Biography

Luca – Drums – founder member
Sigers – Rhythm guitar – member since 2001
Dario – Bass – member since 1999
Zanda – Vocals – founder member

Merendine Atomiche reach 20 years in Heavy Metal scene in this 2015. For the long story of this five pieces act we choose to write it year by year:

1995 – Merendine Atomiche born by five school mates in Cittadella (Pd) Italy. The band performed its first show in a birthday party, playing cover of several bands, with the name of “Vanishing Wizards”.

1996 – The band changed its name in “Merendine Atomiche”, performing a couples of shows, but the line up remained very unstable and, soon, new changes came up.

1997 – The band changed its name in “Mantra” but, also this project failed, so, the band, back to call itself “Merendine Atomiche” and, with new line up formed by founder member Luca Cerardi on drums, Luca Zandarin on vocals, Giulia Cerardi on rhythm guitar and Luca M. on bass, recorded the first demo tape at King Kong Studios in Cittadella, Padova, Italy in december. The demo tape called simply “Demo 1997” contains four Thrash-Hardcore songs sang in Italian.

1998 – The demo tape had only a few reviews in italian magazines. The band, also, officialy broke up on march but, soon, rose up with new members. Merendine Atomiche, following this new project, prefered to play cover than to keep going on with its own stuff. They prefered to get experience. In July they became Metallica tribute band and started to play covers in the clubs.

1999 – with this new line up Merendine Atomiche played a long tour in its own Region Veneto for the entire year until October, where they recorded a tribute cd called, obviously, “Tribute to Metallica” with five of the best songs wrote by the fourhorsemen. With this new cover cd, they started to be known in Italy for the perfection of the songs execution. Later this year, Merendine Atomiche had the pleausure to support WHITE SKULL in Padova, during their Italian tour.

2000 – The Metallica Fan club (italian section) nominated Merendine Atomiche Official tribute band for Italy in that year and, with this title, the band toured North Italy from January to september gaining exposure and experience. With this new energy they entered the studio to back on its own music. From may to august, the band recorded the first mini cd album called “The Holy Metal” at NoBrain studios in Zianigo (Venice) and produced its first studio video of the title track “Holy Metal”. The cd contains five melodic thrash metal songs, now in english. From November, the band started their first Italian tour.

2001 – Merendine Atomiche played around Italy for the entire year. “The Holy Metal” had a great exposure in Italy and for the first time abroad. It has received many great reviews and songs such as “Holy Metal”, “War or peace” and “Mental Agony” have been part of many compilations around the World: “What must we do to get Attention” (Italy), “Blown to pieces” (The Netherlands), “Beloved apocalypse” (italy), “Atlantida compilation” (Lithuania) and “The Harder , the better” (U.S.A.). “Mental Agony” has been part of the sampler included in the “Thrash Metal Encyclopaedia” with many famous bands such us NEVERMORE, EXODUS, CARNAL FORGE etc…edit by Cherry red records in collaboration with Rockdetector.com. Obviously, the band has been part of the encyclopaedia too.

2002 – The band, with this great beginning with “The Holy Metal”, started to work over the first full length album but, during the first seven months, they still on the road with the second Italian tour. During the summer, Merendine Atomiche recorded the new stuff at Sunlight studios in Stockholm, (Sweden) with the co-production of Tomas Skogsberg who already worked with bands suchs as KATATONIA, GRAVE, HELLACOPTERS etc…The new album was called “Walk across fire” and it contains eight Thrash-Hard rock metal songs, including the first video clip of the opener song “Blood for glory”. Merendine Atomiche had the pleausure to collaborate, in this album, with two stars of the heavy metal: Jeff Waters (ANNIHILATOR) who played two solos over the song “Game Over” and Anders Lundemark (KONKHRA) who sang over “Revenge”.

2003 – The band presented the first full length album at FrontFest in Ghent – Belgium, in the first foreign show ever. Then, they present the cd in Vicenza – Italy, starting the third Italian tour. The band received a lot of great reviews from all the World. The song “Game Over” has been part of Metallian sampler (Franch magazine). In June, Merendine Atomiche signed with Skateboard marketing (New Yorkbased promotion) for a full America radio promotion all around the fifty states. In september the advertise begun. The first week, “Blood for glory” reached the second place of the “most added”, only behind new Sepultura album “Roorback”. In the second week, the album entered for the first time ever in the top 50 chart. In a few weeks, “Walk across fire” scored the bet position at 37th the same week “Dance of Death” of IRON MAIDEN reached the first place. The album kept in the top 50 for a month and for this great result, obtained with any help by lables of others, Merendine Atomiche received the main page of heavy metal section with an interview underlined with this title “Merendine Atomiche brings Italian Heavy style”. The good goals gave the band the chance to keep “Game Over” in the radio shows for other two weeks, entering in many top 20 charts. On December, the promotion was over. In the same month, Merendine Atomiche had the first interview in ROCK HARD magazine, meanwhile they received the first one in METAL SHOCK, in may. The band reached also the first place in the Polish chart and the partecipation in many other radio shows all around the World.

2004 – Merendine Atomiche hit one of its dreams, playing in march at METAL MELTDOWN FESTIVAL VI, in Irvington, New Jersey, supporting bands such as TESTAMENT, OBITUARY, VITAL REMAINS, RAVEN, FOZZY, SEVEN WITCHES, PRONG, SYMPHONY X, JOEY BELLADONNA, CHRIS CAFFREY, PAIN MUSEUM and more. David had the pleausure to play with one of METAL MIKE’s guitar who, personally, give it to him that day. It was the first American show ever for the band. With a dream came true and having reached many goals with “Walk across fire”, the band back in Italy supporting ENTOMBED and playing in their howetown in front of 1000 people to party the great american goal. Many regional newspaper wrote about the band with full pages on the “music” section and they had the first interviews in METAL HAMMER magazine. During this year, the band started to work over the new stuff for the second full length album. Drummer Luca Cerardi, also, reached the degree in History at Venice University.

