Through Our Darkest Days

Through Our Darkest Days is Mercenary's seventh album, on which they tied the aggression of melodic death to the melodic heart of power metal in a dark, dramatic way. It once again fuses the modern elements put forward on the previous Metamorphosis with the grand melancholy and clean vocals of their early works. It is a record whose theme is overcoming adversity and getting through hardship. Dramatic songs like "A New Dawn," "Welcome the Sickness" and "Through Our Darkest Days" line up. Production was handled by longtime ally Jacob Hansen, and the cover art by Mircea Eftemie of Mnemic. New member Peter Mathiesen joined on drums. By this time Mercenary had shared stages with major acts like Megadeth, Arch Enemy, Nevermore and King Diamond, standing at the forefront of Danish metal. A balanced record bundling old and new elements. An accomplished record, after which the band would enter a long silence. As it turned out, it became their last album before roughly a decade of dormancy.