De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

1. Funeral Fog

2. Freezing Moon

3. Cursed in Eternity

4. Pagan Fears

5. Life Eternal

6. From the Dark Past

7. Buried by Time and Dust

8. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

Tracks:

Funeral Fog
Freezing Moon
Cursed in Eternity
Pagan Fears
Life Eternal
From the Dark Past
Buried by Time and Dust
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

Customer Reviews:

TRUE NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL!.......2007-06-21

Along with Darkthrone's A Blaze In The Northern Sky this is a masterpiece in Black Metal. Very cold and dark the way True Black Metal is suppose to be. Euronymous Raw (but memorable riffs), Hellhammer's brilliant drum work, Varg's nasty distorted bass and Attila's cold vocals make this a must have in any metal fans collection. And to all those stupid fags who gave this album less than 5 stars go kill yourselves you deaf retards.

The past is alive..........2007-04-27

Bleak, dark, and oppressively extreme. The unified vision and the technical precision on display gives this record an undeniable edge. The drummer's full speed blasts underpin an atmosphere of relentless foreboding dread, before dropping the tempo to a crawl with some truly punishing fills. This is the backbone for a dense, deep, swirling mist of guitar noise. A mix that gives the infrequent solos an eerie, otherworldly quality to match their impressive sense of melody and timing.

The thick, layered production is reminiscent of 'Loveless' by My Bloody Valentine, but where that record is lush and dreamlike, this one is chilling and precise. The insane vocals are an acquired taste, but succeed in sounding unhinged, demonic, hollow and ghostlike, fitting the music hand to glove. The brilliantly titled 'Freezing Moon' and the hypnotic title track are the most accomplished individual showcases within this formidable creation. Enthralling and utterly alienating in equal measure.

Sucks........2007-04-16

This album is laughable. I have no idea why people have rendered Mayhem a classic black metal band. The instrumentals were, while not horrible, nothing to rave about. And the vocals sounded like some stoned and drunken bum attempting to make fun of the whole black metal scene, giving himself a good laugh while kicking a can down an alleyway. Probably the worst vocals in the history of black metal.

Also, in regards to Vorthog's comment: I'm a fan of Dimmu Borgir and Emperor (more so Emperor than Dimmu Borgir, but thats not the point). But on the other hand I'm also a fan of Darkthrone...and Immortal, ect. Darkthrone is definitely not a key-board oriented black metal band, and neither is Immortal, and I still think they have some great LP's. The reason I dont like Mayhem isnt because they dont have key-boards, it's simply because they suck.

Do not get this album. You'll be wasting your money.

The ULTIMATE black metal album.......2007-03-23

If you're into extreme metal you seriously need to check this album out. It's totally unique and among the darkest metal records of all time. A true classic.

Essential for any Black Metal collection.......2007-01-25

Let's be honest here. If you are a big BM fan, then this album MUST be in your collection. There is no ifs, ands or buts about it. Considered by many to be the absolute pinnacle of Black Metal, Mayhem's long in the making first full length is a barrage of barbaric, brutal and extremely cold Black Metal. We all know the stories about this band so I won't discuss that here. That is not important when reviewing the music. This album was supposed to come out as far back as 1991 but due to Dead's suicide that never happened. You can hear some of these songs played as long ago as 1988 on the rehearsals they did at the time. Truly groundbreaking at the time, had this come out in 1991 or so this could have possibly changed the face of what we then knew as BM.

You see, during that time BM was still a thrashy music style. Bathory did it perfectly, but these guys took it to the next level. Using speed picked power chords and dischorded melodies, the songs all revolve mostly around 3 or 4 central riffs, but develop into a grand symphony of death and carnage. Euronymous was no slouch when it came to writing cold riffs and his riffs present here are very raw and hateful. Hellhammer's drumming is immense and full of chaotic blast beats and thunderous double kick. Varg Vikernes of Burzum does the bass on here and he provides some catchy parts as well, especially during Life Eternal and Pagan Fears. Vocals are handled by Hungarian madman Attila Csihar, formerly of Tormentor fame (and now the current vocalist of Mayhem again.) His vocals aren't the typical BM rasp, but are very eerie and cold and his clean chants on the title track are truly disturbing. Some people don't like his vocals at all, but I find them to fit the cold nature of the music perfectly.

This album is dedicated to Euronymous and it is a fitting tribute to the legendary founder/guitarist/scene leader. I'm sure he would have been very proud of this album and even more so proud of what Mayhem has acheived in his abscene. Overall this is a classic within the Black Metal genre and it should be in every BM fans collection no questions asked.

"All my time is dedicated to the WAR and everything involved, including band and label." - Euronymous, 1993