MAYHEM - WOLF'S LAIR ABYSS - MISANTHROPY
Misanthropy Records: It is a source of amusement and wonder to see this release on the same label as Burzum. Count Grishnackh of Burzum being the murderer of Euronymous of Mayhem, one can easily see Euronymous' corpse turn in its grave. Burzum being Misanthropy's bread and butter it is not difficult to note that dividend from Burzum's sales is going into Mayhem's comeback and promotion. It reminds me of the time six years ago when Grischnackh mailed me a Mayhem T-shirt as a gift. The Mayhem biography omits the above-mentioned connections.
The new Mayhem: Desperately trying to turn the page, there is no mention of Euronymous to be found anywhere on or near the CD. It is as though he never existed. There is no mention, no memorandum, no tribute, nothing. Can you imagine Rolling Stones without Mick Jagger? How about Deicide without Glen Benton?
The music: There are four songs of black metal the way Satan envisioned it here. They are simple and putrid assaults of evil. Although the monkish chants are a cold shower here. They are out of place. Still, and even if the guitars play coy this rips. - Ali "The Metallian"