Marduk (band)

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Background information
Origin	Sweden
Genre(s)	Black metal
Years active	1990 - current
Label(s)	No Fashion Records Osmose Productions Regain Records Century Media Blooddawn Productions
Website	www.marduk.nu
Members
Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson Magnus "Devo" Andersson Mortuus
Former members
Rikard Kalm Andreas Axelsson Joakim Göthberg Kim Osara Fredrik Andersson Erik Hagstedt B. War Emil Dragutinovic

Marduk is a Swedish black metal band, who are based in Norrköping.

Marduk's predominant lyrical topics are Satanism, anti-Christianity, Nazism and World War II. The latter two are a later addition to their lyrical / conceptual themes, stemming from their 1999 release Panzer Division Marduk; quickly growing among their fans' favorites. Marduk have released more and more songs relating to those dark but fascinating chapters of human history such as "The Hangman of Prague" (monicker of Prague "Reichsprotektor" Reinhard Heydrich), "Night of the Long Knives", "Deathmarch" and others. It has to be noted, however, that by singing about Nazi Germany, Marduk do not subscribe to the tenets of 'national socialist black metal' scene (see NSBM), their approach not being justificatory or praising.

1 Biography
2 Discography
3 Band members
- 3.1 Current members
- 3.2 Former members
4 Touring history
5 External links

[edit] Biography

Marduk was founded in Norrköping, Sweden in 1990 by Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson. His ultimate goal was to create the most blasphemous and Satanic band ever conceptualized. In 1991, Marduk released a three song demo entitled Fuck me Jesus, which due to its dark and irreverent lyrics was highly received by a cult following. In 1992, Marduk released their first full-length album Dark Endless on the No Fashion label and continued to tour Sweden, augmenting their steadily growing fan base. Marduk switched over to the French label Osmose in 1993 after a dispute with No Fashion. Marduk began to tour throughout the rest of Europe in 1994 and in 1995 had their first gig across the Atlantic in Mexico City. They continued to amass fans and release albums over the next few years, even spearheading the European "Black Metal Assault Tour" in 1998. In 2000, Marduk founded their own record label, Blooddawn Productions. Marduk continues to tour Europe, release albums, and is regularly featured in many prominent metal music festivals. In 2004 Marduk released their ninth studio album Plague Angel which was a great hit all over Europe and later on in the United States. To celebrate Marduk's 15-year anniversary a live album called Warschau was released with seventeen live tracks from a show in Warsaw, Poland on September 17, 2005.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Studio Albums

Dark Endless (1992)	Those of the Unlight (1993)	Opus Nocturne (1994)	Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996)
Nightwing (1998)	Panzer Division Marduk (1999)	La Grande Danse Macabre (2001)	Blackcrowned (2002)
World Funeral (2003)	Plague Angel (2004)	ROM 5:12 (2007)

[edit] EPs

Here's No Peace (1991)	Glorification (1996)	Obedience (2000)	Slay The Nazarene (2002)
Hearse (2003)	Deathmarch (2004)

[edit] Demos

Demo #1
(1991)

Fuck me Jesus
(1991)

[edit] Live Albums and DVDs

Live in Germania (1997)	Infernal Eternal (2000)	Funeral Marches and Warsongs (2004)	Blackcrowned (2005)
Warschau (2004)	Blood Puke Salvation (2006)