Mercyless to kolejny przedstawiciel francuskiej sceny death/thrash, która miała się świetnie w pierwszej połowie lat dziewięćdziesiątych. Zespół powstał w 1987 roku jako Merciless, a od 1991 działa jako Mercyless.
Abject Offerings i Coloured Funeral oferują masywny death metal, który sięga czasem również po thrash. Mamy tutaj przede wszystkim ciężkie gitary, dużo riffowania w każdym utworze, niebanalne struktury i wokale, które kojarzą mi się nieco ze starym Patrickiem Mameli. Coś dla fanów grania, które jest do bólu klasyczne, a w którym sporo się dzieje, np. poprzez regularne zmiany tempa czy wchodzenie momentami w nieco melancholijne klimaty. Pierwsze riffy z kawałka Without Christ i Serenades... (into Your Limbs) to czyste złoto.
Skład:
Yann Tligui - Bass
Max Otero - Vocals, Guitars (1987-2001, 2011-present) Fleshgod, Undead Prophecies, ex-Day Off Sin
Laurent Michalak - Drums (2011-present) ex-Coverage, ex-Hollow Corp., ex-Jizzlobber, ex-Affliction Gate (live), ex-Day Off Sin, ex-Six Grammes Eight
Gautier Merklen - Guitars (2014-present), Bass (live) (2022) Mortuary, ex-Akthesis, ex-Dehumanize
▼ Byli muzycy
Pierre Abeillon - Drums
Boris Mandavis - Bass (1987-1991)
Gerald Guenzi - Drums (1987-1995)
Stéphane Viard - Guitars (1987-2001, 2011-2014) ex-Day Off Sin
Rade Radojcic (R.I.P. 2015) - Bass (1991-1994)
Didier Strentz - Bass (1994-1995) Amnega, ex-Svartalvheim, Dark Intrance, ex-Sarcastic Existence, ex-Boost, ex-Violator
Pierre Lopez - Bass (1995-2001) ex-Mestema
David Kempf - Drums (1995-1999) ex-Mestema, ex-Elend
Tom Schmitt - Keyboards (1995-2001) (R.I.P. 2015) ex-Day Off Sin
Tintin - Drums (1999-2001)
Matthieu Merklen - Bass (2011-?) Obszön Geschöpf, ex-Dawohl, ex-Carnival in Coal (live)
Vincent - Bass (2011)
Boris Mandavis - Bass (1987-1991)
Gerald Guenzi - Drums (1987-1995)
Stéphane Viard - Guitars (1987-2001, 2011-2014) ex-Day Off Sin
Rade Radojcic (R.I.P. 2015) - Bass (1991-1994)
Didier Strentz - Bass (1994-1995) Amnega, ex-Svartalvheim, Dark Intrance, ex-Sarcastic Existence, ex-Boost, ex-Violator
Pierre Lopez - Bass (1995-2001) ex-Mestema
David Kempf - Drums (1995-1999) ex-Mestema, ex-Elend
Tom Schmitt - Keyboards (1995-2001) (R.I.P. 2015) ex-Day Off Sin
Tintin - Drums (1999-2001)
Matthieu Merklen - Bass (2011-?) Obszön Geschöpf, ex-Dawohl, ex-Carnival in Coal (live)
Vincent - Bass (2011)
▼ Muzycy koncertowi
Johann Voirin - Drums (2023-present) Mortuary, ex-Frénésie, ex-Pareo Mortuus
Gautier Merklen - Bass Mortuary, ex-Akthesis, ex-Dehumanize
Jérôme Point-Canovas - Bass (2016) Angher, Loudblast, Undead Prophecies, ex-Sonny Red, ex-E-Force, ex-Massive Charge, ex-No Return, ex-Imperial (live), ex-Mutanzero
Andrea Vissol - Bass (2017) Dehuman, Bütcher (live), ex-Satyr
Dave Chaigne - Guitars (2019) 3, Brennkelt, Defecal of Gerbe, Savage Annihilation
Mike Savage - Drums (2022) Brennkelt, Defecal of Gerbe, Savage Annihilation, Unleash the Carnivore
Stéphane Viard - Guitars (2022) ex-Day Off Sin
Gautier Merklen - Bass Mortuary, ex-Akthesis, ex-Dehumanize
Jérôme Point-Canovas - Bass (2016) Angher, Loudblast, Undead Prophecies, ex-Sonny Red, ex-E-Force, ex-Massive Charge, ex-No Return, ex-Imperial (live), ex-Mutanzero
Andrea Vissol - Bass (2017) Dehuman, Bütcher (live), ex-Satyr
Dave Chaigne - Guitars (2019) 3, Brennkelt, Defecal of Gerbe, Savage Annihilation
Mike Savage - Drums (2022) Brennkelt, Defecal of Gerbe, Savage Annihilation, Unleash the Carnivore
Stéphane Viard - Guitars (2022) ex-Day Off Sin
Dyskografia:
1988 - Immortal Harmonies [demo]
1989 - Visions from the Past [demo]
1990 - Vomiting Nausea [demo]
1990 - Vomiting Nausea / No Theory [single]
1992 - Abject Offerings
1993 - Coloured Funeral
1996 - C.O.L.D.
1996 - Promo Tape 96' [demo]
2000 - Sure to Be Pure
2011 - In Memory of Agrazabeth [kompilacja]
2012 - Visions from the Past Live 1989 - Official Bootleg [live]
2013 - Unholy Black Splendor
2015 - Blast from the Past [split]
2015 - Live Offerings [live]
2016 - Altered Divination [single]
2016 - Pathetic Divinity
2016 - Eucharistic Adoration [EP]
2017 - Without Christ 2017 [single]
2017 - Avulsed / Mercyless [split]
2017 - Live in Memory of Agrazabeth [live]
2017 - Spiral of Flowers [single]
2017 - Unholy Chapters (the Merciless Years) [kompilacja]
2020 - The Mother of All Plagues
2020 - Sovereign Evil [EP]
MA: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/mercyless/7544
BC: https://mercyless.bandcamp.com/music