2005 – Merendine Atomiche recorded the new album “Raw”. The band did it at New Sin Studios, in Loria, Treviso, where many famous bands already did their CDS. The band had the pleausure to have as co-producer JACK FROST (SEVEN WITCHES, OVERKILL, SAVATAGE, METALIUM). They made a great work together. This masterpiece contains 11 songs of Metal with a various well mix of hardcore, thrash, melodic and hard rock. 2005 means, also, 10 YEARS IN HEAVY METAL . Merendine Atomiche support during the end of the year Hardcore legend AGNOSTIC FRONT.

2006 – Merendine Atomiche signed with Mausoleum Records (FLOTSAM AND JETSAM, WARRANT, L.A. GUNS, ANGEL WITCH, KILLING MACHINE etc…) “Raw” has been released on may 2006 in Europe, Usa and Canada. this is the first disc ever distributed and present on the stores. Merendine Atomiche also signed withNorth American pr Chipster Entertainment (Megadeth, Tesla etc..) gaining a good exposure in the american magazines. In spetember the band signed with Skateboard marketing for another radio promotion in Usa and Canada gaining the 36th place on the american radio charts and remaining for 6 weeks in a row on the top 50. The band supported on the road “Raw” in Italy after its release and started on the fall of the year to work for the new record they’re gonna make in late 2007. Merendine Atomiche appeared on the biggest magazines like Metal Hammer, Metal Maniac, Rock Hard and more…

2007 – Merendine Atomiche in 2007 played for almost all year to spread “Raw” but they back immediately in studio to follow the good result of the old discs so meanwhile they play everywhere in their State they produced RUDE REBEL BROTHERHOOD. Merendine Atomiche back at New Sin studios and this time with the support and co production of Chris Caffery (Trans Siberian Orchesra – Savatage) who played some solo and some backing vocals preparing a 10 pieces full lenght album with the power of Pantera and some veins of Hard rock a la ac/dc and the speed of Megadeth. After the recordin session the band flight in New York city where they present the disc at CMJ convention. Once back the band took a break after a long year before to release in 2008 the new album.

2008 – Merendine Atomiche played during this year in their homeland to keep supporting the old disc “Raw” and tried to set a schedule for the new album RUDE REBEL BROTHERHOOD. After a long time working for that finally in November 2008 the band signed with LOCOMOTIVE MUSIC RECORDS and partecipated as guest to the DORO 25TH anniversary later that year. it took a long time and a lot of work but at least the band scheduled the official release of the album in spring 2009. Waiting for the release of the disc the band also produced the third official video of their history: “Rude Rebel brotherhood”, that they will spread around the world in early 2009.

2009 – ”Rude Rebel Brotherhood” finally see light on april 17th in Europe and April 21st in North America. The band release show has been played in may with the support on stage of CHRIS CAFFERY. In Summer they toured Italy with heavy metal legend MOTORHEAD! They released the video of the title track “Rude Rebel Brotherhood” as a soundtrack of Women Extreme Wrestling pay per view in Usa and started the new radio promotion in august 2009 reaching the 38th place on american radio charts.
During autumn the band has been chosen for their first official and professional European tour supporting DORO and KRYPTERIA around Germany and Switzerland. The band has been also in New York again to promote the album during this winter.

2010 – The band started the 15th year anniversary working over the new album. On september 2010 after 12 years together David Bisson left the band for personal reasons and Merendine Atomiche decided to continue for the first time ever in 4 members. The new album is due to be record in summer 2011 at New Sin studios, the home of “Raw” and “Rude Rebel Brotherhood”.

2011 – The band decided after long years to make a little change on the name after David left the band and after many experience. To turn the page for a new life in four members the band become MERENDINE. Merendine produced a video tape about the 10th year anniversary from the first release of “The holy metal”. The video has been released worldwide on may 2011. THis versions has been recorded at Nova Entertainment studios in Staten Island New York between march 20 and 22.
The band recorded the new album at New Sin studios in august 2011, called NEW WORLD DISORDER, their 4th full lenght album, 7th in the studio and then they immediately toured the new discs supporting DORO in october 2011 all around Europe crossing 7 countries for a total of 10 000 km headbanging with fantastic crowd in Warsaw, Zlin, Memmingen, Barcelona, Lerida, Bilbao, Madrid, Luzern, Lyon and Paris. Drummer Luca Cerardi signed an endorsment deal with Paiste Cymbals at the fall of 2011.

2012 – Merendine signed for the release of “New World Disorder” with german label Metalville Records, Flying Dolphin Entertainment and american Skateboard marketing. The disc was released on june 29th digitally  and phisically in Europe. The band released on july 17th the new studio video “The New Rebels”.

2013 – Merendine spent the 2013 working on new music in many directions but also released worldwide “New World Disorder” via digital stores and produced the official video of the song “Stand Up and fight” released on october 31st at  Halloween night. The band also reached a new endorsment deal with clothing company Rude Riders.

2014 – Merendine worked for the entire year over the production of the documentary for the 20th year anniversary that will be in  2015, collaborated and partecipated on the chorus of song “Der Teufel” of the  german folk band Schandmaul, partied the 300 shows in carrer releasing the live video of the song “Ocean’s shadows”, in acoustic version from album “Raw” recorded in 2005 and released the year after.

2015 –  Merendine party the 20th anniversary at their hometown Cittadella.