Through Our Darkest Days Explained

Through Our Darkest Days
Type:studio
Artist:Mercenary
Cover:Through Our Darkest Days (Mercenary album).jpg
Released:26 July 2013 (Europe)
30 July 2013 (US)
Studio:Hansen Studios, Denmark[1]
Genre:Melodic death metal, power metal[2]
Length:48:10
Label:NoiseArt Records (Europe)
Prosthetic Records (US)
Producer:Jacob Hansen
Prev Title:Metamorphosis
Prev Year:2011
Next Title:Soundtrack for the End Times
Next Year:2023

Through Our Darkest Days is the seventh studio album by the Danish melodic death metal band Mercenary. It is their only album with drummer Peter Mathiesen who joined the band as a regular member in 2012 after performing more than 50 shows with them.[3] He left the band in 2019.

The cover artwork was done by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie the guitarist of the Danish metal band Mnemic. René Pedersen commented: "The cover artwork portraits a dark atmosphere, symbolizing the darkness that surrounds us everyday. But in darkness there is always a light, which in this case is symbolized by a burning candle, and the figure that holds its eyes in its hands, showing a piece of the world as seen through our eyes."[4]

Track list

All tracks composed by Mercenary.[5]

Bonus track

Credits

Band members

Guest appearances

Additional credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mercenary: Lyric Video For 'Through Our Darkest Days' Title Track . Blabbermouth.net . 31 May 2013 . 27 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Review: Mercenary – Through Our Darkest Days . new-trascendence.com . 7 March 2024 . 16 July 2013.
  3. Web site: Mercenary Writing New Material – in Metal News . Metal Underground.com . 3 January 2014.
  4. Web site: Mercenary . Mercenary.dk. 3 January 2014.
  5. Web site: Through Our Darkest Days – Mercenary | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards . AllMusic . 26 July 2013 . 3 January 2014.