Tag Archive: Mayhem


Botanist – I: The Suicide Tree/II: A Rose From the Dead

Filed Under: Reviews
Dec.02, 2011

Botanist

I: The Suicide Tree
II: A Rose From the Dead

1. Dracocephalum
2. Invoke the Throne of Veltheimi
3. Helleborous Niger
4. Whorl
5. Forgotten in Nepenthes
6. Aldrovanda Ascendant
7. Chaining the Catechin
8. Dionaea Muscipula
9. Clematopsis
10. Rhododendoom
11. Gorechid
12. Cerbera Odollam
13. Bromeliad
14. Lepidoptera
15. Euonymous in Darkness
16. Dactylorhiza Elata
17. Glycyrrhiza
18. Convolvulus Althaeoides
19. Dioscoria
20. Megaskepasma
21. In The Hall Of Chamaerops
22. Quercus Lamellosa
23. Echinocereus
24. Sparaxis Of Perdition
25. Feast Of Saussurea
26. Wings Of Antichrys
27. Monstera’s Lair
28. Chiranthodendron
29. Koeleria
30. Sanguinaria
31. Dodecatheon
32. Summon Xanthostemon
33. Asclepias Curassavica
34. Strelitzia Reginae
35. Trillium Recurvatum
36. Cypripedium
37. Nephrolepsis
38. Abrus Precatorius
39. A Rose From the Dead
40. [untitled]

[06/24/11]
[tUMULT]

Black metal. You either love it or you hate it. However, the thing about black metal is that it’s remarkably consistent.  You know what you’re going to get before you get it. You know which bands do anger and violence, or beautiful and symphonic, or a combination of both. Black metal is black metal, right?  Wrong. Meet Botanist, a one-man black metal project by a man who goes by the alias of The Botanist. Allow me to read you what it says on the sticker on the front of the album:  “Forty tracks of eerie and esoteric, buzzing and baffling, drum and dulcimer driven eco-terrorist black metal.” Yes, you read that correctly. The main instrument of this album is a hammered dulcimer. There are no guitars and no bass. A hammered dulcimer, a drumset that is equipped with a marching snare as well as a concert snare and the usual drumset fixtures, and The Botanist’s creepy, eerie voice are all that is featured on this record.

Before I get into the bulk of this review, allow me to warn you. This will be the weirdest, strangest, all-out perplexing album you will hear all year. It definitely takes some getting used to, but once you’re accustomed to the sound, you’ll find out quickly if you’ll like it or not. This is definitely unlike anything that you or I have ever heard.
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Dragged Into Sunlight – Hatred For Mankind

Filed Under: Reviews
Dec.01, 2011

Dragged Into Sunlight

Hatred For Mankind

 

01. Boiled Angel/Buried With Leeches
02. Volcanic Birth
03. To Hieron
04. Lashed To The Grinder And Stoned To Death
05. I, Aurora
06. Totem Of Skulls

[01/18/11]
[Prosthetic Records]

It’s November the 11th, 2011. It’s around 5pm and I’m at Damnation Festival, killing time inbetween bands. I’m drunk. Naturally.

And then the in-house music shuts off and the lights go down. The smoke machines begin to work overtime, pushing out gallon upon gallon of dry ice into the already cloudy room. Where there was only murmurs , an intro-tape suddenly lurches into life with a dry vinyl hiss and mechanical screeching jostling for space. I’ve never before seen such a large group of people snap into such a relentless concentration but all eyes are fixed expectantly on the cloudy haze that was once a stage.

At this point the only thing separating this from some kind of psychological torture scenario is the few sources of light emanating from the candles on stage. The buzzing and hissing becomes more violent. A metronomic low pulse pushes to the forefront, testing the ear drums of everyone present. Minutes go by whilst the endless aural abuse continues before suddenly 4 silhouettes make their way onto the stage and face away from the crowd.

‘It pleases me to serve you‘

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Old School Black Metal… Surfified?

Filed Under: lolwut
Oct.04, 2011

So, I’ve come across this interesting thing. I don’t know what to make of it… So I’ll just share the videos with you:

The Emperors – I Am The Surf Wizards

The Mayhems – Surfin’ Moon

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Nader Sadek – Brilliant? Or Just Plain Mental?

