Swedish black metallers MARDUK will embark on a North American tour in June with support from 1349, WITHERED and WEAPON. The dates are as follows:

June 02 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
June 03 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg
June 04 - Montreal, QC - Les Foufounes Electriques
June 05 - Toronto, ON - Wreck Room
June 06 - Ottawa, ON - Maverick's
June 07 - Columbus, OH - Alrosa Villa
June 08 - Chicago, IL - Reggie's
June 09 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
June 10 - Winnipeg, MB - Park Theater
June 11 - Regina, SK - The Exchange
June 12 - Calgary, AB - Distillery
June 14 - Vancouver, BC - Rickshaw Theater
June 15 - Seattle, WA - Studio Seven
June 16 - Portland, OR - Bossanova
June 17 - San Francisco, CA - DNA Lounge
June 18 - Fullerton, CA - Slidebar
June 19 - Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
June 20 - San Diego, CA - Ruby Room

MARDUK recently completed work on its 12th studio album, "Serpent Sermon", for a late spring release.

A CD listening session for journalists and media was held in Stockholm on February 11.

Several photos from the studio can be seen at this location.

MARDUK and the band's record label, Blooddawn Productions, last announced a partnership with Century Media Records.

The band will play its first hometown show in Norrköping in over 12 years on April 28 at Skandiateatern.

MARDUK's latest EP, "Iron Dawn", was made available at the Maryland Deathfest in May 2011 and at the six North American shows that followed.

According to a press release, the songs included on "Iron Dawn" differ from the concept that is being created for the next full-length album. Therefore this EP was made available as a special treat for all MARDUK legionaries out there.

"Wormwood", the eleventh album from MARDUK, sold around 650 copies in the United States in its first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 99 on the Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.

Would be great to see Weapon. Otherwise, no real loss here.

Weapon is awesome. Even though the last few Marduk and 1349 releases have been disapointing if this tour came here I'd go.

I will go to NYC just to see WEAPON

Wormwood was good

Last 3 Marduks were great

I really dug Wormwood

goddamnit. they were awesome last time they played the Palladium. apparently Marduk is a new and developing artist. SOMEONE BOOK THEM IN RI, QUICK!

Anyone have GSS's beeper #'s? Get them to book a canceled show in RI.

I didn't like Wormwood.

fuck that gay band withered

Ive never actually listened to them but have seen there name everywhere for awhile and i think i dled an album but never listened. Do they just suck or what?

actually I think I'm mixing them up with another band we played with called Book of Black Earth. Withered is just mediocre.

No I think you had it right the first time. Withered does suck.

da

how is this a cool tour?

all the bands suck excluding Marduk circa 1995

Weapon is awesome.

I enjoy PDM and World Funeral well enough (esp. "Night of the Long Knives"), I just have trouble telling most of their shit apart from most of their other shit.

also:

thats true...i guess i over-looked them.

I thought that this was cause of bobfest 5

The only thing I've ever heard is some tape I got in 2003 or 4 or so, I remember it being pretty good, but I've heard a lot of people say good things about this band, so I guess I'll have to check em out more.

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Drakonian Paradigm


Both albums are really good. They just signed to Relapse so I'm sure their quality will decline.

I mean, they're no Monastat 7, that's for sure.


bennyhillifier

I'm sure relapse will drop Weapon when they put out the Remnants of a Burnt Mosque T-shirt they're working on. Just like they dropped Father Befouled.