Meridian Dawn Explained

Meridian Dawn
Years Active:	2012–present
Label:	Seeing Red
Current Members:	Antony Hämäläinen Nick Ziros Ibrahim Hechavarria Seth Funk Nathan Bigelow
Past Members:	Christopher Cussell Brandon Johnson Johan Nunez

Meridian Dawn is an international death metal band.

History

The band was conceived by vocalist Antony Hämäläinen (Armageddon, Nightrage), 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 25 March 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 the United States respectively.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Engineered and mixed by Meridian Dawn and mastered once again by Jeff Cloyes (311, Lauryn Hill, Plies, Remembering Never), The Fever Syndrome was released 10 July 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.^{[7] [8]} 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."^{[9] [10]}

Band members

Current line-up

• Antony Hämäläinen – vocals
• Nicholas Ziros – lead guitar, bass
• Ibrahim Hechavarria – rhythm guitar
• Seth Funk – bass
• Nathan Bigelow – drums

Previous members

• Christopher Cussell – guitars
• Brandon Johnson – guitars
• Johan Nunez – drums

Session members

• Jonah Weingarten – keyboards and orchestration

Discography

Studio albums

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Album details
The Fever Syndrome	Released: 10 July 2020 Label: Seeing Red Formats: CD, DL

EPs

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EP details
The Mixtape	Released: 25 March 2014 Label: Self-released Format: DL
Dissolving Bonds	Released: 14 February 2021 Label: Seeing Red Format: DL
Pagan Poetry	Released: 30 April 2021 Label: Seeing Red Format: DL

Singles

Year	Song	Album
2014	"Thieves"	The Mixtape
2020	"Iconic"	The Fever Syndrome
	"God to All"
	"Luminescent"
	"The Moonlit Path"	Pagan Poetry
	"Pagan Poetry"

External links

• Meridian Dawn at Encyclopaedia Metallum

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer, FIREWIND Drummer Join Forces In MERIDIAN DAWN . blabbermouth.net . 15 July 2013.
2. Web site: MERIDIAN DAWN: Drum-Cam Footage Of 'Iconic' Recording ... . artistdirect.com . 4 August 2013.
3. Web site: MERIDIAN DAWN Release Lyric Video For 'Iconic' . bravewords.com . 30 July 2013.
4. Web site: Meridian Dawn Debut New Tune . gunshyassassin.com . 20 March 2014 . 29 March 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140329231548/http://gunshyassassin.com/news/meridian-dawn-debut-new-tune/ . 29 March 2014 . usurped .
5. Web site: Modern Metallers MERIDIAN DAWN Post Lyric Video For 'Thieves' . metalmouth.net . 19 March 2014.
6. Web site: Johan Nunez - Meridian Dawn - Iconic . sickdrummermagazine.com . 3 August 2013.
7. Web site: 24 March 2014. The Mixtape EP. dead. The Age Of Metal. https://web.archive.org/web/20140328031444/http://theageofmetal.com/2014/03/meridian-dawn-the-mixtape-ep-2014/. 28 March 2014.
8. Web site: Meridian Dawn/The Mixtape/2014 EP Review . 20 March 2014.
9. Web site: Song Premiere: MERIDIAN DAWN Suffer A "Fever Syndrome" Release Lyric Video For 'Iconic' . metalinjection.com . 25 March 2014.
10. Web site: Ex-NIGHTRAGE Singer, FIREWIND Drummer Join Forces In MERIDIAN DAWN . purerocknews.com . 15 July 2013.