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1) (Danish Metal band) Mercenary is a four-piece metal band from Denmark that combines both power metal and melodic death metal genres, and in their earlier work thrash metal. 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.
In 2004, Mercenary released their third full-length, 11 Dreams. This proved to be their most commercially successful album, earning much international attention from fans and critics alike.
It was at the end of March of 2006 that the band announced that Kral left the band. Mikkel Sandager said in a recent interview that Kral’s departure was due to "being away from his family and...trying to make it with the band for 15 years."
The band went about writing and recording their fourth full-length (The Hours that Remain) as a five-piece, with Mikkel Sandager performing all vocals, and the album's producer Jacob Hansen handling bass duties. On April 7, 2006 the band finished the recording at Jacob Hansens Studios. Shortly after this, the band managed to snag bassist/vocalist René Pedersen to fill in the void left by Kral.
They have released their 5th full-length Architect of Lies in the beginning of 2008.
On the 11th of November 2009 the band announced, that Mike (Drummer), had left the band, and that shortly after the remaining members sat down and had the ''big talk''. The band came to the agreement that the only way to continue Mercenary was to part ways with Mikkel (Vocals) and Morten (Keyboard) as well. This was because they had grown to far appart musically. Martin, René, and Jakob wanted to play faster, heavier and more modern (yet old school) material, but for the band as a whole this did not work out.
With Morten Løwe being the new drummer, they released their latest album Metamorphosis in 2011, still keeping the Mercenary spirit alive.
Band members:
* René Pedersen – vocals, bass
* Martin Buus – lead guitar, keyboards
* Jakob Mølbjerg – rhythm guitar
* Morten Løwe – drums
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2) World music artist, Mercenary, with strong roots in reggae and with mostly creole lyrics. He is from the Seychelles Islands.
3) An American (New Haven, Connecticut) Heavy Metal band from the early 80s featuring Kevin Nugent and Fred Melillo of LEGEND (US) fame. One single "Shes Evil/Plastic Eyes" was released in 1982.
4) An American (San Francisco, CA) Thrash Metal band from the mid 80s that released 2 demos. Myspace page
5) Hardcore punk band from Atlanta, GA.
2013 - demo tape (Scavenger of Death)
Rescue Me
Mercenary Lyrics
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And now, you remind me
Of the life, we used to live
It stings, just like jealosy
Is it love, in disguise
When we started to drift away
From the perfect past we had
Of my bittersweet feelings...
(The feelings were so bittersweet)
Don't let me go
My onle love is leaving
Won't you rescue me?
You're my soul companion
Love is what we make it
I could never feel
What I feel right now
And you feeling the same way too?
And dream, what I dreamt back then
I'm forever blackening...
(Becoming black forever)
Won't you rescue me?
Broken heart is bleeding
Love is what we make it
I could never...
Break it...
But still I did
And you cannot blame me
And still, this is my honesty
As I always wanted to be
Why do I feel so bittersweet?
The distance, killing me
In time, when we grow older
May life smile upon you dear
My heart would never surely be colder
Going through the years in tears...
(Cold heart is bleeding
Turns tears to dust)
My onle love is leaving
We will be forgiven
My broken heart is bleeding
We will be forgiven...
Don't you rescue me
I found my real salvation
Don't you rescue me
She's my true temptation
Don't you rescue me...
The lyrics to Mercenary's song Rescue Me are emotionally raw and complex. The first verse explores the idea of looking back at a past love and questioning whether it was true love or just jealousy disguised as love. The second verse delves deeper into the singer's emotions, begging their lover not to leave them and asking them to rescue them from their broken heart. The final verse reveals that the singer has finally found salvation and a new love, but still feels bittersweet about the past relationship.
The chorus repeats the plea to be rescued, but the second time the singer realizes that they have found their real salvation in a new love. The final line "Don't you rescue me, she's my true temptation" suggests that the singer is moving on from the past relationship and is content with their current love.
Line by Line Meaning
And now, you remind me Of the life, we used to live
Seeing you brings back memories of our past life together
It stings, just like jealosy
The pain of losing you feels like jealousy
Is it love, in disguise
Maybe what I'm feeling is actually love
When we started to drift away From the perfect past we had And you wanted to play the game Of my bittersweet feelings...
Our once perfect relationship started to fall apart and you played with my emotions
Don't let me go My onle love is leaving
I don't want to lose you, you're my only love
Won't you rescue me? You're my soul companion Love is what we make it I could never feel
Please don't leave me, you're my soulmate and love is what we make of it, and I could never feel this way without you
What I feel right now And you feeling the same way too? And dream, what I dreamt back then I'm forever blackening...
Do you feel the same way as me right now? And do you still dream the same dreams we had back then? I'm forever changing, becoming blackened
Won't you rescue me? Broken heart is bleeding Love is what we make it I could never... Break it...
Please save me from this broken heart, love is what we create and I could never break it
But still I did And you cannot blame me
I did break it, but you can't blame me completely
And still, this is my honesty As I always wanted to be
This is the truth, something I've always wanted to tell you
Why do I feel so bittersweet? The distance, killing me In time, when we grow older May life smile upon you dear My heart would never surely be colder Going through the years in tears...
Why does this situation feel so bitter? The distance between us is killing me. Hopefully, as the years go on, life will treat you well, but my heart will never grow cold, even though I may shed tears
My onle love is leaving We will be forgiven My broken heart is bleeding We will be forgiven...
You're leaving, but we will be forgiven. Even though my heart is broken, we will be forgiven
Don't you rescue me I found my real salvation Don't you rescue me She's my true temptation Don't you rescue me...
Please don't try to rescue me, I found my true salvation. She's my temptation and I don't want to be rescued from it
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