Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered

Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered
Studio album by
Marduk
ReleasedJuly 1, 1996
RecordedJanuary 1996
StudioThe Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden
GenreBlack metal
Length35:42
LabelOsmose Productions
ProducerMarduk and Peter Tägtgren
Marduk chronology
Opus Nocturne
(1994) 		Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered
(1996) 		Glorification
(1996)
2006 edition cover
Digipak cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[4]
Metal Storm8.8/10[5]

Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered is the fourth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss in January 1996 and released on July 1 that year by Osmose Productions. It was re-released in digipak format with bonus tracks on June 27, 2006 by Regain Records. Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered is the first Marduk album to feature Legion, formerly of Ophthalamia, on vocals and Peter Tägtgren as producer. This album marked a shift in style for what Marduk are commonly known for: hyper-blast blast beats and furious drum work, sheer brutality over melody (compared to previous releases), and raw vocals.[2]

The music for "Glorification of the Black God" is an adaptation of Modest Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain". The first guitar riff is from a score in the 1939 version of The Wizard of Oz. Furthermore, the lyrics of the song are clearly inspired by "Bald Mountain's" basic theme (a witches' Sabbath on St. John's Night). The title of the album is a reference to the Bathory song "Dies Irae" from Blood Fire Death.[6] It has also inspired the name of German melodic death metal/metalcore band Heaven Shall Burn.[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Marduk, except "Darkness It Shall Be" and "Dracul Va Domni Din Nou in Transilvania" with lyrics by Tony Särkkä.

No.TitleLength
1."Summon the Darkness" (instrumental)0:21
2."Beyond the Grace of God"5:17
3."Infernal Eternal"4:41
4."Glorification of the Black God"4:52
5."Darkness It Shall Be"4:40
6."The Black Tormentor of Satan"4:15
7."Dracul Va Domni Din Nou in Transilvania" (The Devil Will Reign Again in Transylvania)5:39
8."Legion"5:55
2006 edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Beyond the Grace of God" (Demo-Version)5:21
10."Glorification" (Demo-Version)4:07
11."Black Tormentor/Shadow of Our Infernal King" (Demo-Version)4:20
12."Infernal Eternal/Towards the Land of the Damned" (Demo-Version)4:36

Personnel

Marduk
  • Legion – vocals
  • Morgan Steinmeyer Håkansson – guitar
  • B. War – bass
  • Fredrik Andersson – drums
Production

References

  1. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Marduk - Heaven Shall Burn...When We Are Gathered". Archived from the original on 2007-11-27. Retrieved 2009-04-18.
  2. ^ a b Henderson, Alex. "Heaven Shall Burn...When We Are Gathered - Marduk review". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  3. ^ Akeley, Henry (11 October 1996). "Marduk - Heaven Shall Burn When We Are Gathered". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ "Marduk - Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered review". Metal Storm. 30 May 2007. Retrieved 26 February 2026.
  6. ^ "Bathory – Dies Irae".
  7. ^ "Heaven Shall Burn" (Interview). Interviewed by Mike Molnar. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
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