Mayhem - Mediolanum Capta Est

Posted on Saturday, July 09, 2011

This was recorded live in Italy, in November 1998, so other than the intro, it’s before their conversion to Techno-gayness. I’d like to point out that Hellhammer’s drumming is just as ultra-fast and exact live as it was on Wolf’s Lair Abyss, which is reason enough for anyone to check this out if you ask me. God damn he’s fast! As for the rest of the album, the sound is not bad, but certainly not great, with the instruments oddly separated. But they do play most of what any old fan would want to hear, such as “Deathcrush,” “Necrolust,” “Chainsaw Gutsfuck,” and of course “Pure Fucking Armageddon.” It’s tough for me to not think about Grand Declaration… and just dismiss this live album, too. But that would be a mistake. Plus it’s pretty entertaining to hear Maniac talk in-between songs, and Attila even contributes guest screams on “From the Dark Past.” Too bad they didn’t stop with this release.

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