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EU TOUR ANNOUCEMENT

HateSphere and Mercenary announce their co-headline ‘Soundtrack of Hate’ EU tour 2024! Statement from Mercenary: "It’s time to bring that dark melancholic melodic death metal machine back on the road! And this time we are bringing our good friends in HateSphere to make sure that no head is...

September shows are happening!

Are you hungry for live music after the world got turned upside down? We are, and therefor we will play two shows in Herning and Horsens in September. Both will be seated shows with a limited number of tickets. Will it be weird and different? Quite possible, but we will do our very best to make the...

New single and video out worldwide now!

It’s a pleasure for us to be able to present the single “From the Ashes of the Fallen” alongside a killer video for the same track, both out worldwide now. Track mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen Single artwork by Timur Khabirov...

New single out now in Europe!

For our European fans, we are extremely happy to present the first new song from us in eons, entitled “From the Ashes of the Fallen”. The song is out today on Spotify and most other digital music peddling platforms. Enjoy this perfect soundtrack for the end times as the world reshapes itsel...

Royal Metal Fest 2020

We are happy to announce that we will return to Royal Metal Fest this year on April 17th in Aarhus alongside such killer acts as Soilwork and Ihsahn. Show the festival (and us!) some metal love by preordering your tickets right away:...

World premiere on new single!

World premiere on new single! Everyone who buys ***a ticket in presale*** for Mercenary’s upcoming “return to the stage” show this Saturday the 25th of January at Vintermetal in Aalborg (Dk) will get exclusive streaming access to the new single “From the Ashes of the Fallen” ahead of the s...

New concert announced for January 2020!

We are very happy to finally be able to share some news with you after a hiatus that ended up feeling like a small eternity. Mercenary will play the first show of 2020 as headliner of the Vintermetal Festival in Aalborg on January 25th. Let the new era begin!...

New headliner tour in Spain & Portugal

We are happy to announce that we will return to Spain in October and at the same time make our live debut in Portugal! The dates are as follows: October 19th: Vigo (ES) October 20th: Madrid (ES) October 21st: Barcelona (ES) October 22nd: Bilbao (ES) October 23rd: Lisboa (PT) More info o...

11 Dreams LP Release!

We’re happy to announce that the classic Mercenary album “11 Dreams” will be released on LP on November 11th through the Danish label Heartburn Music! The album has been remastered for LP by Jacob Hansen and features an acoustic version of “Loneliness” as bonustrack. The LP comes with f...

Live in Japan

We’re thrilled to announce that we will finally make our live debut in Japan this August, performing three co-headliner shows in Nagoya, Osaka and Tokyo! Dates: August 21. Osaka – FanJ Twice August 22. Nagoya – Sakae R.A.D August 23. Tokyo – Shibuya Cyclone Co-headliner: Dark Lunacy...

New Danish Tourdates Added!

We’re happy to announce that Mercenary will take part in this years short but explosive Headbanger’s Ball Tour in Denmark in December. We’re looking forward to tearing up Aarhus, Aalborg and Copenhagen together with our partners in metal, Hatesphere, Raunchy and Dawn of Demise!...

Guitar clinic with Martin!

Our very own Martin Buus has been invited to do a guitar clinic in the 4Sound store in Aalborg on September 4th from 19.00 to 21.00. For registration, please send name and phone number to teodor.georgiev@4sound.dk More info at: http://www.4sound.dk/shop/article/?id=1442...

New Music Video Online!

We’re immensely proud finally to be able to present our new video for ‘Welcome The Sickness’, which Metal Hammer Germany has been so kind to host! Follow the link below, check out the video and share the hell out of this f*cker! It’s been a great and fun experience making this possible th...

MERCENARY ON COPENHELL + VIDEO CROWDFUND UPDATE

Hell yeah! We are proud to announce that we are confirmed for COPENHELL 2014 on June 12th! See you in the pit! More info on: www.copenhell.dk/ Moreover, for those of you that haven’t seen it yet, we are happy to announce that we reached a total of 4801 Euro in our crowdfunding campaign for a...

