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Mercy Rule
12+ albums
alternative80srockpunkpost-punk
about
1. Traditional Metal band from Wayne, Michigan, founded in 1985. During their active years, they released a demo and a full-length titled "Overruled". Was also featured in the Underground Metal Christian compilation. Mercy Rule, from Michigan, began playing in high school initially under the name AZ-IZ; however, the band did not take shape until the mid-eighties when its line up was finalized and name permanently changed to Mercy Rule. In 1988 Mercy Rule placed the track "Cities Are Burning" on the Underground Metal compilation and the following year released its full length R.E.X. Music debut "Overruled". 2. Once upon a time there was a band from Lincoln, Ne called Thirteen Nightmares. Nobody in the scene had really seen anything like them before. It was almost as if Bruce Springsteen had stayed up for days drinking Sanka and cough syrup and reading ultra left-wing political diatribes and then decided to start a Replacements tribute band with the guys from Husker Du. After a well received release on Pravda in 1989, and some midwest touring, there was a parting of the ways with the band's singer and main songwriter, Gregg Cosgrove. Guitarist Jon Taylor, bassist Heidi Ore and drummer Ron Albertson decided that enough was not enough and started Mercy Rule. With Jon, Heidi and Ron now fully in charge of the songwriting, the songs and the sound began to change. The band's debut 7" "1000 MPH" (Pravda 1992) showcased their new approach: muscular guitar lines swirling around
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