Plague Angel

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Plague Angel is the ninth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at Endarker Studio in September 2004 and released that November by Regain Records. Plague Angel is the first Marduk album to feature Mortuus on vocals and Magnus "Devo" Andersson, ex-guitarist for Marduk following his departure in 1994, on bass and mixing.

Track listing

1. "The Hangman of Prague" – 3:05
2. "Throne of Rats" – 2:42
3. "Seven Angels, Seven Trumpets" – 2:47
4. "Life's Emblem" – 4:55
5. "Steel Inferno" – 2:23
6. "Perish in Flames" – 7:46
7. "Holy Blood, Holy Grail" – 2:27
8. "Warschau" – 3:18
9. "Deathmarch" – 4:10
10. "Everything Bleeds" – 3:33
11. "Blutrache" – 7:50

Trivia

• Much of the more religious-like lyrics are attributed to Morgan and Mortuus' fascination with the Bible, as they are both Bible experts (despite Marduk's anti-religious stance, Morgan has admitted that he uses the Bible as inspiration solely for its violent content, as he finds death and violence to be most inspirational for Marduk, and that he can write a complete song mentally by just looking at a violent painting or image).
• "The Hangman of Prague" refers to Reinhard Heydrich after the invasion of Czecholslovakia.

Personnel

• Mortuus – vocals
• Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson – guitar
• Magnus "Devo" Andersson – bass, mixing
• Emil Dragútinovic – drums