Mayhem @ The Metro Theatre
Norwegian Black Metal giants, Mayhem descend upon The Metro Theatre for a ceremony of the dark arts in celebration of their 40th Anniversary.
Painted faces, battle vests and a collective vitamin D deficiency filled the venue to the brim for a collective appreciation for one of the OG purveyors of the occult. Their expansive set covered Deathcrush through to 2019’s Daemon.
SETLIST:
Malum, Bad Blood, MILAB, Psywar, Illuminate Eliminate, Chimera, My Death,
Crystalized Pain in Deconstruction, View From Nihil, Ancient Skin, Symbols of Bloodswords,
De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, Freezing Moon, Life Eternal, Funeral Fog,
Silvester Anfang, Deathcrush, Chainsaw Gutsfuck, Carnage, Pure Fucking Armageddon
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