Mayhem Chimera
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Brabiz
January 3rd 2026


2831 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Second best Mayhem imo

AlkemestRedux
January 3rd 2026


1379 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah it's really good. I think the last time I listened to most of their albums I was drunk in college so I'm doing a respin of their discog ahead of the new album and this one really slaps still. Might end up bumping this to a 4.5 m//

AlkemestRedux
January 12th 2026


1379 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Alright I listened through the last couple albums I hadn't heard and agree. Second best Mayhem.

hortanz
February 8th 2026


872 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

chimera is the best mayhem song

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
February 8th 2026


17675 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this is absolutely fantastic. so dense, cold and evil. reminds me of a darker version of promethus by emperor with the avant gard/prog flourishes. absolutely riff fest and a variety of them too. so many weird offkilter tech-y riffs. dark night of the soul main doom riff is like the heaviest thing ever. that riff on the t/t too whew. the doomy ones remind me of panzerfaust.



maniac is a maniac, pure throat shredding. absolute fat bass one which enhances everything so much. and hellhammer is literally the best drummer of all time. he drives the tempo and pace so perfectly. he sounds so crisp and tight, not a misplaced second. goddamn what an album.

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
February 9th 2026


17675 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

YOU ARE NOT DEAD



YOU NEVER EXISTED

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 10th 2026


119814 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Frigg yeah!!!

AlkemestRedux
February 10th 2026


1379 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This one is probably their heaviest and it rips hard. Just relentless and it sounds great.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 10th 2026


119814 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Definitely top-tier Mayhem.

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
February 10th 2026


17675 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

might prefer it slightly to dmds, it's close. both are so different though and i love each for different reasons.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 10th 2026


119814 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

DMDS is a top five bm album for me so I can't put it on that level, but it is amazing for sure.

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
February 10th 2026


17675 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

really excited to finish the discog. was a long time overdue!

hortanz
February 20th 2026


872 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

this is my favorite mayhem and most listened to. as much as I like Atilla, Maniac is the one for me. concise album that ends with one of my favorite black metal tracks so it's always a treat to listen to the album take you on the journey to chimera

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
February 20th 2026


17675 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

love them both. they each serve their albums. maniac is just so completely unhinged with how he uses purely his throat lol. sounds so vicious.

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 20th 2026


119814 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Jamming again now, rips so hard.

Futures
Contributing Reviewer
February 20th 2026


17675 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

dark night of the soul is the heaviest riff ever

Hawks
Staff Reviewer
February 20th 2026


119814 Comments

Album Rating: 4.2

Fuck yeah. M////



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