Just six months after they announced themselves to an unsuspecting world with debut EP “A Sense of Injury” in July 2025, multi instrumentalist Shaun Mitchell (Dead Man Risen, Soul’s Darkness, Dreams of Nightmares) and vocalist Jaime Ribeiro (Semyazah, Priest Killer, Abattoir of Shrikes) return with a follow up titled “Stillness and Suffering“. Inspired by various
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
Hailing from Gqeberha in South Africa, Tongues of Mercury is a fresh project from multi instrumentalist Shaun Mitchell (Dead Man Risen, Soul’s Darkness, Dreams of Nightmares) and vocalist Jaime Ribeiro (Semyazah, Priest Killer, Abattoir of Shrikes). Promising lyrical themes rooted largely in philosophical schools of thought with Stoicism being among the most prevalent, their aim
