Heavy metal band
Meridian Zero is a Tenerife melodic heavy-metal band known for Doors of Creation and for its impact on the 2000s Canarian metal scene.
Meridian Zero recorded its first work, Doors of Creation, in 2005 with Andi Deris as producer. In 2006 it presented the Fighting to Arrive video at Lonjas Rock06 and won the Canary Islands Government’s Juventud y Cultura contest. The band split in 2011, after its 2008 Bilborock victory and the impact it had reached in the Canary Islands.
Meridian Zero’s relevance comes from professionalising Tenerife melodic metal with production linked to Andi Deris, presence on European compilations and awards outside the islands. Its split was that of one of the metal groups with greatest impact in the Canary Islands.
Doors of Creation is metal difficult to classify, between classic heavy and current tendencies, with direct melodic lines and careful vocal and choral work. That profile places the group between Canarian heavy metal and an ambition for a European sound.
Its transmission remains in Doors of Creation, the Fighting to Arrive video, compilations and contests such as Juventud y Cultura and Bilborock. The entry shows how 2000s Canarian metal tried to engage with international producers, circuits and audiences.
The band records its first work with Andi Deris as producer.
The band wins the Canary Islands Government rock contest.
The band wins the heavy-metal section.
The band announces its split.
Tenerife
Since the twentieth century
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Gran Canaria
First performance in 1969; first album in 1970
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Gran Canaria
Active between 1965 and 1972; Ciclos was released in 1974
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