Details

LABEL: Century Media
RELEASE DATE: 02/06/2026
VARIANT: Ltd. Deluxe clear-black marbled LP+7Inch Vinyl LP

With their new opus Liturgy of Death, MAYHEM reaffirm their status as the most uncompromising force in Norwegian Black Metal. After four decades of extremity, the band has reached a new apex of darkness: faster, fiercer, and more sinister than anything in their recent catalog. The album unfolds as a relentless meditation on death in all its manifestations existential, spiritual, and absolute. From the furious chaos of Despair and Funeral of Existence to the bleak grandeur of Ephemeral Eternity and Aeons End, each track drags the listener deeper into a ritual of misery and transcendence. Propitious Death and The Sentence of Absolution intertwine brutality with ominous atmosphere, while Life Is a Corpse You Drag and Sancta Mendacia leave no doubt that Mayhem remain unmatched in channeling despair into sound.

With Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila, Teloch, and Ghul locked into a unit tighter than ever, Liturgy of Death presents a band not content to rest on legacy but determined to push the boundaries of extremity itself. The result is a merciless record dark, fast, and unrelenting that captures Mayhem in their most dangerous and vital form. Forty years since their birth in Langhus, MAYHEM continue to embody chaos, proving once more that Norwegian Black Metal is a force without end.

TRACKLIST

LP 1
Ephemeral Eternity
Despair
Weep for Nothing
Aeon's End
Funeral of Existence
Realm of Endless Misery
Propitious Death
The Sentence of Absolution
LP 2
Life Is a Corpse You Drag
Sancta Mendacia