The Dead Live by Love

• Artist: Mendeed
• Rating:
• Release Date: March 06, 2007
• Type: Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Scotland's Mendeed represent a new generation of power pop-death-metalcore bands who blend hooky melodies and catchy clean-sung choruses with astonishingly jagged, metallic riffing, viciously croaked shouts, and almost uniformly frantic speeds. What's more, their second album, The Dead Live by Love, boasts an overall mix so crisp and clean that, were it not for the last three qualities, some extremists might be tempted to dismiss it as something other than heavy metal -- maybe super-charged emo or something. But of course such extremists would feel the same way about wildly popular contemporary acts like Dragonforce and Children of Bodom, both of whom similarly excel at cramming these apposite sonic components into surprisingly accessible (if hyperactive) packages; yet nevertheless seduce their audiences with high-energy live shows and unquestionably virtuoso instrumental prowess. In any case, Mendeed's newest thrill rides, "Burning Fear," "Fuel the Fire" and "Reload 'N' Kill," thrash away with such wild abandon, one can't help but wonder just how the band might be able to replicate them on-stage (and whether a bassist is even required, given the trebly nature of these songs). Yes, several tracks, including the title song and "Gravedigger," occasionally pause for breath while exploring slower tempos, and others ("Blood Brothers," "Thirteen," etc.) find time for some serious death metal action; but adrenaline junkies are always guaranteed a very short wait until the quintet reloads their collective juggernaut, and resume careening through the stratosphere. In short, Mendeed's unquenchable stores of energy is likely to impose an age-limit on their prospective audience, but otherwise appeals to all fans of easily approachable heavy metal. ~ Eduardo Rivadavia, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Burning Fear	Chris Lavery, Steph Gildea, Steven Nixon, Kevin Matthews, David Proctor	Mendeed	(4:15)
The Fight	Chris Lavery, Steph Gildea, Kevin Matthews, David Proctor, Steven Nixon	Mendeed	(3:30)
The Dead Live by Love	Steven Nixon, Steph Gildea, Kevin Matthews, David Proctor, Chris Lavery	Mendeed	(5:35)
Fuel the Fire (Lyrics)	Kevin Matthews, David Proctor, Steven Nixon, Chris Lavery, Steph Gildea	Mendeed	(3:23)
Gravedigger	David Proctor, Steven Nixon, Chris Lavery, Kevin Matthews, Steph Gildea	Mendeed	(6:19)
Our War	Kevin Matthews, Chris Lavery, Steven Nixon, Steph Gildea, David Proctor	Mendeed	(3:10)
Blood Brothers	Steph Gildea, Kevin Matthews, Chris Lavery, Steven Nixon, David Proctor	Mendeed	(4:56)
Through Dead Eyes (Lyrics)	David Proctor, Steph Gildea, Chris Lavery, Kevin Matthews, Steven Nixon	Mendeed	(3:16)
Reload 'N' Kill	Chris Lavery, Kevin Matthews, Steph Gildea, David Proctor, Steven Nixon	Mendeed	(5:15)
Take Me as I Am	Steven Nixon, Steph Gildea, David Proctor, Kevin Matthews, Chris Lavery	Mendeed	(4:36)
It's Not Over Yet	Chris Lavery, Steph Gildea, Steven Nixon, Kevin Matthews, David Proctor	Mendeed	(4:32)
Thirteen	David Proctor, Steph Gildea, Steven Nixon, Chris Lavery, Kevin Matthews	Mendeed	(4:56)

Credits

Steven Nixon (Group Member), David Proctor (Group Member), Miri H. (Layout Design), Chris Lavery (Group Member), Achim Kohler (Mastering), Steven Nixon (Producer), David Proctor (Vocals), Chris Lavery (Producer), Kevin Matthews (Producer), Steven Nixon (Guitar), Steph Gildea (Guitar), Karl Groom (Mixing), David Proctor (Producer), Chris Lavery (Bass), Steph Gildea (Producer), Chris Lavery (Vocals), Kevin Matthews (Drums), Steph Gildea (Group Member), Kevin Matthews (Group Member)

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