Mercenary – “11 Dreams”
From the album: 11 Dreams

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Why this song most certainly doesn’t suck:
I’m going to start off my new Music That Doesn’t Suck series with a special one (to me at least). My first encounter with Mercenary was roughly 3 years ago, thanks in part to a Shoutcast station that was kind enough to treat my ears to the band’s unique brand of Dannish asskickery. Since then, I’ve been a huge fan of their entire catalog, which spans the last decade and includes a grand total of 5 albums. They’re pretty consistent with releasing a  new album of  power metal influenced melodeath awesomeness every two years or so, their last of which, “Architect of Lies”, was released this year (and yes, it’s amazing).