Opus Nocturne

Opus Nocturne is the third studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Hellspawn Studios in September 1994 and released that December by Osmose Productions. It was re-released in digipak format that included bonus rehearsal tracks on June 27, 2006. Opus Nocturne is the last Marduk album to feature Joakim Göthberg on vocals and Dan Swanö as mixer.

Opus Nocturne
Studio album by Marduk
Released	12 December 1994 (Standard) June 27, 2006 (Reissue)
Recorded	September 1994 at Hellspawn Studios
Genre	Black metal
Length	43:12 (Standard) 59:36 (Reissue)
Label	Osmose Productions (Standard) Regain Records (Reissue)
Producer	Marduk
Marduk chronology
Those of the Unlight (1993) Opus Nocturne (1994) Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[1]
AllMusic	[2]
BestBlackMetalAlbums.com	[3]

Opus Nocturne was the first album to showcase Marduk's signature hyper-speed blast beat tempo, however it still contained much of the melody from Those of the Unlight while retaining this break-neck speed, instead of sheer brutality on albums like Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered and Nightwing.

"Materialized in Stone" was originally the title for the track "From the Dark Past" that appears on Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, the title was changed by Per Yngve Ohlin before his death. Marduk later adopted the title for the song on this album. They had previously also used a song title by Ohlin on their album Those of the Unlight. This is considered a vague tribute to Per and his works.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro / The Appearance of Spirits of Darkness" (instrumental)	0:33
2.	"Sulphur Souls"	5:41
3.	"From Subterranean Throne Profound"	7:47
4.	"Autumnal Reaper"	3:31
5.	"Materialized in Stone"	5:10
6.	"Wolves (Part 2: Untrodden Paths)"	5:27
7.	"Opus Nocturne"	2:33
8.	"Deme Quaden Thyrane"	5:06
9.	"The Sun Has Failed"	7:22

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Sulphur Souls" (Rehearsal)	5:39
11.	"Materialized in Stone" (Rehearsal)	5:38
12.	"Opus Nocturne" (Rehearsal)	2:05
13.	"Autumnal Reaper" (Rehearsal)	2:54

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Personnel

Marduk

• Joakim Göthberg – vocals
• Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson – guitar
• B. War – bass
• Fredrik Andersson – drums

Guest

• Dan Swanö – mixing

References

1. http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/fr/mardukopus.htm
2. Opus Nocturne at AllMusic
3. http://www.bestblackmetalalbums.com/marduk_opus_nocturne.php
4. http://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Marduk/Opus_Nocturne/1721