New Shows Confirmed for 2014

Friday, February 7th, 2014 Mercenary Headliner Show Support: Orion Child Sala Sonora, Bilbao, Spain Satuday February 8th, 2014 Mercenary Headliner Show Support: Orion Child Sala We Rock, Madrid, Spain Saturday, June 21st, 2014 Rage Against Racism Festival, Germany Saturday, August 23...

VIDEO CROWDFUNDING ONLINE

We are psyched to announce that we have launched an Indiegogo campaign today to fund a killer video for the track “Welcome the Sickness”! We need the help of our loyal fans to fund a kick ass music video that captures and reflects the dark, vivid atmospheric soundscapes of our music, so click...

VIP-PASSES & THE BLACK BRIGADE LAUNCHED

We are happy to announce what we consider to be two great opportunities for our fans. First, VIP-packages are now available for all shows on our upcoming headliner tours in Europe and in Denmark. The VIP-packages include early access to soundcheck on the day of the show, meet and greet, a strictl...

Heatseekers Chart #111

We are happy to let you all know that “Through Our Darkest Days” entered the US Heatseekers Chart at number 111. Seems a few people are still buying albums out there. A great weekend to all the metalheads out there!...

New album released & available for streaming

Our new album “Through Our Darkest Days” is now out in Europe and Denmark and it hits the US tomorrow While you are waiting for you copy to arrive in the mailbox, you can either let let your curiosity get the better of you and stream the album on the link below, courtesy of Decibel Mag...

NEW TRACK + PRE-ORDERS ARE UP!

We have decided to share another track from our new album with you all, and this is time it’s a hard-hitting S.O.B.! Please check out the song ‘Generation Hate’ below and let us know what you think....

DK TOUR ANNOUNCED

We are thrilled to announce that we will be tearing up Denmark in September & October with our good friends and label buddies Essence! We will be making sure that no heads are left unshaken! We look forward to share the stage with Essence once again and delivering ONE HELL of a show every night!...

NEW SONG AND CONTESTS

We are proud to let you all hear the title track of our new album, ‘Through Our Darkest Days’. We put a lot of effort, heart and soul into this and can’t wait to unleash it on the world! For us, the song is very iconic and it embodies the melancholic and grand sound that has always been a trad...

ALBUM DETAILS REVEALED

It’s time to shed some more light on our new album “Through Our Darkest Days” out 26th of July through NoiseArt Records. The album will be available as a limited digipack including one bonus track. “Through Our Darkest Days” Tracklist: 1. A New Dawn 2. Welcome The Sickness 3. Throu...

Video from New Album Recordings

We are very excited to announce that we have entered Hansen Studios and have begun the recordings of our new album. Peter Mathiesen has already recorded all his drum parts, and he has done an absolutely amazing job! We will be posting some video diaries in the time to come from the studio; here is t...

Video released for “Through the Eyes of the Devil”

After a great album cycle the last two years with lots of great shows and festivals, we decided to invite you all to witness some of the metal mayhem and take a look “Through the Eyes of the Devil” with us! Enjoy this great video filmed in the summer of 2012 and edited by Carlos Toro, who previo...

NEW FESTIVAL AND NEW VIDEO!

We’re happy to announce our first show in 2013 at the new ‘Beastival’ on May 30th – 1st of June 2013 in Geiselwind (Germany) with among others Kreator, Wintersun & Satyricon. More info at www.beastival.com Moreover, we’re happy to present a small special something for you in the form of...

RUSSIAN HEADLINERS SHOW

RUSSIAN HEADLINER SHOWS! WE’RE HAPPY AND PROUD TO KICK OFF 2012 IN A GREAT WAY BY ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST EVER SHOWS IN RUSSIA THIS MARCH! WE ARE PSYCHED ABOUT PERFORMING IN BOTH MOSCOW AND ST. PETERSBURG – AND TO SAMPLE LARGE QUANTITIES OF THE EXCELLENT AND CHEAP VODKA! MOREOVER, WE HAVE BEGUN...

