Majestas Leprosus

The fourth full length from Mutiilation is definately very different from the previous classic Vampires of Black Imperial Blood and the old demos, but it is certainly not bad by any means. The sound is basically a continuation of Black Millenium, but with even more distortion and simplistic drumming. The drum machine here really takes away from the music IMO, with its being totally buried underneath the wall of guitar. You really can't hear it very good at all. Willy's vocals are demented. He sounds like a mix of Atilla and Abbath. He spews forth nihilistic visions of total death in his lyrics. The riffs are really enjoyable too, especially on songs like Tormenting My Nights and Bitterness Bloodred. On this release, the riffs are your basic fast as hell BM, with an almost industrial feel to the entire thing. Most of the riffs are tremolo picked exclusively. Willy has gone for a more generic approach IMO, but nonetheless it works pretty good. It's just not nearly as good as old Mutiilation.

Now the production is a total desaster. Everything is so fuzzy that it takes something away from the music entirely. Sometimes the riffs aren't able to be heard because of all the fuzz. I'm not saying this is the worst production ever, and neither is it really bad, but it just lacks something. The atmosphere presented here though is great.

Mutiilation apparently was kicked out of the LLN because of Willy being a drug addict. I don't know if he still is or not, but judging by some of the lyrics on this and the newest one Rattenkonig, I'd say he maybe still is.

So in conclusion, shoot up your heroine and destroy your life for Satan!

Do not get me wrong: this album is poor compared to Mutiilation standards on earlier releases.
This thing is a deranged journey through the dark and painful world of Meyhna'ch. The riffs are really different from what Mutiilation used to work out in the past, being more complex and precise than the previous simplicity and sloppiness. Anyway, Mutiilation advanced towards a faster general tempo, faster riffs and a more generic black metal sound (comparison to Mayhem popping up, although it is better than anything Mayhem has done). The guitars are more cutting than ever, and they also have a weird distortion effect, as if every note is being played double-time. Probably they were fragmented by the almost undecipherable drums.
The vocals sound like Attila Csihar got torn from the grave and strangles himself. Meyhna'ch spits necrosis-ridden screams on a constipated, venomous tone. And the lyrics... man, these lyrics are damn hateful, not in a satanic way, but in a nihilistic one. Give a listen to Beyond The Decay Of Time And Flies and Tormenting My Nights.
Beginners should enjoy it. But da old ones like me know that Meyhna'ch could have done much better... (or worse, it depends how you take it).