MYSTICUM

Release Year: 2023
Artist Origin: NOR
Style: intense hypnotizing industrial black metal

one of the most influential and highest valued albums in Scandinavian black metal history was shaped in deep underground, while experimenting on the edge of abilities of then still very hot genre that had huge potential - drum virtuoso Hellhammer himself was involved in the creative process, yet eventually it was understood that programmed rhythmics is exactly what would make their sound trademark, much like ferocious, exterminating, urban industrial approach, turning into a staple of completely independent subgenre: essential, revolutionary debut studio full-length of three lunatics [1996], dedicated to total Satan worship, was directly and massively fueled by drug use, and surprisingly, such a hypnotizing, sick formula was never equaled by any other artist, ever; recent British edition comes with a remastered sound, authentic cover artwork, liner notes in the booklet and two rare audio bonuses