Marduk - Viktoria - review
Marduk - Viktoria - review
Tracklist
01. Werwolf02. June 44
03. Equestrian Bloodlust
04. Tiger I
05. Narva
06. The Last Fallen
07. Viktoria
08. The Devil's Song
09. Silent Night
A review by
nikarg July 15, 2018
Marduk have had a very rich discography during their almost three decades of existence. Viktoria is their 14th full-length coming three years after Frontschwein and kicks off in the same way its predecessor ended; with war sirens.
However, unlike Frontschwein which felt unnecessarily long and bloated, Viktoria is short and cohesive, clocking in at around 34 minutes. The opening track and first single, "Werwolf", is a two-minute blitz attack that leaves you in a corner wondering what hit you. The album as a whole pummels hard and fast but it doesn't just blastbeat the shit out of you the way Panzer Division Marduk did because it also showcases the slower and occasionally more melodic side of the band, found in Wormwood and Serpent Sermon. When Marduk fire on all cylinders as they do in "June 44", a song that just shows why Mortuus is one the best black metal vocalists out there, they absolutely shine. "Equestrian Bloodlust", "Narva" and "The Last Fallen" are effective war weapons of the kind that has always been in abundance in Marduk's armoury. In a couple of instances ("Viktoria" and the outstanding "The Devil's Song") they convincingly combine melody and fierceness. On the other hand, the more slowed-down moments, such as "Tiger I" and especially "Silent Night", which feels like one of the filler tracks from the latest Satyricon's releases, are not as engaging.
"Werwolf" was a Nazi plan, developed towards the ending of WWII and essentially a clandestine operation with intention to attack behind enemy lines and cause serious damage. The idea was an ambitious one but we now know that its actual achievements were not as spectacular as the propaganda by Goebbels made them out to be. In the same manner, Viktoria's concept and structure aims to catch the listener unprepared and defenceless by being very concise and direct. But unlike the "Werwolf" plan which was largely unsuccessful, you will find that the new album by the Swedes, although not mind-blowing, is still an effective guerrilla-style war on your eardrums.
Marduk's consistency as a "trve black metal" band is admirable and Viktoria is yet another solid addition in their discography. Mortuus in particular is simply phenomenal in this record. However, I cannot refrain from pointing out that his other project, Funeral Mist, has just blown almost every other black metal release out of water this year, including this one.
"One last bullet, one last round,
One single motto: 'Conquer or Die!'"
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This kind of goes to show how mediocre this album is. No one bothers to comment 
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Posts: 8236 Written by Daniell on 17.07.2018 at 09:22 Now that this cherry is popped, there's gonna be a flood of comments
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Posts: 6209 Written by nikarg on 17.07.2018 at 10:40 I kind of like Marduk, even though I don't think they're great. But this album is so meh. Even the fastest songs are far from exhilarating - they seemed so at first, but they grew old on me quite fast. On top of that, slow burns "Tiger I" and "Silent Night" are so bland that they seem to drag endlessly. When I first checked their running time, I was surprised that it is under 5 minutes. These 2 songs seem twice as long.
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I hate this bands music. Its worthles bm, but i do love how band is pissing of anti fa and believer
---- I stand whit Ukraine and Israel. They have right to defend own citizens. Stormtroopers of Death - "Speak English or Die"  I better die, because I never will learn speek english, so I choose dieing
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