{{Short description|Multinational heavy metal band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2022}} {{otheruses}} {{Refimprove|date=October 2012}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Meldrum | image = | caption = | origin = International | genre = Heavy metal | years_active = 2001–2009 | label = Frontiers | website = | current_members = | past_members = Michelle Meldrum<br />Frida Ståhl<br />Moa Holmsten<br />Fredrik Haake<br />Gene Hoglan<br />Michele Madden<br />Laura Christine }} '''Meldrum''' was a multinational heavy metal band formed by ex-Phantom Blue guitarist Michelle Meldrum.
==History== American guitarist Michelle Meldrum started her first band Wargod with Strapping Young Lad drummer Gene Hoglan,<ref>{{cite web|title=Gene Hoglan Interview: Death Drummer on Slayer and James Hetfield (August 2008)|url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/gene-hoglan-interview/|publisher=Music Legends|accessdate=July 3, 2013|date=August 12, 2008|archive-date=September 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928130718/http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/gene-hoglan-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref> 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, Marcel Jacob and John Norum, who was also Michelle's husband.
In 2005 they toured for three months with Zakk Wylde's Black Label Society, appearing in sold out venues across the United States and Europe. In the fall of 2005 Meldrum joined Motörhead as special guests on their 30th anniversary tour throughout Europe. The band has also toured with Sepultura, Danzig, and Nashville Pussy.
Their second album, ''Blowin' Up the Machine'' (produced by Toby Wright), 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 Linda McDonald 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 cystic 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 Gene Hoglan, 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'', which paid tribute to Meldrum.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3206367/members-of-dethklok-black-label-society-and-dangerous-toys-remember-meldrum-guitarist-michelle-meldrum/|title=Members Of Dethklok, Black Label Society, And Dangerous Toys Remember Meldrum Guitarist Michelle Meldrum|publisher=Bloody Disgusting|date=December 4, 2012|access-date=December 5, 2012|archive-date=August 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828224324/http://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3206367/members-of-dethklok-black-label-society-and-dangerous-toys-remember-meldrum-guitarist-michelle-meldrum/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===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) * ''Blowin' Up the Machine'' (2007) * ''Lifer'' (2012)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=86403|title=Meldrum Releasing New Album "Lifer" Later This Month|publisher=Metal Underground|date=November 15, 2012|access-date=November 16, 2012|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203128/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=86403|url-status=live}}</ref>
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==External links== * [http://www.myspace.com/meldrumrocks Meldrum MySpace] * [https://www.youtube.com/meldrumrocks Meldrum YouTube] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240920223824/http://www.meldrum.nu/ Official website] (archived) * {{Discogs artist}}
{{Authority control}} Category:Swedish heavy metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2001 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2009 Category:2001 establishments in Sweden Category:2009 disestablishments in Sweden Category:Frontiers Records artists