Metal, Hardcore, Indie, Rock
The most influential black metal band in history returns with its seventh album, “Liturgy of Death”. With this new chapter, Mayhem once again consolidates its reputation as one of the most relentless forces in extreme metal. Nearly forty years into their career, the band turns its gaze towards the inevitable truth of mortality. “Liturgy of Death” explores the philosophy of mortality with raw and uncompromising clarity. The album presents death not as an end, but as a universal law that touches all life and exposes the fragility of human existence. This impermanence becomes an invitation to live with full intensity, as every gain and every loss ultimately falls into the same silence. Echoing ancient philosophies, the album describes life as a state of transition and death as a gateway to a higher form of existence, while the solemn and dark beauty of death permeates the entire work.
“Despair” captures this vision in its most visceral form. The track reveals the collapse of being through ritual chants, Latin invocations and pounding rhythms that echo like the beat of annihilation. Attila’s voice evokes an ancient and fatal truth: the fading of light, the inevitability of death and the recognition of human fragility. “Despair” represents the album’s most raw revelation: the moment when death is not feared, but understood.
The new album will be available from 6th February 2026 in the following formats and at this link: https://mayhemband.lnk.to/LiturgyOfDeath
• Ltd. Deluxe Box Set incl. an exclusive 12” Clear-Black Marbled Vinyl with alternate artwork, bonus 7” Marbled Vinyl with 2 extra tracks, metal pin, patch, art prints, and the special tarot card “Liturgy of Death” (Clear-Black Marbled Edition and Transp. Red-Black Marbled BAND EDITION)
• Ltd. Gatefold Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold Transp. Orange-Black Marbled Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold Splatter Black-Apricot Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold Haze Bright Gold-Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet
• Ltd. Gatefold A/B Split Red-Black Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (BAND EDITION)• Ltd. Gatefold Black Ice Ghost Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (US EDITION)
• Ltd. Gatefold Cooper Black Ice Vinyl (180g) & 12 pages LP-Booklet (US EDITION)
• Ltd. CD Mediabook in Slipcase (with bonus track and additional artwork)
• Standard CD Jewelcase
• Digital album
Tracklist:
1. Ephemeral Eternity
2. Despair
3. Weep for Nothing
4. Aeon’s End
5. Funeral of Existence
6. Realm of Endless Misery
7. Propitious Death
8. The Sentence of Absolution
9. Life Is a Corpse You Drag (Bonus Track)
10. Sancta Mendacia (Bonus Track)
Upcoming shows:
05-02-2026 · NL · Groningen · Spot
06-02-2026 · NL · Utrecht · TivoliVredenburg
07-02-2026 · DE · Herford · KulturWerk Herford
08-02-2026 · BE · Liège · OM
10-02-2026 · UK · London · Electric Ballroom
11-02-2026 · FR · Paris · Elysée Montmartre
12-02-2026 · FR · Toulouse · Le Bikini
14-02-2026 · PT · Lisbon · LAV Lisboa Ao Vivo
15-02-2026 · ES · Madrid · La Riviera
17-02-2026 · IT · Milano · Alcatraz
18-02-2026 · CH · Solothurn · Kulturfabrik Kofmehl
19-02-2026 · AT · Vienna · Simm City
20-02-2026 · DE · Regensburg · Airport Eventhall
21-02-2026 · CZ · Prague · PAVILON C
22-02-2026 · DE · Berlin · Huxleys Neue Welt
24-02-2026 · PL · Gdansk · B90
25-02-2026 · LV · Riga · Spelet
26-02-2026 · FI · Helsinki · Kulttuuritalo
28-02-2026 · SE · Gothenburg · Eriksbergshallen
