── REVIEW
★★★★★
Mayhem
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
The defining statement of Norwegian Black Metal, completed under circumstances so chaotic and violent they have become as mythologised as the music itself. Attila Csihar's operatic, unpredictable vocal performance remains one of the most unsettling in extreme metal. Euronymous's guitar work is complex and layered — far more sophisticated than the genre's reputation suggests. And Hellhammer's drumming holds everything together with locked-in precision. Every note here is history etched in wax.