Mayhem - Chimera

[Nevermortal]

This album is bad-ass. It easily trounces "Grand Declaration of War", which I thought was a piece of shit.

 

In fact, this could even be better than "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas".

 

It's the best Black Metal album I've heard in a while.

[snuffbox]

Chimaira

[The Metal Maniac]

I have that album on my PC somewhere, I think...maybe I'll listen to it sometime.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I don't like it nearly as much as Nevermortal does, but I'm a black metal detractor.

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

I think this is my album of 2004 so far. The formula still works and adding elements of the wildly technical clinical blackness of Grand Declaration (which I still love to this day) seals the deal for me.

 

Mayhem kicks your guts and makes you piss bile

[snuffbox]

I saw them opening the Slipknot/Jager tour a week ago...pretty intense show. I felt the pit for days.

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

were you able to avoid getting hit by sheep skulls and shit? Did Maniac bleed on you?

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

...Mayhem opened for Slipknot?

[Slayer]

I go to Amazon to check out some sound samples and the fuckers don't have any up... guess I'll have to get a song or two from Kazaa

 

My CDOTY (granted, I haven't heard too many) is still Glorious Burden

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

The Mayhem official site

 

sound clips can be had here

[snuffbox]

You may all ignore me...

 

Im thinking of a considerably different band.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Hey, it's May now. That means there's a new DEP next month, I think.

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

Mayhem > > > DEP

[Slayer]

I listened to the one full song on the site ("You Must Fall") and all I have to say is "meh"

 

One of the reasons I tend not to like the "tr00" (as Tack would call them) BM songs is because of the lack of variety/changeup in a song... constant 240 beats-per-minute drumming gets tiring fast

[Nevermortal]

I can't even compare Mayhem & DEP. They're just toooo different.

 

However, I would compare Chimera to be hit in the face with a sledgehammer repeatedly for like a hour. It's just that heavy, people.

 

And as for Chimaira, they're decent. I like that song "Down Again".

[Red Hot Thumbtack In The Eye]

A Slayer, if you want diversity, listen to some cuts off of A Grand Declaration Of War

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

Mayhem > > > DEP

Mayhem is a better story than they are musicians. Dillinger's more diverse, and dare I say wildly frantic and abraisive.

 

Grindcore/Black Metal fights are the best.

[Guest Vitamin X]

Mayhem > > > DEP

Mayhem is a better story than they are musicians. Dillinger's more diverse, and dare I say wildly frantic and abraisive.

 

Grindcore/Black Metal fights are the best.

Seconded.

 

I've heard the term "Gayhem" used to describe them a few times, not personally from me.

[Steviekick]

Sounds good. I'll have to check this out.

[Guest macheteofodin]

I only heard the one full song available on their website ""You Must Fall," but wasn't too impressed. I was actually one of the few that really enjoyed "Grand Declaration..." because it sounded insanely militant and I can't stand Maniacs "black vocals." For the most part I do like Mayhem and all, but sometimes their goofiness (like most Death and Black Metal bands that play the Satanic card) causes me to just role my eyes and not get into the music. I won't judge the whole album by that one song, so I may pick it up eventually.

[Guest Agent of Oblivion]

I've heard the term "Gayhem" used to describe them a few times

 

Vitamin X knows a couple grind mutants...

[Guest Blas]

Chimera is definitely a great album. Easily their best in 10 years.

 

My favorite song on that album is "Dark Night of The Soul"

[Nevermortal]

Might be my favorite disc of 2004 so far.

 

You know, until God Among Insects gets released. That'll fuck us all up, hardcore.