MAYHEM – Esoteric Warfare – October 2, 2017

Posted on October 2, 2017

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MAYHEM are fanning the flames for the next leg of their European “Purgatorium”-tour that comes with the complete performance of their landmark debut album ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’, which is considered to be the manifesto of second wave black metal. An updated list of all confirmed MAYHEM shows can be viewed below.

Legendary MAYHEM vocalist Attila Csihar commented: “The first time I ever heard from Mayhem was in ’91-’92 when I received a letter from Euronymous. I did not know that message was going to change my whole life. They were looking for a new vocalist to replace Dead on their debut album. Of course, I agreed to their offer and in 1993 we recorded ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas’, which to me remains one of the most magical albums of all time. The music opened some unfathomable dimensions that reached beyond what we were able to handle and it unleashed a complete chaos, which ended up at burning churches and eventually a murder within the band. It was almost impossible to release that record, but when it finally came out under the sun in ’94, it left a lasting impact on the whole metal scene. The so-called “2nd wave of black metal” was born in the cold and dark underground of Oslo. At the same time MAYHEM collapsed and got burned down as well. From those ashes, the band had to rise again, when MAYHEM reunited with some old and new members. Yet that album always remained so strong and so unique that even after my reunion with MAYHEM in 2004, we were still not comfortable to present it live in full. Time passed and the whole band got stronger and more experienced. In 2016 we suddenly felt that it was time to finally play the whole record in order to unleash That Beast after more than two decades. ‘De Mysteriis Dom Sathans’ will soon become alive!”

MAYHEM European tour
02 Oct 17 Stuttgart (DE) Wizeman
03 Oct 17 Graz (AT) Orpheum
04 Oct 17 Nilvange (FR) Le Gueulard
05 Oct 17 Köln (DE) Essigfabrik
06 Oct 17 Avelgem (BE) Hardrock Fest
07 Oct 17 Nijmegen (NL) Doornroosje (Soulcrusher Fest 2017)
08 Oct 17 Mannheim (DE) MS Connection
09 Oct 17 Colmar (FR) Le Grillen
11 Oct 17 Bilbao (ES) Santana 27
12 Oct 17 Lisbon (ES) Corroios
13 Oct 17 Madrid (ES) BAT
14 Oct 17 Barcelona (ES) Razzmatazz 2
15 Oct 17 Marseille (FR) Jas Rod
17 Oct 17 Rome (IT) Orion Live Club
18 Oct 17 Maribor (Sl) Stuk
19 Oct 17 Bratislava (SK) Randal
20 Oct 17 Katowice (PL) Mega Club
21 Oct 17 Warsaw (PL) Progesja
22 Oct 17 Riga (LT) Melna Piektdiena
23 Oct 17 Tallinn (EE) Tapper
24 Oct 17 Helsinki (FI) Nosturi
25 Oct 17 Tampere (FI) Klubi
27 Oct 17 Göteborg (SE) Brewhouse

MAYHEM’s latest critically acclaimed album, ‘Esoteric Warfare’ is streaming here. The cover has been created by renowned Polish artist Zbigniew M. Bielak (GHOST, PARADISE LOST, BÖLZER, ZHRINE) and can be viewed together with the track-list below.

  1. Watchers
  2. Psywar
  3. Trinity
  4. Pandaemon
  5. MILAB
  6. VI.Sec.
  7. Throne of Time
  8. Corpse of Care
  9. Posthuman
  10. Aion Suntelia

‘Esoteric Warfare’ can still be ordered in various formats from the Season of Mist shop

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