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Mayhem - Daemon



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Release date: 25 October 2019
Style: Black metal

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Disc I
01. The Dying False King
02. Agenda Ignis
03. Bad Blood
04. Malum
05. Falsified And Hated
06. Aeon Daemonium
07. Worthless Abomination Destroyed
08. Daemon Spawn
09. Of Worms And Ruins
10. Invoke The Oath
11. Everlasting Dying Flame [Limited edition CD bonus]
12. Black Glass Communion [Limited edition CD bonus]

Disc II [limited edition bonus vinyl]
01. Everlasting Dying Flame
02. Black Glass Communion
03. Evil Dead [Death cover]
04. The Truth [Death Strike cover]
05. Disgusting Semla [Morbid cover]

Staff review by
X-Ray Rod
Rating:
7.8
One may have all kinds of opinions regarding Mayhem's varied discography in terms of quality. But one thing has always been a fact to yours truly: They never released an unnecessary album in 35 fucking years.

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published 03.11.2019 | Comments (22)

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12.08.2019 - 19:45
Desha
delicious dish
I don't think the cover art fits mayhem all to well, but maybe I'll be surprised.
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You are the hammer, I am the nail
building a house in the fire on the hill
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13.08.2019 - 10:56
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
I disagree. To me it kind of reminds me of a more elegant Chimera and I can see how it works.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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22.08.2019 - 09:34
Rating: 8
Blindhate

Written by Desha on 12.08.2019 at 19:45

I don't think the cover art fits mayhem all to well, but maybe I'll be surprised.

I think you are right. I expected more sophisticated cover.
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22.08.2019 - 10:03
Mercurial

Written by X-Ray Rod on 13.08.2019 at 10:56

I disagree. To me it kind of reminds me of a more elegant Chimera and I can see how it works.

I'm with you, I dig it. Mayhem's cover arts have been pretty varied across the board anyway so it's not like they even have a specific style, which suits the fact their music is also similarly varied.
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22.08.2019 - 10:10
Mercurial

Written by Blindhate on 22.08.2019 at 09:34

I think you are right. I expected more sophisticated cover.

Not really sure what you consider "sophisticated," but this is clearly the most sophisticated of their covers as far I can see it. I mean, it's an actual painting for one thing that probably wouldn't look out of place in the Romantic era.
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22.08.2019 - 10:39
Rating: 8
Blindhate

Written by Mercurial on 22.08.2019 at 10:10

Written by Blindhate on 22.08.2019 at 09:34

I think you are right. I expected more sophisticated cover.

Not really sure what you consider "sophisticated," but this is clearly the most sophisticated of their covers as far I can see it. I mean, it's an actual painting for one thing that probably wouldn't look out of place in the Romantic era.

ok. I hope the music of this album will great. Sorry but the cover doesnot fits Mayhem style to me.
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22.08.2019 - 13:22
InnerSelf
proofread free
Bad Blood will be the best Black Metal diss track ever released
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He who is not bold enough
to be stared at from across the abyss
is not bold enough
to stare into it himself.
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22.08.2019 - 13:36
Rating: 8
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Written by InnerSelf on 22.08.2019 at 13:22

Bad Blood will be the best Black Metal diss track ever released

It's probably a Taylor Swift cover
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
One day there will be no heart at all?
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23.08.2019 - 06:45
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by RaduP on 22.08.2019 at 13:36
It's probably a Taylor Swift cover

Mayhem wishes they were on that level.
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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23.08.2019 - 18:26
Paz
Nuclear Cowboy
Written by RaduP on 22.08.2019 at 13:36

It's probably a Taylor Swift cover

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30.08.2019 - 13:21
Mercurial

New track, try one of these. Spotify worked fine for me.

Not sure I like it, drums just drown it out and the drumming is kinda basic to begin with.
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31.08.2019 - 14:28
Rating: 5
mz

Oh God Worthless Abomination Destroyed sounds straight out of dmds. Officially lost my hopes for this album. The drums are so annoying. Too early to judge, but seems like they went for a clone of their old sound.
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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31.08.2019 - 14:34
Mercurial

Written by mz on 31.08.2019 at 14:28

Oh God Worthless Abomination Destroyed sounds straight out of dmds. Officially lost my hopes for this album. The drums are so annoying. Too early to judge, but seems like they went for a clone of their old sound.

To me it sounded a bit like a watered down Liber from BaN's discog. I guess the Liber records were inspired by older school black metal though, so swings and roundabouts.
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01.09.2019 - 00:26
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
"Officially Lost hope". Jeez people going out way early. I still remember some folks who complained about the first single from Esoteric Warfare and then eating the shit out of it when the full album was released. Let's wait.

This is why Im never a fan of checking out songs. I take the full album in one go thank you very much.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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01.09.2019 - 00:49
Zap
Guest
They mentioned going back to their roots, so don't be surprised when it sounds like... their roots.
Although I guess after hearing most other bands say they're going back to their roots before every. single. album. it has kind of lost its meaning.
I loved the song. It's definitely a departure from the last two records (as far as one can tell from one song) but that's not a bad thing in itself.
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01.09.2019 - 02:53
Rating: 5
mz

Written by X-Ray Rod on 01.09.2019 at 00:26

"Officially Lost hope". Jeez people going out way early. I still remember some folks who complained about the first single from Esoteric Warfare and then eating the shit out of it when the full album was released. Let's wait.

