Mael Mórdha
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 Mael Mórdha, 2008
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| Origin | Ireland |
| Genres | Celtic metal Doom metal |
| Years active | 1998 - present |
| Labels | Grau Records Karmageddon Media Deasmumhan |
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| Roibéard Ó Bogail Gerry Clince Anthony Lindsay Dave Murphy Shane Cahill |
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Mael Mórdha (pronounced: MAIL MOOR-AH[1]) is a doom metal band from Ireland. Its name can also be written in traditional Irish typography and, as their former logo displays, as "Mael Mórḋa." Mael Mórdha has blended doom metal and Gaelic Irish laments (the slower elements of traditional Irish music) to create what they refer to as Gaelic doom metal.
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[edit] History
Mael Mórdha was formed in January 1998 by Roibéard Ó Bogail (formerly the vocalist of the band Dreamsfear). On the strength of the band’s last two E.P.s, Caoineadh na nGael and Cluain Tarbh, the band was signed to Dutch label Karmageddon Media which released the band’s first album, Cluain Tarbh on the 12th of September 2005. An alternative recording of the album title track was released on a limited edition 7 inch vinyl split with their fellow Irishmen Primordial, through Sentinel Records in the winter of 2005.
Due to severe internal problems within Karmageddon and a lack of availability of the album, the band left the label and signed to Grau Records in Germany in Februaury 2006. Gaeltacht Mael Mórdha is the band's first album to be released through Grau Records, on the 19th of March 2007. In 2008 their debut album was re-released by Grau Records with two additional tracks previously recorded on the band's first E.P., "Path to Insanity".
The band has played the Abbeyleix Metalfest (Éire - 1999), Day Of Darkness (Éire - 2003, 2004, 2007), Bloodstock (England - 2006), Heathen Crusade II (Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA- 2007), Doom Shall Rise, (Göppingen, Germany - 2007) and Dutch Doom Days (Rotterdam, The Netherlands - 2007).
The band entered the Irish leg of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 in late 2004 with the aim of entering the finals held in Kiev, Ukraine in 2005.[2]
The band have completed the recording and mixing of their their third full-length album, entitled "Manannán", and are expecting it to be released sometime in 2010, by Grau Records.[3]
[edit] Members
[edit] Current
- Roibéard Ó Bogail - vocals, piano, tin whistles
- Gerry Clince - guitars
- Anthony Lindsay - guitars
- Dave Murphy - bass
- Shane Cahill - drums
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album |
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| 2005 | Cluain Tarbh |
| 2007 | Gealtacht Mael Mórdha |
| 2010[4] | Manannán |
[edit] EPs/Splits
| Year | EP |
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| 1999 | The Path to Insanity |
| 2000 | The Inferno Spreads |
| 2003 | Caoineadh na nGael |
| 2004 | Cluain Tarbh E.P. |
| 2005 | Primordial / Mael Mórdha |
[edit] Notes
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- ^ "Mael Mórdha performing on You're A Star". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGjVhvwDkp0.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (29 October 2009). "Gaelic doom metal abú". Galway Advertiser. http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/18525. Retrieved 17 December 2009.
- ^ Mael Mórdha: New Album Delayed Until Next Year blabbermouth.net. 2009-09-06. Retrieved on 2009-10-03.
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