Metamorphosis | ||||
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Released | 25 February 2011 | |||
Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
Length | 48:40 | |||
Label | Napalm, Prosthetic | |||
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Metamorphosis is the sixth studio album by the Danish melodic death metal band Mercenary. It features a radically different line-up than on previous releases. It is the first album since First Breath not to feature the Sandager brothers and the first without Mike Park on drums since 11 Dreams . It is Morten Løwe's debut on drums.
Metamorphosis was first released on 25 February 2011 by Napalm Records. [1] The US version was released on 29 March 2011 by Prosthetic Records and included one bonus track. [2] The song "The Follower" appeared on the band's YouTube channel on 23 December 2010. The song "In a River of Madness" was released for streaming on the band's Facebook page on 8 February 2011. [2] [3] The whole album was released for streaming on the Metal Hammer Germany website. [2] [4]
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