This is why Im never a fan of checking out songs. I take the full album in one go thank you very much.

I don't lose hope over albums if the singles are just poor in quality. The problem is that I don't think I will ever be impressed with this style of black metal, and I don't think mayhem is going to put an album with songs that are not consistent when it comes to the style. This is as if they would had released a blackgazs song. I don't like that style and I would had be disappointed.
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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01.09.2019 - 02:57
Rating: 5
mz

Written by Mercurial on 31.08.2019 at 14:34


To me it sounded a bit like a watered down Liber from BaN's discog. I guess the Liber records were inspired by older school black metal though, so swings and roundabouts.

True, but then again the libers, especially liber ii had this dense production combined with totally unhinged disonace going on that made them so great. This song just lacks any adventurous edge.
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Giving my ears a rest from music.
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11.09.2019 - 02:03
Auntie Sahar
Drone Empress
Curious to see where they go now if this is indeed gonna be something of a departure from the Ordo Ad Chao/Esoteric Warfare sound
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I am the Magician and the Exorcist. I am the axle of the wheel, and the cube in the circle. “Come unto me” is a foolish word: for it is I that go.

~ II. VII
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28.09.2019 - 00:12
Mercurial

New song all but confirms this album is going to be dud. Didn't expect that from these guys, but I'll still see if the album as a whole holds something decent.
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28.09.2019 - 05:24
Rating: 6
Karlabos
Meat and Potatos
Written by RaduP on 22.08.2019 at 13:36

Written by InnerSelf on 22.08.2019 at 13:22

Bad Blood will be the best Black Metal diss track ever released

It's probably a Taylor Swift cover

Knowing Attila this could as well be true..
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"Aah! The cat turned into a cat!"
- Reimu Hakurei
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25.10.2019 - 21:58
Zap
Guest
Loving this one. It's some creepy evil black metal with great vocals and audible bass. Sure, fans of OAC and EW might find this too "normal," but for a straightforward black metal album, this is perfectly executed.
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26.10.2019 - 01:22
Maco
Pvt Funderground
This is excellent normal black metal.
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Crackhead Megadeth reigns supreme.
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26.10.2019 - 05:13
Rating: 8
Lord Slothrop

I need to digest it some more, but after one listen I'm digging it.
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26.10.2019 - 07:58
Rating: 10
Vermoorden

This is the best album Mayhem has put out since De Mysteriis. I've listened all the way through the album 3 times now, and I don't see my rating changing at all.
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26.10.2019 - 14:48
Rating: 8
Răzvan

I'm not a big fan of Mayhem, but I did love DMDS. I feel this album bridges the gap quite nicely between their early sound and some of the more experimental stuff they did afterwards. So, in my book, it may well be their best album since DMDS.
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My subjectivity is better than yours.
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27.10.2019 - 17:56
nikarg

It's difficult to re-invent yourself with every release. Then again, it's also difficult to write the second part of the best black metal album in the history of black metal and not fall flat on your face. And Mayhem didn't. Daemon is indeed a return to roots and the band was clearly influenced by the fact that they played the whole DMDS live for a long time. However, it does feature many elements of stuff they did after that album.

In terms of performances, Attila is summoning the dark forces of the universe, both when he shrieks from the crypt and when he's using his trademark operatic diabolical vocals. The bass is audible and tasty, the riffs are interesting and memorable. The atmosphere is frightening and hellish. My only grudge is with the drums; Hellhammer is -and always will be- a black metal drumming god, but it's clear that he has put minimal effort in this.

Daemon is what the band said it is on the press release: "an opportunity for the maw of hell to open wider". Nothing more, nothing less. Works for me.
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27.10.2019 - 18:24
The Witchfinder
Account deleted
Never liked DMDS; found it terribly overrated. So I'm probably not gonna dig this. Gonna check it out anyway though.
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31.10.2019 - 05:49
Troy Killjoy
perfunctionist
Written by nikarg on 27.10.2019 at 17:56
Nothing more, nothing less. Works for me.

Review incoming?
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"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something."
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31.10.2019 - 12:23
Rating: 8
X-Ray Rod
Skandino
Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.10.2019 at 05:49

Written by nikarg on 27.10.2019 at 17:56
Nothing more, nothing less. Works for me.

Review incoming?


I got my fangs on this one. If all goes according to plan it'll be this weekend.
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Written by BloodTears on 19.08.2011 at 18:29
Like you could kiss my ass
Written by Milena on 20.06.2012 at 10:49
Rod, let me love you.
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31.10.2019 - 17:50
nikarg

Written by Troy Killjoy on 31.10.2019 at 05:49

Review incoming?

The doc was quicker to call dibs on it.


Written by X-Ray Rod on 31.10.2019 at 12:23

I got my fangs on this one. If all goes according to plan it'll be this weekend.

Looking forward to that one.
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