Mayhem is one of those legendary bands with so much history and lore, that's is scary and freakin' awesome at the same time. Formed in 1984, they were one of the pioneers in black metal. Not only did they write and play songs about all things evil/black metal, they lived it. I won't get into the history of the band, nor the trials/tribulations, but trust me, look up their history and then you'll have to hold them in reverence. ( if you look at the murders & suicides and the apparent craziness of the early metal/black metal scene.)
Deathcrush was Mayhem's first studio release, way back in 1987. With 6 brutally pioneering tracks, this 20 minute release is short, evil, and brutal. There were only a few other truly Black Metal bands around at that time period, who spread as much evil and chaos that Mayhem did. An old friend of mine turned me on to Mayhem, when he was telling me about some letter correspondences he had with Death, before he died. (Serious follow the "history" link and read about them, its crazy.) When you listen to this album, it shows that its an old recording, but the brutality of the music being played and the amount of style they had, completely shows through. Fast brutal drumming mixed with heavily distorted metal guitar and the classic black metal vocals provides a perfect representation of the early black metal scene, not to mention where it has ended up now. Mixed on the album you will hear harsh electro/noisy intros, as well as some other stuff that will surprise you from a black metal released in the late 80's.
This is one of my all time favorite, early black metal albums; and honestly this goes right along with some of the early Darkthrone releases, which are my favorite. You can pretty much find this album anywhere- for free online or for less than $10 at online store, and trust me, it's well worth $10. Get this album!
Official score-4/5
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