Description

Pure Fucking Armageddon demo was the first release ever from Mayhem. It’s hated. It’s despised. It’s pissed upon by everyone who claims that they know what black metal really is. Yes, this initial demo is universally brought down as a useless, terrible racket. But wait! Isn’t that what they said about Venom? About Motorhead? About Sabbath? Hell, they said that about Elvis. The point is, on this recording is the very essence of three teenage metalheads trying their damnedest to achieve what metal really is. And by Satan, they did it. Yes, the production (or lack of) is horrific. Yes, the playing probably isnt all that great. Yes, Euronymous was an absolutely horrible vocalist. Does any of this matter? To some, yes it will matter, but the trick to this demo is to look past the production (and Euro’s vocals), and at the music itself. Which, for its time is amazingly aggressive and showcases some of the best Mayhem riffs in their history? Not only that, but two out of the three full songs on here (excluding the intro and Mayhem) still appear in Mayhem’s live set. What Euronymous, Necrobutcher and Messiah made here is an absolute classic, and one of the first releases from the just starting Norwegian black metal scene. It actually contains two separate recordings, the Voice Of A Tortured Skull demo (tracks 1-5) and a rehearsal afterwards (tracks 6-9). It’s kind of ironic that the rehearsal sounds clearer (and better) than the actual proper recordings.

Track listing:
1. Voice Of A Tortured Skull
2. Carnage
3. Ghoul
4. Black Metal-Venom cover
5. Pure Fucking Armageddon
6. Mayhem-instrumental rehearsal
7. Ghoul-instrumental rehearsal
8. Pure Fucking Armageddon-instrumental rehearsal
9. Carnage-instrumental rehearsal