Dawn Ray'd Explained

Background:group_or_band
Dawn Ray'd
Origin:Liverpool, England
Genre:Black metal
Years Active:–2023
Label:Prosthetic Records
Current Members:Simon Barr
Matthew Broadley
Fabian Devlin

Dawn Ray'd were a British black metal band.[1]

History

In 2008, singer and violinist Simon Barr and guitarist Fabian Devlin formed a band named We Came Out Like Tigers in Liverpool. In the following years, drummer Matthew Broadley would join them, leading to the creation of a black metal band, named Dawn Ray'd. The group was named after a line in Voltairine de Cleyre's 1898 poem Santa Agueda about the assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.[2] The group was openly anarchist and anti-fascist.[3] [4] [5]

The band released their first EP, A Thorn, a Blight, in 2015, followed by their first album, The Unlawful Assembly, in 2017.[6] [7] In 2017, the group additionally signed with record label Prosthetic Records.[8]

In 2019, the group released their second album, Behold Sedition Plainsong.[9] Kerrang! reviewed the album at 4/5 stars, stating that the band "simultaneously exemplify and challenge black metal rebellion here."[10]

In September 2023, the band announced they had broken up.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

EPs

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Meet Dawn Ray'd: Expanding Black Metal With Anarchist Politics and Violin. December 7, 2017. Revolver.
  2. Web site: Black metal punks? Meet the fascism-fighting Dawn Ray'd. Kim. Kelly. February 17, 2020. loudersound.
  3. Web site: Playing on the dark side: An interview with Dawn Ray'd. Redpepper.org.uk. 5 November 2021.
  4. Web site: The Climate Crisis Needs Direct Action. Kerrang.com. 3 January 2020 .
  5. Web site: Dawn Ray'd: "To be anti-fascist and to be into metal go hand in hand" - Terrorizer . 2021-11-02 . 2020-10-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201023234908/https://www.terrorizer.com/news/features-2/dawn-rayd/ . dead .
  6. Web site: Cory . Ian . October 27, 2017 . Doing the Right Thing: Dawn Ray'd Discusses "The Unlawful Assembly" . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171028144437/https://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-dawn-rayd/ . October 28, 2017 . February 7, 2023 . Invisible Oranges.
  7. Web site: Album Review: DAWN RAY'D The Unlawful Assembly. Tyler. Hersko. November 21, 2017. Metalinjection.net.
  8. Web site: DAWN RAY'D Ink Deal With Prosthetic Records; The Unlawful Assembly Album Due In November. Bravewords.com.
  9. Web site: ALBUM REVIEW: Behold Sedition Plainsong - Dawn Ray'd. Distortedsoundmag.com. October 22, 2019.
  10. Web site: Album Review: Dawn Ray'd – Behold Sedition Plainsong. Kerrang.com. 24 October 2019 .
  11. Web site: Greg Kennelty. DAWN RAY'D Breaks Up, Cancels All Shows. Metal Injection. September 15, 2023. September 15, 2023.

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