Saturday, June 7, 2008

Marduk: Blood, Puke, Salvation


Just finished watching Marduk's Blood, Puke, Salvation. The 2 DVD set offers live coverage of the band's 2005/06 Deathmarch shows. These are also the final showcase of exceptional Drummer Emil Dragutinovic before he parted ways with the band.
It is heartening to see Morgan playing his Fender Strat on many of the tunes, proving time & again the guitar's worth to the musician, regardless of its brand name & the music genre it's intended for. The overall production here's worth the asking price.
The interviews with Morgan & Mortuus revealed much info on why certain imageries were used for the band's album cover, inner sleeves as well as live decor. We understand, through this sharing, the depth of the musician's knowledge pertaining to the culture the band propagates. Mortuus on the other hand, shared much insight on his acceptance, confidence & commitments to Marduk considering his Funeral Mist being one of black metal's most formidable cult act.
Nevertheless, there include a narratorless 'background' footage which is actually a clip of a cemetary excursion; besides the haunting element it manifested, the relevance of this media is rather questionable.

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