Danish progressive power/melodic death metallers MERCENARY will release their sixth album, Metamorphosis, on February 25th (Denmark on February 21st) via NoiseArt Records in Europe and on March 29th via Prosthetic Records in North America.

The band have uploaded a new song from the album. Listen to 'In A River Of Madness' at this location.

On February 14th, the entire album will be available for streaming at Metal Hammer Germany.

Check out an exclusive track-by-track breakdown of the album by singer Rene Pedersen and guitarist Jakob Mølbjerg at Metal Hammer Germany here.

Check out a new album trailer below:

Metamorphosis was recorded in June - September 2010 and mixed in July with Danish producer Jacob Hansen.

Metamorphosis tracklisting:

'Through The Eyes Of The Devil'

'The Follower'

'In A River Of Madness'

'Memoria'

'Velvet Lies'

'In Bloodred Shades'

'Shades Of Grey'

'On The Edge Of Sanity'

'The Black Brigade'

'Incorporate Your Demons' (North American bonus track)

Rising from the ashes of the old lineup, the Mercenary of 2011 evolves and reshapes the band's trademark sound of combined clean and aggressive vocals with a new edge, displaying a catchy and fresh sound, as well as an newfound unity, ambition and musical focus within their ranks. This is reflected in the Metamorphosis cover imagery.

“There's of course a lot of obvious (and indeed slightly cheesy) self-referential symbolism regarding the rebirth of the band in the cover artwork,” the band said in a statement recently. “But apart from that, we felt that the motive of a phoenix was a fitting expression of many of René's lyrical themes on the album, as they deal with personal and existential crisis, overcoming personal obstacles and how we can sometimes redefine ourselves in the process of taking responsibility for altering the conditions of our very lives. This idea of personal freedom can be a very frightening thought for some, but it's actually a message of hope and optimism – we can always take control of our lives and free ourselves of inner or outer constraints, or at least take pride in the struggle to do so.

“(Okay, dropping all the intellectual pretense, we just liked the artwork because it was freaking bird on fire – how cool is that!?)

“On a serious note, though, we also felt that a simple, raw and iconic visual theme would support the musical direction of the new album. We feel that the songs are our strongest ever – they're no-bullshit, focused and straight to the point, and our good friend Don G really nailed these concepts with his artwork.”

For more info visit Mercenary.dk.