Wolf's Lair Abyss

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Wolf's Lair Abyss
EP by Mayhem
Released 3 November 1997
Genre Black metal
Length 24:41
Label Misanthropy Records
Producer Kristoffer Rygg
Mayhem chronology

Out from the Dark
(1995)		 Wolf's Lair Abyss
(1997)		 Mediolanum Capta Est
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic [1]

Wolf's Lair Abyss is an EP by the Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. It is the first part of Grand Declaration of War, which has been stated on the band's website.[2] Additionally, the main riff of the last track, "Symbols of Bloodswords", which is the last tune of the EP, is also featured in "A Grand Declaration of War" and "View from Nihil (Part II)". This EP was the first release by Mayhem without Euronymous, who was killed in 1993. The new lineup's material was far more technical than that of earlier incarnations of the band; aside from the intro, each track contains at least two separate sections and is played at a furious tempo. Also, while Maniac's vocal contributions to the band are generally controversial, his performance on this EP is routinely praised. This EP has often been cited as the best item in the new lineup's discography.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Mayhem. 
No. Title Length
1. "The Vortex Void of Inhumanity (Intro)"   2:21
2. "I Am thy Labyrinth"   5:26
3. "Fall of Seraphs"   6:02
4. "Ancient Skin"   5:28
5. "Symbols of Bloodswords"   5:24

Credits

Production

  • Produced By Krystoffer Rygg
  • Engineered, Mixed & Mastered By Mayhem

Trivia

In Norway's capital of Oslo, there is a black metal shop called Wolf's Lair, thought to have drawn inspiration from the EP. This has proved itself untrue, as the shop was originally called Wolff's Lair, after the founder, Rudy Wolff; the store dropped one "f" from their name after she left.

Adolf Hitler's Eastern Front military headquarters, Wolfsschanze, is translated in English roughly as Wolf's Lair, which is one of several Führerhauptquartier (Führer Headquarters) or FHQs located in various parts of Europe. The Wolf's Lair was the location of the July 20 plot to kill Hitler, where staff officer Claus von Stauffenberg carried a bomb hidden in a briefcase into the meeting room and placed it just a few feet away from Hitler. The resulting explosion devastated Wolf's Lair, leaving an 'abyss', in its wake.

See also

Mayhem discography

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ news
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