Serpent Sermon

{{Infobox album

| name = Serpent Sermon

| type = studio

| artist = Marduk

| cover = Marduk - Serpent Sermon album cover.jpg

| alt =

| released = 28 May 2012

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Black metal

| length = 54:25

| label = Century Media

| producer = Magnus "Devo" Andersson, Marduk

| prev_title = Iron Dawn

| prev_year = 2011

| next_title = Frontschwein

| next_year = 2015

}}

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.{{cite web|title=Marduk: 'Serpent Sermon' First-Week Sales Revealed - Blabbermouth.net|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/marduk-serpent-sermon-first-week-sales-revealed/|accessdate=30 January 2014}} 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".{{cite web|title=Century Media Records - Marduk: : releases new album, 'Serpent Sermon' today in North America|url=http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=11520&IdCompany=2|accessdate=30 January 2014|archive-date=23 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923202021/http://www.centurymedia.com/newsdetailed.aspx?IdNews=11520&IdCompany=2|url-status=dead}} A music video of "Souls for Belial" was also released on 9 May 2012.{{cite web|title=Marduk - Souls For Belial (Official Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUWOqr_AJvI|accessdate=30 January 2014}} The last album to feature drummer Lars Broddesson.

Track listing

  • All songs written and arranged by Marduk.

{{Track listing

| title1 = Serpent Sermon

| length1 = 4:38

| title2 = Messianic Pestilence

| length2 = 2:50

| title3 = Souls for Belial

| length3 = 4:47

| title4 = Into Second Death

| length4 = 5:11

| title5 = Temple of Decay

| length5 = 5:25

| title6 = Damnation's Gold

| length6 = 6:48

| title7 = Hail Mary (Piss-soaked Genuflexion)

| length7 = 3:27

| title8 = M.A.M.M.O.N.

| length8 = 3:30

| title9 = Gospel of the Worm

| length9 = 2:37

| title10 = World of Blades

| length10 = 7:09

| title11 = Coram Satanae

| note11 = limited edition bonus track

| length11 = 8:03

| total_length = 54:25

}}

{{cite web|title=allmusic.com page for Serpent Sermon|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/serpent-sermon-mw0002359462|accessdate=24 August 2012}}{{cite web |author=Disc 1 |url=http://www.cmdistro.de/Item/Marduk_-_Serpent_Sermon_-Ltd-_Edition_-/1224 |title=Marduk - Serpent Sermon (Ltd. Edition ) |publisher=Cmdistro.de |date=2012-05-28 |accessdate=2013-10-07 |archive-date=2013-03-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130324110216/http://www.cmdistro.de/Item/Marduk_-_Serpent_Sermon_-Ltd-_Edition_-/1224 |url-status=dead }}

Personnel

Marduk{{cite web|title=Marduk official website|url=http://marduk.nu|accessdate=2012-08-07}}

  • Mortuus – vocals
  • Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson – guitar
  • Magnus "Devo" Andersson – bass
  • Lars Broddesson – drums

Charts

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!scope="col"|Chart (2012)

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position

{{album chart|Wallonia|122|artist=Marduk|album=Serpent Sermon|rowheader=true|access-date=2 December 2021}}
{{album chart|Germany4|id=198176|92|artist=Marduk|album=Serpent Sermon|rowheader=true|access-date=2 December 2021}}
{{album chart|Sweden|43|artist=Marduk|album=Serpent Sermon|rowheader=true|access-date=2 December 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|44|artist=Marduk|album=Serpent Sermon|rowheader=true|access-date=2 December 2021}}

References

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Category:2012 albums

Category:Marduk (band) albums

Category:Century Media Records albums

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