Mayhem & Marduk

Name: Mayhem & Marduk
Start: 2026-10-17T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-10-17T20:00:00+02:00
Location: Essigfabrik

took place · 17 Oct 2026

Essigfabrik, Cologne, Germany

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Black metal legends Mayhem and Marduk share the stage at Essigfabrik in Cologne. A must for fans of extreme metal.

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About: Mayhem

Formed in Norway in 1984, Mayhem helped shape black metal into what it is today - their 1994 record De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas remains a genre cornerstone. With close to 1,000 shows across six continents behind them, the five-piece brings a career-spanning set and a stage presence that has few rivals in extreme metal.

~305K

Spotify monthly listeners

~840K

Spotify followers

~182K

YouTube subscribers

~1000

live shows performed across 60+ countries

What's new

2025-07
Mayhem's seventh studio album is in active development, with guitarist Teloch publicly confirming intensive work on new material ahead of a planned release.
2025
Mayhem released new singles 'Weep for Nothing', 'Despair', and 'Life Is a Corpse You Drag' in 2025, signalling material from the forthcoming seventh album.
2025-03/04
Mayhem headlined the 2025 Decibel Magazine Tour across North America (March-April), supported by Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, and New Skeletal Faces.

Tracks

Freezing Moonsignature track from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994), one of the most recognised black metal songs ever recorded

Funeral FogDe Mysteriis Dom Sathanas opener, a live staple that reliably ignites the crowd

Deathcrushtitle track of the 1987 debut EP, one of the earliest and most influential black metal recordings

Daemontitle track of the 2019 album, which won a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen) for Best Heavy Metal Album

Daemonic Rites2023 live album documenting the band's ferocious stage show

About: Marduk

Formed in Norrköping in 1990, Marduk have spent 35 years at the sharp end of Scandinavian black metal - their blast-beat assault and war-themed records, from Panzer Division Marduk to Memento Mori, have made them a fixture on European stages.

599K

Facebook page likes (official)

52.4K

YouTube Music subscribers

6.5M

YouTube Music plays - 'Frontschwein' (most-streamed track)

YouTube Music plays - 'Souls for Belial'

What's new

2026-07
Former Marduk bassist Roger 'B. War' Svensson, who played on the band's classic 1990s recordings, died in July 2026.
2026-02
Marduk are confirmed on the 'Death Over Europe' tour bill alongside Mayhem, Immolation and others, with a date in Praha on 21 February 2026.
2025-02
Marduk launched the 'Memento Mori Europa Part III' tour in February 2025, celebrating the band's 35th anniversary with a special set of rare tracks.

Tour

HerfordJenaŚwidnicaJablunkovBratislavaBudapestZagrebKranjReggio EmiliaVeronaWeiherParisCologneAmstelveenLondonPraha

Tracks

Panzer Division Marduktitle track of the 1999 war-concept album, a genre landmark

Frontschweinlead track of the 2015 album, 6.5M+ plays on YouTube Music

Souls for Belialfrom Serpent Sermon (2012), 6M+ plays on YouTube Music

Shovel Beats Sceptrelead single from Memento Mori (2023)

Heaven Shall Burn... When We Are Gathered1996 album that cemented the band's place in black metal

About the venue: Essigfabrik

Essigfabrik is a well-known live music and event venue in Cologne, housed in a former vinegar factory. It hosts a wide range of concerts spanning rock, metal, electronic, and alternative music, and is a staple of Cologne's independent music scene. The industrial character of the building gives it a distinctive raw atmosphere that has made it popular with both local and international acts.

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