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De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
Metal · 1994 · 8 tracks

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas

Mayhem

A monolith of Norwegian black metal. Dissonant guitars and technical drumming meet theatrical, ritualistic vocals to create a cold, ecclesiastical nightmare.

May 24, 1994 · Back On Black

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A cold, ritualistic descent into ecclesiastical darkness and existential dread.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Funeral Fog
5:47
02
Freezing Moon
6:23
03
Cursed in Eternity
5:10
04
Pagan Fears
6:21
05
Life Eternal
6:57
06
From the Dark Past
5:27
07
Buried by Time and Dust
3:34
08
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
6:22
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the slow, crushing mid-section of Freezing Moon where the bass becomes a physical weight.
Attila's unsettling, non-traditional vocal entry on the title track, sounding like a high priest in a trance.
The relentless, machine-like precision of the blast beats on Buried by Time and Dust that never waver.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas sound next to the rest of Mayhem's catalogue?

Operatic+3.0σ

The vocals lean far further into operatic than the rest of the catalogue.

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