---
title: "Merciless"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/merciless"
genre: "Death Metal"
country: "Sweden"
formed: 1986
---

# Merciless

**Merciless** is a death metal band, from Sweden, active 1986 to present.

Merciless is a Swedish death/thrash metal band, formed in Strängnäs in 1986. They are one of the longest-serving Swedish extreme metal bands.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merciless_(band)

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Merciless |
| Genre | Death Metal |
| Parent genre | Death Metal |
| Origin | Strängnäs, Sweden |
| Formed | 1986 |
| Releases in catalog | 5 |

## Genres

[Death Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/death-metal) · [Thrash Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/thrash-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Roger Pettersson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/roger-pettersson) | Lead vocals | 1987 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1990 | [The Awakening](https://themetalnet.com/album/88b1fa2d-14f4-3cbd-8223-b0b69b28b95b) | Album |
| 1992 | [The Treasures Within](https://themetalnet.com/album/bc508b09-6909-3116-a562-3782c1d39b87) | Album |
| 1993 | [Promo '93](https://themetalnet.com/album/4e189635-8470-4969-ae10-e409e594addd) | EP |
| 1994 | [Unbound](https://themetalnet.com/album/babc8223-695a-3988-90b4-e7d90b39df5c) | Album |
| 2002 | [Merciless](https://themetalnet.com/album/c3a309f8-aae4-3ed8-a94b-b587fb6ed60d) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Entombed](https://themetalnet.com/band/entombed) (listened together)
- [Unleashed](https://themetalnet.com/band/unleashed) (listened together)
- [Hypocrisy](https://themetalnet.com/band/hypocrisy) (listened together)
- [Slayer](https://themetalnet.com/band/slayer) (listened together)
- [Dissection](https://themetalnet.com/band/dissection) (listened together)
- [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together)
- [Vader](https://themetalnet.com/band/vader) (listened together)
- [Mayhem](https://themetalnet.com/band/mayhem) (listened together)
- [Edge of Sanity](https://themetalnet.com/band/edge-of-sanity) (listened together)
- [Dismember](https://themetalnet.com/band/dismember) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Malevolent Creation](https://themetalnet.com/band/malevolent-creation) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Merciless/2249
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mercilessofficial-835524339886852
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercilessofficial/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4u42vKXACW1yzqfdyFWo0l

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/merciless](https://themetalnet.com/band/merciless). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt