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Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
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| De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas |
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Mayhem is one of the most highly recognized bands in the black metal genre due to their controversial past (which I won’t go into detail here), but they are also well known for their music, specifically their first full-length album “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas”.
Now, as for the music, “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” proves that there is more to Mayhem than just a controversial past. All the songs found on this album are top quality black metal tracks, and fine examples of black metal being performed at its absolute purest. But what also helps makes this album even better is the fact that every song, while being filled with darkness, coldness and evil, is a different, unique and memorable listening experience. Anyone who listens to this will recognise why “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” is one of the most highly regarded albums in black metal.
The production for this album is very well done, not quite raw but not exactly a clean and polished job either. In a way this gives the best of both worlds, for those who adamantly prefer their black metal raw or clean, this gives a great balance between the two which everyone can appreciate.
“De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” is a perfect example of black metal done right. 5 out of 5.
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5 of 5 found this review helpful |
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Axis Powers - Marching Towards Destruction
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| Melodish... |
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This music here could very well be also considered Melodic Death Metal. However, I understand it is not the epic MDM of early Norther for example and is very thrashy as well. Notwithstanding, 4.5 \,,/ it shall be.
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3 of 3 found this review helpful |
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Mayhem - De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
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| Lord Satan's Secret Rites |
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What can be said that has not been said? An utterly monstrous beast of an album. Unsurpassed in its pure one-dimensional deployment of chilling aural devastation. The band was led by guitar player Euronymous, [Oystein Aarseth] who took his name [apparently] from an old Hellhammer, track ‘Eurynomous’ found on the 1983 Satanic Rites demo. The band name is taken from the Venom song "Mayhem with Mercy.
Guitarist, Oystein Aarseth can be cited as the godfather of Norwegian Black Metal, his very name evokes the acute reality of the scenes early ascension, and his band surmounts the impressive list of bands who make up the scene, as true cult legends. The very mention
of ‘Mayhem’ overshadows the very point of its existence, the music.
This statement rings true with every other Mayhem release, being that the music has never lived up to expectations and how could it? De Mysteris Dom Sathanas [translated as ‘Lord Satan's Secret Rites], contains the very embodiment of Euronymous, at a time when a whole movement was about to erupt. You can smell the smouldering remains of wooden stave churches amongst the music’s claustrophobic atmosphere.
With original Vocalist ‘Dead’, having blown his head off, the vocal duties passed to Attilla Csihar [from Hungarian band Tormentor], and his hellish drones are forever immortalized within the blood letting magnitude of the album.
The cover is a silhouette of the Grand Cathedral, Nidaros-Domen, a place Varg Vikernes had hinted at blowing up.
The songs are peerless, dispelling all pretenders to a fiery end. Contrary to popular belief, Count Grishnackh does play bass on this album; his bass was not removed as is widely thought.
Snorre Ruch plays guitar on the entire "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" album, Ruch was never credited on the original version, but he is credited in the liner notes for "The Studio Experience" box as well as on Attila's "Beast Of" compilation. He also wrote a few riffs (intros to Cursed in Eternity and From The Dark Past, and possibly a few more shorter parts) and edited/partly re-wrote four of the lyrics, as they were in fragments after Dead's death. [Info courtesy of Dan Thorbjørnsen]
Some argue that without the controversy of events outside the music, this album would be taken as a basic/standard Black Metal workout, nothing special and doomed to obscurity. I would argue the opposite, as De Mysteriis, just batters the air and subsequently lays barren any preconceptions of ‘the sub-standard’ to dust.
It is far cry from the bands 1987 debut ‘Deathcrush’, a toneless adaptation of Venom and Hellhammer, and consisting of all the limitations of an inexperienced first release. By contrast the follow up to the virtually immaculate, De Mysteriis, was Wolfs Lair Abyss [1997] and A Grand Declaration of War [2000] were pale comparisons, lacking personality and depth, albeit strong quality Black Metal releases.
The release of the Ordo AD Chao album has reasserted the bands former greatness, having captured the very wrought staleness of De Mysteriis, and harnessing the bands most bleak sounding opus since that classic debut.
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3 of 4 found this review helpful |
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Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
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| In the Nightside Eclipse |
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Arguably the finest Black Metal album of them all and Emperor top this list through having more than one defining album. In the Nightside Eclipse, revealed grandeur not yet experienced in the Black Metal scene and this opus par excellence can be cited as genre defining as Slayers ‘Reign in Blood’ or ‘Napalm Deaths ‘Scum’.
