Norway's Mayhem have returned with a live recording which consists of a good mixture of both old and newer material and this is a review of their 2023 live album "Daemonic Rites" which will be released on September 15th by Century Media Records.
Live audience reaction and an intro starts off the album before going into a heavier direction while the riffs also add in a great amount of melody. Vocals are mostly high pitched black metal screams and when t he music speeds up a great amount of tremolo picking and blast b eats can be heard which also gives the songs more of a raw feeling.
All of the musical instruments on the recording also have a very powerful sound to them while spoken word parts and whispers can also be heard in certain sections of the album. The songs also bring in a good mixture of slow, mid paced and fast parts along with the newer material displaying more of a technical edge.
On some of the tracks the vocals also bring in more of a grim approach which also adds in a semi melodic tone at times. When guitar solos and leads are utilized they are also done in a very dark yet melodic style as well as some of the tracks also being very long and epic in length, throat singing and dark soundscapes can also be heard briefly. The production sounds very professional while the lyrics cover Satanism, Occultism, Paganism, Gore, Death, Misanthropy, War, Darkness and Philosophical themes.
In my opinion this is another great sounding recording from Mayhem and if you are a fan of this band, you should check out this live album. RECOMMENDED TRACKS INCLUDE "Falsified And Hated" "My Death" "Pagan Fears" and "Carnage". 8 out of 10.
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