Resurrection Macabre

Resurrection Macabre
Studio album by Pestilence
Released	16 March 2009
Recorded	17–31 October 2008 at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark
Genre	Death metal[1]
Length	40:31
Label	Mascot Records
Producer	Jacob Hansen, Patyek K. Jewlett
Pestilence chronology
Spheres (1993) Resurrection Macabre (2009) Doctrine (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
Blabbermouth	[4]
Sputnikmusic	[5]

Resurrection Macabre is the fifth studio album by Dutch death metal band Pestilence, which was released on 16 March 2009.[6] It is the band's first album of original material in 16 years, since 1993's Spheres and this fact is referenced in the album's title; hence resurrection. Re-recordings of earlier Pestilence songs make appearances as bonus tracks on the record.

Background

Pestilence were broken up between 1994 and early 2008. In January 2008, frontman Patrick Mameli revealed to Blabbermouth.net that the band was planning on making a return because "people/fans keep asking me for this. The time is right now and Mascot is giving me the opportunity to do so. As you know, I have always been the driving force behind Pestilence, writing all the music and so forth, so that I can state: I will bring back Pestilence to life. More tech and way more brutal than ever before."[1]

In October 2008, Mameli revealed to UK's Terrorizer magazine that Pestilence would enter a studio in Denmark on 17 October with both the producers. By 31 October Mameli states, "everything will have to be recorded and mixed. Then the album will come out somewhere around March 2009. And by April, we'll do a three-week European tour before doing as much shows as possible on the summer festivals circuit."[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Patrick Mameli

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Devouring Frenzy"	2:54
2.	"Horror Detox"	3:20
3.	"Fiend"	3:29
4.	"Hate Suicide"	4:18
5.	"Synthetic Grotesque"	3:57
6.	"Neuro Dissonance"	3:28
7.	"Dehydrated II"	3:47
8.	"Resurrection Macabre"	3:47
9.	"Hangman"	2:52
10.	"Y2H"	3:39
11.	"In Sickness and Death"	5:00
Total length:		40:31

Bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Chemo Therapy" (re-recorded from Malleus Maleficarum)	4:59
13.	"Out of the Body" (re-recorded from Consuming Impulse)	4:31
14.	"Lost Souls" (re-recorded from Testimony of the Ancients)	4:32

Personnel

Pestilence

• Patrick Mameli – vocals, all guitars
• Tony Choy – bass
• Peter Wildoer – drums

Production

• Jacob Hansen - mixing, mastering
• Jeppe Anderson - production
• Marko Saarelainen - design, artwork, layout

References

1. "Pestilence Resurrected: 'More Tech And Way More Brutal Than Ever Before'". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-01-18. Archived from the original on 2008-03-14. Retrieved 2008-10-23.
2. About.com review
3. Allmusic review
4. Blabbermouth review
5. Sputnikmusic review
6. "Pestilence: New Album Artwork, Songtitles, Release Date Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-12-02. Archived from the original on 2008-12-23. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
7. "Pestilence Mainman Says Reunion With Martin Van Drunen Was 'Out Of The Question'". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-10-10. Archived from the original on 2009-03-21. Retrieved 2008-10-23.