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Band
Mercenary
Title
Through Our Darkest Days
Type
LP/EP
Company
Prosthetic
YOR
2013
Style
Power
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10/31/2013 - Review by: Greg Watson

Mercenary
Through Our Darkest Days

Company: Prosthetic Records
Release: 2013
Genre: Power
Reviewer: ChaosLord

  • Pure polished heavy metal



    • Denmark's Mercenary is back and out for blood with their latest release--Through Our Darkest Days. This album is by far my favorite since 11 Dreams. From the outset the band comes straight for your throat with a monster opening song called A New Day. The vocals are an impeccable mix of clean, power metal style vocals and growl vocals. The guitar work is pure metal and melts your face off like you went in for a fresh waxing at a hair salon.

    From start to finish this album delivers pure polished heavy metal at its best. After a few disappointing releases for this reviewer, I was totally caught off guard by this album. It definitely has a more aggressive feel than previous releases and shows the band headed back towards the top once again. "Dreamstate Machine", "Starving Eyes" and "Through Our Darkest Days" round out the tracks that really stood out to me. Each of these tracks represent the band at its utmost best and are tracks that will have you throwing up the horns in homage to the Dark Lord himself. Do yourself a favor and go out and buy this record today. You won't be sorry you did.


    • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
      4.5 :AVE RATING

    ALL REVIEWS FOR: MERCENARY
    TITLE
    DOR
    COMPANY
    		 REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
    11 Dreams
    2005
    Century Media
    		Ken Pierce1/2/2006
    4.5
    11 Dreams
    2005
    Century Media
    		Frank Hill3/9/2005
    4.5
    11 Dreams
    2005
    Century Media
    		Eric Compton1/28/2005
    4.5
    Metamorphosis
    2011
    Prosthetic
    		Eric Compton4/14/2011
    5
    Through Our Darkest Days
    2013
    Prosthetic
    		Greg Watson10/31/2013
    4.5

    ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: MERCENARY
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