Ronald Mercer

about 18 hours ago

We @amerakin_od finally made it home very late last night after wrapping up our short run of shows. We played an early set in Des Moines, Iowa, loaded up, and drove straight home with no real stops other than fuel. It was a long haul, but it feels damn good to be back home. This run felt different from the others we’ve done. We were missing a couple of members of our crew, and their absence was definitely felt. That meant everyone had to step up, dig deeper, and rely on each other to get the job done. There were restless nights, uncomfortable moments, and a whole lot of hard work behind the scenes, but that’s what this band has always done—we adapt, overcome, and make shit happen no matter what gets thrown our way. I’m incredibly proud of every single person in this band. Huge shout out to my dudes. A band is a lot more than just one or two guys. It takes a determined team to make it all work. A massive thank you to Cadmus Royale for jumping in at the very last minute, learning a pile of songs, climbing into a van with a bunch of weird strangers, and absolutely crushing it with us. We appreciate you more than you know man. I also want to give another huge thank you to every band we shared the stage with on this run. For months, I watched all of you promoting these shows, putting in the work, and treating this professionally. That effort doesn’t go unnoticed, and we’re grateful to have shared the stage with all of you talented dudes and dudettes. To every promoter and every venue that invited us into your building—thank you for the opportunity and the incredible hospitality. Everyone was very professional. And to all of the photographers who came out and captured these shows… thank you for creating some absolutely killer shots of us and all the other bands. We appreciate your talent and your time and capturing the memories into photos. One more special thank you goes to Wade Asher, Ember Endle, and everyone involved with Rock Fest. You gave us an unforgettable opportunity and an experience we’ll never forget. We absolutely love @rockfestwi , and we’re grateful to have been a part of it. Most importantly, thank you to every single one of our friends and fans who came out to support us. Whether you’ve been with us for years or just discovered us at one of these shows, you mean everything to us. Some nights had bigger crowds than others, but not once did we play to an empty room. Even at the smaller shows, we saw familiar faces who continue to show up and support this band, and that means more than you probably realize. No matter how many people were standing in front of us, we gave everything we had every single night. That’s a promise we’ll always keep. Thank you all so damn much. We love every one of you. If you took any photos or videos from the shows, drop them in the comments below! 👇🏽 Our next mission is August 8th in Salem, Oregon, with our friends Proven and Pitch Black Mass at The Grand Theater (upstairs room, 200-capacity). This room is limited, and we want to pack it out. Grab your tickets early and let’s make it an unforgettable night. We’ll also be filming for a new music video at this show, so don’t be afraid to dress wild, wear your masks or face paint, and unleash your inner demon. We want that room to look absolutely insane. 🤘🏽😈🤘🏽 Amerakin Overdose loves each and every one of you crazy fuckers. See you in the pit. 🤘🏽 📸 Jen Skaggs #NuMetal #HeavyMusic #LiveMusic #Rockfest

Cody_Perez's tweet photo. We @amerakin_od finally made it home very late last night after wrapping up our short run of shows. We played an early set in Des Moines, Iowa, loaded up, and drove straight home with no real stops other than fuel. It was a long haul, but it feels damn good to be back home.

This run felt different from the others we’ve done. We were missing a couple of members of our crew, and their absence was definitely felt. That meant everyone had to step up, dig deeper, and rely on each other to get the job done. There were restless nights, uncomfortable moments, and a whole lot of hard work behind the scenes, but that’s what this band has always done—we adapt, overcome, and make shit happen no matter what gets thrown our way.

I’m incredibly proud of every single person in this band. Huge shout out to my dudes. A band is a lot more than just one or two guys. It takes a determined team to make it all work.

A massive thank you to Cadmus Royale for jumping in at the very last minute, learning a pile of songs, climbing into a van with a bunch of weird strangers, and absolutely crushing it with us. We appreciate you more than you know man.

I also want to give another huge thank you to every band we shared the stage with on this run. For months, I watched all of you promoting these shows, putting in the work, and treating this professionally. That effort doesn’t go unnoticed, and we’re grateful to have shared the stage with all of you talented dudes and dudettes.

To every promoter and every venue that invited us into your building—thank you for the opportunity and the incredible hospitality. Everyone was very professional.

And to all of the photographers who came out and captured these shows… thank you for creating some absolutely killer shots of us and all the other bands. We appreciate your talent and your time and capturing the memories into photos.

One more special thank you goes to Wade Asher, Ember Endle, and everyone involved with Rock Fest. You gave us an unforgettable opportunity and an experience we’ll never forget. We absolutely love @rockfestwi , and we’re grateful to have been a part of it.

