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Mayhem have announced their seventh studio album, Liturgy of Death, out February 6th. The lead single “Weep for Nothing” can be streamed now.
The seven-minute track is a smothering piece that shifts between atmospheric blasting, slower doomy sections, and even a bit of prog toward the song’s latter half. Prolific vocalist Attila Csihar exercises both harsh rasps and operatic clean vocals, keeping with the variation in the arrangement.
For this album, Mayhem’s lineup remains consistent with that of their 2019 LP Daemon and features Csihar, longtime members Necrobutcher (bass) and Hellhammer (drums), and guitarists Ghul and Morten (aka Teloch).
The black metal pioneers are set to support Liturgy of Death with the “Death Over Europe” headlining tour, which kicks off on February 5th in the Netherlands. The support bill features Marduk and Immolation. Get tickets here.
Mayhem’s forthcoming album follows the release of the Daemonic Rites live album in 2023, with 2021’s Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando EP and the aforementioned Daemon full-length being the band’s most recent studio work.
Pre-order Liturgy of Death physically via Century Media and digitally via Bandcamp. You can stream “Weep for Nothing” below.
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Liturgy of Death Tracklist:
01. Ephemeral Eternity
02. Despair
03. Weep For Nothing
04. Aeon’s End
05. Funeral Of Existence
06. Realm Of Endless Misery
07. Propitious Death
08. The Sentence Of Absolution
09. Life Is A Corpse You Drag (Bonus Track)
10. Sancta Mendacia (Bonus Track)
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