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Cellador
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Off the Grid
(2017)
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Enter Deception
(2006)


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4 users heart off Cellador - Leaving All Behind
4 users heart off Cellador - A Sign Far Beyond
4 users heart off Cellador - Never Again
4 users heart off Cellador - Forever Unbound
4 users heart off Cellador - Seen Through Time


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Cellador is a power metal band based out of Denver, Colorado. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, the band was founded in 2003 by Chris Petersen, the band's primary songwriter, as a direct contrast to the overcrowded metalcore and death metal scenes of the American Midwest. Having had a multitude of lineup changes, Petersen remains the only original member of the band, and as of 2009 has taken on all guitar, bass, and vocal duties himself. The band signed to Metal Blade in 2005 after playing a show with The Black Dahlia Murder.

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 he created the band name in reference to a J.R.R. Tolkien essay 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. They have also performed at the ProgPower USA festival in Atlanta, Georgia, as well as the LoudPark festival in Japan, among many others.

After several years in hiatus, in 2011 the band released 4 songs online from their latest EP "Honor Forth." Lead by guitarist/songwriter Chris Petersen, the band held continuous auditions for the entirety of 2009-2012 and is now reformed with bass player James Pickett, drummer Nick Mccallister, keyboardist Diego Valadez, and guitarist Caleb Delaet.

In December 2012, the band announced new live shows beginning in January 2013.
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