1 BiOGRAPHY

A pestilent air rises from the underground, as it should. For however much conti- nues to be co-opted, commercialized, and crassly made into a (marketable) parody of itself, there exist true aesthetic terrorists with such fanatic ideology and frightening vision to keep the genre “grounded” – in the dirt, in the grime, of the soul...

MERRIMACK is one such band. Having made a cult name for themselves with 2002’s Ashes of Purification debut album, their jet-black hateful chunk of metal was acclaimed by the strict core of the underground scene and the American label Moribund Records began to put out feelers in direction of Paris.

Those first fruits of evil ? MERRIMACK’s “Of Entropy and Life Denial” and “Grey Rigorism”, real black metal records made with real ideology and vision that show this French fivesome flexing muscles of creativity and depravity precious few can fathom, a mesmerizing miasma that’s elusively professionalism in an underground grown too lazy.

This combination of gruff Black Metal with epic song structures and post-modern sound got fa- bulous media critics, and the band was offered to do a 1 month tour in USA with MARDUK and , which turned out to be very successful.

In summer 2011 the band came to an agreement about a co-operation with the German Metal la- bel AFM Records.As a result, the combo enters again the boomy ‘n’ roomy caverns of Necromorbus Studio (where quality guarantees like or produced their sound attacks) in March 2012, followed two years later by a european tour with legendary MAYHEM.

Founded in 1994, MERRIMACK belongs to the most influential, most active and authentic bands of the French black metal scene. Their latest album, “The Acausal Mass” bites, rages, hurts and destroys. MERRIMACK excelled themselves by introducing a milestone of orthodox and brilliant black metal, balancing malicious underground spirit and wickedly simmered maturity.

Official Website: http://merrimack.satanslegions.com/ Official Facebook : http://www.facebook.com/merrimackofficial Email : [email protected]

2 DISCOGRAPHY-ALBUMS

“The Acausal Mass” “Grey Rigorism” “Of Entropy and Line Denial ” CD/LP 2012 CD/LP 2009 CD/LP 2006 AFM RECORDS (Ger) MORIBUND CULT (USA) MORIBUND CULT (USA) Non limited OSMOSE PRODUCTIONS (Fr) Non limited Non Limited

“Obsecration to the Horned ” “Ashes of Purification” “Ashes of Purification” CD (re-release of all demos) CD 2002/picLP 2004 CD2006 /LP 2006 MORIBUND CULT (USA) ELEGY RECORDS (USA) NIGHTMARE PROD (POR) 2005, 2000 copies GOTOWAREX (AUS) GOTOWAREX (AUS) Sold out 1000 CDs , 99 LPs Non limited CDs Sold out 500 LPs sold out

3 DISCOGRAPHY-EPs-DEMOS

“Hellgium Raped” Split with Live 7’’EP 2004 7’’EP 2003 HEARSE RECORDS (Ita) MORIBUND RECORDS (USA) Limited to 200, sold out Limited to 1000, sold out

“Horns defeat Thorns” Split with Hirilorn «Act 1» Demo tape 2001 Demo tape 1998 Demo tape 1995 BLACK VAULT REC (Fra) DRAKKAR PROD (Fra) Autoproduction Limited to 333, sold out 1200 copies sold 500 copies sold

4 live gigs

02/09/2016 FALL OF SUMMER2016, with SAMAEL (Swi), SHINING (Swe), NIFELHEIM (Swe), UNLEA- SHED (Swe), etc... @Ile de Loisirs, Torcy (Fr) 08/07/2016 FOREST FEST, with ARCHGOAT (Fin), INFERNO (Cz), etc... @Cabane Forestiere, Chevenez (Swi) 13/02/2016 VOX DIABOLI, with LUCTUS (Lt) @Brugge Club, Minsk (By) 16/05/2015 BLACK ARTS CEREMONY IV, with DESTROYER 666 (Aus), BAPTISM (Fin), etc... @Jack Jack, Lyon (Fr) 03/05/2015 MESSE DES MORTS FESTIVAL, with SAMAEL (Swi), SHINING (Swe), CULT OF FIRE (Cz), etc... @Theatre Plaza, Montreal (Can) ______

MAYHEM (Nor) MERRIMACK (Fr) European Tour : 14/05/2014 @Markthalle, Hamburg (Ger) 16/05/2014 @Matrix, Bochum (Ger) 17/05/2014 @Essigfrabrik, Köln (Ger) 18/05/2014 @Effenaar, Eindhoven (NL) 20/05/2014 @AB, Brussels (Bel) 21/05/2014 @Electric Ballroom, London (UK) 22/05/2014 @Divan du Monde, Paris (Fr) 23/05/2014 @Gaswerk, Winterthur (Swi) 24/05/2014@Factory, Milano (It) 26/05/2015 @Randaln, Bratislava (Sk) 27/05/2016 @Backstage, Munchen (Ger) 28/05/2014 @C-Cub, (Ger) 29/05/2014 @Proxima, Warsaw (Pol) 31/05/2014 @Pumpehuset, Copenhagen (Den) ______

