{{short description|Norwegian industrial black metal band}} {{Expand German|topic=cult|Mysticum|date=June 2025}} {{no footnotes|date=August 2016}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Mysticum | image = Mysticum @ Roadburn Festival 2017 04.jpg | caption = Mysticum at [[Roadburn Festival]] 2017 | origin = [[Asker]], Norway | genre = [[Industrial black metal]] | years_active = {{Start date|1992}}-present | label = [[Peaceville Records]] | website = {{URL|www.mysticum.com}} | current_members = Preben «Prime Evil» Mulvik, Benny «Herr General Cerastes» Laumann, Robin «Dr. Best» Malmberg | past_members = * [[Jan Axel Blomberg|Jan Axel «Hellhammer» Blomberg]], [[Ivar Bjørnson]] }}
'''Mysticum''' is a Norwegian [[industrial black metal]] band from [[Asker]]. They formed in 1992 under the name Sabazios, but changed shortly after with the demo release of "Medusa's Tears" in 1993.<ref name="Decibel Sept 2014">{{cite web|url=https://www.decibelmagazine.com/2014/09/19/mysticum-all-members-interviewed/ |title=Mysticum (all members) interviewed |last=Dick |first=Chris |date=19 September 2014 |website=Decibel Magazine |access-date=2020-07-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> They are known as pioneers of the [[industrial black metal]] subgenre.
== Line-up ==
=== Current === * Preben "Prime Evil" Mulvik, also known as "Ravn" or "Svartravn" (Raven) - vocals, guitar * Benny "Herr General Cerastes" Laumann - vocals, guitar, programming * Robin "Dr. Best" Malmberg - bass guitar, programming
=== Past === * [[Jan Axel Blomberg|Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg]] - drums (Never recorded. As stated by the band, computer-controlled drums is created with the sound to match their style. Hellhammer was just briefly in the band's line-up.)<ref name="Decibel Sept 2014" /><ref name="Blabbermouth Dec 2012">{{cite web |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mysticum-reissue-of-debut-album-to-include-bonus-songs-and-dvd/ |title=MYSTICUM: Reissue Of Debut Album To Include Bonus Songs And DVD |date=2012-12-13 |website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET |access-date=2020-07-30 |language=en-US}}</ref> * [[Ivar Bjørnson]] - guitars
==Discography==
{| class="wikitable" ! Name ! Year ! Type |- | ''Medusa's Tears'' | 1993 | Demo |- | ''Wintermass'' | 1993 | Demo |- | ''Mysticum / Ulver'' | 1994 | Split album with [[Ulver]] |- | ''Piss Off!!!'' | 1995 | Demo |- | ''Mysticum (Best Of)'' | 1995 | Compilation |- | ''[[In the Streams of Inferno]]''<ref name="Decibel Sept 2014" /> | 1996 | Full studio album |- | ''Black Magic Mushrooms / The Habit of Fear'' | 2003 | Split album with [[Audiopain]] |- | ''[[Lost Masters of the Universe]]'' | 2004 | Compilation |- | ''[[Planet Satan]]''<ref name="Decibel Sept 2014" /> | 2014 | Full studio album |- | ''[[Never Stop the Madness: The Roadburn Inferno]]'' | 2018 | Live album |}
==References== {{Commonscat}} {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.mysticum.com}} * [http://www.facebook.com/mysticums Mysticum at Facebook] * [http://myspace.com/mysticum Mysticum at MySpace]
{{authority control}} [[Category:Norwegian black metal musical groups]] [[Category:Musical groups established in 1992]] [[Category:Musical groups from Akershus]] [[Category:Musicians from Asker Municipality]]
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