Marduk - Wormwood - guest review
Marduk - Wormwood - guest review
Tracklist
01. Nowhere, No-One, Nothing02. Funeral Dawn
03. This Fleshly Void
04. Unclosing The Curse
05. Into Utter Madness
06. Phosphorous Redeemer
07. To Redirect Perdition
08. Whorecrown
09. Chorus Of Cracking Necks
10. As A Garment
Guest review by
Uirapuru April 23, 2010
What we can clearly see is that the success of Rom 5:12 reflected intensely on the composition and production of this release. We have the same filthy Black Metal production, the same subtle approximation with Death Metal through the insane blast beats, and the same moments of slow cadency of older releases. But what truly makes this album a brother to Rom 5:12 is the space conceived for ambient experimentation, allowing this album to sound even more rotten and blasphemous.
Talking about rotten and blasphemous atmosphere, Mortuus' corrosive vocals once again steals the spotlight. Since Plague Angel his voice always sounded relegated to the background, muffled by the constant explosions in the chaotic blasting. A matter simply resolved through a different configuration of vocal arrangements, making his voice louder and suitable for both blasting and rhythmic moments. Score for production.
Variety is the word that precisely defines Wormwood, overpowering many tracks with this calculated dynamic, to the extremes "Unclosing The Curse," "Phosphorous Redeemer," and "Chorus Of Cracking Necks," to the cadence orientation of "To Redirect Perdition" and "Funeral Dawn." However, variety being the word, the pointed highlights must be "Whorecrown" and especially "This Fleshy Void" as most successful result of this fusion.
For all this, only admirers of uncompromising extremism can possibly reject Wormwood as a first class album, since the mitigation of the early relentless speed is evident. Not to mention the importance of Mortuus's vocal work, beautifully exposed on the previous album, which became a useful trademark for the band, representing a point of expansion in creativity, and making this album 100% worthwhile.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 10 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 8 |
| Production: | 9 |
Written by Uirapuru | April 23, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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Love this album. "Phosphorous Redeemer" and "This Fleshly Void" have been my favorites from the get-go, but the more I listen to this one, the more I like "Nowhere, No One, Nothing." I've come to fall in love with Devo's bass in that song! 
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Posts: 887 Written by SatyriconChick on 16.05.2010 at 21:49 I love this album too. Am listening to "Phosphorous Redeemer" and the baseline riff in the song is just annihilating and relentless.. Excellent review Uirapuru
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Loved this album too. Marduk forever.
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Ermmm... Mortuus started his career with Marduk in the cd Plague Angel... Legion was still in World Funeral Written by Dangerboner on 05.01.2010 at 06:06 I agree... 7,5 from me. This album is not bad but damn... ROM 5:12 is a masterpiece imo. Their best by far, the bar was indeed way too high. This album is good anyway I just love the sounds in the song chorus of cracking necks, beautiful. And Mortuus is still one of my favorite BM vocalist ever so he makes the album a lot better. But I don´t know... it just sounds like some songs that were left from the ROM 5:12 songs tha didn´t make it. This is still a nice album, but just good.
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Posts: 2955 Written by X-Ray Rod on 10.07.2010 at 07:45 Hmm guess you're right... little gaffe here -_- I'll ask someone to correct that. Thanks man. o/
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Whorecrown and the opener are epic. But yeah, the leftovers from ROM 5:12, alright. Pretty mediocre album on the whole.
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