+Hinotama Fyreheart Same here... I think their last record is amazing and still in the same spirit as the other records... We got tearing riffage and awesome melodic choruses...
There is a common thing about Mercenary and Amorphis both of them were changing the singers but in both case these singers are good enough to carry the flag of their Bands) You are right Hinotama I think
i really miss the old singer so much. this band is still awesome the kinda went a little weird after 11 dreams for sound but oh my god the highs and growls are awesome still. 11 dreams and 1st breath are still my fave albums. and i think its that change from the sound from those 2 albums that a lot of old fans are negative about that the sound became a little more soft and the growls were toned down and not so traditional death sounding. those 2 albums are far far far from this sound. band move and change and people naturally are resistant to change. that or its trolls with nothing better to do lol
The solo is too fucking great! Very beautiful! I also really like this drummer! His playing is great and you can tell he's really in the game by the way he moves while playing, even though he's only doing a playback here.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm absolutely appalled by some of the negative comments. This song is amazing. I believe that some people don't clean their ears properly and spend the better part of their day ingesting opiates.
Agreed. I preferred their older stuff (though some of Rene's stuff has been as good as the earlier tracks), but it is disappointing to see some of the whining drivel pumped out by people who preferred Mikkel. Rene is an exceptional vocalist, but he is given no credit at all by many hard-liners.
I have been rockin' Heavy Metal Concerts, for so many years. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE NEVER, had the great privilege. To see this band live, in the Austin, Texas area. i hope these Guys, are able, to tour some shows, around the Austin, Texas area !!!!!
I fall, I fall beneath these remains To crawl until my knees bleed Inflicting pain Upon my hollow shell This is my torment My personal hell Forever to be inflicted Welcome the sickness Become the pain Demise Feel the fire Inside the worms They turn Bleed your desire Is this really the end Is this really the end Is this really Is this really Is this really The end I crawl, I crawl on broken knees To die upon my misery Injecting shame A needle full of hatred This is my vengeance My personal hell Forever in this sickness Never forgiveness How long will we decay How much longer can we stand One man's loss is another's pain Another strain upon this life That we obtain What is this hell I must put you through? To define the scars you inflicted
Well you can look forward to hearing him again in Firesoul next year. Firesoul also features Mercenary's original screamer and bassist Kral, Mercenary's former keyboardist Morten Sandager, and Jacob Hansen who has produced and mixed all of Mercenary's albums on guitar.
***** You can list a bunch of melodic death bands but that doesn't make this good. His clean vocals are garbage, these lyrics and contrived and shitty as fuck, and every second of this music is derivative. But sure, just tell me I am ignorant. For fuck's sake you used the term "noob". I hate to break it to you, but it's not 2004 anymore.
PureHayabusa Clean vocals I don't mind, but it sounds very out of place in this track in my opinion, and like I said, the lyrics are nonsense. This song is generic as fuck, and doesn't even do a good job of paying homage to older bands, it's just emotionless and tries too hard to be "dark". You're in your 30's, time to stop whining about the pain and the darkness. But of course manchildren with shitty taste in music are going to say I am an idiot for not sharing the same opinions they do.
Why can't you stop with judging professional musicians. From the objective side, they are doing a great job. If you don't like the voice, if you don't like this style of music...DON'T listen to it...but please stop to feed the world which such disqualifying comments...no one needs it, no one wants to read it... And if someone does not unterstand the lyrics, it doesn't mean that they have no sense :)
Chris Klingler Well, it may come as a bit of a surprise to you, but this is the internet. I can have an opinion and post it on any form of media I wish. And if no one wants to read it, then why did you?
GritsNDesu While i don't think this is a horrible song, i dont think it's great either. Lyrics are indeed very generic. In comparison to their older material this is very subpar
They do a good job still at least I still enjoy it but where are you going to find a man with a voice like mikkel sandagers? Rene does a fine job but to each his own
Well vocally in some way yes. Since the gutturals' influences do stem from Death. But this is more Melodic... Metalcore. Again - we all label things differently. :)
I still dont understand why the most hate the "new" Mercenary. They are still amazing.
+Hinotama Fyreheart Same here... I think their last record is amazing and still in the same spirit as the other records... We got tearing riffage and awesome melodic choruses...
There is a common thing about Mercenary and Amorphis both of them were changing the singers but in both case these singers are good enough to carry the flag of their Bands) You are right Hinotama I think
i really miss the old singer so much. this band is still awesome the kinda went a little weird after 11 dreams for sound but oh my god the highs and growls are awesome still. 11 dreams and 1st breath are still my fave albums. and i think its that change from the sound from those 2 albums that a lot of old fans are negative about that the sound became a little more soft and the growls were toned down and not so traditional death sounding. those 2 albums are far far far from this sound. band move and change and people naturally are resistant to change. that or its trolls with nothing better to do lol
After several years I still come back to this song. Mercenary is still going strong!!!
Im so happy i found this band
I loved Mercenary some 13 years ago!! How could i miss this?! This sounds really great...and already is from 6 years ago...im becoming so old haha
I'm glad Rene, the bassist and vocals, took up the frontman spot left when Mikkel left. He nails the old songs live too.
The solo is too fucking great! Very beautiful! I also really like this drummer! His playing is great and you can tell he's really in the game by the way he moves while playing, even though he's only doing a playback here.
How can you guys hate this? damn, the chorus is epic especially when he says : Feel the fire!
Everyone is entitled to their opinion but I'm absolutely appalled by some of the negative comments. This song is amazing. I believe that some people don't clean their ears properly and spend the better part of their day ingesting opiates.
Agreed. I preferred their older stuff (though some of Rene's stuff has been as good as the earlier tracks), but it is disappointing to see some of the whining drivel pumped out by people who preferred Mikkel. Rene is an exceptional vocalist, but he is given no credit at all by many hard-liners.
where is this band now? Its just awesome!
I have been rockin' Heavy Metal Concerts, for so many years.
UNFORTUNATELY,
I'VE NEVER, had the great privilege. To see this band live, in the Austin, Texas area.
i hope these Guys,
are able, to tour some shows, around the Austin, Texas area !!!!!
Not bad guys. You found a good metal vocalist, that is fucking tough to come by these days.
Cheers to the bassist for stepping in yet again to throw down some bad ass vocals.
Amazing track, please keep on this melodic style Mercenary !
Mercenary are like the awesome underground of Disturbed!!!!!!!
Fantastisk video hvor musik og film støtter hinanden perfekt. God lead Martin 👍
I fall, I fall beneath these remains
To crawl until my knees bleed
Inflicting pain
Upon my hollow shell
This is my torment
My personal hell
Forever to be inflicted
Welcome the sickness
Become the pain
Demise
Feel the fire
Inside the worms
They turn
Bleed your desire
Is this really the end
Is this really the end
Is this really
Is this really
Is this really
The end
I crawl, I crawl on broken knees
To die upon my misery
Injecting shame
A needle full of hatred
This is my vengeance
My personal hell
Forever in this sickness
Never forgiveness
How long will we decay
How much longer can we stand
One man's loss is another's pain
Another strain upon this life
That we obtain
What is this hell I must put you through?
To define the scars you inflicted
How i imagined a Mercenary video would be. FULL MOON. AT NIGHT
i love the parts where he sings clean i like his screaming to but the clean singing really get me into this
Relevant for anyone who has lost someone to the modern scourge of cancer
Espectacular
V roce 2015 budou na MASTERS OF ROCK ve VIZOVÍCÍCH ----- už se na ně těším , viděl jsem je už jednou a nemělo to chybu
Killer song!
i miss this band :(
The guitar solo is just too good
Regresen! Nos hace falta su música!
Looking for similar bands to MERCENARY. He knows someone?
Into eternity or Outworld
Periphery
Son muy buenos !!
This band is incredibly good. I miss the singer from Architect of Lies though.
