Mayhem are a band from Norway that is very well known and needs no introduction and this is a review of a tribute album where musicians and bands cover their songs from the 80's to modern era and the album will be released on November 20th by Antichrist Magazine and we will review all the songs on the compilation.
Wolfabyss brings us "Deathcrush" which remains true to the style of the original version while also having a more aggressive black metal screaming approach as well as keeping everything raw and aggressive.
Vephar brings us "Chainsaw Gutsfuck" another song from the mid 80's era of Mayhem and the death metal vocal is also v ery different and brings in some creativity instead of doing another generic version which many bands have done in the past.
Impia maleficencia bings us "Freezing Moon" which also sticks to the style of the original version while the vocals have more of a grim approach then Attilla and not as high much ad Dead's screams/
Oskmavitelj brings us "Buried By Time And Dust" whic h brings in more of a high pitched black metal screaming approach and less melodic then the version tha t appeared on the 1993 full length.
Taattatros brings us "Cursed In Eternity" another track from the 90's era which also adds in some synths which where not on the original version as well as being more creative and adding their own touch to the song.
Dead Sleep brings us "Life Eternal" another song from t he early 90's era while the bands also adds their own approach to the song and also adds in some creative parts and synths to make it their own version and the vocals add in more of a spoken approach mixed in with a few screams.
Myrholt beings us "From The Dark Past" which like the previous tracks reviewed is another song from the early 90's era which adds in some orchestration which was not presented on the original version.
Galdragon brings us "I Am The Labyrinth" a song off "Wolfs Lair Abyss" which was a very underrated recording and they bring a very raw approach to their version and is an era of the end I would prefer to be covered more then the early era.
Nodtveidt brings us "Grand Declaration Of War" which takes the compilation out of the 90's into the earlier 2000's era and also remains true to the original version and also captures the more technical side of the band.
Hymnodya brings us "My Death" a song from the 2004 era of the band while the riffs also add a more melodic approach to the track in both t he riffs and leads and the vocals also bring in a very grim style
Nixil brings us "Impious Devious Leper Lord" another track from the maniac era of the band which also showed the music also getting more technical the the Euronymous era of the early 90's.
Horrenda brings us "Life Eternal" which returns the compilation back to the 90's era and this version has a more symphonic and modern approach then the original without losing any the old school aggression.
laldabaoth brings us "Psywar" a song from the 2014 era of the band which also has a more modern style then their previous material as well as having a good amount of aggression and brutality.
Incineratus brings us "Worthless Abominations Destroyed" a song from the 2019 era of the band which also adds in some orchestration and synths in the background while also remaining very aggressive at the same time.
In conclusion i feel this is a very great collection of mayhem covers and the compilation brings in 3 different decades and I would recommend it to all fans of mayhem new and old. 8 out of 10.
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