Opus Nocturne is the third
studio album by Swedish
black metal band
Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at
Hellspawn Studios in September 1994 and released on 4 December 1994 by
Osmose Productions. In 2004 the album was remastered by the band's former member Devo Andersson and re-released on 27 June 2006 by
Regain Records as a
digipak that included bonus rehearsal tracks. Opus Nocturne is the last Marduk album to feature Joakim Göthberg on vocals and
Dan Swanö as mixer.
"Materialized in Stone" was originally the title for the track "From the Dark Past" that appears on
Mayhem's De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. The title was changed by
Per Yngve Ohlin before his death.[citation needed] Marduk later adopted the title for the song on this album. They had previously also used a song title by Ohlin on their album Those of the Unlight. This is considered a vague tribute to Per and his works.[citation needed]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Intro / The Appearance of Spirits of Darkness" (instrumental)