Norwegian black metal icons Mayhem have unveiled a new single and video, “Life Is a Corpse You Drag,” continuing their unflinching exploration of death and impermanence. Now more than 40 years into their career, the band show no signs of restraint, channeling their signature extremity into a release that is as confrontational as it is philosophical.
Liturgy of Death explores the philosophy of mortality with stark, uncompromising clarity. The album presents death not as an ending, but as a universal law that touches all life and exposes the fragility of human existence. This impermanence becomes a call to live with full intensity, for every gain and loss ultimately falls back into the same silence. Echoing ancient philosophies, the album portrays life as a transitional state and death as a gateway to a higher form of being, while the solemn, dark beauty of death permeates the entire work.
Mayhem‘s Attila comments on the new track, “‘Life Is a Corpse You Drag’ is not a slogan, but a ritual and a realization. It names an ancient law: Consciousness as burden, the body as vessel, faith as a seal on a grave already closed. There is no comfort in this recognition but there is release. If we have been dead all along, there is nothing left to lose. What remains is pure energy: Movement without fear, presence without compromise, a victorious march into the final destruction.”
Liturgy Of Death is set to be released on February 6, 2026, through Century Media.
Tracklist for Liturgy of Death:
- Ephemeral Eternity
- Despair
- Weep for Nothing
- Aeon’s End
- Funeral of Existence
- Realm of Endless Misery
- Propitious Death
- The Sentence of Absolution
- Life Is a Corpse You Drag (Bonus Track)
- Sancta Mendacia (Bonus Track)
