Swedish black metallers MARDUK have set "Cross of Iron" as the title of their new album, tentatively due in April 2007. The upcoming studio album, which is currently being recorded at Endarker studio, will be the band's final effort to feature drummer Emil Dragutinovic. A source close to Emil told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the drummer officially quit the group on November 1 but has agreed to perform on the new CD as a session musician.

Dragutinovic is currently working with former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS).

Dommage pour eux que le père Milou s'en aille, parce qu'il défourraille sévère. Sinon ben je jeterai une oreille attentive sur ce CD, vu que Marduk, c'est quand même du bon black vrutal de derrière les fagots.

Oui, excellent batteur, dommage qu'il quitte le groupe! En même temps, le projet de Legion risque d'être intéressant...

Pff j'ai jamais pu apprécier la période Legion, bourrinage sans finesse, sans mélodie, sans rien. Nightwing relève le niveau mais j'ai quand même du mal à aller jusqu'au bout de l'album. Le titre éponyme est excellent malgré tout.

Avant et après c'est mieux, à mon avis. Surtout avant, Opus Nocturne et Those Of Unlights sont de vraix bijous dans le genre. Il y avait une très "belle" (les guillemets sont pour DS ) ambiance, de la "mélodie", bref ça tuait.

wedish black metallers MARDUK have set "Rom 5:12" as the title of their new album, tentatively due this spring. Check out the cover artwork at this location. The CD was recorded at Endarker studio and features guest appearances by ARDITI (the project formed by H. Moller from PUISSANCE and M. Bjorkman), Joakim Göthberg (who played drums on the first two MARDUK albums and sang on the group's second and the third LPs) on a track entitled "Cold Mouth Prayer", and Alan "Nemtheanga" Averill from Irish band PRIMORDIAL on the song "Accuser/Opposer".

The upcoming CD will be MARDUK's final effort to feature drummer Emil Dragutinovic. A source close to Emil told BLABBERMOUTH.NET that the drummer officially quit the group on November 1 but has agreed to perform on the new album as a session musician.

Dragutinovic is currently working with former MARDUK vocalist Legion (a.k.a. Erik Hagsted) on his ELIZIUM project (formerly REBELANGELS).

MARDUK will team up with ENSLAVED, KEEP OF KALESSIN, MELECHESH, GOATWHOREand PANTHEON I for The Excess of Evil European tour beginning in early May.