The Mercy Kills, Cherry Bar, 21st December 2024 Mary Boukouvalas
The Mercy Kills is a Melbourne-based rock band that blends elements of dirty rock and sleaze punk. Formed in 2009, the lineup includes Mark E (guitar/vocals), Jen X (bass/vocals), Nathalie Gellé (guitar/vocals), and Josh Black (drums/vocals). Their discography features several releases, including the EP New Rule, which showcases their energetic and raw sound.
Mary is a photographer and a writer, specialising in music. She runs Rocklust.com where she endeavours to capture the passion of music in her photos whether it's live music photography, promotional band photos or portraits.
She has photographed The Rolling Stones, KISS, Iggy Pop, AC/DC, Patti Smith, Joe Strummer, PULP, The Cult, The Damned, The Cure, Ian Brown, Interpol, MUDHONEY, The MELVINS, The Living End, Foo Fighters, Smashing Pumpkins, Rage Against The Machine, The Stone Roses –just to name a few - in Australia, USA, Europe and the Middle East.
Her work has been published in Beat magazine, Rolling Stone magazine, Triple J magazine, The Age Newspaper, The Herald Sun, The Australian, Neos Kosmos, blistering.com, theaureview.com, noise11.com, music-news.com. She has a permanent photographic exhibition at The Corner Hotel in Richmond, Victoria Australia.
