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MERCENARY Announces New Lineup

January 4, 2010

Danish modern metallers MERCENARY have announced the addition of drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen (THE ARCANE ORDER, SUBMISSION, SLUGS) to the group's ranks. The band has also revealed that all lead vocals going forward will be handled by MERCENARY bassist/vocalist René Pedersen following the recent departure of singer Mikkel Sandager. The group says, "As everybody who has seen us live in the last couple of years is fully aware of, René is a real powerhouse, and he has so much more under his belt than he got to display on the previous album."

Sørensen stated about his addition to MERCENARY: "After having shared the stage with MERCENARY alongside my band SUBMISSION, I became really impressed by their shows and musicianship, so I'm really looking forward to deliver some kick-ass shows as their drummer. I'm also very excited about being involved in the writing for the next album. It will show a new MERCENARY, and I mean that in a very positive way. In my opinion, the new material will definitely be the strongest to this date!"

Added guitarist Jakob Mølbjerg: "We're very happy to have Morten join the ranks. Not only is he a true master behind the drums, he's also a very easy-going person with a great musical drive and understanding. With Morten in the band, there's a whole new sense of renewed and shared energy, creativity and ambition.

"We've had several rehearsal sessions in the last couple of weeks, and the metal just flows. The old songs already sound like Morten have played them for years, and the new material is crushing and intense."

MERCENARY 2010 is:

Jakob Mølbjerg - Guitar
René Pedersen - Bass, Vocals
Martin Buus - Lead Guitar
Morten Løwe Sørensen - Drums

The new MERCENARY lineup will make its live debut on February 12 at the Rock Shock festival in Aars, Denmark.

MERCENARY's latest album, "Architect of Lies", was released in 2008 through Century Media Records. Featuring artwork by Niklas Sundin (ARCH ENEMY, DARK TRANQUILLITY),"Architect of Lies" was made available as a regular CD and a special limited-edition version featuring the bonus track "Death Connection" and a bonus DVD containing live footage filmed at Bang Your Head!!! festival 2007 and Summer Nights festival 2007, a detailed studio report and the promo video for "My World Is Ending".

(Thanks: Markus Rutten / www.sounds2move.de)

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