MARDUK - Opus Nocturne LP (Swamp Green Splatter Vinyl)

Reprint, 700x swamp green with heavy black splatter 12" (180g) in a black poly-lined inner sleeve; gatefold, full-color printed on 350g carton with high-gloss lamination, all assembled in a plastic overbag.

Marduk is at their absolute best when they're going all-out. The most impressive feat, perhaps, is "From Subterranean Throne Profound", nearly 8 minutes of high-speed riffing, without letting up one bit, and also without getting dull for one second. They manage it by changing up the riffs often, but it all seems to fit. The other major highlight is album closer "The Sun Has Failed", which is much more varied, alternating between an impenetrable wall of sound and passages with a little breathing room, tauntingly letting you come up choking for just a moment before plunging your head back under water.