Hammerforce: Nikita "Mad Warrior" Merzlyakov

Nikita "Mad Warrior" Merzlyakov

SYNTHS/KEYBOARDS

Date of birth: 13.04.1983

Equipment: Kurzweil PC3, Korg Triton Rack, Access Virus B, Novation SuperNova, Quasimidi RavenMAX, Roland AX-7, E-Mu Xtreme Lead 1 and some more =)

Musical education: Music school (specialty – oboe)

Former bands: Legioner (keyboards, guitars), Solerrain (keyboards in some gigs), some other metal bands and projects

Side projects: StarBreeze

Life philosophy: The dreams come true if you work hard

Job apart from the band: publishing

Non-musical education: higher education, master’s degree in technics and technolgy (specialty – mechatronics)

Non-musical hobby: none

Favourite song by HAMMERFORCE: Piano

Favourite albums: Hammerforce - Dice (2008), Xe-None - Dance Metal [Rave]olution (2008), In Flames - Come Clarity (2006), Lost Horizon - Awakening The World (2001), Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out Of Space (1997), Labyrinth - No Limits (1996), DJ BoBo - There Is A Party (1994).

Favourite song: It’s hard to single out

Favourite musicians: Kai Hansen, Jordan Rudess, Miro, Michael Luppi

Favourite bands: Hammerforce, StarBreeze, Vergeltung, Xe-None, Kalmah, Wintersun, In Flames, Helloween, Dimmu Borgir, Kamelot, Luca Turilli, Gamma Ray, Children Of Bodom, Lost Horizon, Labyrinth, Vision Divine, DJ BoBo, Maxx, E-Rotic, Masterboy.

The most memorable concert: Deep Purple 2002 in Saint-Petersburg

Where do you spend your free time: I try to occupy all the time =)

Favourite season: summer

Favourite holiday: New Year

Favourite alcohol drink: kvass

Favourite drink: water

Do you smoke: gave it up forever

Favourite movie: Jay and Silent Bob strike back

Favourite TV channel: Discovery, National Geographic, Explorer, Animal Planet

Favourite TV show: Наша Russia

Computer game: GTA 3, Diablo, Quake 2, Quake 3, Minesweeper

Favourite colour: blue