"I am driven by the search for the origins of faith, the source of all world religions and the eternal question why we dwell on this Earth."
Emerged from the ashes of the legendary Garden Of Delight – and the similarity ends here – Merciful Nuns has evolved from leading the XXI century’s resurgence of Goth to becoming a unique genre in itself. In 8 intense years – both in studio and live – the Germans have retrieved what made early sinister music vibrate in all their natural force at a time when the blurred line between Post-Punk and Goth Rock still enabled a healthy mutual transfer. Nevertheless, their approach to that essential spirit is much polished and modern. Merciful Nuns galvanizes us to scan whether inwardly or beyond in search for clues upon which to base our own views on the ages-old human questions, either taking us on wondrous exoplanetary journeys through eerily serene sound realms or on ulterior odysseys across weird dimensions where mythology, remoteness and occult meet, or yet by sending us to raptures with anthemic rushes of gloomy rock. No other band has covered so much ground within the Goth realm in such a short time. Merciful Nuns is an insatiable beast, as its prolific – yet compelling – output has demonstrated since 2010. No less than 11 albums, 6 EPs and 2 live recordings form their rich musical legacy.
MERCIFUL NUNS are: Artaud Seth – Jawa Seth – Jacques Moch
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ONEIRONAUTS XII
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KVLTAN XI
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ANOMALY X
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A-U-M
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THELEMA VII
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METEORA VII
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EXOSPHERE VI
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GOETIA V
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GOETIA IV
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XIBALBA III
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HYPOGEUM II
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LIBER I
12 Juli
“What if life did not originate on earth?” – With this question, the 11th album of the MERCIFUL NUNS, bearing the ominous name KVLTAN, begins. Artaud Seth, the creative mind, mentor, and visionary behind the band, takes us on a journey to the beginnings of our human civilization, to the origin of all earthly existence. […]
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01 April
To be honest I still haven’t recovered from the demise of Garden of Delight and still feel melancholic upon listening to the brilliant final GoD album; and now you’re already carrying the next project to its grave. Why? Artaud: Perhaps I need the transformation from one incarnation to the next as part of a cleansing […]
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28 März
Every man and every woman is a star “It somehow feels like provenance to do this precisely now at this moment in time. The questions are slowly compacting into an answer. Thelema VIII is a personal milestone for me in terms of comprehension.” Artaud And true to form Artaud has once again designed the entire […]
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28 September
MERCIFUL NUNS are one of the few bands that foster their own unique style which is actually rather cool. Seldom have I encountered such a telling and comprehensive work of art comprising graphics & cover art, stage imagery, lyrics, videos, trailers and still images of the band as that which has become representative of the […]
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28 Februar
Sarru mass Artaud! The Merciful Nuns have, in a very short space of time, climbed back to the heights of the Garden Of Delight heyday. Already onto the band’s fifth full length release with three EPs and a live album and DvD in the discography. In this interview we will delve into the GOETIA IV […]
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28 Dezember
I am driven by the search for the origins of faith, the source of all world religions and the eternal question why we dwell on this Earth. – Artaud Seth Sarru mass Artaud, thanks for this opportunity to interview you. It’s a real pleasure for me, Nay and Armide because basically we share the same […]
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28 Februar
“She calls us from the Equinox… open the way… open this ride… a procession of laughter and fallen sons will be the miracle of incarnation of the sun”. He’s back: Artaud Seth – his departure from the stage following the dissolution of GARDEN OF DELIGHT mourned by a loyal and ever growing following unable to […]
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KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – ELYSENE – KARMA INN – BLUE LODGE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS – H.A.T.E.
