Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994)

Behold the greatest black metal album in history! This ultra-heavy creation of Euronymos and Hellhammer just breathes evil. Euronymos never lived to see the release of his first full studio album, as Count Grishnackh (see below), who was at the time standing in for bass, stabbed and killed him for some bizarre reason. Go and check a wikipedia search on Mayhem: I'm telling you, it's at the very least 'interesting'. This album scores tops on all my lists: lyrics, intensity, technique, production, artwork. I mean, this album is perfect!

For 72 minutes straight you will not get a single pause longer than half a second. I'm not exaggerating. Definitely the hardest good metal album I've ever come across, and - oh yes - among the very best, too.

Tracks

1. Funeral Fog (5:47)
2. Freezing Moon (6:23)
3. Cursed in Eternity (5:10)
4. Pagan Fears (6:20)
5. Life Eternal (6:57)
6. From the Dark Past (5:26)
7. Buried by Time and Dust (3:34)
8. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (6:21)

Total time: 46' 01''

Mayhem_De_Mysteriis_192.rar

Mayhem - Live in Leipzig, 1990 (1993/96)
This is a treat for Mayhem fans only, I guess. Quality doesn't get much higher than decent; the first minute or so is nothing but background noise and quite often you can hear German grunts and shouts. But that makes the album hilarious, but in live metal gigs it isn't really any different. I've actually come to enjoy this album (though it disappointed me when I'd just bought it!).

Tracks
1. Deathcrush (4:37)
2. Necrolust (3:46)
3. Funeral Fog (6:30
4. The Freezing Moon (7:05)
5. Carnage (4:06)
6. Buried by Time and Dust (5:28)
7. Pagan Fears (7:00)
8. Chainsaw Outstuck (5:07)
9. Pure Fucking Armageddon (3:10)

Total time: 40' 13''

Mayhem_Live_in_Leipzig_192.rar

posted by Paxjorge @ Friday, March 10, 2006