Mercyless is

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group from

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. Active from 1987 to 2001 and again from 2011, they among others released albums on Restless Records and

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.Allmusic
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'' called Mercyless,

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and

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the "three pillars of the French death metal scene".

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stated that Mercyless were "one of only a handful of the country's eath metalbands to gain recognition outside their own borders".

Discography

* '' Abject Offerings'' (1992) * '' Coloured Funeral'' (1993) * ''C.O.L.D'' (1996) * ''Sure To Be Pure'' (2000) * ''Unholy Black Splendor'' (2013) * ''Pathetic Divinity'' (2016) * ''The Mother Of All Plagues'' (2020)

References

{{Authority control French death metal musical groups Musical groups established in 1987 Musical groups disestablished in 2001 Restless Records artists Century Media Records artists