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| Label = [[Hydra Head Records|Hydra Head]] <small>(HYH-130-2)</small>
| Label = [[Hydra Head Records|Hydra Head]] <small>(HYH-130-2)</small>, Enemies List Home Recordings
| Last album = ''[[Subliminal Genocide]]''<br />(2006)
| Last album = ''[[Subliminal Genocide]]''<br />(2006)
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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, although some tracks still make use of a [[drum machine]].<ref>{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}</ref> 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}}</ref> The Japanese edition released on Daymare Recordings features a bonus disc containing 5 unreleased tracks.
'''''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]].<ref>{{citation needed|date=March 2014}}</ref> 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}}</ref> The Japanese edition released on Daymare Recordings features a bonus disc containing 5 unreleased tracks.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==

Revision as of 02:44, 11 June 2014

Untitled
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.[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.

Track listing

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

  • Malefic – vocals, acoustic & electric guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, bass, drums, percussion, drum programming

References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Pitchfork Media review
  3. ^ [citation needed]
  4. ^ Erickson, Steve. "Sound Tracks Review: Xasthur". Retrieved November 8, 2007.