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|Name = Defective Epitaph
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| name = Defective Epitaph
|Artist = [[Xasthur]]
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|Cover = Xasthur-defectiveepitaph.jpg
| artist = [[Xasthur]]
| cover = Xasthur-defectiveepitaph.jpg
|Released = [[September 25]], [[2007]]
|Genre = [[Black metal]]
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| released = {{start date|2007|9|25}}
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|Length = 75:00
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|Label = [[Hydra Head Records|Hydra Head]] <small>(HYH-130-2)</small>
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*[[Pitchfork Media]] {{rating-10|6.9 }} [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48291-defective-epitaph-a-gate-through-bloodstained-mirrors link]
| genre = [[Black metal]]
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|Last album = ''[[Subliminal Genocide]]''<br/>(2006)
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| length = 75:00
|This album = '''''Defective Epitaph'''''<br/>(2007)
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| label = [[Hydra Head Records|Hydra Head]] <small>(HYH-130-2)</small>, Enemies List Home Recordings
|Next album =
| producer = Xasthur
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| prev_title = [[Subliminal Genocide]]
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = [[All Reflections Drained]]
| next_year = 2009
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'''''Defective Epitaph''''' is a 2007 album by the [[United States|American]] one-man [[black metal]] act [[Xasthur]]. This is the first recording on which Malefic played acoustic drums as opposed to using a [[drum machine]]<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48291-defective-epitaph-a-gate-through-bloodstained-mirrors |author=Brandon Stosuy | title=Pitchfork Record Review|accessdate=2008-05-13}}</ref>. Unlike previous Xasthur albums, the lyrics were not released to the public.{{Fact|date=December 2007}} It was described by one reviewer as Xasthur's most accessible release to date.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=12395|author=Steve Erickson|title=Sound Tracks Review: Xasthur|accessdate=2007-11-08}}</ref>
'''''Defective Epitaph''''' is a 2007 album by the [[United States|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]].{{citation needed|date=March 2014}} 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=12395 |first=Steve |last=Erickson |title=Sound Tracks Review: Xasthur |accessdate=November 8, 2007 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080502184113/http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=12395 |archivedate=May 2, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref> The Japanese edition released on Daymare Recordings features a bonus disc containing 5 unreleased tracks.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
#"Soulless Elegy" – 2:42
| total_length = 75:00
#"Purgatory Spiral" – 4:29
| all_writing = Xasthur
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#"Cemetery of Shattered Masks" – 6:03
| title1 = Soulless Elegy
#"Malignant Prophecy" – 5:40
| length1 = 2:42
#"Oration of Ruin" – 7:23
| title2 = Purgatory Spiral
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#"Legacy of Human Irrelevance" – 5:36
| length2 = 4:29
#"Dehumanizing Procession" – 4:52
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| title3 = Cemetery of Shattered Masks
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#"Funerals Drenched in Apathy" – 5:29
| length3 = 6:03
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#"Worship (The War Against) Yourself" – 7:34
| title4 = Malignant Prophecy
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#"A Memorial to the Waste of Life" – 8:44
| length4 = 5:40
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#"The Only Blood That Pours Is Yours" – 8:15
| title5 = Oration of Ruin
#"Unblessed Be" – 8:13
| length5 = 7:23
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| title6 = Legacy of Human Irrelevance
| length6 = 5:36
| title7 = Dehumanizing Procession
| length7 = 4:52
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| title8 = Funerals Drenched in Apathy
| length8 = 5:29
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| title9 = Worship (The War Against) Yourself
| length9 = 7:34
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| title10 = A Memorial to the Waste of Life
| length10 = 8:44
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| title11 = The Only Blood That Pours Is Yours
| length11 = 8:15
| title12 = Unblessed Be
| length12 = 8:13
}}

{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus disc
| title1 = Untitled/Unreleased
| length1 = 3:24
| title2 = Untitled/Unreleased
| length2 = 5:45
| title3 = Morder Gjenklang Av Tankegangen
| length3 = 10:54
| title4 = Funerals Drenched in Apathy / Soulless Elegy (First Attempt)
| length4 = 9:28
| title5 = Awakening to the Unknown Perception of Evil (Second Attempt)
| length5 = 8:02
}}

==Personnel==
*Malefic – vocals, all instruments


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 13:48, 20 November 2021

Defective Epitaph
Studio album by
Xasthur
ReleasedSeptember 25, 2007 (2007-09-25)
GenreBlack metal
Length75:00
LabelHydra Head (HYH-130-2), Enemies List Home Recordings
ProducerXasthur
Xasthur chronology
Subliminal Genocide
(2006) 		Defective Epitaph
(2007) 		All Reflections Drained
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.9/10)[2]

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.[citation needed] 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.[3] The Japanese edition released on Daymare Recordings features a bonus disc containing 5 unreleased tracks.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Xasthur

No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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

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  • Malefic – vocals, all instruments

References

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


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