Filed Under: Video
May.31, 2011

OK, so Nader Sadek is a name I’ve been hearing quite a lot lately. Mostly due to the fact that the Egyptian born conceptual artist, who has previously collaborated with bands such as Mayhem and Sunn O))), has just released his first record In The Flesh (an album centered around the place that petroleum holds within society) and it contains contributions from a pretty stellar cast. The band is made up of Steve Tucker (ex-Morbid Angel) on vocals, Blasphemer (Mayhem) on guitar, Nick McMaster (Krallice) and Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy) on drums and guest appearances include Attila Csihar (Mayhem), Travis Ryan (Cattle Decapitation), Destructhor (Morbid Angel) and Mike Lerner (Behold… The Arctopus). Quite the line up, ain’t it? Don’t worry, the music is pretty damn good too – check out the video for “Sulffur” below, it’s the second part in a three-part video being shot for the album.

Reminds me a little of each band involved really but I suppose primarily it sounds like early Morbid Angel with a few Mayhem inspired riffs and there’s definitely nothing wrong with that. Anyway, you think that was good? Just wait till you see the video for the first part of the trilogy, “Nigredo In Necromance”!

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iwrestledatrollonce: IWABO Goes Black; May Or May Not Go Back

Filed Under: General News, lolwut, RAGE, Upcoming releases, WILD SPECULATION!
May.18, 2011

IWABO are allegedly going grim. Elitists are pissed. Scene kids are pissed. Everyone is pissed. I, for one, am delighted.

It’s not that I’m a big fan of IWABO; in fact, I thought their debut album It’s All Happening was mediocre and failed to live up to the hype. Hell, it’s not even that I’m a fan of black metal; sometimes, I can’t stand the stuff! I do however enjoy how the band simply does not give a fuck. If their new album is in fact a forray into trve black metal that, according to Metalsucks, “sounds like fucking Mayhem in their prime,” then the sheer amount of balls it takes to completely disregard both fans and haters alike for the sake of their own amusement is quite admirable, especially if they’re capable of pulling off the sound, which—let’s be honest—is probably not that hard of a feat to begin with.

But then again, if they aren’t really changing up their sound and are in cahoots with MetalSucks to troll everyone (which seems to be the most likely alternative), then they’ve effectively made a fool out of everyone getting bent all out of shape over something so trivial. Either way you look at it, IWABO wins. Deal with it, everyone else.

Here’s a statement from guitarist Steven Bradley:

“We were sick of getting lumped in with ‘scene’ and ‘whatever-core’ bands, so we decided to embrace our roots and just go straight black metal on the new album. I’d say 90% of the new record is straight-up black metal, so we had to change our image to match… Because of course that’s just as important, if not more so, than the music.”

Absolutely biting. Personally, I don’t see how anyone could see this as anything other than a clever ruse. At any rate, we’ll find out this Thursday when Metalsucks debuts the new IWABO song, won’t we?

- JR

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The Devil’s Half Dozen: Part 3

Filed Under: Listen To This!, Lists!, The Devil's Half Dozen
Jan.21, 2011

Speaking of bands who were off the fucking deep end, eh? Mayhem, one of the most legendary and craziest of them all.  Known for, amongst other things, taking a picture of the remains of their singer (Dead) after he committed suicide with a shotgun and using  the image as an album cover.  The band also contained guitarist and mastermind Euronymous, who was stabbed to death by Burzum‘s Varg Vikernes. Oddly enough, this is Euronymous’s last album before his death and if I am not mistaken, Varg Vikernes plays bass on it. Got all that?

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Remember That Mayhem Tour?

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours
Feb.08, 2010

Well it isn’t happening. Figures, huh?

“FUCK YOU, NORTH AMERICA!”

This just keeps happening. It’s not like I was going to go or anything, but damn. It’s seemingly next to impossible to get a controversial European band over here on this side of the pond. There hasn’t been an official announcement yet, but all bets are placed on visa issues, which have been plaguing bands left and right over the past few years.

There seems to be a pattern forming. Is it a secret government agenda trying to keep these questionable bands out of the United States? Get out your tinfoil hats, folks. Jumping to wild conclusions easy to do.

- JR

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Mayhem: Burning Churches In A Town (not) Near You!

Filed Under: Tours and Rumors of Tours
Jan.26, 2010

This may or may not actually happen

Black metal all up in our business this April as Mayhem tours the US and Canada. They’re bringing Ludicra and Tombs in tow, along with Krallice in select dates.


