MARDUK

Release Year: 1996
Artist Origin: SWE
Style: fast relentless infernal black metal
Condition: NM/NM

in an era of ultimate Scandinavian black metal domination perhaps the most exceptional track off the fourth album by Swedish horde - in a remixed version - was chosen for an extra MLP, where the main focus is still elsewhere: four cover tracks of other bands reflect on the mid nineties tradition to release such kind of tribute albums, honouring certain inspirations; Marduk have chosen early cuts of black metal progenitors Bathory and Destruction, as well as far less familiar Canadians Piledriver, masterfully adapting ferocious music to fast exterminating realities, eventually exploding into a pure devilish concoction, inspiring a new wave of interest towards the covered bands on top; rare authentic French first press