Liturgy of Death
2026 studio album by Mayhem
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Liturgy of Death is the seventh studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem, released on 6 February 2026.[1]
| Liturgy of Death | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2026 | |||
| Studios | NBS Studio, Sweden; SMB Studio and Chamber Studio | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 48:54 | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Tore Stjerna | |||
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Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Beats Per Minute | 75%[2] |
| Kerrang! | 4/5[3] |
| Metal Hammer |   [4] |
| New Noise Magazine |  [5] |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.2/5[6] |
Metal Hammer gave the album a 4/5, saying: "Much like 2019's Daemon and its underrated presecessor Esoteric Warfare, Liturgy of Death proudly presents another alternative take on the band's pioneering but endlessly malleable output.[4] Kerrang! also gave it 4/5, stating: "Even though you could not call the songs 'lean' – half of the eight clock in at over seven minutes and none under five – there is a sense that not a moment's wasted, everything is exactly where it needs to be."[3] Invisible Oranges described the album as being the closest Mayhem will ever come to a direct sequel to their debut album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas.[7]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Attila.[8]
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ephemeral Eternity" (featuring Garm and Ulver) | Morten Bergeton Iversen | 6:47 |
| 2. | "Despair" | Ghul | 6:41 |
| 3. | "Weep for Nothing" | Iversen | 7:04 |
| 4. | "Aeon's End" | Ghul | 4:55 |
| 5. | "Funeral of Existence" | Iversen | 5:57 |
| 6. | "Realm of Endless Misery" | Iversen | 4:58 |
| 7. | "Propitious Death" | Ghul | 5:05 |
| 8. | "The Sentence of Absolution" | Iversen | 7:28 |
| Total length: | 48:55 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 9. | "Life Is a Corpse You Drag" | 5:22 |
| 10. | "Sancta Mendacia" |
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[8]
Mayhem
- Jan Axel Blomberg – drums
- Attila Csihar – lead vocals
- Charles Hedger – guitar
- Morten Bergeton Iversen – guitar
- Jørn Stubberud – bass guitar
Additional contributors
- Tore Stjerna – production, mixing, engineering
- Thomas Johansson – mastering
- Garm – background vocals on "Ephemeral Eternity"
- Daniel Valeriani – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2026) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] | 3 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] | 18 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 19 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[13] | 10 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[14] | 118 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[15] | 4 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] | 7 |
| German Rock & Metal Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] | 3 |
| Greek Albums (IFPI)[18] | 51 |
| Hungarian Physical Albums (MAHASZ)[19] | 15 |
| Japanese Western Albums (Oricon)[20] | 29 |
| Norwegian Albums (IFPI Norge)[21] | 34 |
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[22] | 26 |
| Scottish Albums (Official Charts)[23] | 51 |
| Swedish Hard Rock Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] | 4 |
| Swedish Physical Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[25] | 4 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] | 10 |
| UK Albums Sales (OCC)[27] | 46 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[28] | 7 |
| US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[29] | 39 |