Album: Through Our Darkest Days by Mercenary (2013)
Genre: Death Metal
Format: Album

Description: Through Our Darkest Days is the seventh studio album by the Danish melodic death metal band Mercenary, released in Europe 26 July 2013 on the NoiseArt Records label.
The album features the band's newest drummer Peter Mathiesen who joined the band as a regular member in 2012 after performing more than 50 shows with them. For the first time the cover artwork was done by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie the guitarist of the Danish metal band Mnemic. René comments: “The cover artwork portraits a dark atmosphere, symbolizing the darkness that surrounds us everyday. But in darkness there is always a light, which in this case is symbolized by a burning candle, and the figure that holds its eyes in its hands, showing a piece of the world as seen through our eyes."

Artist Background: Mercenary is a metal band from Denmark, that was formed in 1991. Although they are usually labelled as a melodic death metal band, they use aspects of power metal in their music, as well as thrash metal in their earlier work. Mercenary formed in Aalborg, Denmark in 1991 as the brainchild of Henrik "Kral" Andersen. The band name was taken from a lyric in the Slayer song, "Ghosts of War". After the release of two demos, Domicile (1993) and Gummizild (1994), they were able to sign with Black Day... Part of the Ålborg, Denmark music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Music Scene: Part of the Ålborg, Denmark music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Death Metal movement. Known for Metal style.

Tags: Death Metal, 2010s, Album


Through Our Darkest Days is the seventh studio album by the Danish melodic death metal band Mercenary, released in Europe 26 July 2013 on the NoiseArt Records label.
The album features the band's newest drummer Peter Mathiesen who joined the band as a regular member in 2012 after performing more than 50 shows with them. For the first time the cover artwork was done by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie the guitarist of the Danish metal band Mnemic. René comments: “The cover artwork portraits a dark atmosphere, symbolizing the darkness that surrounds us everyday. But in darkness there is always a light, which in this case is symbolized by a burning candle, and the figure that holds its eyes in its hands, showing a piece of the world as seen through our eyes."

Through Our Darkest Days

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