Bryn Merrick
Bryn Merrick (12 October 1958 – 12 September 2015) was a bassist who was a member of Cardiff-based punk band Victimize and then heavy-metal band Stormqueen. He later joined the Damned between 1983 and 1989, replacing Paul Gray, who had left for UFO. Merrick's first release with the Damned was the single "Thanks for the Night" b/w "Nasty". He was the Damned's bassist on the albums Phantasmagoria (1985) and Anything (1986).
Bryn Merrick
- Name
- Bryn Merrick
- Born
- 12 October 1958
- Birthplace
- Barry, Glamorgan, Wales
- Died
- 12 September 2015
- Place of death
- University Hospital Llandough, Penarth, Wales
- Occupation
- Musician
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Fields
- punk rock
- Languages
- English
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Merrick played with the Shamones, a Ramones tribute band that toured the UK for five years, until splitting in August 2015. Merrick died of cancer, at University Hospital Llandough, on 12 September 2015, aged 56.
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• Name — Bryn Merrick • Born — 12 October 1958 • Birthplace — Barry, Glamorgan, Wales • Died — 12 September 2015 • Place of death — University Hospital Llandough, Penarth, Wales • Instrument — Bass guitar • Genre — * Punk rock • gothic rock • Occupation — Musician • Past Member Of — The Damned
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- 1.Discogs. Bryn Merrick.
- 2.Raggett, Ned. Biography: The Damned. AllMusic.
- 3.James McCarthy. The Damned bassist Bryn Merrick dies at Llandough Hospital after a battle with cancer. walesonline. 12 September 2015.
- 4.McCarthy, James. The Damned bassist Bryn Merrick dies at Llandough Hospital after a battle with cancer. Wales Online. 2015-09-12.
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