A MEREL A DAY KEEPS YOU GAY

A blog dedicated to Merel Bechtold Guitarist of Dear Mother and MaYaN ex-Delain, Purest Of Pain, and The Gentle Storm Fulltime Puppy

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The 90′s vibes are strong

pic by Ferry Duijsens

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DEAR MOTHER

EXCITING NEWS!!

Tomorrow we’ll be announcing our special guests for our release show in Utrecht!

Who do you think it will be??

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Merel Bechtold

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Some of you wanted a rehearsal video right? Here’s some Symbiose, played during the first rehearsals 😍🤘🏻 Thanks to POPEI for the amazing experience, and thanks to Merel Beugelaar for filming!

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Dear Mother by Lidewij Bouter

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Merel Bechtold: This picture was taken during the first official DEAR MOTHER rehearsal. davidos_pear couldn't be there because of bloody travel restrictions. And after 1,5 years of not playing any music with anyone, we couldn't resist the urge anymore. And you know what, it was amazing. Playing with ma boi punto for the first time since the Gentle Storm in 2015 and I'm so happy that he's joining us on stage!! Very soon we will have the first official rehearsals with our Russian dude. Can't wait to hug everyone and start getting ready for the first shows in ......

Wanna know where and when? Click on the link to find out

https://dearmotherofficial.com/submit-earlybird/

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DEAR MOTHER: 

#settingupsaturday Can’t wait to rehearse with the full squad, hopefully sometime soon It’s gonna be heavy

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Merel Bechtold: October 10 was the ‘world mental health day’. Usually I don’t take part in these ‘events’ (well officially I’m too late), but since this is a growing problem (just like the environment and a ton of other things) I would like to promote something that gave me peace and purpose and might do the same for you, your friend or kid. Start playing an instrument. For me as a very bored and bad behaved teenager (I was really bad) it got me back on my feet. It saved me. Playing an instrument is challenging and tons of fun. It will help you to find that moment of peace in your busy work-life schedule. The one-on-one time with yourself that is missing these days is so important (phone addiction is a massive problem). Learning music requires a lot of focus, but therefore allows no other thoughts to pick your brain. A couple of minutes a day keeps the stress away.

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DEAR MOTHER - FADE IN (official guitar playthrough)

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Picture by Ferry Duijsens

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Merel’s notes in the official Invincible tabs

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Merel Bechtold: Koen van der Meij builds his VanderMeij Magistra guitars in Amsterdam. I always enjoy visiting Koen at his workshop and we spent many hours chatting away about guitars, metal and stuff. This visit I captured Koen's workflow. Which steps does Koen take when he builds an electric guitar from scratch? He's a true master guitar builder and I'm a massive fan of his work.

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DutchMetalManiac: I was curious about where do you want to grow to as a band? I mean it’s very early on, I get that but.

Merel: World domination, Glenn.

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Een Goed Stel: Merel Bechtold ragt met liefde op haar metalgitaar

De liefde van een muzikant voor haar of zijn instrument: Daar gaat onze serie 'Een Goed Stel' over. Metalgitarist Merel Bechtold van de band Dear Mother ragt met véél liefde keihard op haar elektrische gitaar, die speciaal voor haar gebouwd is.

Merel went on Dutch national television and radio yesterday to talk about the biggest love in her life: her white Vandermeij guitar! Check out the fragment in the link!

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