Mayhem Esoteric Warfare
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Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah yeah we know.... ;]



But seriously, this slays so much. Corpse of Care might become one of my fav Mayhem songs.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 4th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah come on Cap do it for me.

BMDrummer
July 5th 2014


15279 Comments


So far this is so much better than I ever would've imagined

Voivod
Staff Reviewer
July 5th 2014


11520 Comments

Album Rating: 3.7 | Sound Off

Anyone who likes this album, must check the self-titled Thorns album listed in the album recommendations.



The only reason I have Esoteric Warfare at a 3.7 (and not a 4) is that it has borrowed a lot from the Thorns album.

Judio!
July 5th 2014


8523 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

never heard of Thorns before, but if it's anything like this I will check hard.

BMDrummer
July 5th 2014


15279 Comments


Maybe I'll check that too, could always use some new stuff

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 6th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Thorns rules. m/

KriegdemKriege
July 6th 2014


1544 Comments


I really don't like the Thorns self-titled album. :/

I still need to listen to this album.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 6th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Come on man it rules.

InFlamesWeThrash666
July 6th 2014


10623 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Thorns kicks ass agreed

idkpokeit
July 7th 2014


432 Comments


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Hawks
Staff Reviewer
July 25th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

So yeah this is def their best since De Mysteriis.

Cimnele
July 25th 2014


2527 Comments


How can anyone defend this carnival music? - 0%

This album is one-dimensional in the sense that if you've heard the singles Psywar and MILAB, you basically heard the rest of the album. Constant unnecessary detours, fast/slow change ups (plodding boredom to blasting pseudo-black) and random song conclusions show that Mayhem had no idea where to take any one idea. So, they took basic rudimentary "extreme" metal riff forms and gave them a surface level makeover to sound "weird" (that minor chord/arpeggio trick they use at the end of 95% of the riffs), hoping people would think it was "different and unique". Lyrics that show a fraction of the imagination of even the late 90's Maniac fronted releases show further vacuity. Songs are more rooted in social/psychological musings in Marvel Comics meme form than anything esoteric and the easy to grasp imagery ensures that no one is left scratching their head (lowest common denominator is where the big bucks are it seems).

Listen to an early 90's Norwegian black metal release and support good music instead. Purchasing this rubbish will only show that this "The True Mayhem™" entity can further dumb down their music until even the new guy can afford spandex, fishnet mesh shirts, and trips to a beard stylist (look at the promo pics). Avoid this vapid trash at all cost.


YUJOS
July 25th 2014


1019 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Still it's good.

treefingered2
July 26th 2014


221 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

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treefingered2
July 26th 2014


221 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

gotta love them maymays

Doomsday160
August 16th 2014


103 Comments


The first track from this album has wild riffs from the Thorns album. Still it doesn't take away from Mayhems album. I'm listening to this now and I'm digging hard. This is great, fast, panicked, psychotic black metal. Trve Mayhem in my opinion.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 16th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

It's pretty amazing. Def their second best album.

zaruyache
August 16th 2014


28629 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Wow it beats Dom Sathanas? I'm not big on those early bands but I'm still surprised you'd say it's better than their classic.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
August 16th 2014


116059 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Hell no it doesn't beat that one. This is second to that lol. DMDS is top 10 bm of all time.



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