MAYHEM - neue Single & Video “DESPAIR”
The most influential black metal band in history returns with their seventh studio album, Liturgy of Death.
With this new chapter, Mayhem once again cement their reputation as one of the most relentless forces in extreme metal. Nearly forty years into their career, the band turns its gaze toward the unavoidable truth of mortality. Liturgy of Death explores the philosophy of mortality with stark, uncompromising clarity. The album presents death not as an ending, but as a universal law that touches all life and exposes the fragility of human existence. This impermanence becomes a call to live with full intensity, for every gain and loss ultimately falls back into the same silence. Echoing ancient philosophies, the album portrays life as a transitional state and death as a gateway to a higher form of being, while the solemn, dark beauty of death permeates the entire work.
STREAM “DESPAIR” HERE: https://mayhemband.lnk.to/WeepForNothing-Single
WATCH THE VIDEO HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp2ApneFH6k
“Despair” captures this vision in its most visceral form. The track unravels the collapse of being through ritualistic chants, Latin invocations, and blistering blast beats that echo like the pulse of annihilation. Attila’s vocals summon an ancient, fatal truth: the fading of light, the inevitability of death, and the recognition of human fragility. “Despair” stands as the album’s stark revelation — the moment where death is not feared but understood.
PRE-ORDER LITURGY OF DEATH HERE: https://mayhemband.lnk.to/LiturgyOfDeath
Exclusively available as:
• Ltd. Deluxe Box Set incl. an exclusive 12” Clear-Black Marbled Vinyl with alternate artwork, bonus 7” Marbled Vinyl with 2 extra tracks, metal pin, patch, art prints, and the special tarot card “Liturgy of Death” (Clear-Black Marbled Edition and Transp. Red-Black Marbled BAND EDITION)
• Ltd. Gatefold Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold Transp. Orange-Black Marbled Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold Splatter Black-Apricot Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold Haze Bright Gold-Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold A/B Split Red-Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (BAND EDITION)
• Ltd. Gatefold Black Ice Ghost Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (US EDITION)
• Ltd. Gatefold Cooper Black Ice Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (US EDITION)
• Ltd. CD Mediabook in Slipcase (with bonus track and additional artwork)
• Standard CD Jewelcase
• Digital album
Liturgy of Death Tracklist:
1. Ephemeral Eternity
2. Despair
3. Weep for Nothing
4. Aeon’s End
5. Funeral of Existence
6. Realm of Endless Misery
7. Propitious Death
8. The Sentence of Absolution
9. Life Is a Corpse You Drag (Bonus Track)
10. Sancta Mendacia (Bonus Track)
MAYHEM line up:
Attila Csihar - Vocals
Ghul - Guitar
Hellhammer – Drums
Necrobutcher - Bass
Morten - Guitar
MAYHEM online:
https://www.thetruemayhem.com
MAYHEM - DEATH OVER EUROPE 2026
Tickets: https://www.thetruemayhem.com/live/
05-02-2026 · NL · Groningen · Spot
06-02-2026 · NL · Utrecht · TivoliVredenburg
07-02-2026 · DE · Herford · KulturWerk Herford
08-02-2026 · BE · Liège · OM
10-02-2026 · UK · London · Electric Ballroom
11-02-2026 · FR · Paris · Elysée Montmartre
12-02-2026 · FR · Toulouse · Le Bikini
14-02-2026 · PT · Lisbon · LAV Lisboa Ao Vivo
15-02-2026 · ES · Madrid · La Riviera
17-02-2026 · IT · Milano · Alcatraz
18-02-2026 · CH · Solothurn · Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
19-02-2026 · AT · Vienna · Simm City
20-02-2026 · DE · Regensburg · Airport Eventhall
21-02-2026 · CZ · Prague · PAVILON C
22-02-2026 · DE · Berlin · Huxleys Neue Welt
24-02-2026 · PL · Gdansk · B90
25-02-2026 · LV · Riga · Spelet
26-02-2026 · FI · Helsinki · Kulttuuritalo
28-02-2026 · SE · Gothenburg · Eriksbergshallen
Quelle: Oktober Promotion