Most importantly, thank you to every single one of our friends and fans who came out to support us. Whether you’ve been with us for years or just discovered us at one of these shows, you mean everything to us. Some nights had bigger crowds than others, but not once did we play to an empty room. Even at the smaller shows, we saw familiar faces who continue to show up and support this band, and that means more than you probably realize.

No matter how many people were standing in front of us, we gave everything we had every single night. That’s a promise we’ll always keep.

Thank you all so damn much. We love every one of you.

If you took any photos or videos from the shows, drop them in the comments below! 👇🏽

Our next mission is August 8th in Salem, Oregon, with our friends Proven and Pitch Black Mass at The Grand Theater (upstairs room, 200-capacity). This room is limited, and we want to pack it out. Grab your tickets early and let’s make it an unforgettable night.

We’ll also be filming for a new music video at this show, so don’t be afraid to dress wild, wear your masks or face paint, and unleash your inner demon. We want that room to look absolutely insane. 🤘🏽😈🤘🏽

Amerakin Overdose loves each and every one of you crazy fuckers.

See you in the pit. 🤘🏽
📸 Jen Skaggs

#NuMetal #HeavyMusic #LiveMusic #Rockfest

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about 18 hours ago

@Cody_Perez @amerakin_od 🤘🏽🤘🏽

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ronaldJMercer retweeted

1 day ago

Seeing this, still just blows my mind. It’s unreal that this actually happened. Years and years and years of hard work that has been put into this band and this made it all worth it. I met so many people these last 10 days. People I hadn’t seen in years, people I had been friends with on social media but never got to meet until these shows and then of course a TON of new friends I got to meet for the first time. @amerakin_od thanks every single one of you that came to any of the shows we played, the bands that worked very hard to promote and play the shows with us. The promoters and venue owners and staff and everyone involved at @rockfestwi . This truly was a dream come true. I will never ever forget this day and there is so much video and pictures of it that I don’t know if I will ever get to see all of it haha. Thank you thank you thank you all!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽 📸 Jen Skaggs #Rockfest #RockfestWI #NuMetal

Cody_Perez's tweet photo. Seeing this, still just blows my mind. It’s unreal that this actually happened. Years and years and years of hard work that has been put into this band and this made it all worth it. I met so many people these last 10 days. People I hadn’t seen in years, people I had been friends with on social media but never got to meet until these shows and then of course a TON of new friends I got to meet for the first time. @amerakin_od thanks every single one of you that came to any of the shows we played, the bands that worked very hard to promote and play the shows with us. The promoters and venue owners and staff and everyone involved at @rockfestwi . This truly was a dream come true. I will never ever forget this day and there is so much video and pictures of it that I don’t know if I will ever get to see all of it haha. Thank you thank you thank you all!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽
📸 Jen Skaggs

#Rockfest #RockfestWI #NuMetal

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ronaldJMercer retweeted

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This person captured some killer up close footage of @amerakin_od at @rockfestwi 2026 🤘🏽🤘🏽 #Rockfest #Metal #NuMetal

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Some footage of @amerakin_od at @rockfestwi 2026 🤘🏽🤘🏽 #Rockfest #Metal #NuMetal

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ronaldJMercer retweeted

3 days ago

Huge shout out to Jen Skaggs for capturing one of the most special moments of our career. 🤘🏽🤘🏽 @rockfestwi #Rockfest

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Amerakin Overdose @amerakin_od

3 days ago

Holy fuck @rockfestwi . I am speechless with what just happened on stage and off stage. I can’t even put it into words all I can say is that was amazing and the biggest show we have ever done. The fact people were in lines for hours just to meet us and buy merch was not at all what I was expecting. All I can say is that I am beyond thankful and I’m fucking floating and high on life right now. #RockFest #AmerakinOverdose

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ronaldJMercer retweeted

28 days ago

💥BRAND NEW @amerakin_od SINGLE AND VIDEO 🎶 “OXYGEN” Available on all major streaming platforms! Go check it out and tag someone who needs to hear this 👇🏽 #NuMetal #industrialmetal #HeavyMusic

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Amerakin Overdose @amerakin_od

3 months ago

You too can look and feel GREAT! In honor of our brand new Amerakin Overdose single “My Endless Battle” we have brand new merch to go along with it. Go get your shirt NOW! Available only on our official website. 🔗 👇🏽 #NeverGiveUp #PositiveMessage #MetalBand #Newmerch

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Amerakin Overdose @amerakin_od

4 months ago

I’ve gotta give credit where credit is due. It’s our first live performance of “Time Bomb” and vocalist @PeteTheFilth killed this verse live. I’ve tried doing this verse at practice and I can’t seem to get the timing and flow on this. Killer job by Pito!! 🤘🏽😈🤘🏽 #Metal #NuMetal

