Merciless
Merciless
(not to be confused with France's
Mercyless)
was one of the pioneering early Swedish
death metal bands, forming back in 1986.
Their 1988 demo attracted the interest of none other
than Euronymous, who signed the band to his brand-new
Deathlike Silence
label -- in fact, Merciless' debut album,
The Awakening, ended up being the very first release
on Deathlike Silence.
By modern standards it's pretty raw and primitive, but it's
still regarded as an influential album for many Swedish
bands to come.
By the mid-nineties
they were done, but several years
after that (in 2002) they came back together, eventually
recording their comeback album, simply titled
Merciless, in 2004.
On that album they had shifted slightly to a more
death/thrash style.
Discography
The Awakening
1990
Deathlike Silence
 |
- Pure Hate
- Souls of the Dead
- The Awakening
- Dreadful Fate
- Realm of the Dark
- Dying World
- Bestial Death
- Denied Birth
|
- Roger "Rogga" Pettersson
- Erik Wallen
- Fredrik Karlén
- Stefan Carlsson
|
Reviews: Chronicles Of Chaos
Metal Observer
The Treasures Within
1992
Active
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- The Treasures Within
- Mind Possession
- Darkened Clouds
- The Book of Lies
- Perish
- Shadows of Fire
- Lifeflame
- Act of Horror
- Branded by Sunlight
- Dying World
|
- Roger "Rogga" Pettersson
- Erik Wallen
- Fredrik Karlén
- Peter Stjärnvind
|
Unbound
1993
 |
- Unbound
- The Land I Used to Walk
- Feebleminded
- Back to North
- Silent Truth
- Lost Eternally
- Nuclear Attack
- Forbidden Pleasure
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- Roger "Rogga" Pettersson
- Erik Wallen
- Fredrik Karlén
- Peter Stjärnvind
|
Merciless
2003
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- Cleansed By Fire
- Violent Obsession
- Cold Eyes Of Grey
- Human Waste
- Burn All The Way
- Unearthly Salvation
- Painless End
- Mind Possession
- Fallen Angels Universe
- In Your Blood
|
- Roger "Rogga" Pettersson
- Erik Wallen
- Fredrik Karlén
- Peter Stjärnvind
|
Reviews: Lords Of Metal
Live Obsession
2004
Escapi
Reviews: Lords Of Metal