05/04/2014 KINGS OF BLACK METAL, with MAYHEM (Nor), BEHEXEN (Fin), NARGAROTH (Ger), KAM- PFAR (Nor), SVARTIDAUDI (Ice), IMPIETY (Sin), etc, @¶Stadthalle, Alsfeld (Ger) 04/04/2014 MERRIMACK (Fr), SETH (Fr), @Atelier des Moles, Montbeliard (Fr) 30/11/2013 BLACK METAL IS RISING, with MGLA (Pol), @Glazart, Paris (Fr) 15-17/08 2013 SUMMER BREEZE FESTIVAL @Dinkelsbühl (Ger) 02/03/2013 MERRIMACK (Fr), OFFENDING (Fr), NECROCULT (Fr), INSANE VESPER (Fr), @St Sulpice/ Tarn (Fr) 16/02/2013 MERRIMACK (Fr), VORKREIST(Fr), Azerate(Ger), Savaasaq (Ger), @Specht, Ettlingen (Ger) 15/02/2013 MERRIMACK (Fr), VORKREIST(Fr), SARGOR(Ger), @Blackland, Berlin (Ger) 21/09/2012 MERRIMACK (Fr), FROSTMOON ECLIPSE(It), FIDES INVERSA(It), @L’AMALGAME Yverdon (CH) 15-17/06 2012 HELLFEST, Clissons (FR) 27/05/2012 THRONE FEST @Hulste (Be) 20/01/2012 MERRIMACK (Fr), RITUALIZATION (Fr), @Le Ferrailleur, Nantes (FR) 12/11/2011 HADES (No), MERRIMACK (FR), VORKREIST (FR), WITCHMASTER (PL), PESTNEBEL (D), @ Halle 101, Speyer (Ger) 11/11/2011 MERRIMACK (Fr), WITCHMASTER (Pl), IPERYT (Pl) , VORKREIST (Fr), @Industrie45, Zug (CH) 15/16/07/2011 Hammer Open Air Metal Festival, @Lieto, 25/02/2011 ENDSTILLE (Ger), MERRIMACK (Fr) + CRUXIFICTION (Fr), @Le Ferrailleur, Nantes (FR) 03/06/2011 DEATHKULT OPEN AIR, @Göllnitz (Ger) 12/08/2010 PARTY SAN OPEN AIR @PSOA, Bad Berka (Ger) 06/02/2010 MERRIMACK(Fr) / TEMPLE OF BAAL (Fr) / INKISITOR(Fr) @ Jardin Moderne, Rennes (FR) 5 05/02/2010 MERRIMACK(Fr) / TEMPLE OF BAAL (Fr) / INKISITOR(Fr) @Nouveau Casino, Paris (FR) 30/01/2010 MERRIMACK (Fr) / GRACE MIASMA (UK) / CRYSTALLINE DARKNESS(Pt), INVERNO IN- TERNO(Pt), INTRAGAVEL(Pt) @ Side B Bar, Benavente (Pt) ______

U.S. PLAGUE TOUR 2009 (North American Tour) : MARDUK, NACHTMYSTIUM, MANTIC RITUAL, MERRIMACK Nov 20 Worcester, MA @ The Palladium Nov 21 Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques Nov 22 Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room Nov 23 Baltimore, MD @ Sonar Nov 24 Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade Nov 25 Tampa, FL @ Brass Mug Nov 28 Austin, TX @ Red 7 Nov 29 Ft Worth, TX @ Ridglea Theater Nov 30 Tulsa, OK @ The Marquee Dec 2 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad Dec 3 Tempe, AZ @ The Sets Dec 4 Hollywood, CA @ The Key Club Dec 5 San Marcos, CA @ The Jumping Turtle Dec 6 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge Dec 7 Portland, OR @ Satyricon Dec 8 Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven Dec 10 Denver,CO@Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Dec 11 Kansas City, MO @ Riot Room Dec 12 , IL @ Reggie’s Rock Club Dec 13 St Paul, MN @ Station 4 Dec 14 Detroit, MI @ Blondie’s Dec 15 Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s Dec 16 New York, NY @ Gramercy Theater ______

