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| 3.7 great | Voivod STAFF | June 3rd 14 |
Mayhem go through the motions of intelligent black metal, yet their craft remains unmatched.
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| 4.0 excellent | SkapalPes | July 18th 14 |
Second best Mayhem album after... guess which? "Ordo ad Chao" of course! It was probably really impossible to go further (in music), so I can understand Blasphemer`s decision to leave. rTeloch, new guitarist and composer, had extremely hard job to replace him. I think he did excellent and I enjoy his futuristic (Voivod-like?) style. Attila and Hellhammer are both absolutely exceptional artists and with help of firm Necrobutcher they all created one extra strong LP with perfect production, too. They are further developing their original avantgarde and psychedelic black metal style, which is very technical and brutal at the same time, furiously speeding in one moment and desperately crawling in another. Several pauses in music flow can make a man nervous, but maybe that`s just what they wanted... rSo this is great comeback after 7 years and it is said they`re in best concert shape in history, really sad that I missed them.
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| 3.0 good | BRAman22 | June 16th 14 |
This would be a lot easier to enjoy if the production was better. As it is, it is somewhat difficult to hear all of the intricacies happening in the music, which simply makes it more difficult to appreciate.
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| 4.0 excellent | mkamrass | June 12th 14 |
Judging by the artwork and concept of the album, which I love, I was really looking for forward to this album and it did not disappoint upon finally hearing it. Mayhem has always had their own sound that no other black metal band can really come close to imitating and this album has definitely pushed that unique sound further. Every band member has shining moments on the album but they all still work together to produce an excellent album as a whole. One little note is that this is definitely a cleaner mayhem sound-wise.
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| 3.0 good | Eggnog Addict | October 18th 21 |
a middling meander between chimera and their blogs, neither great nor entirely worthless
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| 3.5 great | GamamJ | May 7th 20 |
Mayhem continue their foray in progressive avant-garde BM, and they do it damn well! The follow up to Chao sounds quite similar to it, even with the lack of Blasphemer, but with a much better mix.
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| 4.0 excellent | tenderscum | October 25th 19 |
crazy science metal. slept on this hard, boys.
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| 4.0 excellent | ManiacBlasphemer | September 26th 19 |
Blasphemer's departure from the band made myself and probably many others wonder if the band will become just a live outfit or call it quits for good. Certainly, the 7 years wait pretty much convinced a lot of people that these guys have had enough with studio recordings and would become a live act only. It was a surprise when they announced the release of this record. Listening to it a few times, I wondered whether Blasphemer was really the main songwriter on Ordo ad Chao, as this one picks up where that one left, albeit with slight modifications. The production is better, much less murky, but the overall feeling of the songs is similar with those in the previous album. The very dissonant, penetrating riffs, the tensed atmosphere that won't let go and the clever use of silence to further underline the chaos present on this record. First 5 tracks are flawless, the second part is a bit weaker, but the album ends in a high note with Posthuman and Aion Suntalia. Not a classic like their debut, and slightly inferior to their offering (due to its mid section) but this is a must have for any Mayhem fan, and BM fan. The band maintains the tradition of never repeating the same album.
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| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | April 29th 18 |
"Esoteric Warfare" is the best work of Mayhem since "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas". The only difference is that it seems the band has finally broken their ties with their past history, looking to the future and creating a new identity. The production may seem somewhat amateurish in certain matters, but in a genre like Black Metal, it fits in the final product. It's interesting to see that bands like Mayhem still have firewood to burn inside the music industry.
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| 0.0 | sean | November 7th 17 |
i am not convinced that this album is 47 minutes, felt like 2 hours
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| 3.2 good | Trey STAFF | June 18th 14 |
Grand Declaration of War is the only Mayhem album that I truly enjoy. The vocals are just way too much on most of the other albums. Having said that, the vocals are tolerable on this and the music is pretty good... but it's just standard stuff.