Featuring two of the most influential Norwegian musicians ‘Samoth and Ihsahn, [who were previously in, Thou Shalt Suffer], and spawning the likes of Mortis [original bass player], Emperor are the undisputed kings of Norwegian Black Metal.
‘Nightside Eclipse’ appeared after the equally astonishing split with Enslaved, taking the
invigorating keyboard imbued Black Metal to symphonic aural heights not yet beheld by man nor beast. The raw, desolate core of guitar and vocal delivery was intact, yet the majesty evoked by the keyboard orchestration was simply stunning.
The following album, 1997's Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk could never capture the astonishing atmosphere of ‘Nightside Eclipse’. What Anthems, did achieve was a progression of the former and where other bands would have struggled to maintain any momentum, Emperor just created a more dramatic and unique version of what preceded. The same equation can be applied to the 1999 release, IX Equilibrium. Once more the onus was not to surpass the former, but rather to strive onwards with far more intricate Black Metal components and daring music.
The bands influence has also had far reaching consequences with other acts of the same shivering ilk. Samoth played bass on Burzums ‘Aske, Gorgoroths ‘Pentagram & Satyricons ‘Shadowthrone, amongst others.
Emperor could never continue perpetually at such a release rate, and the bands last drops of ingenuity were used on the 2001 Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise album, a release that was to be their last. [for now that is].
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3 of 5 found this review helpful |
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Emperor - In The Nightside Eclipse
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| In the Nightside Eclipse |
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Arguably the finest Black Metal album of them all and Emperor top this list through having more than one defining album. In the Nightside Eclipse, revealed grandeur not yet experienced in the Black Metal scene and this opus par excellence can be cited as genre defining as Slayers ‘Reign in Blood’ or ‘Napalm Deaths ‘Scum’.
Featuring two of the most influential Norwegian musicians ‘Samoth and Ihsahn, [who were previously in, Thou Shalt Suffer], and spawning the likes of Mortis [original bass player], Emperor are the undisputed kings of Norwegian Black Metal.
‘Nightside Eclipse’ appeared after the equally astonishing split with Enslaved, taking the
invigorating keyboard imbued Black Metal to symphonic aural heights not yet beheld by man nor beast. The raw, desolate core of guitar and vocal delivery was intact, yet the majesty evoked by the keyboard orchestration was simply stunning.
The following album, 1997's Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk could never capture the astonishing atmosphere of ‘Nightside Eclipse’. What Anthems, did achieve was a progression of the former and where other bands would have struggled to maintain any momentum, Emperor just created a more dramatic and unique version of what preceded. The same equation can be applied to the 1999 release, IX Equilibrium. Once more the onus was not to surpass the former, but rather to strive onwards with far more intricate Black Metal components and daring music.
The bands influence has also had far reaching consequences with other acts of the same shivering ilk. Samoth played bass on Burzums ‘Aske, Gorgoroths ‘Pentagram & Satyricons ‘Shadowthrone, amongst others.
Emperor could never continue perpetually at such a release rate, and the bands last drops of ingenuity were used on the 2001 Prometheus: The Discipline Of Fire & Demise album, a release that was to be their last. [for now that is].
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3 of 5 found this review helpful |
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Devoid Of Grace - Psychotic Journey
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| Psychotic Journey |
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ARny
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27 Mar 2011 |
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Devoid Of Grace is a very cool death metal band from Russia. The first song I heard from 'em was Distorted Perspective and oh boy is it awesome. It's an classic death metal album and I recommending it to everyone. Best of all: you can download the whole album for free on their website! 5 Pentagrams from me ;)
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4 of 4 found this review helpful |
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Myriads - Introspection
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| crime |
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Artox
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24 Mar 2011 |
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This album just exists for being mentioned in the sector "What album would you recommend to your worst enemy?" in a metal magazine.
It really hurts to listen to this shit ... but not the good way of pain... 8)
Would rate this with 0 points if possible!
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6 of 15 found this review helpful |
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Myriads - In Spheres Without Time
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| Bad for your ears! |
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This is just 'orrible music....when i put my cat in a freezer for a week and then use a circlesaw on it, that even sounds better!
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5 of 18 found this review helpful |
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Immortal - All Shall Fall
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| Abbath is the man! |
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They just keep getting better, arctic swarm is genius!\m/
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1 of 1 found this review helpful |
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