Marduk (band)
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Marduk is a black metal
band from Norrköping
, Sweden
. The band formed in 1990 and released their first record in 1991. Their name is derived from the Babylonia
n god Marduk
, patron deity of Babylon
.
influenced take on black metal
music, but as the years progressed their style and imagery became more of a fast and intense form of black metal.
Marduk's predominant lyrical topics are Satanism
, anti-Christianity, Biblical tales, death
, Third Reich history and World War II
. The latter two are a later addition to their lyrical/conceptual themes, stemming from their 1999 release Panzer Division Marduk. Marduk have recorded further songs relating to those chapters of human history, such as "The Hangman of Prague" (moniker of Reinhard Heydrich
- second in command of the SS
- in his capacity as the de facto Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia
), "Night of the Long Knives", "Deathmarch" and others.
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band from Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. The band formed in 1990 and released their first record in 1991. Their name is derived from the Babylonia
Babylonia
Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
n god Marduk
Marduk
Marduk was the Babylonian name of a late-generation god from ancient Mesopotamia and patron deity of the city of Babylon, who, when Babylon became the political center of the Euphrates valley in the time of Hammurabi , started to...
, patron deity of Babylon
Babylon
Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...
.
Musical style
Marduk was formed by Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson in order to form the "most blasphemous band in the world". Their musical style was that of a straight-forward death metalDeath metal
Death metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal. It typically employs heavily distorted guitars, tremolo picking, deep growling vocals, blast beat drumming, minor keys or atonality, and complex song structures with multiple tempo changes....
influenced take on black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
music, but as the years progressed their style and imagery became more of a fast and intense form of black metal.
Marduk's predominant lyrical topics are Satanism
Satanism
Satanism is a group of religions that is composed of a diverse number of ideological and philosophical beliefs and social phenomena. Their shared feature include symbolic association with, admiration for the character of, and even veneration of Satan or similar rebellious, promethean, and...
, anti-Christianity, Biblical tales, death
Death
Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....
, Third Reich history and World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The latter two are a later addition to their lyrical/conceptual themes, stemming from their 1999 release Panzer Division Marduk. Marduk have recorded further songs relating to those chapters of human history, such as "The Hangman of Prague" (moniker of Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Heydrich
Reinhard Tristan Eugen Heydrich , also known as The Hangman, was a high-ranking German Nazi official.He was SS-Obergruppenführer and General der Polizei, chief of the Reich Main Security Office and Stellvertretender Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia...
- second in command of the SS
Schutzstaffel
The Schutzstaffel |Sig runes]]) was a major paramilitary organization under Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party. Built upon the Nazi ideology, the SS under Heinrich Himmler's command was responsible for many of the crimes against humanity during World War II...
- in his capacity as the de facto Reichsprotektor of Bohemia and Moravia
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia
The Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was the majority ethnic-Czech protectorate which Nazi Germany established in the central parts of Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia in what is today the Czech Republic...
), "Night of the Long Knives", "Deathmarch" and others.
Members
| Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991–1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995–2002 | 2002–2003 | 2004–2006 | 2007–present | |
| Vocals | A. Axelsson | J. Göthberg | Legion | Mortuus | |||
| Guitar | Morgan/Devo | Morgan | |||||
| Bass | Rikard | B. War | Devo | ||||
| Drums | J. Göthberg | Fredrik Andersson | Emil Dragutinovic | Lars B. | |||
Current
- Daniel "Mortuus" RosténDaniel RosténDaniel Rostén is a Swedish black metal vocalist, guitarist, and bassist. He is perhaps best known for having been the vocalist for renowned Swedish black metal band Marduk since 2004 under the stage name Mortuus. He also is the frontman for Funeral Mist under the stage name Arioch, and under this...
– vocals (2004–present) - Morgan "Evil" Steinmeyer Håkansson – guitar (1990–present)
- Magnus "Devo" Andersson – bass (2004–present), guitar (1992–1994)
- Lars Broddesson – drums (2006–present)
Former
- Andreas AxelssonAndreas AxelssonAndreas Axelsson is a Swedish musician, best known as a guitarist in progressive death metal band Edge of Sanity. Before he joined Edge of Sanity, Axelsson has been singer in black metal band Marduk, though he only appeared on their first release, Dark Endless.-Music:*Edge of Sanity - guitars ,...
– vocals (1990–1993) - Erik "Legion" Hagstedt – vocals (1995–2003)
- Kim Osara – guitar (1995–1996)
- Peter TägtgrenPeter TägtgrenAlf Peter Tägtgren is a Swedish musician and producer. He is the founder, main songwriter, lead vocalist, and guitarist of the death metal band Hypocrisy as well as the industrial metal band PAIN in which he is the only member....
– live guitar (1997; Live in GermaniaLive in GermaniaLive in Germania is the first live album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded at four venues in Germany during the Heaven Shall Burn 1996 tour, engineered and edited at The Abyss, and released on July 7, 1997 by Osmose Productions. The album was originally announced by the band as...
