Late 1997, in Jacksonville, FL, saw the birth of Merry Widow a revival of a dying style ofdark-rock. Now in 2006 that revival has evolved into an international movement as the bandprepares for the release of their next album.Merry Widow, in its current incarnation, is vocalist Xelana M. Drake, vocalist/keyboardistSketch J. O'Brien, bassist Georgie3F, and guitarist Rick Price. Though the band has seenmany changes in the past four years and suffered many losses, they have proven to stay trueto their sound and vision in their latest lineup. Now they prepare to continue the successthat they have seen thus far. With the followup to 'Ties that Bind' complete, afall tour in the works and a whole new lineup, Merry Widow is ready to take the stage bystorm, and the world is ready to watch.