Mayhem - Grand Declaration of War
A grand declaration of war upon their fans is apparently what the title means. Well, I for one have the necessary balls to call this “Mayhem” sellouts. However, I will not call these feeble “Electronica” wannabes “The True Mayhem,” because that would be a lie. This new album is sort of Industrial -and very bad Industrial, I must add- that is utterly lacking in everything that has ever been associated with the name Mayhem, with the singular exception of very occasionally fast drumming (that sounds as if it’s programmed). Mostly gone are the horrific vocals, the riffs, the evil feeling, and in a lot of places, gone is any trace of Metal at all. Sure, there are bits of their former glory trying to claw their way through this disaster, but they’re quickly destroyed and vastly overpowered by everything else. And then we get to the really bad section. And that’s just one more insane thing about this disc: it’s organized into different parts, but they apparently start with “Part II.” Naturally, I don’t have any of the real packaging [with the review disc], but what I do have makes no sense at all, and I can’t even figure out what songs go with what titles. Not that I’d fucking want to, though. To say that I’m disappointed is an extreme understatement. Euronymous must be preparing a very special place in Hell for these pretenders. Hopefully they’ll be arriving soon.
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