So my Danish informant tells me that the mighty Mercenary parted with their singer, keyboardist and drummer last month. [Read the statement here]. That sucks. Architect of Lies was a very strong record. The dreaded "creative direction" debate killed this version of the band lineup.
Mercenary as you know it is now dead and buried. Rest assured, however, that René, Martin and [Jakob] will continue Mercenary in the best way we possibly can and with a newfound sense of integrity and purpose. So far we have had an immensely fruitful songwriting process with lots of mutual inspiration, understanding, synergy – and most importantly – good, plain, old fashioned fun, which is what it all ought to be about. We feel that we’re finally all in agreement about the future direction of the band and that this will be the strongest and most united incarnation of Mercenary ever. In terms of creativity, motivation and the everyday-practical-getting-shit-done-aspects, the band remains fully intact. The new Mercenary will be back to shatter everybody's balls in 2010.
Well, they (mostly) survived the departure of founding member Kral, so here's hoping they keep it together. Of course, here in the States, we won't know about it until late next year, I suppose.
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