Gothic Theatre

Heather Mere

Heather Mere emerged on the music scene in 1996 and
has developed a successful solo career with 16
self-produced albums credited to her name, including
singles and EP’s. Heather has collaborated with
numerous talented independent musical artists from
around the world and has also worked with various
local bands throughout Western New York (WNY). She has
earned much respect from the WNY music community for
her talent as a singer/songwriter/musician and for her
support of the vibrant WNY music scene.

Today, this metal artist is pioneering new ground for aggressive female-fronted metal. Her latest album, “Shattered I,” was released in June 2004. The first single “Take”, from the album, rocketed to #3 on Soundclick.com’s alternative metal chart just days after its debut on the chart at #66. The songs “Take” and “Break Me” from the album have maintained the #1 and #2 chart positions, respectively, for most downloaded songs EVERY WEEK since May 2004 on Buffalo’s premier music community website, WNYMusic.com. Heather Mere was voted “Artist of the Month” by New York Metal Scene online for April 2004. She has shared the stage with national recording artists STEMM, Klear, Shenoah, and Robby and Johnny of the Goo Goo Dolls. As 2004 came to a close, Heather Mere earned a nomination from Buffalo’s WBNY-FM 91.3 for “Best Solo Artist” and a “Best EP” nomination for “Shattered I”. “‘Shattered I’ establishes Mere as a multi-talented artist.” says Night & Day magazine, a leading WNY music and nightlife publication.

“Shattered II”, a full-length album, is being recorded
now and will be released in spring of 2005. A 12-city northeast U.S. tour is being scheduled for June 2005.

Mere’s hard, emotion-driven style of songwriting is
influenced by several of her favorite artists in
various genres. Categorizing Heather Mere’s music is
difficult to do, however, even for Mere herself.
“Basically, if you took Otep, Chevelle, Linkin Park
and Sarah McLachlan and blended them into a smoothy,
that’s what you would have,” Mere says with a laugh.

“‘Shattered II’ will deal with a lot more about world
religion, politics, sh** like that,” says Mere.
“…it will be more angry; more complex and
thought-provoking in general,” says Mere.
The album, “Shattered I” is available for sale online
at http://www.newworldrecord.com.