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Through Our Darkest Days is the seventh studio album by the Danish melodic death metal band Mercenary. It features the band's newest drummer Peter Mathiesen who joined the band as a regular member in 2012 after performing more than 50 shows with them.[2]

Through Our Darkest Days
Studio album by Mercenary
Released	26 July 2013 (Europe) 30 July 2013 (US)
Studio	Hansen Studios, Denmark[1]
Genre	Melodic death metal power metal
Length	48:10
Label	NoiseArt Records (Europe) Prosthetic Records (US)
Producer	Jacob Hansen
Mercenary chronology
Metamorphosis (2011) Through Our Darkest Days (2013)

For the first time 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."[3]

Track list

All tracks composed by Mercenary.

1. "A New Dawn" – 5:15
2. "Welcome the Sickness" – 5:18
3. "Through Our Darkest Days" – 4:39
4. "Dreamstate Machine" – 5:34
5. "A Moment of Clarity" – 5:02
6. "Beyond This Night" – 5:45
7. "Starving Eyes" – 5:14
8. "Generation Hate" – 4:50
9. "Forever the Unknown" – 6:31[4]
10. "Holding On to Serenity" (bonus track) – 5:06

Credits

Band members

• René Pedersen – vocals, bass
• Jakob Mølbjerg – rhythm guitar
• Martin Buus – lead guitar, keyboards
• Peter Mathiesen – drums

Guest appearances

• Kim Olesen – keyboards

Additional credits

• Jakob Hansen – producer
• Mircea Gabriel Eftemie – cover artwork

References

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