Originators of the Northern Darkness – A Tribute to Mayhem

Originators of the Northern Darkness - A Tribute to Mayhem is a tribute album to the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It was released in 2001 by Avantgarde Music on CD and as a limited CD version in black leather. Mayhem vocalist Attila Csihar himself appeared on the publication, since he took over the vocals at Emperors version of Funeral Fog.

Title list

As a hidden track the intro New Year's Eve is to hear the beginning of the Deathcrush EP.

Style

Most of the pieces are based on the sound of her originals, ie essentially to De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. Seth's Cover of I Am Thy Labyrinth of the EP Wolf 's Lair Abyss is falsely titled Into Thy Labyrinth.

Reviews

The album was well received, but also criticized that the bands do not einbrächten their own style in their orientation to Mayhem.

Reissues

  • 2002: CD Version with Dwell Records
  • 2002: LP version on Perverted Taste
  • 2007: Digipak version with Peaceville Records
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