Through Our Darkest Days

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 [2]
Length	48:10
Label	NoiseArt Records (Europe) Prosthetic Records (US)
Producer	Jacob Hansen
Mercenary chronology
Metamorphosis (2011) Through Our Darkest Days (2013) Soundtrack for the End Times (2023)

Through Our Darkest Days is the seventh studio album by Danish melodic death metal band Mercenary. It is their only album with drummer Peter Mathiesen who joined the band as a regular member in 2012 after performing more than 50 shows with them. ^[3] He left the band in 2019.

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." ^[4]

Track list

All music is composed by Mercenary ^[5]

No.	Title	Length
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

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Holding On to Serenity"	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

1. "Mercenary: Lyric Video For 'Through Our Darkest Days' Title Track". Blabbermouth.net. 31 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
2. "Review: Mercenary – Through Our Darkest Days". new-trascendence.com. 7 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
3. "Mercenary Writing New Material – in Metal News". Metal Underground.com. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
4. "Mercenary". Mercenary.dk. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
5. "Through Our Darkest Days – Mercenary | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 3 January 2014.