“Funeral Fog” is the opening track off of Mayhem’s classic 1994 LP De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas. A live version had been previously released on 1991’s Live in Leipzig. According to Dead, the band’s lead singer at the time, the lyrics were written between 1987 and 1989, along with “Freezing Moon”, “Paga...
Every time this year
This dark fog will appear
Up from the tombs it comes
To take one more life that can be near
In the middle of Transylvania
All natural life has for a long time ago gone
It's thin and so beautiful
But also so dark and mysterious
Once again the priest is missing
May the god bless us all
The fog is here again
That will complete this funeral
From a place empty of life
Only dead trees are growing here
As it comes from afar
Only dead trees are growing here
Funeral fog
Funeral fog
Funeral fog
Funeral fog
Funeral Fog was written by Necrobutcher & Per “Dead” Ohlin.
Funeral Fog was produced by Jan Axel “Hellhammer” Blomberg & Euronymous & Pytten.
Mayhem released Funeral Fog on Tue May 24 1994.