Merciless - Unbound (1994)

1. Unbound

2. The Land I Used to Walk

3. Feebleminded

4. Back to North

5. Silent Truth

6. Lost Eternally

7. Nuclear Attack

8. Forbidden Pleasure

Origin - Sweden
Genre - Death/Thrash Metal


" Merciless were considered one of the first Death/Thrash bands signed in the early 90s and even had Peter Stjärnvind - Drums (Entombed)in its ranks"

" While most people remember Merciless as an old school death/thrash band in the vein of Sodom, Destruction and old Kreator they did release an album which sounded different than most of their releases.....This was "unbound" a bit of a move from Old-School thrash to more of a Death/Thrash direction "

" The title track opens with a cool acoustic intro before exploding into a fast thrash song. However, the melodic undertone of the guitar riffs definitely set Merciless apart from the typical old school thrash. The exquisite middle section of the song reminds of Dissection due to the use of semi-acoustic guitar riffs and melodic solos. Add to this the splendid production by Dan Swano and excellent artwork by Kristian Wahlin (aka Necrolord). Sure this album includes some pure thrash bombs in the likes of "The land I used to walk", "Feebleminded", "Silent truth" and the old demo classic "Nuclear attack". Yet songs like the epic "Back to north", "Lost eternity" and "Forbidden pleasure" contain the same melodic feel as the title track. Needless to say that the balance between the old school thrash tunes and the epic/melodic songs is perfect.Anyone remotely interested in Bathory, Dissection or old school thrash would do himself a favour by trying to find this classic album!


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