Marduk "Infernal Eternal" Blooddawn Productions (2000)

MARDUK, when one says this name, every real black metal fan shivers. Authors of the of the most powerful back metal songs thoughout legendary albums like Nightwing and Panzer Division Marduk, the Beast celebrates its 10th birthday, a magnificent present for the fans, a double live album! The set list is awsome, it perferctly resumes this black metal monument which is Marduk, with their greatest songs, it lasts quite long (1 hour 20)... actually it lasts really long, i don't know if my ears would have survived had I been there! The sound is great, the guitar riffs harass your ears with incredible velocity, very effective.

The drumming stays in rythm (which means nice and fast), it just never stops. And Legion's singing is actually screeching like hell, he just throws up his words into your face.

Globally this is a very powerful live which demonstrates Marduk's career 'beautifully' (if i may say so), good sound, maybe too good, it almosts looks studio recorded. Anyway, Marduk stays Marduk, which means awesome.

Get this release double disc.

Disc 1

1. Panzer Division Marduk

2. Burn My Coffin

3. Baptism by Fire

4. The Sun Turns Black as Night

5. Of Hell's Fire

6. 502

7. Materialized in Stone

8. Beast of Prey

9. Those of the Unlight

10. Sulphur Souls

11. Dreams of Blood and Iron

12. Fistfucking God's Planet

Disc 2

1. On Darkened Wings

2. Into the Crypts of Rays (Celtic Frost cover)

3. Still Fucking Dead

4. Slay the Nazarene

5. Departure from the Mortals

6. Legion

Marduk alive plays fast. That's the constant here. But they have some great ideas and variations that they should be doing in greater numbers. Doing so could bring some less speed-oriented playing and add blastbeats give another dimension to the music.

One of the aspects that brought my attention was the guitars. There are no "scary" melodies (aka minor or minor/harmonic scales). And since I have heard countless bands using this melodic stuff, listening to Marduk was almost refreshing. Most of the guitar/bass parts are solid. The band sounds 'infernal'.

A few examples about Marduk sound alive.

Hail MARDUK