Merciless "Unbound"

In September 1993, after Scandinavian tour, they recorded their third album, Unbound, with Dan Swanö at the Unisound studios and was released by No Fashion Records.

Tracklist:

1. Unbound 06:20   
2. The Land I Used to Walk 03:38   
3. Feebleminded 02:40   
4. Back to North 08:36  
5. Silent Truth 03:10
6. Lost Eternally 05:42   
7. Nuclear Attack 02:41   
8. Forbidden Pleasure 05:09   

Time:   37:56  

Recording information:

Recorded and mixed at Unisound Studios, September 1993.

Produced by Merciless.

Merciless "The Treasures Within"

Their second album The Treasures Within was recorded in June and July 1991 but it was not released until a year later due to the mismanagement of their new label Active Records. This delay cause the departure of drummer Stipen who was replaced by Peter Stjärnvind in February 1992.

Tracklist:

1. The Treasures Within 04:37  
2. Mind Possession 04:10  
3. Darkened Clouds 03:19  
4. The Book of Lies 04:33   
5. Perish 04:14   
6. Shadows of Fire 04:22  
7. Lifeflame 04:18   
8. Act of Horror 02:28   
9. Branded by Sunlight 04:19  
10. Dying World 04:10  

Time:  40:30  

Recording information:

Recorded & Mixed in Studio Sunlight, June - July 1991.

Merciless "The Awakening"

Merciless is a Swedish extreme metal band.

The band was formed during the summer of 1986 in Strängnäs, Sweden by Erik Wallin (guitar), Fredrik Karlén (bass guitar) and Stefan Carlsson (drums). They were inspired by the early fast-playing bands such as Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Bathory. First they did some local gigs as "Obsessed" and "Black Mass" but changed their name to Merciless in early 1987. 

A demo was recorded titled Behind the Black Door, which led to the replacement of Kåle by Rogga in early 1988. With this line-up they recorded a second demo Realm of the Dark in June 1988. This demo drew the attention of Deathlike Silence Productions - the label of Euronymous. That label released their debut album The Awakening in March 1990.

One of the first underground death/thrash outfits to rise from Sweden. Merciless were also the first band to sign to the underground record label Deathlike Silence Productions, owned by Euronymous of Mayhem fame, which released their first full-length The Awakening (Anti-Mosh 01).

Tracklist:

1. Pure Hate 03:27  
2. Souls of the Dead 02:58
3. The Awakening 03:09   
4. Dreadful Fate 02:45   
5. Realm of the Dark 03:51   
6. Dying World 04:16   
7. Bestial Death 02:24  
8. Denied Birth 04:00

Time:   26:50  

This is the first press on CD released in 1993. Originally released on VINYL in 1990 by Deathlike Silence Productions. Reissued in 1993 on CD and VINYL by DSP/Voices Of Wonder.

Worldwide distribution: Voices Of Wonder

Recording information:

Recorded in summer 1989.