Mayhem are all set to release their intense new album ‘Esoteric Warfare’ next week, but if you just can’t wait that long then we’ve got you covered; Terrorizer is proud to present an exclusive premiere of the album in full (alongside Tom Dare’s review from Terrorizer #249, which is in stores now)…
Mayhem’s last album, 2007’s ‘Ordo Ad Chao’, was so mind-ruining, you struggle to imagine how they could possibly do something more extreme to follow it. So it’s to their benefit that they haven’t tried. ‘Esoteric Warfare’ is not ‘Ordo Ad Chao Mk. II’ in any way. But, lest you imagine they’ve somehow gone soft or sane, rest assured that the fifth Mayhem record is still positively terrifying and fucked up – it’s just that this time, there’s a vague chance you might wrap your brain around it before album six.
Mayhem - Esoteric Warfare [Metal] (2014) (mp3) Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984[1] in Oslo,
and have long been regarded as one of the pioneers of the Norwegian black metal
scene. Mayhem's career has been highly controversial, primarily due to their
violent stage performances, the 1991 suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin ("Dead")
and the 1993 murder of guitarist Øystein Aarseth ("Euronymous") by former member
Varg Vikernes ("Count Grishnackh"), also of Burzum.
The group released a demo and an EP that were highly influential, and amassed a
loyal following through sporadic and notorious live performances, attracting
further attention through their ties to the string of Norwegian church burnings
and the prominent incidents of violence surrounding them. They disbanded after
Aarseth's murder, shortly before the release of their debut album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas,
regarded as a classic of the black metal genre. Surviving former members Jan Axel Blomberg
("Hellhammer"),
Jørn Stubberud ("Necrobutcher") and Sven Erik Kristiansen ("Maniac") reformed two years later
with Rune Eriksen
("Blasphemer") replacing Aarseth. Attila Csihar and Krister Dreyer ("Morfeus") have since
replaced Kristiansen
and Eriksen, respectively. The band's music strongly influenced the black metal genre and was instrumental in moving
the wider metal scene away from the prevailing trend for speed metal. Their post-Aarseth
material is
characterised by increased experimentation. Mayhem's 2007 album, Ordo Ad Chao, received the
Spellemannprisen
award for Best Metal Album. Year: 2014 Country: Norway Genre: Black Metal Codec: Mp3 Bitrate: 320kbps 1. "Watcher" 6:19 2. "Psywar" 3:25 3. "Trinity" 3:57 4. "Pandæmon" 2:53 5. "Mylab" 6:03 6. "VI Sec." 4:14 7. "Throne of Time" 4:06 8. "Corpse of Care" 4:06 9. "Posthuman" 6:54 10. "Aion Suntalia" 5:25 11. "Into The Lifeless" 3:39
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