*********AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THERE HASN'T BEEN A GREAT DEAL OF UPDATING DONE TO THE SITE IN A WHILE. THE REASON FOR THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE ON AN INDEFINITE HIATUS. ALL THE SONGS FOR THE NEW RECORD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN AND DEMOED AT CHRIS' HOUSE BUT WE ARE UNSURE AS TO IF THEY WILL EVER BE PROFESSIONALLY RECORDED AS INITIALLY PLANNED. THE BREAK COMES AS A RESULT OF FACTORS IN PERSONAL LIVES THAT MUST BE MADE A PRIORITY AT THE MOMENT AND NOT BECAUSE OF ANY FRICTION BETWEEN MEMBERS OR A LACK OF DRIVE TO CONTINUE. WE MAY RELEASE THE DEMOS AT SOME POINT IN THE NEAR FUTURE AS WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF THESE NEW SONGS AND A FAREWELL SHOW MAY EVEN BE IN THE WORKS. FOR THE TIME BEING WE WILL BE PURSUING PERSONAL PROJECTS. CHRIS ALREADY HAS SOME SONGS POSTED THAT CAN BE ACCESSED BY CLICKING ON HIS PICTURE TO THE RIGHT AND SEAN IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A SITE UP. THIS ALL COMES WITH GREAT SORROW. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND THE MOST SINCERE THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THE PAST YEAR AND A HALF THE BEST IN ANY OF OUR LIVES. I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE A CLICHE COMMENT BUT IT IS INDEED A VERY TRUE STATEMENT. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE JUST A RESPITE IN THE WHOLE SCHEME OF THINGS. UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN, EVERYONE BE SAFE AND LOVE AND ENCOURAGE ONE ANOTHER. ITS EASIER TO ABANDON RESPONSIBILITY AND JUST NOT GIVE A FUCK THAN IT IS TO STRUGGLE TO BETTER ONE'S SELF BUT THE REWARD IS WELL WORTH IT- CHRIS *************
-----The Athenian Mercury, as a musical entity, was formed in early 2004 by Chris Jones. The origin of the name was taken from the title of a 17th century newspaper from London which had a life span of only four years. Lyrically, all songs are centered around historical themes with the goal being to use them as a backdrop to formulate ideas and feelings about the human condition and how we handle controversial situations. Some of these themes, most of which can be found on "The Vanity of Human Life E.P(April 2006), include The Witch Trials at Salem, the bloodiest one day battle of The Civil War(Sharpsburg), a look at Puritan living via the life of Samuel Sewall, and the demise of pirate Benito DeSoto and gangster John Dillinger.
As a collective, our goal is to write and share music that we are proud of. Our hope is to be accessible but without compromising originality and artistic integrity. We draw influence from a variety of styles, most notably, post-hardcore, metal, country/western, and classical. Comparable bands include Beloved, The Bled, and Funeral For A Friend.
-Chris
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