Resurrection Macabre

Resurrection Macabre
Studio album by Pestilence
Released	March 16, 2009
Recorded	October 17-31, 2008 at Hansen Studios in Ribe, Denmark
Genre	Death metal
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	[1]
Allmusic	[2]
Blabbermouth	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]

Resurrection Macabre is the fifth studio album by Dutch technical death metal band Pestilence, which was released on March 16, 2009.^[5] It is the band's first album of original material in 16 years, since 1993's Spheres. Re-recordings of "Chemo Therapy" from Malleus Maleficarum, "Out of the Body" from Consuming Impulse, and "Lost Souls" from Testimony of the Ancients appear as bonus tracks on the album.

History

Pestilence were broken up between 1994 and early 2008. In January 2008, frontman Patrick Mameli revealed to Blabbermouth.net that the band was resurrected after "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."^[6]

In October 2008, Mameli revealed to UK's Terrorizer magazine that Pestilence would enter a studio in Denmark on October 17 with both the producers. By October 31, 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 music and lyrics by Mamelli.

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"	4:59
13.	"Out of the Body"	4:31
14.	"Lost Souls"	4:32

Credits

Personnel

• Patrick Mameli – vocals, lead & rhythm guitar
• Tony Choy – bass
• Peter Wildoer – drums
• Patrick Uterwijk – lead guitar (appears in booklet but did not perform)

Production

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

References

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