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Mercenary is the sixth album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded at Chapel Studios, Lincoln, England, December 1997 to January 1998. The album was produced by Bolt Thrower and Ewan Davis. It was released on Metal Blade Records in 1998.

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Mercenary
Studio album by Bolt Thrower
Released	10 November 1998
Recorded	December 1997 - January 1998
Studio	Chapel Studios, Lincoln, England
Genre	Death metal
Length	46:40
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Ewan Davis, Bolt Thrower
Bolt Thrower chronology
War (1994) Mercenary (1998) Who Dares Wins (1998)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

The cover painting is titled "Contact – Wait Out", which is also the first track on the next album, Honour – Valour – Pride.

"Powder Burns" is a continuation of the song "Embers" from The IVth Crusade, and leads into "The Killchain" on Those Once Loyal.

Track listing

• All songs written by Bolt Thrower

¹ Bonus track on digipak and Japanese version. The digipak edition contains 25 tracks of which tracks 10 to 24 are short tracks of silence.

Personnel

Bolt Thrower

• Karl Willetts – vocals
• Gavin Ward – rhythm guitar
• Barry Thomson – rhythm and lead guitar
• Jo Bench – Bass guitar
• Alex Thomas – drums

Production & Miscellaneous Credits

• Arranged by Bolt Thrower
• Produced by Ewan Davies & Bolt Thrower
• Recorded & Engineered by Ewan Davies, except "Powder Burns" (recorded & engineered by James Anderson)
• Peter Archer – Front cover: sketch for "Contact – Wait Out"
• Jan Meininghaus – Eye motif
• Paul McHale – Chaos skull

References

На других языках

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[ru] Mercenary (альбом)

Mercenary (рус. Наёмник) — шестой студийный альбом британской дэт-метал группы Bolt Thrower. Это первый альбом группы на новом лейбле Metal Blade, после ухода с их старого лейбла Earache Records. Он был записан на Chapel Studios, в период с декабря 1997 года до января 1998 года, и издан в 1998 году. Продюсером стал вместо Колина Ричардсона Эван Давис. Также сопродюсерами остались участники группы.

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