Today in 1998 Mercenary released there debut album First Breath Ålborg,Denmark Melodic Death/Power Metal Status:Active Years active: 1991-present Mercenary is a six-piece metal band from Denmark that combines both power metal and melodic death metal genres, and in their earlier work thrash metal; however, they are tagged as a melodic death metal band by many. The band was formed in 1991, they have released a total of five albums. Mercenary was formed in Aalborg, Denmark, in 1991. After the release of two demos, they were able to sign with Black Day Records, and released a four-song EP, Supremacy (1996). In 1997, they were signed to the Danish label Serious Entertainment, and in 1998 they released their full-length debut, First Breath. In 2002, the band decided to expand their sound with the addition of vocalist Mikkel Sandager, as well as his brother Morten, who introduced keyboards into their songs. This new line-up added new dimensions to their sound, blending more melody into their more aggressive heaviness. Mercenarys fame increased that year with their slot on the ProgPower music festival in the United States, as well as with the release of their sophomore effort, Everblack. It was after this that the band fired drummer Rasmus Jacobsen, thinking that he invested too little time into Mercenary and too much into other projects. During this time, guitarist Signar Petersen also left the band, due to personal reasons. Two old friends of Kral’s (drummer Mike Park Nielson and Martin Buus Pedersen) would soon fill in the two spots, and with this new lineup, Mercenary were signed to Century Media Records. In 2004, Mercenary released their third full-length, 11 Dreams. This proved to be their most commercially successful album, earning much international attention from fans and critics alike. It was at the end of March of 2006 that the band announced that Kral left the band. Mikkel Sandager said in a recent interview that Kral’s departure was due to being away from his family and...trying to make it with the band for 15 years. The band went about writing and recording their fourth full-length (The Hours That Remain) as a five-piece, with Mikkel Sandager performing all vocals, and the albums producer Jacob Hansen handling bass duties. On April 7, 2006 the band finished the recording at Jacob Hansens Studios. Shortly after this, the band managed to snag bassist/vocalist René Pedersen to fill in the void left by Kral. They have released their 5th full-length Architect Of Lies in the beginning of 2008. On the 11th of November 2009 the band announced, that Mike (Drummer), had left the band, and that shortly after the remaining members sat down and had the big talk. The band came to the agreement that the only way to continue Mercenary was to part ways with Mikkel (Vocals) and Morten (Keyboard) as well. This was because they had grown to far appart musically. Martin, René, and Jakob wanted to play faster, heavier and more modern (yet old school) material, but for the band as a whole this did not work out. The remaining band members stated that they now are writing new material for a new album, that will be new and completely different from the Mercenary we know today, and assuring us all, that Mercenary will be back to shatter everyones balls in 2010. After adding Morten Løwe Sørensen on the drums, Mercenary released Metamorphosis in February of 2011, with Pedersen handling all vocals and Buus playing the keyboards. Hammerheart Records Nikolaj Brinkmann - Lead guitar Jakob Mølbjerg - Rhythm guitar Henrik Kral Andersen - Vocals, bass Rasmus Jacobsen - Drums Guest appearances Irene Poulsen :: Vocals on Horizon and Sister Jane. Jakob Sivsgård :: Keyboards on Horizon and Demon8. 1. Symbiotic (4:11) 2. World Wide Weep (4:41) 3. Horizon (8:00) 4. Master Game (5:06) 5. Perceptive (6:26) 6. Graveart (4:24) 7. Next to Nothing (3:45) 8. Demon8 (6:48) 9. Watching Me (4:38) 10. Alternative Ways (3:52) 11. Sister Jane (5:54) Recorded at Aabenraa Studio, Denmark. Produced by Jacob Hansen & Mercenary. Engineered by Jacob Hansen. Mixed by Jacob Hansen & Kræn Meier. After the last track there is 42 seconds of silence and then a hidden track Supremacy (6:02) plays. Its the same version as on their 1996 EP of the same name. First Breath is the first album released by the band Mercenary. With this album, Mercenary showed their death metal roots, along with some thrash metal elements. First Breath was recorded at the Aabenraa Studio, Denmark. youtube/watch?v=ob4PWKIzEHk
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