Bio:

Buy the new digital box-set "Collection" now!

It includes every song released by THE MERCY KISS

The Mercy Kiss would like to thank everyone for their unbelievable support over the last 5 years.

We also hope that you will support our future music projects with as much love and enthusiasm as you did for The Mercy Kiss!

Bay will continue work on his goth/pop solo-project LORD BARONESS, but his primary focus will be his new band SOME HEAR EXPLOSIONS. Aaron is living in Wisconsin near TMK's home town of Milwaukee. His new website is AaronMakesSongs.com where he'll showcase his new material as well as other projects he's involved with. He is also looking for artists/bands to produce in the Milwaukee area.

PLEASE ADD US TO YOUR FACEBOOK ACCOUNTS: TO LINK DIRECTLY TO AARON'S PAGE CLICK HERE!
Again, we can't thank all of you enough for the past 5 years, and we hope to see you all again soon!

Bay and Aaron
The Mercy Kiss

Member Since:

April 08, 2004

Members:

The Mercy Kiss began as a two-man experiment between Aaron Moore and Bay Dariz in the Fall of 2002. They worked out of a tiny rented house on the East Side of Milwaukee and this experiment became a "band" soon after. TMK's first show was a nearly sold-out headlining gig at the Rave Bar in Milwaukee on June 20th, 2003 and their second show was Lollapalooza 2003. Almost immediately, TMK was generating interest on the West Coast. Armed with a well-received debut record and LA-based representation, the band relocated to LA with much enthusiasm [but little money].

The following year was a rough one for the music industries: labels merged and/or folded, massive layoffs occurred, and uncertainty dominated. TMK decided to take matters into their own hands and continued making their own records. They would go on to self-produce and self-release 3 EPs and 1 LP, and tour the country several times in the process. Band members were lost, adventures were had, meals were skipped, and many miles were put on their purple conversion van.

In the middle of all of this, TMK was contacted by a producer, and upon returning from their final tour, began work on what would be their second full-length album. The making of this record would be sometimes exciting but often disappointing.

As the months stretched on, the band ended up reverting back to the original two-man lineup. Two years had now gone by since TMK had released music or been on tour. By this point, Bay had started acting in indie films, and Aaron had become finally and utterly disenchanted with the music business and life in LA. It also became obvious that despite the band's efforts, the record was never going to be finished.

Aaron decided to move back to Milwaukee, and Bay stayed in LA.

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