Mayhem- Liturgy Of Death LP (Black Ice Vinyl)

Ltd. Gatefold black ice ghost LP & LP-Booklet (US version) - With their new opus Liturgy of Death, MAYHEM reaffirm their status as the most uncompromising force in Norwegian Black Metal. After four decades of extremity, the band has reached a new apex of darkness: faster, fiercer, and more sinister than anything in their recent catalog. The album unfolds as a relentless meditation on death in all it's manifestations - existential, spiritual, and absolute. From the furious chaos of "Despair" and "Funeral of Existence" to the bleak grandeur of "Ephemeral Eternity" and "Aeon's End", each track drags the listener deeper into a ritual of misery and transcendence. "Propitious Death" and "The Sentence of Absolution intertwine brutality with ominous atmosphere, while "Life Is a Corpse You Drag" and "Sancta Mendacia" leave no doubt that Mayhem remain unmatched in channeling despair into sound. With Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila, Teloch, and Ghul locked into a unit tighter than ever, Liturgy of Death presents a band not content to rest on legacy but determined to push the boundaries of extremity itself. The result is a merciless record - dark, fast, and unrelenting - that captures Mayhem in their most dangerous and vital form. Forty years since their birth in Langhus, MAYHEM continue to embody chaos, proving once more that Norwegian Black Metal is a force without end.

• 1 Ephemeral Eternity
• 2 Despair
• 3 Weep for Nothing
• 4 Aeon's End
• 5 Funeral of Existence
• 6 Realm of Endless Misery
• 7 Propitious Death
• 8 The Sentence of Absolution