Viktoria (Marduk album)

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Viktoria
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Studio album by
Released22 June 2018 [1]
Genre Black metal
Length32:54
Label Century Media [2]
Producer Marduk
Marduk chronology
Frontschwein
(2015)
Viktoria
(2018)
Memento Mori
(2023)
Singles from Viktoria
  1. "Werwolf"
    Released: 27 April 2018 [3]
  2. "Equestrian Bloodlust"
    Released: 11 May 2018 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Hammer 3.5/5 [5]
Metal Storm 7.5/10 [6]
Sputnikmusic2.5/5 [7]

Viktoria is the fourteenth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was released on 22 June 2018. [1] The album's lyrics follow in a similar vein to some of their previous albums, focusing on historical World War II lyrical themes. [2] It is the band's last album to feature bassist Magnus "Devo" Andersson and drummer Fredrik Widigs.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Werwolf"2:02
2."June 44"3:49
3."Equestrian Bloodlust"2:51
4."Tiger I"4:12
5."Narva"4:31
6."The Last Fallen"4:25
7."Viktoria"3:26
8."The Devil's Song"3:46
9."Silent Night"4:12
Total length:32:54

Credits

Credits adapted from Metal Force. [8]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [9] 26
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [10] 50
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [11] 90
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [12] 154
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [13] 17
French Albums (SNEP) [14] 141
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [15] 10
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 29
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 30
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [18] 15

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