After leaving DELAIN, Merel Bechtold and Joey Marin de Boer found their match in vocalist David “Pear” Hruska, and started a brand new band, DEAR MOTHER. Their debut effort, “Bulletproof,” will be released on July 16th, 2021. We asked the band some questions about their favorite music, forming the playlist of their lives.
The first song you remember hearing as a child
Merel: Actually a couple, but I don’t know which one came first so I would go with BHARTEZZ – “on the move”
Joey: “Rain Down On Me” – KANE
David: ACE OF BASE – “All She Wants”
The first song you can recall ever really and truly loving
Merel: EIFFEL 65 – “Blue”
Joey: “Are You Gonna Go My Way” – Lenny Kravitz
David: THE OFFSPRING – “Kids Aren’t Alright”
A song that you loved as a teenager/reminds you of high school
Merel: MUSE – “New Born”
Joey: “Can You Hear the Wind Blow?” – WHITESNAKE
David: RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS – “Californication”
The song or band that got you into metal music (or the current genre you play in)
Merel: IN FLAMES – “The Quiet Place”
Joey: “Hand of Blood” – BULLET FOR MY VALENTINE
David: CHILDREN OF BODOM – “Needled 24-7”
The most recent song to get stuck in your head
Merel: Conan Gray – “Greek God”
Joey: “Heathens” – TWENTY-ONE PILOTS
David: PORTUGAL THE MAN – “Feel It Still”
Your guilty pleasure song/band
Merel: Britney Spears/BACKSTREET BOYS
Joey: NICKELBACK/Dua Lipa
David: Dua Lipa/BACKSTREET BOYS
The first album you bought with your own money/the first album you were really excited to own
Merel: PANTERA – “Cowboys From Hell”
Joey: AVENGED SEVENFOLD – “City of Evil”
David: THE OFFSPRING – “Americana”
A song that makes you want to curl up on the couch with a hot beverage
Merel: Lana Del Rey – “Ride”
Joey: “Twentysomething” – Jamie Cullum
David: LP – “Lost On You”
A song to blast at full volume while you’re on the road
Merel: So many options… I’ll go with the most recent one: ARCHITECTS – “Animals”
Joey: “Doomsday” – ATREYU
David: Mick Gordon – “BFG Division”
The song you’d most like to be played at your funeral
Merel: QUEEN – “The Show Must Go On”
Joey: “So Far Away” – AVENGED SEVENFOLD
David: BOWLING FOR SOUP – “Getting Old Sucks (But Everybody’s Doing It).” Literally just discovered that song
Check out the band’s first single for “12 Years in Exile,” from their upcoming debut release:
