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Denmark (1991 – present)

There are several artists called Mercenary:

1) (Danish Metal band) Mercenary is a four-piece band from Denmark that combines both and genres, and in their earlier work . The band was formed in 1991, they have released a total of six albums.

Mercenary was formed as the brainchild Henrik “Kral” Andersen in Aalborg, Denmark, in 1991. After the release of two demos, they were able to sign with Black Day Records, and released a four-song EP, Supremacy (1996). In 1997, they were signed to the Danish label Serious Entertainment, and in 1998 they released their full-length debut, First Breath.

In 2002, the band decided to expand their sound with the addition of vocalist Mikkel Sandager, as well as his brother Morten, who introduced keyboards into their songs. This new line-up added new dimensions to their sound, blending more melody into their more aggressive heaviness.

Mercenary’s fame increased that year with their slot on the ProgPower music festival in the United States, as well as with the release of their sophomore effort, Everblack. It was after this that the band fired drummer Rasmus Jacobsen, thinking that he invested too little time into Mercenary and too much into other projects. During this time, guitarist Signar Petersen also left the band, due to personal reasons. Two old friends of Kral’s (drummer Mike Park Nielson and Martin Buus Pedersen) would soon fill in the two spots, and with this new lineup, Mercenary were signed to Century Media Records.
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  • Pretzhog

    Can't spam this enough, looking forward to Mikkel's appearance in this. http://www.facebook.com/pages/FIRESOUL/181746441887539

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  • MaxisMundi

    Last album isn't so good -_-

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  • EastRazor

    ooooo oooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooo oo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooo U HAVE 2 MINUTES TO FIND "C"

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  • hammerstrikebg

    Forget your past mistakes and let yourself awake. From the beauty of a single rose, to the night's clear sky. Don't let it pass you by, take it all inside!

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  • MMMMMorshu

    Mercenary without Mikkel is Mercenary, but without Mikkel. [2] I miss him more than Älvestam in Scar Symmetry.

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  • Decipher_You

    11 dreams drool

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  • xapg

    By the way, I didn't expect it, but Metamorphosis sounds awesome - awesome in a true Mercenary way. A great surprise for me. Wouldn't say I've liked everything on the album, but it's 100% Mercenary anyway.

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  • xapg

    Mercenary without Mikkel is Mercenary, but without Mikkel.

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  • hovado666

    Mercenary without Mikkel is a generic melodeath band [3]

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  • Mercenarion

    Mercenary without Mikkel is a generic melodeath band [2]

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  • m4xy

    Mercenary without Mikkel is a generic melodeath band

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  • stupidPity

    They never stopped evolving their sound. Each album brought something new and great so it will be a shame if Firesoul will sound just like Everblack and 11 Dreams.

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  • stupidPity

    @VerbalRazor I think you aren't feeling very well, go to a doctor.

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  • xapg

    We are going to have two great bands instead of one, I believe.

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  • bassius

    wow!! finally they can pick up where they left off on 11 Dreams. which is by far their best album.. cant wait to hear Mikkel again. him and Hansi are probably my two favorite power metal vocalists ever.

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  • xapg

    This is 100% true, read Firesoul facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/FIRESOUL/181746441887539?_fb_noscript=1

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  • MansorY04

    The Follower Амазинге епт!

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  • bassius

    Mikkel is a part of Firesoul (New band of Kral)!...... if this is true then we can get back to good Mercenary-style again.

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  • xapg

    I hope his performance will be okay this time. It took six years for him to transcend from zero to a decent vocalist. Four years later he might as well have become a good one.

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  • The_Tapdancer

    Mikkel is a part of Firesoul (New band of Kral)!

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16 May 2011 | from blog.myspace.com/mercenarydenmark

It is official! Mercenary has been confirmed for the special 5-year edition of the Danish Headbanger's Ball Tour together with none other than thrash-masters Artillery & Hatesphere. What …

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