) - Rikard Kalm – bass (1990–1992)
- B. War (Roger "Bogge" Svensson) – bass (1992–2004)
- Joakim Göthberg – drums (1990–1993), vocals (1993–1995)
- Fredrik "Froding" Andersson – drums (1993–2002)
- Emil Dragutinovic – drums (2002–2006)
Studio albums
- Dark EndlessDark EndlessDark Endless is the first studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Hellspawn Studios during four days in June 1992 and released that December by No Fashion Records. Like many early black metal albums, it mixes black metal vocals with predominantly death metal...
(1992) - Those of the UnlightThose of the UnlightThose of the Unlight is the second studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was released in October 1993 by Osmose Productions, and reissued in digipak format on April 4, 2006 by Regain Records, with bonus videos of three songs performed live on August 12, 1993...
(1993) - Opus NocturneOpus NocturneOpus Nocturne is the third studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Hellspawn Studios in September 1994 and released that December by Osmose Productions. It was re-released in digipak format that included bonus rehearsal tracks on June 27, 2006. Opus Nocturne is...
(1994) - Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are GatheredHeaven Shall Burn... When We Are GatheredHeaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered is the fourth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss in January 1996 and released on July 1 that year by Osmose Productions. It was re-released in digipak format with bonus tracks on June 27, 2006. Heaven...
(1996) - NightwingNightwing (album)Nightwing is the fifth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss between October and November 1997 and released in April 1998 by Osmose Productions...
(1998) - Panzer Division MardukPanzer Division MardukPanzer Division Marduk is the sixth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss in January 1999 and released in June 1999 by Osmose Productions...
(1999) - La Grande Danse MacabreLa Grande Danse MacabreLa Grande Danse Macabre is the seventh studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss in December 2000 and released on March 5, 2001 by Regain Records. The theme of the album is death, as Nightwing was blood, and Panzer Division Marduk was war, forming a...
(2001) - World FuneralWorld FuneralWorld Funeral is the eighth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss between September and November and was released on March 25, 2003 by Regain Records. The track listing of the album is organized as to create a dynamic change of paces and...
(2003) - Plague AngelPlague AngelPlague Angel is the ninth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Endarker Studio in September 2004 and released that November by Regain Records. Plague Angel is the first Marduk album to feature Mortuus on vocals and Magnus "Devo" Andersson, ex-guitarist for...
(2004) - Rom 5:12ROM 5:12Rom 5:12 is the tenth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed between December 2006 and January 2007 and released on April 24, 2007 by Regain Records. The CD version of the album includes a 44-page booklet, and the LP and picture disc pressings were is limited to...
(2007) - Wormwood (2009)
Live albums and compilations
- Live in GermaniaLive in GermaniaLive in Germania is the first live album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded at four venues in Germany during the Heaven Shall Burn 1996 tour, engineered and edited at The Abyss, and released on July 7, 1997 by Osmose Productions. The album was originally announced by the band as...
(1997) - Infernal EternalInfernal EternalInfernal Eternal is the second live album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded in France during the World Panzer Battle tour and released on November 14, 2000 by Regain Records.-Track listing:-Trivia:...
(2000) - Blackcrowned (2002)
- Warschau (2006)
Demos and EPs
- Fuck Me JesusFuck me JesusFuck Me Jesus is the first demo by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Gorysound Studios, and released in June 1991....
(1991) - GlorificationGlorification (album)Glorification is the first EP by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss in May 1996 and released that September by Osmose Productions.-Track listing:-Personnel:Marduk* Legion – vocals...
(1996) - Here's No PeaceHere's No PeaceHere's No Peace is the second EP by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Hellspawn Studios in December 1991, but remained unreleased for almost six years until October 1997 when it was released by Shadow Records...
(1997) - ObedienceObedience (album)Obedience is the third EP by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss in December 1999 and released on February 7, 2000. "Obedience" and "Funeral Bitch" were re-recorded for the band's 2001 album, La Grande Danse Macabre...
(2000) - DeathmarchDeathmarchDeathmarch is the fourth EP by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Endarker Studio in September 2004 and released that December by Regain Records...
(2004) - Iron DawnIron Dawn (album)Iron Dawn is the fifth EP by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Endarker Studio in March 2011 and released that May by Regain Records on CD and limited vinyl.-Track listing:-Personnel:Marduk* Mortuus – vocals...
(2011)
DVDs
- Funeral Marches and WarsongsFuneral Marches and WarsongsFuneral Marches and Warsongs is a live DVD from the Swedish black metal band Marduk. Shot in 2003, the DVD contains footage of live performances in France, Poland and Germany, and two music videos- La Loco Paris, France :...
(2004) - Blackcrowned (2005)
- Blood Puke Salvation (2006)