Meridian (Progressive Metal)

About Meridian (Progressive Metal)

Heavy, epic instrumental progressive/folk/symphonic metal. Get our debut album FREE here: (expired link)
(expired link) Meridian saw its genesis in 2010, when Charlie Martens and Vikram Shankar came together with the desire to create epic melodic death metal music together. They soon added Steven Meisler on drums and Luke Fakult on bass, forming the first complete lineup of Meridian. When Nate Fakult joined the band as drummer to allow Steven to switch to keyboards, the band's sound began to take on a new, symphonic, epic element. The two Fakult brothers added their affinity for progressive rock and metal to the mix, genres that already were a key part of Vikram's musical background. Gradually, the signature and unique Meridian sound was forged: a melodic death metal essence, combined with the complex and creative approach of progressive metal, the grandiosity and majesty of symphonic metal, and the melodic sensibilities of epic folk metal, all the while remaining instrumental.

In early 2013, Meridian competed in the Tri-C High School Rock Off; they competed against over sixty local bands and advanced to the final round of the competition, winning over their audiences with their signature brand of powerful and epic progressive metal and dynamic, energetic live show. The band's first full-length record, 'Manifest Destiny', was released on Labor Day of 2013, and saw the band refine their signature sound, incorporating heavy riff-based progressive metal, folk metal, ambient, symphonic metal, and neo-folk into the seven-track record. Get "Manifest Destiny" FOR FREE here:
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At the moment, the band is on tentative hiatus, as band members focus on college and high school studies. However, the band is still managing to forge ahead on their next studio release, which will be released at some point during 2014.