MYSTICUM

Release Year: 2013
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 fresh 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 gatefold embossed sleeve white 180g vinyl edition comes with a remastered sound, completely new artwork, and two rare audio bonuses