Defective Epitaph

Defective Epitaph is a 2007 album by the American one-man black metal act Xasthur. This is the first recording on which Malefic played acoustic drums, although some tracks still make use of a drum machine.[3] Like previous Xasthur albums, the lyrics were not released to the public ("The lyrics are unavailable upon request" inside the CD box). It was described by one reviewer as Xasthur's most accessible release to date.[4] The Japanese edition released on Daymare Recordings features a bonus disc containing 5 unreleased tracks.

Defective Epitaph
Studio album by Xasthur
Released	September 25, 2007
Genre	Black metal
Length	75:00
Label	Hydra Head (HYH-130-2), Enemies List Home Recordings
Producer	Xasthur
Xasthur chronology
Subliminal Genocide (2006) Defective Epitaph (2007) All Reflections Drained (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(6.9/10)[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Xasthur.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Soulless Elegy"	2:42
2.	"Purgatory Spiral"	4:29
3.	"Cemetery of Shattered Masks"	6:03
4.	"Malignant Prophecy"	5:40
5.	"Oration of Ruin"	7:23
6.	"Legacy of Human Irrelevance"	5:36
7.	"Dehumanizing Procession"	4:52
8.	"Funerals Drenched in Apathy"	5:29
9.	"Worship (The War Against) Yourself"	7:34
10.	"A Memorial to the Waste of Life"	8:44
11.	"The Only Blood That Pours Is Yours"	8:15
12.	"Unblessed Be"	8:13
Total length:		75:00

Japanese bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Untitled/Unreleased"	3:24
2.	"Untitled/Unreleased"	5:45
3.	"Morder Gjenklang Av Tankegangen"	10:54
4.	"Funerals Drenched in Apathy / Soulless Elegy (First Attempt)"	9:28
5.	"Awakening to the Unknown Perception of Evil (Second Attempt)"	8:02

Personnel

• Malefic – vocals, all instruments

References

1. Allmusic review
2. Pitchfork Media review Archived April 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
4. Erickson, Steve. "Sound Tracks Review: Xasthur". Archived from the original on May 2, 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2007.