Group

Dear Mother

From: Netherlands, Netherlands
Since: 2019–present
Releases: 5

alternative metal

About

Merel Bechtold (born February 27, 1992) is a Dutch musician. She was born in Blaricum. She started playing guitar in 2007 at the age of fifteen. Half a year later she founded the band Purest of Pain, in which she played lead guitar until its disbandment in 2018. In 2013, she released the single "Momentum" and in 2014 she starred at the large metal festival Wacken Open Air.

From Merel Bechtold on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Members

Merel Bechtold 2019–now · original member guitar, principal
David Pear 2019–now · original member lead vocals
Ferry Duijsens 2023–now guitar
Ruben Israël 2023–now drums (drum set)
Desmond Kuijk 2023–now electric bass guitar
Joey de Boer 2019–2022 · original member · former drums (drum set)

Discography

Albums 1

Bulletproof 2021

EPs 1

Necessary Darkness 2024

Singles 3

Links

Listen

Spotify

Official

dearmotherofficial.com

Social

Reference

Identifiers

MusicBrainz: 8858f49f-b910-4b5d-9575-22317d90fd96

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.