Mayhem has 20 new song ideas for the band's upcoming seventh album

Norwegian black metal legends Mayhem are actively planning their seventh studio album, with bassist Jørn "Necrobutcher" Stubberud recently shedding light on the band's progress during an interview with Everblack Podcast. 

According to Necrobutcher, the group has no shortage of ideas and is currently navigating the creative process for the highly anticipated follow-up to 2019's Daemon.

During the episode, Stubberud shared:

Yes, you can. Teloch [Mayhem guitarist Morten Bergeton Iversen] and Charles [Edward Alexander Hedger, Mayhem guitarist] have presented some demos — both of them presented over 10 songs or 10 skeletons — so [they have] presented almost 20 songs. And I listened to everything, and some of it is really fucking good.

So, after the Australian tour, I guess — no, some of us [are] gonna go on some tours with some other bands. But in March [2025], I think, we're gonna get together and start to hammer out this thing.

By 2025 we should have been able to enter the studio. And then, hopefully, it would be cool to have it out in 2025. That would be a goal, but we'll see. But definitely 2026. And then, of course, we'll be heading out [on] a new world tour to promote it, I guess.

Recently, Mayhem cancelled their previously scheduled North American tour due to a medical emergency requiring surgery. 

[via ThePRP]