THE MERCY SANCTION…
POSE MELODIC QUESTIONS IN A DEEP, MIDWEST-GOTHIC VOICE BREAKING THROUGH A WALL OF SOUND THAT ROARS AT THE CROSSROAD OF MUSICAL STYLES FROM FOLK TO DARKWAVE. A SECRET MEETING BETWEEN PATHOS AND ETHOS, THEY PROVIDE NO ANSWERS; ONLY CATHARSIS.
BASED IN NORTHERN INDIANA, U.S.A., THE MERCY SANCTION CONSISTS OF LEAD SINGER AND GUITARIST JOE SPANO, BASSIST K. BELL AND DRUMMER TRENT DEAN. CURRENTLY UNSIGNED, THE BAND’S SONGS AND VIDEOS ARE WRITTEN, RECORDED AND PRODUCED SOLELY BY THIS INDIE TRIO.
WITH AN EXTENSIVE CATALOG OF MOOD-DRIVEN, ORIGINAL SONGS, THEIR INSPIRATION IS ROOTED IN DARKER ALTERNATIVE, BRIT ROCK, POST-PUNK AND ART ROCK INFLUENCES.
RELEASES…
JUNE OF 2020 SAW THE RELEASE OF THEIR SELF-TITLED ALBUM OF 10 SONGS REPRESENTING THE BAND’S FIRST OFFICIAL DEBUT OF ORIGINAL MATERIAL AND THE RELEASE OF THEIR VIDEO “HAUNTED” IN SUPPORT OF THAT SINGLE.
IN 2021 THE BAND RELEASED TWO SINGLES: IN FEBRUARY “5:15 DEPARTURE” ALONG WITH A SUPPORTING VIDEO AND IN THE MONTH OF JUNE “HAVE A CARE”.
IN MAY OF 2022 THE BAND RELEASED THEIR SECOND FULL LENGTH ALBUM “CORD & VINE” FEATURING 8 ORIGINAL SONGS.
