La Grande danse macabre (Reissue + Bonus; Deluxe Edition)

~ Release by Marduk (see all versions of this release, 28 available)

Annotation

℗ «2014 Blooddawn Productions, under exclusive license to Century Media Records Ltd.»

Formed with the ambitious goal of becoming ‘the most brutal and blasphemous metal act ever’, MARDUK have sweat for over two decades to bring blood, darkness and an unrelentingly extreme brand of metal to the world, rightfully earning a place as one of Sweden’s most famous – or perhaps more accurately, infamous – black metal bands in the process. Unleashed at the very birth of the nineties, the band has continued to shed its skin, serpentine-like from album to album, each time revealing new layers, both subtle and stark, that have kept them at the forefront of the genre. After the stunning success of the band’s latest opus “Serpent Sermon” the band teamed up with Century Media Records for a series of reissues that invite you to discover the band’s devilish history from its raw early beginnings up until now.

Created in close cooperation with the band, this re-release features remastered sound, revamped artwork and bonus material: a cover version of “Samhain” (originally by pre-DANZIG punk outfit SAMHAIN) and all three tracks from the “Obedience” EP (2000).

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Tracklist

1Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Ars Moriendi
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Ars Moriendi (in 2000-12)
composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
31:51
2Azrael
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Azrael (in 2000-12)
lyricist and composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
33:06
3Pompa Funebris 1660
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Pompa Funebris 1660 (in 2000-12)
composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
32:36
4Obedience Unto Death
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Obedience Unto Death (in 2000-12)
lyricist and composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
3:16
5Bonds of Unholy Matrimony
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Bonds of Unholy Matrimony (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia)
composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
37:03
6La Grande danse macabre
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
La Grande danse macabre (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson and Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia)
composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
8:11
7Death Sex Ejaculation
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Death Sex Ejaculation (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia)
composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
5:11
8Funeral Bitch
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Funeral Bitch (in 2000-12)
lyricist and composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
4:58
9Summers End
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Summers End (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
composer and arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
quotes music from:
Satori, Part 3
4:41
10Jesus Christ… Sodomized
recording engineer:
Tommy Tägtgren (in 2000-12)
producer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
mixer:
Peter Tägtgren
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 2000-12)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 2000-12)
electric guitar:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson (in 2000-12)
lead vocals:
Erik "Legion" Hagstedt (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 2000-12)
recorded at:
Abyss Studio in Ludvika, Dalarna (Dalarna county), Sweden (in 2000-12)
recording of:
Jesus Christ… Sodomized (in 2000-12)
lyricist:
Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia)
composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
34:34
11Samhain
partial cover recording of:
Initium / Samhain (in 2000-12)
lyricist and composer:
Glenn Danzig
31:29
12Obedience
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 1999-10)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 1999-10)
electric guitar:
Morgan Håkansson (in 1999-10)
lead vocals:
Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 1999-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Regain Records (in 2008)
recording of:
Obedience
writer:
Marduk (Swedish black metal)
3:31
13Funeral Bitch (EP Version)
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 1999-10)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 1999-10)
electric guitar:
Morgan Håkansson (in 1999-10)
lead vocals:
Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 1999-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Regain Records (in 2008)
recording of:
Funeral Bitch
lyricist and composer:
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
arranger:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) and Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson
44:05
14Into the Crypts of Rays
drums (drum set):
Fredrik Andersson (former Marduk drummer) (in 1999-10)
electric bass guitar:
B. War (B. War, Swedish metal bassist/guitarist) (in 1999-10)
electric guitar:
Morgan Håkansson (in 1999-10)
lead vocals:
Legion (Swedish metal vocalist | Devian, Marduk, Ophthalamia) (in 1999-10)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Regain Records (in 2008)
cover recording of:
Into the Crypts of Rays
lyricist and composer:
Thomas Gabriel Warrior
publisher:
Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd.
4:07