Serpent Sermon is the twelfth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was released in North America on 5 June 2012 through Century Media Records on CD, vinyl and digital download. It reached number 44 on the Top Heatseekers Albums chart, selling roughly 800 copies in its first week.[1] Limited edition versions of the album include the bonus track "Coram Satanae", and a limited edition 7" vinyl EP of "Souls for Belial" was also released, featuring a cover of Wovenhand's "Oil On Panel".[2] A music video of "Souls for Belial" was also released on 9 May 2012.[3] The last album to feature drummer Lars Broddesson.
| Serpent Sermon | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 May 2012 | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Magnus "Devo" Andersson, Marduk | |||
| Marduk chronology | ||||
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Track listing
edit- All songs written and arranged by Marduk.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Serpent Sermon" | 4:38 |
| 2. | "Messianic Pestilence" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Souls for Belial" | 4:47 |
| 4. | "Into Second Death" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Temple of Decay" | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Damnation's Gold" | 6:48 |
| 7. | "Hail Mary (Piss-soaked Genuflexion)" | 3:27 |
| 8. | "M.A.M.M.O.N." | 3:30 |
| 9. | "Gospel of the Worm" | 2:37 |
| 10. | "World of Blades" | 7:09 |
| 11. | "Coram Satanae" (limited edition bonus track) | 8:03 |
| Total length: | 54:25 | |
Personnel
editMarduk[6]
- Mortuus – vocals
- Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson – guitar
- Magnus "Devo" Andersson – bass
- Lars Broddesson – drums
Charts
edit| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 122 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 92 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[9] | 43 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 44 |
References
edit- ^ "Marduk: 'Serpent Sermon' First-Week Sales Revealed - Blabbermouth.net". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Century Media Records - Marduk: : releases new album, 'Serpent Sermon' today in North America". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "Marduk - Souls For Belial (Official Video)". Retrieved 30 January 2014.
- ^ "allmusic.com page for Serpent Sermon". Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ^ Disc 1 (2012-05-28). "Marduk - Serpent Sermon (Ltd. Edition )". Cmdistro.de. Retrieved 2013-10-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Marduk official website". Retrieved 2012-08-07.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Marduk – Serpent Sermon" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Marduk – Serpent Sermon" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Marduk – Serpent Sermon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Marduk Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
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