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New Mayhem box (release date 20th of April 2020)

Mayhem De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas box

DE MYSTERIIS DOM SATHANAS (25TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET) (5LP + BOOK)

This deluxe and so box will be a collector’s item since it is a one time pressing only, so you should reserve your copy now.

“De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas” is often considered to be the most important Black Metal album of all time. The legendary Pytten can be quoted on saying “it was the next big thing after Grieg”, and we couldn’t agree more. The album was released on Euronymous label “Deathlike Silence Productions” May 24th 1994, marked as Anti-Mosh 006.

This timeless album shall be honoured with the release of the 25th Anniversary Box Set, with the help and support by long time Mayhem friend Finn Håkon Rødland. The Iconic Album has been remastered for vinyl from the original DAT tapes by Solslottet Studio, with guidances from Pytten himself and approved by Hellhammer. The cover art and packaging will for the first time be presented as Hellhammer originally envisioned it back in 93/94, including also the lyric scroll booklet. Also included are four additional vinyls with stunning artwork consisting of two different rehearsal sessions in Oslo from February and May 1992, taken directly from tapes Euronymous made, the instrumental rough mix from Grieghallen June 1992, and the rough mix with vocals from the tape Attila got after the vocal recordings in April/May 1993.

The Box Set will include a 96 page book with a series of in depth interviews casting Light and Darkness on the recording process and the glory days of Mayhem making history in the early 90’s, such as Pytten, Hellhammer, Attila, Necrobutcher, Nocturno Culto of Darkthrone, Bård `Faust” Eithun of Emperor, Shagrath of Dimmu Borgir, Dr. Best of Mysticum, Steinar “Sverd” Johnsen of Mortem/Arcturus, Erik Danielsson of Watain, Tore Bratseth of Old Funeral, Ivar and Grutle of Enslaved, HBM Majesty of Mare/Vemod/Dark Sonority, Nergal of Behemoth, Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir and Jørgen Lid Widing (lyric scrolls). Liner notes by Finn Håkon Rødland, Metalion, Iver Sandøy of Solslottet studio, and Maniac. The Book will include the original handwritten lyrics by Dead and Snorre, plus never before seen photos from the DMDS photo session, presented here for the very first time. The book will also give detailed insight into the classic cover art of Nidarosdomen. THE PAST IS ALIVE!

  • The Box Contains:
    – Original Album “De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas”, Remasterered From The Original Dat Tapes
    – A 96 Page Book (See Description)
    – 4 x Bonus Vinyls.
  • This Box Set will be printed one time exclusively for the number of pre-orders only.

TRACKLIST

The Original Album Re-mastered From The Original DAT Tapes
Side A
1. Funeral Fog
2. Freezing Moon
3. Cursed In Eternity
4. Pagan Fears
Side B
5. Life Eternal
6. From The Dark Past
7. Buried By Time And Dust
8. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas


Bonus Vinyl 1
Rehearsal Oslo: Skippergata, February 10th, 1992
Side A
1. Buried By Time And Dust
2. Cursed In Eternity
3. Materialized In Stone
4. Life Eternal
(Side B Blank)


Bonus Vinyl 2
Studio Rehearsal Oslo: Møllergata, May 16th, 1992
Side A
1. Funeral Fog
2. Freezing Moon
3. Pagan Fears
4. Buried In Time

Side B
5. Life Eternal
6. Buried By Time And Dust
7. Cursed In Eternity
8. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas


Bonus Vinyl 3
Instrumental Rough Mix: Grieghallen, Bergen June 22nd-29th, 1992
Side A
1. Buried By Time And Dust
2. Pagan Fears
3. Freezing Moon
4. Funeral Fog
Side B
5. Life Eternal
6. From The Dark Past
7. Cursed In Eternity
8. De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas


Bonus Vinyl 4
Vocal Session, Grieghallen,Bergen April 30th- May 2nd 1993
Side A
1. Cursed In Eternity
2. Pagan Fears
3. Freezing Moon
Side B
4. Funeral Fog
5. Life Eternal

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thewildhunt.net Spotify black metal playlist

So, it is time to publish thewildhunt.net Spotify black metal playlist. Please enjoy below, it is closer to 50 hours of black metal mayhem…

The list contains black metal and black metal related tracks by artists, such as Kampfar, Craft, Primordial, Funeral Mist, Watain, Urfaust, Marduk, Immortal, Drudkh, Varathron, Rotting Christ, Lucifer’s Child, Uada, Dissection, Svartsyn, Bathory, Burzum, Mayhem, Helrunar, Macabre Omen, Gehenna, Winterfylleth, A Forest of Stars, Agalloch, Koldbrann, Deathspell Omega, Batushka, 1349, Den Saakaldte, Khors, Enslaved, Darkthrone, Vreid, Gorgoroth, Acherontas, Panphage, Murg, Forgotten Woods, Windir, Der Weg Einer Freiheit, Windswept, Mgla, Sargeist, Imperium Dekadenz, Ulver, Summoning, Deströyer 666, Nifelheim, Tsjuder, Horna, Dark Funeral, Murdryck, Wolves in The Throne Room, Venom, Taake, Mutiilation, Behexen, Ereb Altor, Fluisteraars, Isengard, Impaled Nazarene, Eneferens, Dawn Ray’d, Wyrd, Judas Iscariot, Mephorash, The Ruins of Beverast, Inter Arma, Akhlys, Nargaroth, Abbath, Satyricon etc.

