Cellador
Encyclopedia
Cellador is a power metal
band from Omaha
, Nebraska
, formed by guitarist Chris Petersen in 2004. After a rotation of a few member try-outs in the band's earliest days, Cellador's album line-up was cemented in 2004. The band eventually signed to Metal Blade after playing a show with The Black Dahlia Murder.
Cellador's debut album Enter Deception was released in 2006. The band recorded the album at Erik Rutan's Mana Studios. In an article from the December 2006 issue of Metal Maniacs magazine, Chris Petersen says that the band's name came from the words "cellar" and "door". Petersen said that he read an essay online by author J.R.R. Tolkien which stated that the two words have an appealing sound when combined. He also had mentioned that the band used to rehearse in the basement of one of the old band members, and the parents of that member would often tell them to "close the cellar door", which in their western accent sounded like "Cella door". Petersen also said that the band was originally called "Apostate", but the name was later changed to Cellador because he felt it was more fitting for the band.
Cellador has toured across the United States, Canada and Mexico with bands such as Trivium
, Bullet for My Valentine
, All that Remains
, Protest the Hero
, The Human Abstract
, The Sword
, Behemoth
, and Sonata Arctica
. They have also been scheduled to perform at the ProgPower USA VIII Showcase
on October 4 in Atlanta, Georgia
, as well as LoudPark Fest in Japan on October 20, along with bands such as Heaven and Hell
, Marilyn Manson
, Blind Guardian
, Nocturnal Rites
, Tesla
, Saxon
, among many others.
Power metal
Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...
band from Omaha
Omaha
Omaha may refer to:*Omaha , a Native American tribe that currently resides in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Nebraska-Places:United States* Omaha, Nebraska* Omaha, Arkansas* Omaha, Georgia* Omaha, Illinois* Omaha, Texas...
, Nebraska
Nebraska
Nebraska is a state on the Great Plains of the Midwestern United States. The state's capital is Lincoln and its largest city is Omaha, on the Missouri River....
, formed by guitarist Chris Petersen in 2004. After a rotation of a few member try-outs in the band's earliest days, Cellador's album line-up was cemented in 2004. The band eventually signed to Metal Blade after playing a show with The Black Dahlia Murder.
Cellador's debut album Enter Deception was released in 2006. The band recorded the album at Erik Rutan's Mana Studios. In an article from the December 2006 issue of Metal Maniacs magazine, Chris Petersen says that the band's name came from the words "cellar" and "door". Petersen said that he read an essay online by author J.R.R. Tolkien which stated that the two words have an appealing sound when combined. He also had mentioned that the band used to rehearse in the basement of one of the old band members, and the parents of that member would often tell them to "close the cellar door", which in their western accent sounded like "Cella door". Petersen also said that the band was originally called "Apostate", but the name was later changed to Cellador because he felt it was more fitting for the band.
Cellador has toured across the United States, Canada and Mexico with bands such as Trivium
Trivium (band)
Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...
, Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
, All that Remains
All That Remains (band)
All That Remains is an American heavy metal band from Springfield, Massachusetts, which formed in 1998. They have released five studio albums, a live CD/DVD, and have sold nearly 800,000 records...
, Protest the Hero
Protest the Hero
Protest the Hero is a Canadian progressive metal band from Whitby, Ontario. Originally named Happy Go Lucky, the band line-up has remained the same since their formation in 1999. The band changed their name to Protest the Hero shortly before releasing their debut EP, Search for the Truth, in 2002...
, The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract
The Human Abstract is an American progressive metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 2004, the group was originally signed to the independent label Hopeless Records, the band then released the two albums Nocturne and Midheaven before signing to E1 Music and releasing Digital Veil...
, The Sword
The Sword
The Sword is an American heavy metal band that formed in Austin, Texas, in 2003. Since its inception the band has comprised vocalist and guitarist John D. Cronise, guitarist Kyle Shutt and bassist Bryan Richie, and currently includes touring drummer Jimmy Vela following Trivett Wingo's departure in...
, Behemoth
Behemoth (band)
Behemoth is a Polish blackened death metal band from Gdańsk, formed in 1991. They are considered to have played an important role in establishing the Polish extreme metal underground, alongside bands such as Vader, Decapitated, Vesania and Hate....
, and Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica
Sonata Arctica are a Finnish power metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1995. Their later works contain several elements typical of progressive metal.....
. They have also been scheduled to perform at the ProgPower USA VIII Showcase
ProgPower USA
ProgPower USA is a progressive and power metal festival held annually in the United States since 2001. Its twelfth edition will be held at Center Stage in Atlanta, Georgia on September 14 – September 17, 2011, with Sanctuary and Therion as headliners....
on October 4 in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
, as well as LoudPark Fest in Japan on October 20, along with bands such as Heaven and Hell
Heaven and Hell (band)
Heaven & Hell were an English and American heavy metal supergroup active from 2006 to 2010. The band was a collaboration featuring Black Sabbath members Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler along with former members Ronnie James Dio and Vinny Appice....
, Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson
Marilyn Manson may refer to:* Marilyn Manson , an American rock musician* Marilyn Manson , the American rock band led by the singer of the same name...
, Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres...
, Nocturnal Rites
Nocturnal Rites
- Biography :The band started off under the name Necronomic playing heavy metal, as can be heard on their demo . This attracted some independent labels' attention, but they turned them down in the hope of a better opportunity...
, Tesla
Tesla (band)
Tesla is an American hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984. They have sold 14 million albums in the United States.-Formation and Mechanical Resonance :...
, Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
, among many others.
Current members
- Chris Petersen – guitar, bass, vocals (2002–present)
Former members
- Valentin Rakhmanov – bass (2004–2007)
- Bill Hudson - guitar (2005–2008)
- Sam Chatham - guitar (2004–2005)
- Rick Halverson - drums (2007)
- Michael GremioMichael GremioMichael Gremio, born Michael Smith on August 25, 1983 in Omaha, Nebraska was the lead vocalist for the Nebraskan power metal band, Cellador. Gremio left Cellador in 2009 and currently plays in a band called Desire to Destroy, alongside former bandmates Valentin Rakhmanov and David Dahir...
– vocals (2005–2009) - Dave Dahir – drums (2004–2007, 2007–2009)
- Yord - guitar (2008–2009)
- Mika Horiuchi – bass (2007–2009)
Discography
- Leaving All BehindLeaving All BehindLeaving All Behind is the self-released debut EP/Demo of the Power metal band Cellador.-Track listing:#"Leaving All Behind" – 3:13#"Seen Through Time" – 7:09#"Forever Unbound" – 5:59#"No Chances Lost" – 6:31-Credits:* Michael Gremio - Vocals...
(EPExtended playAn EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
) (2005) - Enter DeceptionEnter DeceptionEnter Deception is the debut full length album of the Power metal band Cellador.-Track listing:#"Leaving All Behind" – 3:13#"A Sign Far Beyond" – 5:17#"Never Again" – 5:13#"Forever Unbound" – 5:59#"Seen Through Time" – 7:09#"Wakening" – 5:19...
(2006)