Mercenary (album)

Mercenary
Studio album by Bolt Thrower
Released	November 10, 1998
Recorded	Chapel Studios, December 1997, January 1998
Genre	Death metal
Length	46:40
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Ewan Davis and Bolt Thrower
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Bolt Thrower chronology
War (1994) Mercenary (1998) Who Dares Wins (1998)

Mercenary is an album by the British death metal band Bolt Thrower. It was recorded at Chapel Studios, Lincoln, England, December 1997 to January 1998. The album was produced by Bolt Thrower and Ewan Davis. It was released on Metal Blade Records in 1998.

The cover painting is titled "Contact – Wait Out", which is also the first track on the next album, "Honour – Valour – Pride".

"Powder Burns" is a continuation of the song "Embers" from The IVth Crusade, and leads into "The Killchain" on Those Once Loyal.

Track listing

all songs written by Bolt Thrower

1. "Zeroed" – 5:46
2. "Laid to Waste" – 4:40
3. "Return from Chaos" – 5:04
4. "Mercenary" – 5:54
5. "To the Last ..." – 5:24
6. "Powder Burns" – 4:46
7. "Behind Enemy Lines" – 5:18
8. "No Guts, No Glory" – 4:07
9. "Sixth Chapter" – 5:40
10. "Infiltrator" ¹ – 4:47

¹ Bonus track on digipak and Japanese version. The digipak edition contains 25 tracks of which tracks 10 to 24 are short tracks of silence.

Personnel

• Karl Willetts – vocals
• Gavin Ward – rhythm guitar
• Barry Thompson – rhythm and lead guitar
• Jo Bench – Bass guitar
• Alex Thomas – drums

Production & Miscellaneous Credits

• Arranged by Bolt Thrower
• Produced by Ewan Davies & Bolt Thrower
• Recorded & Engineered by Ewan Davies, except "Powder Burns" (recorded & engineered by James Anderson)
• Peter Archer – Front cover: sketch for "Contact – Wait Out"
• Jan Meininghaus – Eye motif
• Paul McHale – Chaos skull