Reception
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De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas 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. IGN included De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas in their "10 Great Black Metal Albums" list.
While Mayhem's previous vocalist had been Swedish, Attila Csihar was from Hungary. His style was somewhat atypical for Nordic black metal then, and has provoked a mixed reception from fans; for example, Metalreviews.com gave him the nickname "Attila 'Fingernails' Csihar" (although a subsequent review by the website praised his later, Ordo Ad Chao-era performances). The song "Freezing Moon" was included on Kerrang!’s 25 Extreme Metal Anthems and has been covered live and in studio by such bands as Behemoth, Vader, Enslaved, Cradle of Filth and Darkmoon. "Funeral Fog" was covered by Emperor with Csihar on vocals.
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