De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is the first full-length studio album by Norwegian black metal band Mayhem. "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" is stated as meaning ''Lord Satan's Secret Rites'' (literally, ''Of the Mysteries of Lord Satan''). It is marked out in the band's history by being not only the last studio recording of Mayhem featuring material co-written by Per Yngve 'Dead' Ohlin, but also the only full-length studio album to feature band leader, Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth.
After Varg Vikernes (the session bass player on this recording) was convicted for the murder of Euronymous, Euronymous' parents demanded that the album not feature the bass parts by Vikernes. Jan Axel Blomberg/Hellhammer promised to remove the bass tracks from the recording and re-record them himself. However, he did not record new bass parts, rather, he simply lowered Vikernes' contributions in the final mix. According to Hellhammer, he decided that it was somehow fitting that murderer and victim should be together on this album.
Vocals on this album were performed by Attila Csihar of Tormentor from Hungary. They are somewhat atypical for black metal, and have provoked a mixed reception from some fans.
This album is widely acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of the black metal genre, and its bleak aesthetics and lyrics have often been cited as an inspiration by other black metal groups. Die-hard fans of Mayhem's early works, however, criticize Attila's vocals as being inferior to those of Dead (musician), although most agree his vocals do work very well within the framework of the album. In 2004 Attila rejoined Mayhem.
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