REQUIEM FOR THE DEPARTED – ONEIRONAUTS – BAAL’GOR – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ALLSEEING EYE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS
H.A.T.E. – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ALLSEEING EYE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS
ETERERAL – H.A.T.E. – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID – PASSING BELL – THE KVLTANIANS
KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BROKEN COLUMN – BLACK HALO
ALLSEEING EYE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BROKEN COLUMN – BLACK HALO
ALLSEEING EYE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID – PASSING BELL – THE KVLTANIANS
KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BROKEN COLUMN – BLACK HALO
ALLSEEING EYE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
KVLTAN: THE ORIGIN – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BROKEN COLUMN – BLACK HALO
ALLSEEING EYE – DOWN DARK HALLWAYS – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID – PASSING BELL – THE KVLTANIANS
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BLACK HALO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BLACK HALO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – HYPOGEUM – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BLACK HALO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – HYPOGEUM – ETERNAL DECAY – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – HYPOGEUM – THE MAELSTROM – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – HYPOGEUM – THE MAELSTROM – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA – THE PYRAMID
NEO ALPHA GENESIS – CREMATION – BLUE LODGE – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET- PASSING BELL – THELEMA – THE PYRAMID
AUM – CREMATION – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA
AUM – CREMATION – BODY OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – ETERNAL DECAY – ALLSEEING EYE – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – PASSING BELL – THELEMA
STAR RUBY (by Frater Fidens) – DYSTOPIA – ALLSEEING EYE – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – OCCVLTATION – SPEED OF LIGHT – THE MAELSTROM – PASSING BELL – THELEMA
STAR RUBY (by Frater Fidens) – DYSTOPIA – ALLSEEING EYE – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – OCCVLTATION – SPEED OF LIGHT – THE MAELSTROM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – PASSING BELL – THELEMA
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – OCCVLTATION – THE MAELSTROM – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – OCCVLTATION – THE MAELSTROM – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – THE RETURN
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – SUPERNOVAE – OCCVLTATION – THE MAELSTROM
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – OCCVLTATION – THE MAELSTROM – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – THE RETURN
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – RADIATION – HYPOGEUM
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – THE RETURN
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – THE RETURN
INTRO – SPEED OF LIGHT – KARMA INN – BODY OF LIGHT – GENESIS REVEALED – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – ULTRAVIOLET – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM- ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – THE RETURN
INTRO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – BODY OF LIGHT – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM
INTRO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – BODY OF LIGHT – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM
INTRO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – BODY OF LIGHT – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM
INTRO – EXOSPHERE – BLACKBODY – SUPERNOVAE – THE MAELSTROM – PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – BODY OF LIGHT – GOD AEON – HYPOGEUM
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – RADIATION – ALL DAYS ARE BLACK – PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – THE RETURN – THE MAELSTROM – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – TEMPLE AT THE DOME OF THE ROCK
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – KYBALION – THE MAELSTROM
PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – THE RETURN – RADIATION – ALL DAYS ARE BLACK – MEGALITHIC DREAMS – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – TEMPLE AT THE DOME OF THE ROCK – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – THE NAZARENE – THE ECLIPSE
PREDICTION – GENESIS REVEALED – THE RETURN – RADIATION – DARK TRAILS – ALL DAYS ARE BLACK – MEGALITHIC DREAMS – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – MORPHINE QUEEN – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – NUNHOOD – THE ECLIPSE
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – MORPHINE QUEEN – ALL DAYS ARE BLACK – PREDICION – GENESIS REVEALED – THE PROPHECY – RADIATION – THE RETURN – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – GOD / AEON
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – MORPHINE QUEEN – ALL DAYS ARE BLACK – PREDICION – GENESIS REVEALED – THE PROPHECY – RADIATION – THE RETURN – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – NUNHOOD – THE ECLIPSE – MEGALITHIC DREAMS
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – MORPHINE QUEEN – ALL DAYS ARE BLACK – PREDICION – GENESIS REVEALED – THE PROPHECY – RADIATION – THE RETURN – GOD / AEON- ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – NUNHOOD – THE ECLIPSE – MEGALITHIC DREAMS
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – TOWER OF FAITH – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – SANCTUARY – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – THE SEAL – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – GOD / AEON
THE EQUINOX – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – MORPHINE QUEEN – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – HYPOGEUM – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – THE SEAL – SANCTUARY – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – MEGALITHIC DREAMS
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – THE SEAL – SANCTUARY – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – MEGALITHIC DREAMS
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – THE SEAL – SANCTUARY – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – MEGALITHIC DREAMS
THE EQUINOX – BODY OF LIGHT – MORPHINE QUEEN – EVOLUTION – MEGALITHIC DREAMS – HYPOGEUM – THE ECLIPSE – THE SEAL – SANCTUARY – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – NUNHOOD
THE PORTAL – HYPOGEUM – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – EVOLUTION – THE ECLIPSE – THE SEAL – SANCTUARY – GOD / AEON – ANCIENT ASTRONAUTS – MEGALITHIC DREAMS
THE EQUINOX – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – MORPHINE QUEEN – SOMEDAY – TOWER OF FAITH – TRANSMISSION – THE SEAL – THE DARKNESS – GOD / AEON – THE ECLIPSE
THE EQUINOX – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – MORPHINE QUEEN – SOMEDAY – TOWER OF FAITH – TRANSMISSION – THE SEAL – THE DARKNESS – GOD / AEON
THE EQUINOX – BODY OF LIGHT – NUNHOOD – SOMEDAY – TOWER OF FAITH – TRANSMISSION – THE SEAL – THE DARKNESS – GOD / AEON
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