Opus nocturne
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1994 |
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September 1994 |
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| Label (s) | Osmosis Productions | |||
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CD, LP |
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
43:12 |
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Marduk |
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Opus nocturne is the third music album by the Swedish black metal band Marduk .
Emergence
Opus nocturne was recorded in September 1994 in the Unisound studio . In contrast to the previous album Those of the Unlight , Joakim Af Gravf only took over the vocals, while Fredrik Andersson played drums. Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson played guitar alone after breaking up with Devo Andersson . Dan Swanö , owner of the studio, was involved as a sound engineer and mixed the album, it was produced by the band themselves. Opus nocturne was released in late 1994.
In 2006 the album was re-released; the remastering was done by former guitarist Devo Andersson, who replaced B.War as bassist in 2004. The re-release also includes rehearsal room recordings of Sulfur Souls , Materialized in Stone , Opus nocturne and Autumnal Reaper .
Track list
- The Appearance of Spirits of Darkness - 0:33
- Sulfur Souls - 5:41
- From Subterranean Throne Profound - 7:47
- Autumnal Reaper - 3:31
- Materialized in Stone - 5:10
- Untrodden Paths (Wolves Part II) - 5:27
- Opus nocturne - 2:33 (Text: IT Särkkä )
- Deme Quaden Thyrane - 5:06
- The Sun Has Failed - 7:22
Music style and lyrics
After separating from Devo Andersson, Håkansson said that he brought “only weakness and melody” into the band, whereas the new album without him would be much more destructive. Most of the album is consistently fast, with the exceptions being the medium-tempo Materialized in Stone and the classically influenced Opus nocturne with spoken text. The speed and musical extremes as well as the blasphemous tendencies have been increased compared to the previous album.
The lyrics were not printed as in the previous recording; the only exception is that of Opus nocturne , which IT Särkkä wrote of Abruptum . Håkansson justified this with a lack of interest, stress and other problems. However, the band is planning to bring out a work with all the texts and a current biography after the Winter War tour, which should look like a medieval book and appear in A4 format, if possible with a leather cover. However, recent re-releases contain all texts. The title Untrodden Paths (Wolves Part II) creates a connection to the previous album Those of the Unlight and the Wolves contained on it. Some of the verses in this second part are a slight modification of the lines in the booklet of the previous part.
layout
The cover was painted by Kris Verwimp, the painting of the musicians is by Martin Gustafsson from the band Darkified. The photograph of the band is from Malena Wiman. Kim Osara and Morgan Håkansson were responsible for the rest of the design.
reception
In Nordic Vision , Opus nocturne was described as a big step after a not too good first album and a big improvement with the second; This is for sure one of the best releases from Sweden in 1994. One of the highlights is the great Materialized in Stone . There is no doubt that it is a work of high quality. According to Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann from Rock Hard, it is one of the most popular albums of the band, whose fans, according to him, prefer either the predecessor Those of the Unlight , this album or Panzer Division Marduk . It could be described "on the one hand as a continuation of the course of 'Those Of The Unlight' [...], on the other hand as evidence of an increased radicalization of MARDUK". He also described it as indispensable and “a single ruthless attack and, for my taste, decidedly more effective because it is more subtle and deeper (the title song!) Than the cult 'Panzer Division Marduk' album”. The magazine added Opus Nocturne to its list of 250 Black Metal Albums to Know . Allmusic's John Serba, on the other hand, wrote that the album offers “a few inspired moments”, and only the “grandiose” Materialized in Stone and the “art-conscious” Opus nocturne stand out; the rest of it rushes by like traffic on the highway. Marduk deserves some credit for sticking to traditional, brutal Black Metal, but the band has always strived to write a consistently memorable album, especially one that doesn't use blastbeats "as an ubiquitous creative crutch." Unfortunately, Opus nocturne is no different. Chad Bowar from About.com described the album as very versatile and on a par with Those of the Unlight .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b volume. Archived from the original on March 24, 2010 ; accessed on March 20, 2013 (English).
- ↑ a b c Marduk . In: Nordic Vision . No. 3 , 1995 ( nordicvisionmag.com [accessed March 25, 2013]). Marduk ( Memento of the original from July 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ^ A b John Serba: Opus Nocturne - Marduk. Allmusic , accessed on March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Chad Bowar: Marduk - Opus Nocturne. About.com, accessed March 20, 2013 .
- ↑ a b Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann: Dissecting table . In: Rock Hard . No. 310 , March 2013, p. 74 .
- ^ Marduk Opus Nocturne . In: Nordic Vision . No. 3 , 1995.
- ↑ Wolf-Rüdiger Mühlmann: Marduk . Panzer Division Marduk. In: Rock Hard . No. 269 , October 2009, p. 95 .
- ↑ 250 Black Metal Albums That You Should Know . In: Rock Hard . No. 269 , October 2009, p. 75 .