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4 days ago

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ronaldJMercer retweeted

4 days ago

Today is the big day. Today is the day @amerakin_od have been looking forward to since January. We have the honor and privilege of performing our 3rd @rockfestwi . We cannot wait. This band has worked its ass off to get here and its moments like today that make it all worth it. I really can’t put into words what this means for us but believe me when I say it’s a fucking dream come true to say the least. It’s fucking hard af being an independent artist. It’s hard af to build something from nothing. None of us have came from money, we’re not former members of big signed bands and we definitely have worked and earned every opportunity presented to us. We’ve been going hard at this since 2009. Today we are going to give 110% and leave it all on the stage. When people leave our set I want them to say “Wow, that was one do the best live shows I’ve seen yet, and why are these guys not on the main stage yet?!” I am hoping that alot of people take video of us today so we can share it with everyone who has supported us and believed in us can see us in action and be proud. We’ll see you later today at 3:20 PM on the Bone Yard Stage Rock Fest!! 🤘🏽 #RockFest #LiveMusic #Metal #NuMetal

Cody_Perez's tweet photo. Today is the big day. Today is the day @amerakin_od have been looking forward to since January. We have the honor and privilege of performing our 3rd @rockfestwi . We cannot wait. This band has worked its ass off to get here and its moments like today that make it all worth it. I really can’t put into words what this means for us but believe me when I say it’s a fucking dream come true to say the least. It’s fucking hard af being an independent artist. It’s hard af to build something from nothing. None of us have came from money, we’re not former members of big signed bands and we definitely have worked and earned every opportunity presented to us. We’ve been going hard at this since 2009.

Today we are going to give 110% and leave it all on the stage. When people leave our set I want them to say “Wow, that was one do the best live shows I’ve seen yet, and why are these guys not on the main stage yet?!”

I am hoping that alot of people take video of us today so we can share it with everyone who has supported us and believed in us can see us in action and be proud. We’ll see you later today at 3:20 PM on the Bone Yard Stage Rock Fest!! 🤘🏽

#RockFest #LiveMusic #Metal #NuMetal

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#Idahofalls #Metal #NuMetal

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Sioux Falls, SD …. We had a fucking blast with you!! We are most definitely feeling the hangover today!! Thank you so much for showing up and rocking the night with us. Major shout to Jamie and the folks at Den Cocktails & Casino for booking the show and being such great hosts!! We played with another group of kick ass musicians, shout out to Rivorium and @gravecorps . Both kick ass bands so please go check them out!!! We were very impressed with the show. A huge Thank you to all of you who showed up. We have a day off and we’re going to be spending it hanging out at @rockfestwi . Then tomorrow is the big one. We get to play this amazing huge festival Rock Fest. We have a prime spot at 3:20 PM on The Bone Yard stage. We are beyond excited for this. We have been waiting all year for this moment. 🤘🏽🤘🏽 📸 Michelle Willis #Metal #NuMetal #SiouxFalls #Rockfest

Cody_Perez's tweet photo. Sioux Falls, SD …. We had a fucking blast with you!! We are most definitely feeling the hangover today!! Thank you so much for showing up and rocking the night with us. Major shout to Jamie and the folks at Den Cocktails & Casino for booking the show and being such great hosts!! We played with another group of kick ass musicians, shout out to Rivorium and @gravecorps . Both kick ass bands so please go check them out!!! We were very impressed with the show. A huge Thank you to all of you who showed up.

We have a day off and we’re going to be spending it hanging out at @rockfestwi . Then tomorrow is the big one. We get to play this amazing huge festival Rock Fest. We have a prime spot at 3:20 PM on The Bone Yard stage. We are beyond excited for this. We have been waiting all year for this moment. 🤘🏽🤘🏽

📸 Michelle Willis

#Metal #NuMetal #SiouxFalls #Rockfest

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ronaldJMercer retweeted

8 days ago

💥TONIGHT💥 Idaho Falls, ID @amerakin_od are balls deep in you today!! Let’s fucking rage at The Gem! Tell your friends and let’s make it a memorable evening!! 🤘🏽🤘🏽 🔗 👇🏽 #IdahoFalls #Idaho #idahofallslivemusic #ForYou

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9 days ago

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9 days ago

💥🔥 BRAND NEW THE LIQUID SHAPE PODCAST EPISODE 🔥💥 My guest this week is Ginger. She shares her story of losing her brother due to suicide and the after effects it left on all his loved ones. This is a very sensitive subject so I want to give you a heads up before you listen regarding this week’s guest spot. In this episode, Mariah and I also discuss last week’s “Question of the Week,” and read and respond to all of your comments. 🎙️ Check out the full episode now and let us know your thoughts in the comments! The Liquid Shape Podcast is available on all major streaming platforms. #Podcast #MentalHealth #forYou

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