29/03/2008 Praise HIM Fest MERRIMACK (fr), CORPUS CHRISTII (pt), VORKREIST (fr), INFERNAL KINGDOM (pt) @CineTeatro, Corroios/Lisbon (PT) 06-07/07/2007 10th Under The Black Sun 2007 with bands such as INQUISITION (us)/ WATAIN (swe)/ 1349 (no)/ WARHAMMER (de)/ MERRIMACK (fr)/ CORPUS CHRISTII (pt) ...@UTBS Open Air, Bernau / Helene- nau (DE) 27-30/04/2007 SWR Barroselas Metal Fest with bands such as NAPALM DEATH (us)/ INQUISITION (us)/ WATAIN (swe)/ @INFERNO (cz)/ DESTROYER 666 (uk)/ MERRIMACK (fr) ...@Barroselas (PT). 08/04/2007 MERRIMACK (fr)/ CORPUS CHRISTII (pt)/ TEMPLE OF BAAL (fr) ...@BLACK METAL IS RI- SING III. Main d’Oeuvres, Saint Ouen (FR). 06/04/2006 MERRIMACK (fr)/ CORPUS CHRISTII (pt)/ NACHTFALKE (de)/ ANGMAR (fr) @Club 162, Hekelgem (Be) 05/04/2006 CORPUS CHRISTII (fr)/ MERRIMACK (pt)/ SAURON (nl)@Goudvishal, Arnhem (NL) 23/09/2006 MERRIMACK (fr)/ BALROG (fr)/ OTARGOS (fr) ...@ BLACK METAL IS RISING II, La locomo- tive, Paris (FR) 11/10/2005 MERRIMACK / CORPUS CHRISTII (Port) / GLORIOR BELLI (Fr) @Local, Paris (FR) 18/06/2005 MERRIMACK / IRMINGOT / BLUTMOND @Piazza, Littau (CH) ______

INQUISITION (USA) / MERRIMACK(FR) EUROPEAN TOUR - MARCH 2005 17/03/2005 with IRMINGOT / TODESWEIHE, @Linderstruth (GER) 18/03/2005 with ZARATHUSTRA @Goudvishal, Arnheim (NL) 19/03/2005 with CIRITH GORGOR / SOL AXIS, @Baroeg, Rotterdam (NL) 20/03/2005 with DARKENED NOCTURN SLAUGHTERCULT / EMPTINESS / SOL AXIS / ABSOLUTUS, @ Frontline, Gent (B) 6 21/03/2005 with AES DANA / VORKREIST / GLORIOR BELLI, @Locomotive, Paris (FR) 22/03/2005 with MALEFICUM ORGIA, @Le Korrigan, Luynes (FR) 23/03/2005 with MORBID UPHEAVAL / BLASPHEMOPHAGER, @Countrystar, Padova (IT) 24/03/2005 with STORMNATT, @The Monastery, Vienna (A) 25/03/2005 with NYKTALGIA, @Asgard, Anaberg (GER) 26/03/2005 with NYKTALGIA / TRIUMVIRAT XUL, @Festung, Bitterfeld (GER) 27/03/2005 with NYKTALGIA / NECROS CHRISTOS, @DK17, Berlin (GER) ______

22/01/2005 ANTAEUS + MERRIMACK + TEMPLE OF BAAL, @Le Cylindre, Larnod (FR), 12/12/2004 MERRIMACK / DIAMANTHIAN / NIROTH / NECRO SADISTIK GOAT TORTURE / PULVE- RIZED, @Infinity Club, London (UK) 18/09/2004 MERRIMACK / IPSUM / OTARGOS / TENEBRARE / AZZIARD, @Péniche Alternat, Paris (FR) 30/08/2004 MERRIMACK / OTARGOS / HERITIERS DE LA HAINE / FROZEN STORMS, @412, Marange (FR) 09&10/07/2004 UNDER THE BLACK SUN FESTIVAL, @Berlin (Ger) 24/01/2004 SEEDS OF HATE / MERRIMACK / BELENOS / HAASTRIDJ, @Jh Kadee, Nornem (B) 10/1/2004 MERRIMACK / LUGUBRE / SALACIOUS GOD / BLACKGOD, @Metropol, Hengelo (NL) 25/10/2003 KRIEG / ETERNAL MAJESTY / MERRIMACK / DARVULIA / MALICIOUS SECRETS, @Koslow, Bordeaux (FR) 25&26/07/2003 OPEN HELL FESTIVAL, @Volyne (CZ) ______

