11 Dreams
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| 11 Dreams | ||||
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| Released | 23 August 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Lund and Hansen Studios, Denmark | |||
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| Length | 61:51 | |||
| Label | Century Media Records | |||
| Producer | Jacob Hansen | |||
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11 Dreams is the third album by Danish extreme metal band Mercenary, released through Century Media Records. The original version was released in 2004, that being in Europe, the American version was released one year later, in 2005. The U.S. release contained two bonus tracks, one being a 3D version of the song "11 Dreams", and another being a radio edit of the song. This is the first album featuring Mike Park on drums and Martin Buus on lead guitars. This is also the final album to feature founding member Henrik "Kral" Andersen on bass guitar and death growls.
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 10/10[2] |
"Denmark's Mercenary are following bands like In Flames and Soilwork in terms of adding more symphonic and melodic elements to their brand of extreme metal with their latest release 11 Dreams. A greater emphasis is placed on catchy vocal hooks, where the clean vocal passages from Mikkel Sandager trade off with the more aggressive death/black metal stylings from bass player Henrik 'Kral' Andersen."[3]
"Highly progressive, Mercenary are influenced by bands like Soilwork, In Flames, Nevermore, Sentenced, and pretty much anything Scandinavian and influential, as well as occasionally throwing in a bit of thrash."[4]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Mercenary
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Into the Sea of Dark Desires" | 1:05 |
| 2. | "World Hate Center" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "11 Dreams" | 6:51 |
| 4. | "reDestructDead" | 5:45 |
| 5. | "Firesoul" | 7:36 |
| 6. | "Sharpen the Edges" | 5:32 |
| 7. | "Supremacy v2.0" | 8:09 |
| 8. | "Music Non Stop" (Kent cover) | 4:11 |
| 9. | "Falling" | 6:56 |
| 10. | "Times Without Changes" | 2:58 |
| 11. | "Loneliness" | 7:36 |
Personnel
[edit]- Jakob Mølbjerg – rhythm guitar
- Mikkel Sandager – clean vocals
- Henrik "Kral" Andersen – death growls, bass
- Morten Sandager – keyboards
- Mike Park – drums
- Martin Buus – lead guitar
Guest appearances
- Monika Pedersen – additional vocals on "Firesoul" and "Falling"
- Jacob Hansen – backing vocals on "Sharpen the Edges"
- Ziggy – backing vocals on "Sharpen the Edges"
Production
- Art by Niklas Sundin
References
[edit]- ^ "Mercenary - 11 Dreams Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.
- ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 318. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
- ^ "Review: "Mercenary: 11 Dreams" - Sea of Tranquility - the Web Destination for Progressive Music!".
- ^ "Review of Mercenary - 11 Dreams". Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.