Mercenary
Like many heavy metal bands from Denmark, Mercenary had to patiently wait out the early '90s before drawing any record company attention away from the Swedish and Norwegian behemoths raging just to the north. Formed in 1991 by vocalist/bassist Kral (aka Hans Henrik Andersen), the band would work in relative anonymity until 1998, when they finally landed a deal for a debut album they aptly called First Breath. This was followed two years later by the more mature Everblack, which found Kral, vocalist Mikkel Sandager, guitarists Nikolai Brinkmann and {$Sig...[more]
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After a slow and gradual climb out of obscurity, Denmark's Mercenary really seem to have hit their stride with their third album, 2004's Eleven Dreams. Following the beautifully orchestrated intro "Into the Sea of Dark Desires," the ultra-heavy, yet also ultra-melodic "World Hate Center" takes us right back to the '90s Gothenburg death metal sound (remember Dark Tranquility, In Flames, et al?), but also augments the style's typical Cookie Monster growls with high-pitched, clean vocal [ read more ]
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After struggling for recognition and creative direction throughout the '90s, Denmark's Mercenary finally turned some heads and hit their creative stride with 2004's acclaimed 11 Dreams: a sophisticated mixture of death metal, black metal, power metal and progressive rock tendencies akin to other respected contemporaries like Nevermore, Scar Symmetry and Communic. Not surprisingly, the band strays little from this flexible and fertile formula on that album's impressive follow-up, 2 [ read more ]
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After struggling for recognition and creative direction throughout the '90s, Denmark's Mercenary finally turned some heads and hit their creative stride with 2004's acclaimed 11 Dreams: a sophisticated mixture of death metal, black metal, power metal and progressive rock tendencies akin to other respected contemporaries like Nevermore, Scar Symmetry and Communic. Not surprisingly, the band strays little from this flexible and fertile formula on that album's impressive follow-up, 2 [ read more ]
CD $45.58
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After a slow and gradual climb out of obscurity, Denmark's Mercenary really seem to have hit their stride with their third album, 2004's Eleven Dreams. Following the beautifully orchestrated intro "Into the Sea of Dark Desires," the ultra-heavy, yet also ultra-melodic "World Hate Center" takes us right back to the '90s Gothenburg death metal sound (remember Dark Tranquility, In Flames, et al?), but also augments the style's typical Cookie Monster growls with high-pitched, clean vocal [ read more ]
CD $45.58
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