Dawn Ray'd

Dawn Ray'd were a British black metal band.[1]

Dawn Ray'd
OriginLiverpool, England
GenresBlack metal
Years active2015 (2015)–2023
LabelsProsthetic Records
MembersSimon Barr
Matthew Broadley
Fabian Devlin
Websitedawnrayd.bandcamp.com

History

In 2008, singer and violinist Simon Barr and guitarist Fabian Devlin formed a band named We Came Out Like Tigers in Liverpool. In the following years, drummer Matthew Broadley would join them, leading to the creation of a black metal band, named Dawn Ray'd. The group was named after a line in Voltairine de Cleyre's 1898 poem Santa Agueda about the Assassination of Antonio Cánovas del Castillo.[2] The group is openly anarchist and anti-fascist.[3][4][5]

The band released their first EP, A Thorn, a Blight, in 2015, followed by their first album, The Unlawful Assembly, in 2017.[6][7] In 2017, the group additionally signed with record label Prosthetic Records.[8]

In 2019, the group released their second album, Behold Sedition Plainsong.[9] Kerrang! reviewed the album at 4/5 stars, stating that the band "simultaneously exemplify and challenge black metal rebellion here."[10]

In September 2023, the band announced they had broken up.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

  • The Unlawful Assembly (2017)
  • Behold Sedition Plainsong (2019)
  • To Know the Light (2023)

EPs

  • A Thorn, a Blight (2015)
  • Wild Fire (2021)

References
  1. "Meet Dawn Ray'd: Expanding Black Metal With Anarchist Politics and Violin". Revolver. December 7, 2017.
  2. Kelly, Kim (February 17, 2020). "Black metal punks? Meet the fascism-fighting Dawn Ray'd". loudersound.
  3. "Playing on the dark side: An interview with Dawn Ray'd". Redpepper.org.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  4. "The Climate Crisis Needs Direct Action". Kerrang.com. 3 January 2020.
  5. "Dawn Ray'd: "To be anti-fascist and to be into metal go hand in hand" - Terrorizer". Archived from the original on 2020-10-23. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  6. Cory, Ian (October 27, 2017). "Doing the Right Thing: Dawn Ray'd Discusses "The Unlawful Assembly"". Invisible Oranges. Archived from the original on October 28, 2017. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  7. Hersko, Tyler (November 21, 2017). "Album Review: DAWN RAY'D The Unlawful Assembly". Metalinjection.net.
  8. "DAWN RAY'D Ink Deal With Prosthetic Records; The Unlawful Assembly Album Due In November". Bravewords.com.
  9. "ALBUM REVIEW: Behold Sedition Plainsong - Dawn Ray'd". Distortedsoundmag.com. October 22, 2019.
  10. "Album Review: Dawn Ray'd – Behold Sedition Plainsong". Kerrang.com. 24 October 2019.
  11. Greg Kennelty (September 15, 2023). "DAWN RAY'D Breaks Up, Cancels All Shows". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
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