it isn't the two pronged attack of guitarists Steph Gildea and Steven Nixon's finger-shredding classicism on tracks like 'Remains Of The Day' or 'Stand As One Fight For Glory', it's drummer Kevin Matthews' mechanised percussive assault and singer Dave Proctor's throat-ripping fervour on 'Beneath A Burning Sky' that castrates the glut of metalcore acts jamming the store shelves and replaces it with something old-fashioned - great fucking songs.
But it's really 'The Mourning Aftermath'- a potent brew of metal might that gives way to a gorgeous, violin backed soundscape guaranteed to send shivers down your spine - that proclaims this Scottish quintet's unique identity and vision.
Mendeed, simply, own - and with 'This War...' they've won their first battle for metal supremacy. KKKK

[bladeola]

Errr...I dont remember anyone thinking Mendeed were crap when they played with us at cathouse in Glasgow...i remember our crowd loving them.

[Inkster]

I read the reviews on here and most people thought they weren't up to much.Maybe I embellished by saying crap.

[bladeola]

i think maybe it was due to the fact that they kind of put in a very kind of autopilot performance if you know what i mean. They were doing the promoter a favour by playing.
They were still awesome that night. It's not something that we would ever do...we play every show like its our last to be totally honest wether to twenty people or 6000 but hey, Mendeed are a great band.

Good luck to them. I hope MMw's and Mendeed's paths cross again soon.

[Inkster]

Oh ok.I get what you're sayin.I hope they cross again too.Coupled with Eta Carinae it would make an awesome line-up.

[Tubthumper]

I saw Mendeed at The Arches in Glasgow last May when they were supporting Avenged Sevenfold. They were really good I thought, no complaints from me.

[Hogisbald]

They are coming to Aberdeen soon with Element 106 supporting

[Inkster]

When's the date Hog?Wanna see them and E106 tickets on sale?

[Hogisbald]

Originally Posted by Inkster

When's the date Hog?Wanna see them and E106 tickets on sale?

Will let u know asap man

[stuartmaxwell]

have eta carinae changed their name again?