MERIDIAN (Hard Rock – Denmark) – Danish heavy rockers release “Falling” video -The song will be an exclusive on the upcoming compilation “Heavy Metal Rock Vol. 1”, which will be released in vinyl format by From The Vaults #Meridian

MERIDIAN stands out as one of the Danish bands taking the melodic heavy metal and hard rock crossover a step forward. Their approach sees no stylistic boundaries, but their composition is careful and bursting with melodies and class musicianship.

Fresh from being signed to From The Vaults, the Danish five-piece release their new standalone video “Falling”, their first original song after the latest album “Margin Of Error” (released in 2019) and the covers EP “Taking Cover” (from 2020). “Falling” is a song with all the Meridian trademarks: a standout riff, a catchy melody, and a dual guitar solo that connects the song directly to the heavy metal roots of the band.

“Falling” will also be an exclusive song in the upcoming label compilation “Heavy Metal Rock Vol. 1”, which will be released in vinyl format by From The Vaults.

“Heavy Metal Rock Vol. 1” all-Danish heavy rock bands compilation to be released on vinyl in April!

Exclusive, new and unreleased tracks from Evil – band, Steel Inferno, Wasted, Street Fighter, Meridian – DK, AnoxiA – Danish Heavy Metal, METAL CROSS, Pectora, Mirage, Alien Force, Witch Cross and @Atro City.

Released exclusively in black vinyl LP, limited to 300 copies, on April 8th, 2022.

Secure your copy now:
https://bit.ly/hmrock1

Check Meridian’s “Falling video”:
https://youtu.be/cDNiTAFwkXs

Heavy metal is so much more than just music, or a music style. Since its very early beginnings, it gathered people under one flag, it gave to the rejected and misfits of society a sense of belonging and a “tribe” that cared for its members. Unlike many “specialists” predicted, the genre is alive and well more than 40 years after Tony Iommi invented the first heavy and downtuned rock’n’roll riff. More young bands jumping to the style wagon, more astonishing releases every day and new, young fans, discovering new and old bands and opening the doors to the heavy metal world, from which they’ll never go out again.

From The Vaults is a label created to unite both ends of the heavy metal spectrum. With an A&R team that includes Michael Stützer (from Artillery fame) and Tom Noble (long-time Tygers Of Pan Tang manager), it was created to sign new fresh-blooded groups and old bands of musicians that are slowly realizing that their steady, married profiles can actually fit a “weekend warrior” life again.

Enter “Heavy Metal Rock Vol. 1”. The label compilation compiled by Michael Hvolgaard Andersen, named after the genre-thematic Heavy Metal Rock Meeting festival that is to be held in Helsingør this March, brings you the best Danish bands signed to the label. From the spiked heavy metal of veterans Evil to the more melodic approach of Meridian, “Heavy Metal Rock, Vol. 1” is a catalog of what’s timeless, new and exciting in the genre right now, released exclusively in the most iconic heavy metal formats of all times: black vinyl.

Furthermore, you’ll be able to find some never-heard-before songs from bands such as Atro City, Mirage, Anoxia, Meridian, Pectora, Steel Inferno or Street Fighter (featuring Rasmus Bom Andersen of Diamond Head fame), while banging your head to the latest songs of Metal Cross, Evil and Alien Force, which have all recently released album on From The Vaults. The “treasures” department go straight to Mirage’s “The Emperor” and Atro City “Introseduction”, two heavy metal underground classics that see edition in black gold for the first time ever. All songs in the compilation were mastered at Angioni Studios by Marco Angioni.

All good reasons to get your hands into one of the 300 copies of “Heavy Metal Rock Vol. 1”, a record that, more than a compilation, is a way of life statement.

About Meridian:

It all started when drummer Klaus Agerbo and bassist Peter Bruun meet in Esbjerg, Denmark, and soon find that they share a great passion for old-school 80’s heavy metal. They decide to start a band based on that style and, joined by guitarist Søren Steffensen, the trio starts jamming old 80’s metal stuff. Singer Lars Märker joins the band in 2006, starting out playing rhythm guitar as well. This completed lineup starts writing their own songs, and quickly develop a clear musical profile. – Classical heavy metal with power and melody.

Two EPs were released in 2007 and 2009, while Meridian adjusted their line-up. In 2012 a huge leap was made when guitarist Martin J. Andersen joined the band. At the same, time the debut album started to take shape. The release came in 2013, with the title “Metallurgy”. “Breaking The Surface”, their second offering, was out in 2016 and it featured new guitar player Marco Angioni, who revealed himself as a pivotal member of the band, having also producer competencies. In 2019, Meridian’s third studio album “Margin Of Error” was released much to great fans and press appraisal. A year later, the Danish five-piece paid tribute to their influences with the cover EP aptly titled “Taking Cover”. A kind of formal ending for the first period in Meridian’s career and, while the future looks bright for the Danish band, they’re already an established powerhouse in European classic and melodic heavy/power metal.

Line-up:
Lars Märker – vocals
Peter Brunn – bass
Marco Angioni – guitars
Klaus Agerbo – drums
Martin Andersen – guitars

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