Meldrum was a multinational heavy metal band formed by ex- Phantom Blue guitarist

Michelle Meldrum Michelle Meldrum (September 28, 1968 – May 21, 2008) was an American hard rock guitarist known for being a member of the bands Phantom Blue and Meldrum. Biography Meldrum was born in Detroit, Michigan, to a family of musicians and actors ...

History

American guitarist

started her first band Wargod with

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, later going on to form Phantom Blue, with whom she released two albums and an EP between 1989 and 1993. Meldrum was formed in Sweden in late 1999 with Hasse Sjölander on the drums, who was later replaced by Fredrik Haake. They recorded their debut album '' Loaded Mental Cannon'' in 2000, but due to trouble with the record company, the album was not released until 2001. Guest musicians included Brian Robertson,

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and

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, who was also Michelle's husband. In 2005 they toured for three months with

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, appearing in sold out venues across the

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and Europe. In the fall of 2005 Meldrum joined

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as special guests on their 30th anniversary tour throughout Europe. The band has also toured with

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, Danzig, and

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. Their second album, ''

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'' (produced by

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), was released through Frontiers in Europe on May 11, 2007, and in the U.S. on September 11, 2007. Motörhead's Lemmy, Gene Hoglan, and former Phantom Blue drummer

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all guest on the album. On May 18, 2008, Michelle Meldrum was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California, in critical condition. Three days later, on Wednesday, May 21, she died as a result of a

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ic growth that had restricted oxygen and blood flow to her brain, rendering her braindead. Michelle had just completed writing and recording Meldrum's soon-to-be-released third album ''Lifer'' with drummer

, along with the group's latest additions, Michele Madden (vocals) and Laura Christine (bass). The surviving band members planned the release of the CD initially for 2009 in tribute to their fallen bandmate, but they kept the album from coming up indefinitely. On May 26, 2009, Meldrum, along with former vocalist Moa Holmsten, participated in a memorial concert in Hollywood, California, for the benefit of Michelle's family. On November 20, 2012, Meldrum released their third and last studio album, titled ''Lifer''. The album paid tribute to the late Michelle Meldrum.

Other projects

Moa Holmsten was the special guest vocalist on Motörhead's 30th anniversary DVD, and recorded guest vocals for Lemmy's solo album on a song written by Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters.

Discography

* '' Loaded Mental Cannon'' (2002) * ''

'' (2007) * ''Lifer'' (2012)

References

External links

Official website

Official MySpace profile

Official YouTube channel
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