“Recollections – The Century Media Years” Released

Our old partners and friends at Century Media Records have just re-released the three albums Mercenary released through the label from 2004 to 2008 under the title “Recollections – The Century Media Years”. The album is available worldwide now and features: – Three classic albums (11 Drea...

NEW ITEMS IN THE SHOP!

IT MIGHT NOT BE QUITE IN TIME FOR THAT SPECIAL CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR GRANDPA, BUT BETTER LATER THAN NEVER! OUR WEBSHOP AT WWW.MERCENARY.DK/SHOP NOW BOASTS A NEW AND DAZZLING COLLECTION OF MERCHANDISE INCLUDING A PHOENIX WORKER SHIRT, BLOOD SPATTERED M-LOGO SHIRTS, GIRLIES, PINK PANTIES FOR THE LADIE...

Skt. Petersburg cancelled – new festival confirmed

Sadly, the promoters of our show in Skt. Petersburg later this month chose to cancel the event. We’re truly sorry about this, but it was beyond our control and we were not involved in the decision in any way. On the bright side though, we are STILL playing in Moscow on the 24th of March, where...

CONTEST: WIN CONCERT TICKETS

HELL-O METALHEADS! WE HAVE LAUNCHED A CONTEST WHERE YOU CAN WIN FREE CONCERT TICKETS FOR A SHOW OF YOUR CHOICE ON THE UPCOMING “NECKBREAKER’S BALL TOUR”! WE WILL DRAW THREE LUCKY WINNERS AMONG THOSE WHO PURCHASE ANY ITEM FROM OUR WEBSHOP FROM NOW ON AND UP UNTIL (AND INCLUDING) SATURDAY...

Special merchandise offer & new CD’s in stock!

WE HAVE A NEW SPECIAL DEAL FOR ALL YOU METAL-HUNGRY METALHEADS! BUY ANY THREE ITEMS FROM THE SHOP (T-SHIRTS, GIRLIES, HOODIES, LP OR CD’S), AND GET A FREE CD* OF YOUR CHOICE! SIMPLY BUY THREE ITEMS LIKE NORMAL AND LET US KNOW WHICH CD YOU WANT FOR FREE, EITHER IN A COMMENT WITH YOUR ORDER OR...

Mercenary celebrates 20th Anniversary!

SUMMER IS HERE AND THIS TIME OF THE YEAR MARKS THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF MERCENARY! GIVE A BIG SHOUT OUT TO KRAL AND THE GUYS WHO FORMED THE BAND BACK IN THE DAYS! WE’RE HAPPY TO MARK THE OCCASION WITH BOTH THE RELEASE OUR HEAVIEST ALBUM TO DATE AND ALSO OUR BEST YEAR OF TOURING EVER! TO CELEBRATE,...

Metamorphosis US release through Prosthetic Records!

Hot damn! We’re proud to announce that we have inked a deal with Prosthetic Records for the release of ‘Metamorphosis’ in the US & Canada! The album with be released in North America on the 29th of March (with a possible earlier digital release – info to follow). The US version will f...

Headbanger’s Ball Tour

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 better way to celebrate Mercenary’s 20th anniversary? TOURDATES: 09-09-2011: POSTEN, ODENSE 10-09-20...

New track available for streaming!

Check out the new track “In a River of Madness”, exclusively available for streaming from our Facebook page. This is one dark, angry, fast & epic S.o.B.! Listen to In a River of Madness here!...

Video teaser for new album online!

Want a taste of things to come? Check out this smokin’ hot and brand new video teaser for our upcoming album, featuring snippets of several new songs! And please share it with all your friends (And family, colleagues, the ex’s you’re stalking, fiends & foes. Just spam everybody to death, r...

Metamorphosis release party!

To celebrate the release of our new album, we invite all of our friends, familiy, fans to join us at VIVA LA REVOLUTION in Aalborg Friday the 18th of February.Attendees will be able to buy “Metamorphosis” prior to the official release date which is the 21st in Denmark! Cheap drinks, rocking m...