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[SOLD OUT] MERCY "Mercy" LP (color, lim. 250)

[SOLD OUT] MERCY "Mercy" LP (color, lim. 250)

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2nd NWN pressing of 250 copies on green/yellow galaxy vinyl with 3mm spine jacket.

With the untimely death of Andrija Veljaca in 2005, the legacy of Swedish metal pioneers Mercy was sealed and secured. Mercy are among those few bands which explored and conquered multiple styles of metal. Guided by Veljaca, the only consistent member of the band, Mercy began as a youthful, raging Heavy Metal outfit before shifting toward a heavier doom sound by the mid-1980s. Indeed, for many unfamiliar with Mercy’s early material, the band is most commonly associated with its doom-laden offerings, particularly the 1985 album "Witchburner" featuring Eddie 'Messiah' Marcolin on vocals, who later achieved greater fame for his work with CANDLEMASS. Mercy's often overshadowed Heavy Metal-era deserves greater attention, however, and with this series of reissues, licensed from TPL records, NWN! honors the legacy of Veljaca and Mercy by making this material available again, most of which has not been repressed on vinyl since the 1980s. In addition, NWN! has endeavored to commit to vinyl demo material and other rarities that are out of print or have never previously been released on record.

Compared with the feral, street-fight sound of the "Swedish Metal" MLP, "Mercy" represented a more polished effort by the band. With the self-titled debut, Mercy firmly established itself as a major force in the Swedish Heavy Metal scene. It would prove to be the last Mercy recording to feature the classic Heavy Metal era lineup, however. By the time of the 1985 follow-up, "Witchburner," Valjaca and Marcolin would reconstitute the band and enter into darker and doomier territory. This faithful reissue of Mercy's legendary self-titled debut is the first vinyl edition since the original.

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