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| 5.0 classic | panagiotis | March 26th 14 |
I am not very objective you see. I am sure it is going to be a 5. At last the best black metal band ever, also the pioneers of 2nd wave by the way, is coming back. Judging from Psywar single it will kick ass.
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| 3.5 great | nbats | June 23rd 25 |
| 3.5 great | Henry | December 25th 24 |
| 3.5 great | heck | January 10th 24 |
| 3.0 good | Mitch | December 19th 23 |
| 3.5 great | Kelek | October 3rd 23 |
| 3.5 great | FunJan | March 28th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Kos | November 5th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Bren80 | June 25th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Gazo | May 3rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Jonatas | February 11th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | GhostK | January 5th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Azrael | December 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Lvxfra | October 23rd 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Metalero | September 20th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jerrad | August 24th 21 |
| 2.5 average | jc3494 | March 24th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | Hehe | December 14th 20 |
| 3.5 great | remi | September 30th 20 |
| 2.5 average | Gorey13 | August 24th 20 |
| 2.0 poor | Vjnop | June 25th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | GallyP | May 15th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | d00mguy | March 20th 20 |
| 3.5 great | ckssr1 | March 12th 20 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | January 16th 20 |
| 2.5 average | peahat | December 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | jfish226 | November 25th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | October 29th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | madtwoo | October 28th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | September 24th 19 |
| 3.0 good | kodama | August 4th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Dama | June 14th 19 |
| 3.0 good | hussam | April 30th 19 |
| 2.5 average | JS98 | March 30th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Gary STAFF | February 26th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Spluger | January 7th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alastor | November 5th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | bSmith | May 15th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Sarah | April 13th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Basara | March 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | P0laris | March 1st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | DRusso | January 28th 18 |
| 3.5 great | Zamasu | December 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Fear | December 9th 17 |
| 2.5 average | bbgames | November 7th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Scuro EMERITUS | September 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | AriDoe | August 23rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Wolfe | July 26th 17 |
| 3.5 great | chanson | February 10th 17 |
| 5.0 classic | stub | December 5th 16 |
| 3.5 great | vkristi | November 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brabiz | November 12th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | junkie | November 5th 16 |
| 3.5 great | gilly | November 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | kx8 | October 28th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | GxTxK | October 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | dethkyat | September 23rd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | bobby72 | September 21st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Teddy23 | September 10th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | August 18th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tonzx | May 31st 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | cog | November 26th 15 |
| 2.0 poor | btati | November 12th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | mEyck97 | October 29th 15 |
| 3.5 great | rid | October 28th 15 |
| 3.5 great | torts | October 4th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Fozzie | September 25th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Asudifo | September 20th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Pho3nix | September 11th 15 |
| 3.0 good | HoB | July 21st 15 |
| 3.0 good | Xav | July 18th 15 |
| 3.5 great | avf13 | July 3rd 15 |
| 3.0 good | Angryk | March 26th 15 |
| 3.5 great | Zeg | March 20th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Majkl | March 12th 15 |
| 5.0 classic | Hamed | March 9th 15 |
| 3.0 good | Aion | March 6th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Mendross | February 22nd 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Qqoqq | January 27th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | shanks | November 30th 14 |
| 2.0 poor | Mercy | September 24th 14 |
| 3.0 good | ADV123 | September 10th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Prole | September 6th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sebe | September 1st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Spec | August 12th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | August 1st 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kruppe | July 30th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Surtur | July 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ayil | July 23rd 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Ryan P STAFF | July 4th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Wizard | June 28th 14 |
| 3.5 great | YUJOS | June 27th 14 |
| 3.5 great | eXxist | June 25th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunn177 | June 20th 14 |
| 2.5 average | Hati | June 18th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Eremita | June 14th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | leycec | June 13th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Nash J! | June 12th 14 |
| 3.0 good | Fujay | June 12th 14 |
| 4.5 superb | Yusuf | June 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | LumpSum | June 11th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Torii | June 7th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tyrael | June 2nd 14 |
| 5.0 classic | goat38 | May 30th 14 |
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