MAYHEM Announce New Album “Liturgy Of Death”, First Single ‘Weep For Nothing’ Out Now

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The most influential black metal band of all time is back with their 7^th studio album Liturgy of Death. With this new opus, Mayhem reaffirm their status as the most uncompromising force in extreme metal music. Four decades into their career, Mayhem turn their focus toward the inescapable reality of death. Liturgy of Death examines loss, fear of dying, powerlessness and the fragility of existence through a stark and unrelenting lens.

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“Weep for Nothing” Mayhem’s new first single, turns the fear of mortality into revelation, a hymn to nothingness where grief becomes meaningless. With its cold and fast grandeur, razor-sharp riffs and a suffocating atmosphere, the band channels it channels the essence of mortality without offering solace or escape.

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Liturgy of Death Tracklist:

Ephemeral Eternity
Despair
Weep for Nothing
Aeon’s End
Funeral of Existence
Realm of Endless Misery
Propitious Death
The Sentence of Absolution
Life Is a Corpse You Drag (Bonus Track)
Sancta Mendacia (Bonus Track)

“DEATH OVER EUROPE” HEADLINER TOUR AND TEASE POSSIBLE NEW ALBUM.

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MAYHEM – DEATH OVER EUROPE 2026

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

With Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, Attila, Morten, and Ghul locked into a unit tighter than ever, Liturgy of Death celebrates Mayhem’s own legacy, a continuation of the raw and uncompromising sound that defined their beginnings. The result is a merciless record – dark, fast, and unrelenting – that captures the band in their most dangerous and vital form. Forty-one years since their formation in Langhus, Mayhem remain a defining force in Norwegian black metal, continuing to shape the sound they helped create.

MAYHEM line up:
Attila Csihar – Vocals
Ghul – Guitar
Hellhammer – Drums
Necrobutcher – Bass
Morten – Guitar