Well you can look forward to hearing him again in Firesoul next year. Firesoul also features Mercenary's original screamer and bassist Kral, Mercenary's former keyboardist Morten Sandager, and Jacob Hansen who has produced and mixed all of Mercenary's albums on guitar.
Drummer and lead guitarist have yet to be announced though, check their Facebook page for updates.
Lmao looking at your comment and three years later Firesoul still has not finished their record (understandably, but still).
Brasil!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Come to Ecuador :)
Mercenary only becomes better and better...
Personally, I think they've become progressively worse since The Hours That Remain (which was a masterpiece).
Shaun Couper Progessively for sure, but I realy love their new sound and live they kick ass!
Uno de los mejores grupos de metal que he escuchado
The only problem I have with this band is that youtube search almost always find me some shit instead of this :P
+MrDumbDrunk right, there was a different band that everytime i'd search for them it would come up rap or lady gaga
holy shit
Not enough love for this.
1:08 This is my door mat!
2022 🇦🇷
beautiful fuckin solo
★★★★★
Мы вас вылечим )))
This song and Arch Enemy's War Eternal have VERY similar opening melodies.
you wanna call fast tremolo picking on one note a melody? you cant be serious :)
one of these videos where they play guitar -_-
Come to Russia!
the videoclip is funny... and not so good, but the song is powerful and awesome!
sorry sounds like raunchy now
Welp 25 seconds of this is about all I can take. I don't see how this is any better than shitty scenecore.
***** You can list a bunch of melodic death bands but that doesn't make this good. His clean vocals are garbage, these lyrics and contrived and shitty as fuck, and every second of this music is derivative. But sure, just tell me I am ignorant. For fuck's sake you used the term "noob". I hate to break it to you, but it's not 2004 anymore.
PureHayabusa Clean vocals I don't mind, but it sounds very out of place in this track in my opinion, and like I said, the lyrics are nonsense. This song is generic as fuck, and doesn't even do a good job of paying homage to older bands, it's just emotionless and tries too hard to be "dark". You're in your 30's, time to stop whining about the pain and the darkness. But of course manchildren with shitty taste in music are going to say I am an idiot for not sharing the same opinions they do.
Why can't you stop with judging professional musicians. From the objective side, they are doing a great job. If you don't like the voice, if you don't like this style of music...DON'T listen to it...but please stop to feed the world which such disqualifying comments...no one needs it, no one wants to read it...
And if someone does not unterstand the lyrics, it doesn't mean that they have no sense :)
Chris Klingler Well, it may come as a bit of a surprise to you, but this is the internet. I can have an opinion and post it on any form of media I wish. And if no one wants to read it, then why did you?
GritsNDesu While i don't think this is a horrible song, i dont think it's great either. Lyrics are indeed very generic. In comparison to their older material this is very subpar
A shadow of their former self.
They do a good job still at least I still enjoy it but where are you going to find a man with a voice like mikkel sandagers? Rene does a fine job but to each his own
Cool video! \m/
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there talking about heroin right?
horns down...
The music is quite good, but the video is really bad.
Ebola
this isn't Death Metal.... even if its melodic... this isn't
Well vocally in some way yes. Since the gutturals' influences do stem from Death. But this is more Melodic... Metalcore. Again - we all label things differently. :)
Soilwork must not be melodic death metal either then. =l
Chad Rofflewatz
Used to be, haven't been for a long time.
Catchy riffing at the beginning, but then he went scream-o / (f) lame-o and ruined it.
Its a true Metalcore
Now that's a really shit music.
You listening to Main stream American pop? Get back to me once you have and tell me what is better by leaps and bounds.
I listen to almost everything, and Mercenary is one of the best metal bands around
This whole song is amazing but 0:37 - 1:00 is sooooo sick!! If I was dead asleep and that came on I'd be headbanging in my damn sleep 🤣
The fact that the bassist stepped in the shoes of a excellent vocalist and has nailed it since is amazing.