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marduk by Alice roques
F ormed by Morgan Steinmeyer
Håkansson, Marduk is said to
be "most blasphemous band in the
world", with an intense black metal sound
that churns and roils and re-embodies itself
wherever inspiration takes them. Marduk has
just released their 13th studio album, Frontschwein,
thematically driven by World War II, the first war-themed
album since their 1999 release Panzer Division Marduk, and
we at RockRevolt were foaming at the mouths when we got the
opportunity to speak with Morgan himself about it!
How’s it going today? “blasphemous”. That was more of a statement for the current
Everything is fine. There are a lot of things to do, but I like to scene of the time when we started. We wanted to bring back
keep occupied, everything is under control. darkness into metal.
Perfect! Is the name of your band pronounced “Mar-DUCK” What is the goal today?
or “Mar-DUKE”? In a way, it’s still the same as it was in the beginning, but we
You can pronounce it either way. Nobody really knows how do it in a different way. We have different topics to reach to
to pronounce it exactly. do the things we want to do. We let our inspiration take us
where it takes us. I do think we’re still very blasphemous to
Alright. Per Wikipedia, Marduk is the most blasphemous some people, but not others. It’s different in everybody’s eyes.
band in the world?
I don’t know about that! That was the intention of the band Your band has developed a more modern feeling and intense
when we first started out, when we were 16 years old. For black metal sensibilities over the years. What has enabled
me today, it’s not the most important thing to be the most this transformation?
F ormed by Morgan Steinmeyer
Håkansson, Marduk is said to
be "most blasphemous band in the
world", with an intense black metal sound
that churns and roils and re-embodies itself
wherever inspiration takes them. Marduk has
just released their 13th studio album, Frontschwein,
thematically driven by World War II, the first war-themed
album since their 1999 release Panzer Division Marduk, and
we at RockRevolt were foaming at the mouths when we got the
opportunity to speak with Morgan himself about it!
How’s it going today? “blasphemous”. That was more of a statement for the current
Everything is fine. There are a lot of things to do, but I like to scene of the time when we started. We wanted to bring back
keep occupied, everything is under control. darkness into metal.
Perfect! Is the name of your band pronounced “Mar-DUCK” What is the goal today?
or “Mar-DUKE”? In a way, it’s still the same as it was in the beginning, but we
You can pronounce it either way. Nobody really knows how do it in a different way. We have different topics to reach to
to pronounce it exactly. do the things we want to do. We let our inspiration take us
where it takes us. I do think we’re still very blasphemous to
Alright. Per Wikipedia, Marduk is the most blasphemous some people, but not others. It’s different in everybody’s eyes.
band in the world?
I don’t know about that! That was the intention of the band Your band has developed a more modern feeling and intense
when we first started out, when we were 16 years old. For black metal sensibilities over the years. What has enabled
me today, it’s not the most important thing to be the most this transformation?
