Marduk -- Frontschwein review

I must say I'm not too familiar overall with Marduk’s discography I have heard a few songs here and there I have listened to Dark Endless in its entirety. So really this is my first major exposure to the black metal Marduk. I know they are a pretty influential band so I was excited to here this new album. I wasn't disappointed this is a great black metal album definitely one to make a lot of peoples list this year. So let’s go to the front!

The first song starts off being the title track hooked me into listening to this album. It really lays down the standard for this album. That being fast, heavy, and some melodic (riffing) black metal. They go full speed on the first song and slow it down on “The Blond beast”. “Afrika” is probably my favorite a lot of great riffing and the vocalist does a great job on this song.“Rope of Regret” is another stand out track with a lot of memorable riffing throughout the song. “Nebelwerfer” is a slower punishing song. It’s filled with a lot of anger in the vocals. This is probably my second favorite song on the album.

The drummer does a pretty good job in all of these songs. One thing I like is that the drums are obvious ally not buried in the mix but all the elements are equally represented. I've heard some black metal albums where the drums are louder than the other elements. This is not the case in the slightest. The guitars have a great sound as well. I’m a fan of his bands Death wolf and Devils whorehouse. The vocalist really lets loose on this album. This is a really good black metal album. I haven’t listened to one in a while so it’s good to hear something really good. Probably will have to check out more albums they have released.

Something I really like about this album is that there is a lot of song differentiation. It doesn't seem like I’m listening to one long song. I can tell the differences between the songs. So that’s something I really like about this album. Also, the WWII theme is something I really like a lot. Anything about WWII I’m pretty much interested in. I know Marduk had an album about WWII called Panzer Division: Marduk I can’t compare them since I haven’t heard that album. However, this album is great. Any fans of black metal should check this out you will not be disappointed.

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8.5/10