After disappearing into oblivion for almost three decades after their foundation, Mefisto have released three albums since then. Especially the last album of 2019, "Octagram" (Bathory had an "Octagon" album, Mefisto and Bathory are, so to speak, the primeval soup of Swedish extreme metal) was appealing, as it was a very dark and heavy work.
The new album is very different, Mefisto have never been so varied before.The promo sheet speaks of Behemoth, Bathory and Tryptikon as possible points of reference, but these comparisons only apply to a very limited extent, as Mefisto act much more diversified here. To what extent this is due to the addition of some new band members, who have worked with such well-known bands as Naglfar, Firespawn, Dark Funeral, LIK, Candlemass or Avatarium, can of course be speculated. Especially the organ sounds are original and refine the band's sound a lot, I wouldn't continue to call Mefisto death or black metal in the narrow sense.
