Their second full-length effort unleashes a maelstrom of masterful riffs and ballistic rhythms. This Canadian sextet let loose nine insanely cacophonic bursts.
It’s Angela who steals the show. Her muted and processed vocals on AoR are replaced with a ravenous, starving beast raping the microphone for all its worth.
Infamous for their sickening breakdowns, and the mosh parts are all over The Code Is Red… They’ve got a more late-’80s NYHC, Agnostic Front feel to ’em.
Filled with majesty and sorrow, 11 Dreams displays a depth and variety rarely seen today. Like Opeth and Into Eternity, Mercenary eschew conventional genres.