Limited 180gm vinyl LP. Unbound is the third album of the Swedish death metal band Merciless. It was released in 1994. The cover artwork is created by Kristian Wåhlin. Merciless is a Swedish extreme metal band. The band was formed during the summer of 1986 in Strängnäs, Sweden. They were inspired by the early fast-playing bands such as Kreator, Sodom, Destruction and Bathory. First they did some local gigs as Obsessed and Black Mass but changed their name to Merciless in early 1987.