"Mercenary Man" is the third track off Greek

Greeks

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 power metal

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Power metal is a style of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a...

 band Firewind

Firewind

Firewind is a Greek power metal band. Formed in 1998, the group is currently signed to Century Media Records and was originally a small project created by guitarist, Gus G. to showcase his demo, Nocturnal Symphony in 1998. Firewind later became a full band over three years later when they recorded...

's fifth studio album The Premonition

The Premonition (album)

The Premonition is the fifth full-length album by Firewind and their only album to feature the same line-up as its predecessor. Gus G. said "we basically kept the Allegiance 'winning team' together" much to the apparent surprise of fans....

. It was first released for streaming

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 off Firewind's official myspace

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 page on February 2, 2008 but only physically released as a single to Greece on February 25, 2008. The song was also released on several models of Walkman

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 in 2008.

Music video

The music video for "Mercenary Man" was filmed in Sweden

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 and produced by Patric Ullaeus

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Track list

1. "Mercenary Man" – 3:28
2. "My Loneliness" – 4:04
3. "Spirits in a Digital World" – 4:04
4. "Mercenary Man [Acoustic]" – 3:54