Artist: MERCENARY
Album: RETROSPECTIVE (CD)

Release date: 2006
Media type: CD

Emerging from the nineties as a mid-pace melodic death-thrash fourpiece, centered around songwriters Kral (bass/vocals) and Jakob (guitars), 2002 saw Mercenary taking a giant leap forward with the release of the album "Everblack". Recruiting additional heavymetal-style singer Mikkel Sandager and his brother Morten on keys changed the band's sound drastically towards a new and rather unusual combination of melody and aggression. 

Mercenary gradually evolved their sound into a fusion of diverse inspirations ranging from progressive and 'classic' metal to (Swedish) melodic deathmetal. Balancing memorable atmospheric passages and choruses, with equal amounts of drive and aggression, the band took a definite turn towards focusing on songwriting rather than riffing. This "trademark" mixture earned the band wide attention and praise. 

TRACKLIST:

1. Ignorance
2. Premature Burial
3. Battle Thy Demons
4. Obscurity
5. Induration of Sorrow
6. The Gate Away
7. One-Eyed Beast
8. Hour of Grief
9. Supremacy

LINE-UP:

Henrik Andersen (vocals / bass)
Nikalai Brinkmann (guitar)
Rasmus Jacobsen (drums)