Merel is also known for touring worldwide with various rock/metal bands and artists like Delain, Anneke van Giersbergen/The Gentle Storm and MaYaN.
Merel owns a highgloss white sevenstring Magistra, a matte black sevenstring Magistra with fanned frets, a matte black eightstring Magistra with a big wing inlay and a sixstring highgloss black Magistra with Floyd Rose.