Mayhem announce new album and unveil a first single

The most influential black metal band of all time is back with their seventh studio album Liturgy of Death.

With this new opus, Mayhem reaffirm their status as the most uncompromising force in extreme metal music. Four decades into their career, Mayhem turn their focus toward the inescapable reality of death. Liturgy of Death examines loss, fear of dying, powerlessness, and the fragility of existence through a stark and unrelenting lens.

Stream “Weep for Nothing” here.

“Weep for Nothing” turns the fear of mortality into revelation, a hymn to nothingness where grief becomes meaningless. With its cold and fast grandeur, razor-sharp riffs. and a suffocating atmosphere, the band channels it channels the essence of mortality without offering solace or escape.

Pre-order Liturgy of Death here.

LITURGY OF DEATH TRACK LISTING:
“Ephemeral Eternity”
“Despair”
“Weep for Nothing“
“Aeon’s End”
“Funeral of Existence”
“Realm of Endless Misery”
“Propitious Death”
“The Sentence of Absolution”
“Life Is a Corpse You Drag” (Bonus Track)
“Sancta Mendacia” (Bonus Track)

With Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila, Morten, and Ghul locked into a unit tighter than ever, Liturgy of Death celebrates Mayhem‘s own legacy, a continuation of the raw and uncompromising sound that defined their beginnings. The result is a merciless record — dark, fast, and unrelenting —that captures the band in their most dangerous and vital form. 41 years since their formation in Langhus, Mayhem remain a defining force in Norwegian black metal, continuing to shape the sound they helped create.