Please enjoy and do not hesitate to give feedback.

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Black vs coloured and splattered vinyl – which sounds best? Let’s find out, in the almighty Immortal – Northern Chaos Gods test…

It is sometimes said that black vinyl sounds better than coloured, splattered and especially glow in the dark vinyls. But is that really so and is it possible to hear the difference? Let’s find out! (As someone used to say, before freedom of speech was interfered with).

So, the test objects for our black metal vinyl hearing experiment are: (1) to the left, the competitor and expected winner, at least if we are to believe the experts: the classical, traditional black vinyl. (2) to the right, we have our challenger: the unorthodox splattered vinyl which is claimed to be a bad choice, from sound quality perspective…

This album is the first since the split between Demonaz and Abbath. Abbath took off and has his band is very logically named just Abbath, while Demonaz and Horgh continued with Immortal. Horgh is by the way also drummer in death metal stars Hypocrisy, which pretty much is Peter Tägtgren’s band. “Northern Chaos Gods” is partly recorded in Grangärde, Dalarna with Peter Tägtgren as producer. He bought the mental hospital ‘Pärlby’, in Grangärde, and turned it into his living place, studio etc.

Picture taken by The Wild Hunt, in the dense forests, a few kilometers away from Pärlby

Equipment used in this experiment: Argon vinyl player, a 20 year old Sony amplifier, a good Ortofon pickup (don’t remember which model though), Sennheiser HD 660 S headphones.

The competitors lined up:

1. The favourite, the first pressing black vinyl
2. The challenger, the ‘pretty’ but superficial splatter vinyl

Summary: after listening carefully to these vinyls during an entire evening, my conclusion is that the challenger, the ‘pretty’ splatter vinyl, sounds better. It is clearer in sound, while the black vinyl is not sounding so well. It is inferior in fact. The sounds are ‘muffled’ so to say.

The thing here is that I was sceptical towards the black pressing from the beginning, because of my feeling it had an inferior sound. I still think this is the case here. The positive thing is that if you are an old school hard core lo-fi black metal fan, this is of course the option for you

So, the sound is better in the later pressing but this has most probably got nothing to do with the actual colour of the vinyl. The root cause for the difference is probably another. Conclusion is that the actual colour is not the most important factor for good sound quality – mastering, mixing, pressing plant etc are probably more important factors. Although, colour probably has impact.

The official “Mighty Ravendark” video from the label, Nuclear Blast.

Frozen up north
Far from the sun
Where the heart of winter is one
Cold winds they blow
All frost and snow
Shadows creep in forests old
Unending realm awaiting fires end
All light from worlds disappear
I lurk the paths where grimly woods near
Frozen gates call me from there

Under these mountainsides rises no sun
Whereas the icy cold mountains are one
Beyond the wintery woods winds they call
Here under the might of its greatness I roar

Mighty Ravendark
Mighty Ravendark

Forests climb to mountains
Cold winds they blow
Thunder and twilight and snow
Frost, wind and fog, snow deep and cold
In the realm that is hidden from all
Mindless voices speak through the heart of the gods
From the wintery woods winds they call
Caught in the shadows of thy raven realm
The kingdom that blackened my soul

Under these mountainsides rises no sun
Whereas the icy cold mountains are one
Beyond the wintery woods winds they call
Here under the might of its greatness I roar

Mighty Ravendark
Mighty Ravendark
Mighty Ravendark

Throne of the north
Mountains of might
Blashyrkh by name
Blashyrkh by fire
Towers of ice
Shadows of gods
Tales of the one
Frozen kingdom

Kingdom of north
Throne of them all
Tales of the one
Mountaineous sons
Blashyrkh by fire
Blashyrkh by name
The throne of north
Mighty be thy law
Mighty Ravendark

Frozen up north
Far from the sun
Where the heart of winter is one
Cold winds they blow
All frost and snow
Shadows creep in forests old
Unending realm awaiting fires end
All light from worlds disappear
I lurk the paths where grimly woods near
Frozen gates call me from there

Under these mountainsides rises no sun
Whereas the icy cold mountains are one
Beyond the wintery woods winds they call
Here under the might of its greatness I roar

Mighty Ravendark
Mighty Ravendark