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Marduk - Plague Angel Audio CD

A fair review of the Marduk "Plague Angel" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Marduk reviews here, or go back to the Marduk tabs.

Marduk Band: Marduk
Title: Plague Angel
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Release Date: 2008-11-25
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Hangman of Prague 2: Throne of Rats 3: Seven Angels, Seven Trumpets 4: Life's Emblem 5: Steel Inferno 6: Perish in Flames 7: Holy Blood, Holy Grail 8: Warschau 9: Deathmarch 10: Everything Bleeds 11: Blutrache

SATANIC NORSECORE!!!
Only they didn't turn out to be as good as the live versions.
After watching their incredible ¨Blood Puke Salvation¨ dvd, I thought I had to own the numerous studio versions of those songs contained on this slab of plastic. I've always though Marduk was at their best live, and this album proves my point.

My first impression was that this album was the most brutal since ¨Panzer Division¨ only not having to resort to full-speed ahead tempos and constant blastbeating as that one did. There's plenty of tempo variation, breaks, guitar solos and even some conventional drumming here and there for a nice change. Morgan's guitar sound has to be the biggest ever; big sound, big riffs and insane amounts of crunch, layering, panning between channels, dual leads and the like. The more tremolo-picked sound of old is replaced by skull-crushing open chord riffs now.

New singer Mortuus is as low in the mix as Legion was on his first collaborations, which is a pity because the guy can really deliver as his work on Funeral Mist demonstrates.

New bassist (early Marduk's guitarrist Devo), who also doubles as producer, is competent and audible in the mix but not a worthy replacement for B-War; sorry about that. I used to love his guitarwork though.

Drummer Emil performs as well as on ¨World Funeral¨ but his double bass-drum work is faintly mixed in, devoiding the general sound from that organic, pulsating, earth-shaking punch of that record and practically every other Marduk album. If I turned up my sub, the bottom end just blurred off so I had to compromise; this cd is just mixed to sound thinner and emphasize the agression of the guitars.

Conclusion: an insanely heavy album bordering the unlistenable that will take repeated listenings to be appreciated. There aren't nearly as much hooks here as on earlier albums. This is the most aggressive Marduk effort to date, period. Whether you'll like it or not is really a matter of personal taste.
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Awesome album.
Truly brutal gut-wrenching riffs one would expect from a vetern Black Metal act. Marduk are one of Black Metals best bands. Awesome set of songs, great sound quality, and true musicianship.


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