In a scene where most bands originality is dismissed at the first strum of their guitar, comes a uniquely chaotic five piece hailing from Danville, New Hampshire: Mercury Switch. A perfect blend of raw metal, hardcore, melodic overtones and poetically mastered lyrical content, Mercury Switch released their Indianola Records debut �If You Love Me, You�d Take Me to the City� in fall of 2003. Since that time the band has been touring here and there with bands ranging from Haste the Day to As I Lay Dying, appearing at such fests as New England Hardcore and Metal, Macrock, Furnace Fest, and Cornerstone. June 2005 saw the release of their new full length record �Time to Shine� with Indianola Records followed by more touring around the country. Be on the look out for them in town near you.

�After hearing both �If you love�� and �Time to Shine� I only can come to the conclusion that Mercury Switch is the Iron Maiden and Pink Floyd of the Hardcore scene. Their musical philosophy is to have no musical philosophy; no boundaries what so ever, just do what you think is cool. And guess what? It worked out unbelievably well.�

- Pitfather.com