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Years active
  
2004-present

Associated acts
  
Record label
  
Pure Steel Records

Name
  
Mahyar Dean

Labels
  
Pure Steel


Occupation(s)
  
Musician, composer, guitar instructor, author

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Mahyar Mohyeddin a.k.a Mahyar Dean (Persian: مهیار محی الدین ) is a musician, guitarist, guitar instructor, author, and founding member of the Iranian heavy metal act Angband, the first such band to be signed to a label.

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Angband Guitarist Mahyar Dean Plays A New Lick (Jackson Kelly KE2)


Biography

Born in Tehran, starts playing acoustic and electric guitar. took music composition lessons under the mentorship of professor Houshang Ostovar.

Books

He wrote books about the bands Death in 2000 and Testament in 2001.

The book Death, about the band Death and its founder Chuck Schuldiner, was released in Iran in Persian. The book includes bilingual lyrics and many articles about the band. The book was sent through the EmptyWords.org site to Schuldiner, who in his own words was "truly blown away and extremely honored by the obvious work and devotion he put into bringing the book to life".

The group Angband

In 2004, he established the power metal/progressive musical group Angband, which is the first signed metal band from Iran, signed to the Pure Steel label. They have released three albums with Mahyar Dean as the guitarist and producer.

Books

  • Death - (ISBN 964-92534-0-8)
  • Testament - (ISBN 964-92534-3-2)
  • Albums with Angband

  • Rising from Apadana - (2008)
  • Visions of the Seeker - (2010)
  • Saved from the Truth - (2012)
  • Albums with others

  • Ramin Rahimi - Persian Percussion Electrified (2012)
  • Equipment

  • Jackson kelly guitar
  • Marshall amp
  • References

    Mahyar Dean Wikipedia