4/7 Washington, DC | 9:30 Club*
4/8 New York, NY | Fillmore at Irving Plaza*
4/9 Cambridge, MA | Middle East Downstairs*
4/10 Montreal, QC | Les Foufounes Electriques*
4/11 Toronto, ON | The Opera House*
4/13 Chicago, IL | Bottom Lounge
4/14 Minneapolis, MN | Triple Rock Social Club
4/15 Winnipeg, MB | Royal Albert Arms
4/16 Regina, SK | The Exchange
4/17 Edmonton, AB | Starlite Room
4/18 Calgary, AB | Republik
4/20 Vancouver, BC | The Commodore Ballroom
4/21 Seattle, WA | Studio Seven
4/22 Portland, OR |  Hawthorne Theatre
4/24 San Francisco, CA | Slim’s
4/25 Los Angeles, CA | Henry Fonda Theater
[*with Krallice]

Nowhere near us. I guess they’re avoiding red states (Mitch = Texas, Me = Kentucky) and are leaning more towards Canada. Can’t say I blame them. Canada is generally more awesome. I’d go see the tour if I could; not because I like black metal, but because of  the theatrics:

- JR

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YAY DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN NEWS

Filed Under: Upcoming releases
May.27, 2009

Nothing gets my pants tighter than hearing about news regarding a new Dillinger release. The Dillinger Escape Plan has signed a deal with Season Of Mist Records, joining it’s roster of bands including Cynic, Gorguts, and Mayhem. The upcoming album will be released in early 2010 in collaboration with the band’s brand new label, Phonogetic Records, which is to be announced.

When describing the sound the new Dillinger album to Rock Sound Magazine, guitarist and mastermind Ben Weinman had this to say:

“The new songs sound dark and evil,” he stated. “Very early ’90s thrash-influenced.

“Lately I have been realizing the purpose of why I started Dillinger all those years ago. It was to make people truly uncomfortable and to make them not feel accepting of what is happening in their surroundings. When I was growing up, I discovered metal and it interested me, I liked that it was dark and talked about the fact that the world is not all puppy dogs and ice cream cones. But then it just got ridiculous, humourous. I look at black metal bands and they are supposed to be so evil. But it’s not real. It’s about fiction. About goblins and the gates of hell; pretty much a bad horror movie.

“The music we are writing is influenced by the feelings I get when I hear and see the real evils of this world. Horrible things that make me really question if there is a God or not. This shit is not comfortable, the world is not comfortable, babies are getting raped in your town for God’s sake. Young girls are being sold as sex slaves, but most people sitting at their computers downloading music don’t want to know. They want to sit on a message board or play fantasy football while their mommy makes them a sandwich.”

The thought of a thrashed up version of Dillinger is pretty badass, methinks. I’m a little bummed that the album won’t be out till 2010, but it will be worth the wait. What a hell of a way to kick off a new decade.

Late last night, Ben Weinman signed onto the official DEP message board and answered questions. Check out some of the more important questions below, after the jump.

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Free at Last, Free at Last. Thank Satan Almighty He Is Free At Last.

Filed Under: Uncategorized
May.22, 2009

Yes, you read that incredibly offensive headline right. Varg Vikernes (or Count Grishnackh, if you take this shit WAY too seriously) was released after nearly 16 years in prison on parole a few weeks ago. If you don’t know what went down all those years ago, the man behind black metal legend Burzum, was convicted of murdering Mayhem guitarist Oystein Aarseth (a.k.a. Euronymous) and setting fire to three churches in August of 1993.

So what is Vikernes going to do now that he’s free? He’s going to be a family man.

“I miss my family. And I look forward the day that I could work on my farm, create music, write books and be with the wife and kids around the clock — and live a normal life.”

Well that’s good. He just want’s to get away from public attention and be with his family. That’s quite a long way from burning churches and committing murder.

So, that’s the good news. The bad news?

Twilight (read: Twatlight) actor and all around pretty-boy Jackson Rathbone (left), has agreed to play Varg in the upcoming movie “Lords Of Chaos”. I expect a HUGE shit-storm over this, and rightly so. I could imagine this doing the same thing to black metal what Twatlight did to vampires, what with the once preppy and rich kids suddenly becoming “dark” and shopping at Hot Topic. Soon, teenage girls will dress up in corpse paint. Maybe there will be some theater burnings over this? I sure hope so, because this is inexcusable.

- JR

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