World Funeral is the eighth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss between September and November 2002 and released on 25 March 2003 by Regain Records.
Many fans suggested the band was going for a more commercial "mainstream" approach while others complimented its attempt to broaden its sound. World Funeral is the first Marduk album to feature Emil Draguntinovic on drums, the last to feature Legion on vocals and B. War on bass, and the last to feature mixing by Peter Tägtgren.
A music video was released for the title song.World Funeral music video on Youtube
Track listing
Composition "Blackcrowned" is an adaptation of Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary by English Baroque composer Henry Purcell.Gunnar Sauermann: Marduk. Schweden, Tod & Teufel. In: Hard Rock & Metal Hammer, February 2003, p. 28. The song "Hearse" is based upon the horror film Phantasm by Don Coscarelli. The band used Fredman's Epistle No. 81, Märk hur vår skugga by the Swedish 18th century poet and composer Carl Michael Bellman for the mid-paced track "Castrum Doloris". The intro for the song "With Satan and Victorious Weapons" is a sample from the movie The Name of the Rose.
Personnel Marduk Legion – vocals Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson – lead guitars B. War – bass Emil Dragutinovic – drums
Guest Peter Tägtgren – mixing
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