Cellador

This article is about the power metal band. For the television production company, see Celador.

Cellador

Cellador is a power metal band from Omaha, Nebraska, formed by guitarist Chris Petersen in 2003. After a rotation of a few member try-outs in the band's earliest days, Chris managed to come across a line-up in 2004 that revamped the music to its current "True Metal" form we know to this day. The band eventually signed to Metal Blade after playing a show with The Black Dahlia Murder.[1]

Sam Chatham left the band after they were signed and was replaced by Bill Hudson, who relocated to Nebraska from his native Brazil. Bill Hudson announced his departure from the band in January, 2008.

Cellador's debut album Enter Deception was released in 2006. The band recorded the album at Erik Rutan's Mana Studios. In an article from the December 2006 issue of Metal Maniacs magazine, Chris Petersen says that the band's name came from the words "cellar" and "door". Petersen said that he read an essay online by author J.R.R. Tolkien which stated that the two words have an appealing sound when combined. He also had mentioned that the band used to rehearse in the basement of one of the old band members, and the parents of that member would often tell them to "close the cellar door", which in their western accent sounded like "Cella door". Petersen also said that the band was originally called "Apostate", but the name was later changed to Cellador because he felt it was more fitting for the band.

Cellador has toured across the United States, Canada and Mexico with bands such as Trivium, Bullet For My Valentine, All That Remains, Protest the Hero, The Human Abstract, The Sword, Behemoth, and Sonata Arctica.[2] They have also been scheduled to perform at the ProgPower USA VIII Showcase on October 4th in Atlanta, Georgia, [3] as well as LoudPark Fest in Japan on October 20th, along with bands such as Heaven And Hell, Marilyn Manson, Blind Guardian, Nocturnal Rites, Tesla, Saxon, among many others.

Guitarist Bill Hudson announced on January 26th that he was leaving the band, and moving to LA to start a new band, Coldera, featuring former Into Eternity drummer Adam Sagan, former Dragonforce bassist Adrian Lambert, former Outworld singer Carlos Zema and Skindustry guitarist John Slaughter. [4]

Line-up

Current members

• Michael Gremio – vocals (2005-present)
• Chris Petersen – guitar (2002-present)
• Mika Horiuchi – bass (2007-present)
• Dave Dahir – drums (2004-present)

Former members

• Sam Chatham – guitar (2004-2005)
• Valentin Rakhmanov – bass (2004-2007)
• Bill Hudson – guitar (2005-2008)

Discography

• Leaving All Behind (EP) (2005)
• Enter Deception (2006)

External links

• Official Cellador Homepage
• Official Cellador Myspace
• Official Cellador Forum
• Metal Blade Records