MERCENARY — The Hours That Remain (review)

MERCENARY — The Hours That Remain album cover Album · 2006 · Melodic Death Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
Grann73
Mercenary’s 2006 release demonstrates improving abilities both in terms of musicianship and songwriting compared to the previous release “11 Dreams". Lead singer Mikkel Sandager deserves a special mention because his vocal melodies and his soaring vocals define the Mercenary sound. There are a number of stand-out tracks on this album; the two “epic” tracks “Lost Reality” (8:02) and the title track (8:07) show almost progressive tendencies and “My World is Ending” demonstrates the band’s ability to write catchy songs without losing the oomph. “Soul Decision” never fails to send shivers down my spine and the song works wonders in a live setting as well. Mercenary would go on to improve their ability and musicianship even further on the 2008 release “The Architect of Lies” but this release is impressive in its own way and it definitely belongs on the shelf or hard drive of fans of melodic death metal.
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