Hailing from Gqeberha in South Africa, Tongues of Mercury was formed in 2025 by multi instrumentalist Shaun Mitchell (Dead Man Risen, Soul’s Darkness, Dreams of Nightmares) and vocalist Jaime Ribeiro (Semyazah, Priest Killer, Abattoir of Shrikes). Crossing borders and boundaries in Melodic Death, Groove, Experimental and Death Metal sub-genres, they create philosophy-inspired heavy music. Put simply