ANGBAND formed in 2004 in Tehran by Mahyar Dean a classically trained
musician and author who is well known in metal world for writing two books about
Death and Testament bands, specifically for his
Death book in 2000 when Chuck Schuldiner(R.I.P) was still among us,
“…the work and devotion you (Mahyar) have put toward this book is a true
testament of your belief in the music as I am a fan of heavy metal as well.”
Chuck wrote to Mahyar in a letter.
Angband was a Progressive metal/Instrumental project first but when Mahyar
met a talented tenor singer Ashkan Yazdany they decided to
become a Power Metal/Progressive band with killer vocals! Then Ramin Rahimi
joined the band, he plays killer drums and most of Persian and Eastern
percussions!
Angband recorded their debut album "Rising from Apadana" in July 2007 and then signed a deal
with Pure Steel Records of Germany. Many sources claim that they are the first Metal band from Iran to sign a deal with a European record company. "Rising from
Apadana" released in August 29 2008 and faced lots of posivite feedbacks.
M. Halaji , a young talented Bass player joined the band. Angband are working
on their second album for a 2009 release.