KRIEG (USA) / MERRIMACK (FR) EAST EUROPEAN TOUR – MARCH 2003 East European Domination Tour 05/03/2003 with THRONEUM / ANIMA DAMNATA, @U Blarzeja, Poznan (POL) 06/03/2003 in Bratislava (SK) 07/03/2003 with NEGURA BUNGET / VOKODLOK, @Casa Studentilor, Timisoara (ROM) 08/03/2003 with MAROTH / THE STONE, @Dom Omladine, Belgrade (SER) 09/03/2003 with MEOTHYS / BASKIRIA / MALEDICITION / CHRISTIAN EPIDEMIC/ TESTIMONY, @ Trafo Club, Budapest (HUN) ______

23/11/2002 / / CELESTIA / MERRIMACK, @Vort N’Vis, Ieper (B) 23/03/2002 MERRIMACK / BELENOS / EXCRUCIATE 666, @Virtuel, Orroir (B) 16/02/2002 MERRIMACK / VISIONS DE L’AME / NEMESIS IRAE, @MAJ, Faches Thumesnil (FR) 23/12/2001 MERRIMACK / LIAR OF GOLGOTHA / SALACIOUS GODS / TIRALINOR, @Baroeg, Rottedam (NL) 01/12/2001 MERRIMACK / EXCRUCIATE 666 / LABDACIDES, @Le Melting, Lille (FR) 27/10/2001 MERRIMACK / BARBATOS / TEMPLE OF BAAL / FORNICATION / NUIT NOIRE, @Le Rocking Café, Toulouse (FR) 23&24/08/2001 ENTHRONED / BELENOS / MERRIMACK / YYRKOON / BLOODTHIRST / IPSUM, @Le Vaudoux, Monthey (CH) 23/06/2001 DRAKKAR HELLFEST, @Jas De Rode, Marseille (FR) 17/03/2001 ENTHRONED / CIRITH GORGOR / MERRIMACK / MALESANCTUS / NEMESIS IRA / EMP- TINESS, @Fontline, Gent (B) 27/01/2001 HIMINBJORG / TEMPLE OF BAAL / MERRIMACK / GASMAH / BLOODTHIRST / HORRID FLESH, @Voisins le Bretonneux (FR) 24/05/1997 THUS DEFILED / ANTAEUS / MERRIMACK / ETERNAL MAJESTY / FRAG / PENUMBRA, @ Saint Denis Universitty, Paris (F) 11/02/1997 / ANCIENT / BAL SAGOTH / MERRIMACK, @Club Dunois, Paris (F) 08/02/1997 MERRIMACK / SATYRIASIS, @Le Nerval, Orléans (F) 04/09/1996 DARK FUNERAL / NECROMASS / MERRIMACK, @Le Gibus, Paris (F) 09/03/1996 MERRIMACK / CURSE WAYS / SPLEEN, @Le Gibus, Paris (F)

7 8 9 10 BAND PHOTOS

11 MAGAZINE SCANS

HARD ROCK MAG, , 2012

12 LEGACY MAG, , 2012

13 LEGACY MAG, Germany, 2012

14 AARDSCHOK, Netherland, 2012

15 METALLIAN France, 2012

16 DECIBEL MAG, USA, 2006

17 HAILS N HORNS, USA, 2006

18 HAILS N HORNS, USA, 2006

19 METAL MANIACS, USA, 2006

20 METAL MANIACS, USA, 2006

21 UNRESTRAINED, USA, 2006

22 ZERO TOLERANCE, USA, 2009

23 EXPLICITLY INTENSE, USA, 2006

24 HELLFEST BOOK, France, 2016

25 Metallian France, 2006

26 ROCK HARD, Germany, 2012

27 Rock Tribune, , 2012

28 Zillo Mag, Germany, 2012

Explicitly Intense, USA,2006

29 Metallized, Denmark, 2012

30 Book cover , Anthropologie du metal extreme Denmark

31 Cover , Explicitly Intense, USA, 2006

32 BW&BK , Metal Obs, USA, 2006 France, #54

33 Cover , Rivot Rag, USA, 2006

34 Bast, USA, 2006

35 Bast, USA, 2006

36 Pit Magazine, USA, 2006

37 Highware Dazed USA, 2006

38 Satanic Inquisition, USA, 2007

39 Satanic Inquisition, USA, 2007

40 Exclaim, USA, 2006

Metllian, France, 2012

Rock Hard, 41 Decibel, Terrorizer, USA, 2006 UK, 2006

Caustic Truth, Canada, 2006

42 Bast, USA, 2006 BW&BK, USA, 2006

Metal Edge, USA, 2006

43 Legacy, , Germany, 2012 2012

Rock Tribune, 2012

44 Terrorizer, Rock Hard, 2012 Germany, 2012

Metallized, 2012

45 CONTACT [email protected]

MERRIMACK 1 Ter route du Bois Pommier 91390 Morsang Sur Orge France

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