Swedish black metallers Marduk have revealed the cover artwork for their 12th studio album, ‘Serpent Sermon,’ set to be released on June 5th in North America.

Swedish black metallers Marduk have revealed the cover artwork for their 12th studio album, Serpent Sermon, which is set to be released on June 5th in North America. See below for the exact release dates by territory.

Serpent Sermon street dates:
GERMANY / AUSTRIA / SWITZERLAND / NORWAY: Friday, May 25, 2012
UK / BENELUX / FRANCE / GREECE / DENMARK / PORTUGAL / REST OF EUROPE: Monday, May 28, 2012
SPAIN / ITALY: Tuesday, May 29, 2012
SWEDEN / FINLAND / HUNGARY: Wednesday, May 30, 2012
AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND: Friday, June 1, 2012
USA / CANADA: Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Serpent Sermon will be available in both physical and digital formats, with an LP and limited-edition mediabook CD available exclusively via www.cmdistro.com. The track-listing for the album is below.

Serpent Sermon track-listing:
1. Serpent Sermon
2. Messianic Pestilence
3. Souls For Belial
4. Into Second Death
5. Temple Of Decay
6. Damnation’s Gold
7. Hail Mary (Piss-Soaked Genuflexion)
8. M.A.M.M.O.T.H.
9. Gospel Of The Worm
10. World Of Blades
** The limited-edition mediabook CD will also include the studio bonus track “Coram Satanae”.**

There will also be a CD single for the song “Souls For Belial”, which will include a cover of WOVEN HAND’s “Oil On Panel”. This CD will only be available in the May issue of Sweden Rock Magazine (#92) that is due out on April 17th– but don’t worry! If you miss out on the CD version, there will also be a limited-edition 7″ EP with the same songs that will be released in late May through www.cmdistro.com.

In support of Serpent Sermon , MARDUK will be playing headlining shows in Chile, Puerto Rico, and North America starting May 31st. Joining them on the road will be 1349, WITHERED, and WEAPON, so be sure to attend! A list of all upcoming tour dates is below.

“Serpent Sermon” North America tour dates feat. MARDUK with 1349, WITHERED, WEAPON
May 31 – Santiago, Chile @ Club 334 **MARDUK only**
June 1 – Puerto Rico, PR @ La Respuesta **MARDUK only**
June 2 – Baltimore, MD @ Sonar
June 3 – Brooklyn, NY @ Williamsburg Music Hall
June 4 – Montreal, QC @ Les Foufounes Electriques
June 5 – Toronto, ON @ Wreck Room
June 6 – Ottawa, ON @ Maverick’s
June 7 – Columbus, OH @ Alrosa Villa
June 8 – Chicago, IL @ Reggie’s
June 9 – St Paul, MN @ Station 4
June 10 – Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre
June 11 – Regina, SK @ The Exchange
June 12 – Calgary, AB @ Distillery
June 14 – Vancouver, BC @ Venue
June 15 – Seattle, WA @ Studio Seven
June 16 – Portland, OR @ Bossanova
June 17 – San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
June 18 – Fullerton, CA @ Slidebar **MARDUK only**
June 19 – Hollywood, CA @ House Of Blues
June 20 – San Diego, CA @ Ruby Room

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