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Architect of Lies

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Architect of Lies
Studio album by
Released24 March 2008
Recorded21 October – 12 December 2007
StudioHansen Studios
Skafte Recordings
Genre
Length52:03
LabelCentury Media Records
ProducerJacob Hansen
Mercenary chronology
The Hours That Remain
(2006)
Architect of Lies
(2008)
Metamorphosis
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal8/10[1]
MetalSucks[2]
Metal.de[3]
Sputnikmusic[4]

Architect of Lies is the fifth studio album by Danish metal band Mercenary, and the third released through Century Media Records. This is the first album to include René "Renegade" Pedersen on bass guitar and death growls who replaced founding member Henrik "Kral" Andersen. This is also the last album to include vocalist Mikkel Sandager, keyboardist Morten Sandager, and drummer Mike Park. The album was released 24 March 2008.[5]

Artwork is provided by Niklas Sundin who also did the artwork for 11 Dreams. The limited edition includes the bonus track "Death Connection" and a bonus DVD offering live footage filmed at Bang Your Head!!! 2007 and Summer Nights festival 2007, a detailed studio report and the promo video for "My World Is Ending", from their last album The Hours That Remain.

On 25 January, "Embrace the Nothing" was posted on the band's MySpace page.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Mercenary

No.TitleLength
1."New Desire"4:57
2."Bloodsong"4:47
3."Embrace the Nothing"4:51
4."This Black and Endless Never"5:40
5."Isolation (The Loneliness in December)"6:03
6."The Endless Fall"5:08
7."Death Connection" (limited edition bonus track)6:00
8."Black and Hollow"4:49
9."Execution Style"5:50
10."I Am Lies"5:43
11."Public Failure Number One"5:00

Personnel

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Band members

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  • Mikkel Sandager – clean vocals
  • Jakob Mølbjerg – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Martin Buus – lead guitar
  • Morten Sandager – keyboards
  • Mike Park Nielsen – drums
  • René Pedersen – bass, death growls

Guests

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  • Robert Chouinard – spoken words (on track 8)
  • Jacob Hansen – backing vocals (on track 6)

References

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  1. ^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 318. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
  2. ^ "Mercenary's Architect of Lies Isn't as Good as We'd Hoped, but is Still Pretty Darned' Awesome". 14 April 2008.
  3. ^ "Mercenary - Architect of Lies Review • metal.de".
  4. ^ "Mercenary - Architect of Lies (Album review ) | Sputnikmusic".
  5. ^ "Mercenary - Architect of Lies Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic.