ROM 5:12

• Artist: Marduk
• Rating:
• Release Date: May 22, 2007
• Type: Contains explicit content, Lyrics are included with the album
• Genre: Rock

Review

Marduk, who have turned out to be one of black metal's most long-running bands (albeit with quite a few lineup changes along the way), marked their 17th anniversary in 2007. Stylistically, Marduk haven't changed much since their early recordings; play 2007's Rom 5:12 alongside 1992's Dark Endless (their first full-length album), and one won't hear a huge stylistic difference between the two even though they're 15 years apart. The things that have changed for Marduk since the early '90s include stronger production, generally improved songwriting, more craftsmanship, better arranging, and albums that are more consistent. None of those things, however, mean that Marduk have softened their blows; they are still unapologetic masters of brute force, and they continue to distance themselves from the symphonic black metal style. The basic Marduk recipe that prevailed in the early '90s (ultra-fast tempos, occult-obsessed lyrics, sinister rasp vocals, ominous harmonies, and a lot of blastbeats) are very much intact on this 2007 release. Rom 5:12 does not pretend to reinvent the black metal wheel; this is state-of-the-art Marduk -- bombastic, abrasive, full of venomous aggression. Marduk aren't as unsettling as the infamous Gorgoroth (few bands other than Slayer are), but when it comes to delivering black metal with uncompromising, exhilarating forcefulness, they get the job done. The word uncompromising, in fact, frequently comes up in connection with Marduk -- at least among black metal purists -- and Rom 5:12 does nothing to change that perception. This isn't an expansive or adventurous disc, but it's an inspired, if formulaic, effort that does nothing to alienate Marduk's longtime followers. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
The Levelling Dust	Marduk	Marduk	(5:12)
Cold Mouth Prayer	Marduk	Marduk	(3:28)
Imago Mortis	Marduk	Marduk	(8:36)
Through the Belly of Damnation	Marduk	Marduk	(4:20)
Damnation 1651	Marduk	Marduk	(4:54)
Limbs of Worship	Marduk	Marduk	(4:26)
Accuser/Opposer	Marduk	Marduk	(8:43)
Vanity of Vanities	Marduk	Marduk	(3:42)
Womb of Perishableness	Marduk	Marduk	(7:01)
Voices from Avignon	Marduk	Marduk	(5:08)

Credits

A.A. Nemtheanga (Vocals)

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