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unique aspect, but we wanted to go back to a little bit more traditional extreme metal. Of course, there’s all these elements that Mayhem has built up for itself as a band, but we still wanted to go back to something that was straightforward musically and a little more brutal and more like extreme metal."
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album, which was a little bit progressive—maybe a little bit too much—almost like a fusion album where riffs were not repeated and the rhythm was always out or different or kind of twisted, we wanted to go back from there instead of going forward in that direction. Every Mayhem album has a kind of
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The album was recorded and mixed between
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was more mixed in his assessment of the album, stating: "Mayhem are clearly trying to push the envelope of their metal, but their efforts are rendered vain by the lack of derring-do which has sealed the fate of other fellow second-wave black metallers."
300:. The album was mastered by Maor Applebaum in the US. The album's music was written by new guitarist Teloch, while the lyrics were handled by Christian "CERN" Fleck with vocalist Attila . In an interview with
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is worthy of praise, because it keeps alive a sound practised by merely a handful of outfits, some of them sadly disbanded." Nevertheless, Alex
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is a Mayhem album worth talking about more for its sounds than its associated baggage." Sputnikmusic staff writer Voivod thought: "Despite being derivative,
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and its release date was to be 6 June 2014. On 19 March 2014, Blabbermouth.net unveiled the album's official track listing along with other details.
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Northern Darkness – A Tribute to Mayhem
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875:Suomen virallinen lista
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72:Mølla Studio, Gjerstad
64:September–October 2013
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339:Like its predecessor
330:J. Robert Oppenheimer
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356:Professional ratings
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711:"Into the Lifeless"
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