''Wolf's Lair Abyss'' is an EP by the Norwegian

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band

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. According to the band's website, it is the first part of '' Grand Declaration of War''.news
/ref> The main riff of the last track, "Symbols of Bloodswords", is used in "A Grand Declaration of War" and "View from Nihil (Part II)". This EP was the first Mayhem release without guitarist

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, who was murdered in 1993. The new line-up's material displayed across the songs is notably far more technical than that of earlier incarnations of the band; apart from the intro, each track contains at least two separate sections and is played at high

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with consistent

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;Mayhem *

Sven Erik Kristiansen Sven Erik Kristiansen (born 4 February 1969) is a Norwegian musician, best known as the former vocalist in the black metal band Mayhem under the stage name Maniac. ''Loudwire'' called Kristiansen "an incarnation of authenticity." Career K ...

(Maniac) - vocals *

Rune Eriksen Rune Eriksen (born 13 January 1975), also known by his stage name Blasphemer, is a Norwegian musician best known as the former guitarist and songwriter of black metal band Mayhem (band), Mayhem. He took his stage name from a Sodom (band), Sodom ...

(Blasphemer) - guitar * Jørn Stubberud (Necrobutcher) - bass guitar *

Jan Axel Blomberg Jan Axel Blomberg (born 2 August 1969), better known by his stage name Hellhammer, is a Norwegian drummer known for his role as the drummer of the black metal band Mayhem, which he joined in 1988. He is the only member to have appeared on all of ...

(Hellhammer) - drums ;Production *Produced by

Kristoffer Rygg Kristoffer Rygg (born 9 September 1976), also known as Garm, Trickster G. Rex and God Head, is a Norwegian vocalist, musician and producer known primarily for his work with Ulver, Arcturus, and Borknagar. Biography Kristoffer Rygg was born ...

*Engineered, mixed and mastered by Mayhem *Recorded at Studio Studio Nyhagen

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{{Authority control Mayhem (band) albums 1997 EPs Black metal EPs

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