Mercurium

Mercurium
Origin	Banouba, Jumbosa
Genres	Speed metal Neoclassical metal
Years active	1982-1991
Labels	Death Reincarnated Records
Associated acts	The Axiom Enigma Deranged Politicians The Darkest shores Brain Dead
Past members	Phillipe Achille (1970-03-03) 3 March 1970 rhythm guitar Marc Baros (1965-11-30) 30 November 1965 lead guitar Kris Namudu (1966-01-01) 1 January 1966 drums Alexandre Chassin (1972-05-02) 2 May 1972 bass Baptiste Zahudon (1966-05-02) 2 May 1966 vocals, guitar

Mercurium was a Jumbosan speed and neoclassical metal band from Banouba, Jumbosa, formed in 1983 by lead guitarist Marc Baros with drummer Kris Namadu. The band released five full-length albums, and one EP before disbanding in 1991. They were most notable for Baros' for the time very fast guitar playing and for most of their songs being purely instrumental. Their first three albums, that became known as the Mercurium Thrilogy, were purely instrumental, but Mercurium would aquire vocalist Baptiste Zahudon for their 2 last albums. The Mercurium thrology have often been called the magnum opus of speed metal, and have also been credited for pioneering fast and technical guitar playing. Lots of thrash, death, power and other extreme metal guitarists have cited Marc Baros as a huge influence for their guitar playing. Despite their huge infuence on bands and guitarists, they never did achieve any mainstream success, instead they got a huge cult following. Marc Baros and Kris Namadu played in Mercurium for all 8 years the band was active, but the band decided to disband 1991 because they thought that they couldn't perfect fast metal any further. Marc Baros ticket to fame would be when he joined the Thrash metal band The Axiom Enigma created by ex member Phillipe Achille.

Year	Album	Songs
1983	Mercurium
1984	Mercurium II
1985	Mercurium III
1988	Metallicus Cathedralis
1990	The Last Awakening