| World Funeral | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Marduk |
| Cover: | Marduk - World Funeral.jpg |
| Released: | 25 March 2003 |
| Recorded: | September – November 2002 |
| Studio: | The Abyss, Pärlby, Sweden |
| Genre: | Black metal |
| Length: | 48:14 |
| Label: | Regain Records |
| Producer: | Marduk |
| Prev Title: | Blackcrowned |
| Prev Year: | 2002 |
| Next Title: | Plague Angel |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
World Funeral is the eighth studio album by Swedish black metal band Marduk. It was recorded and mixed at The Abyss between September and November 2002 and was released on 25 March 2003 by Regain Records. The track listing of the album is organized as to create a dynamic change of paces and atmospheres, the tracks generally alternating between a fast, slow, fast, etc. pattern.
Balancing fast tracks with mid-paced tracks, it was a disappointment for fans expecting another head-to-toe fast album a la Panzer Division Marduk. Many fans suggested the band was going for a more commercial "mainstream" approach while others complimented their attempt to broaden their sound. World Funeral is the first Marduk album to feature Emil Draguntinovic on drums, the last to feature Legion on vocals and B. War on bass, and the last to feature mixing by Peter Tägtgren.
A music video was released for the title song.[1]