Bryn Merrick | |
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Born | Barry, Glamorgan, Wales | 12 October 1958
Died | 12 September 2015 (aged 56) Cardiff, Wales |
Genres | |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Bass guitar |
Formerly of | The Damned |
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.[1] He later joined the Damned[2] 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).
Merrick played with the Shamones, a Ramones tribute band that toured the UK for five years, until splitting in August 2015.[3]
Merrick died of cancer, at University Hospital Llandough, on 12 September 2015, aged 56.[4]