Black metal instigators Mayhem have returned with "Worthless Abominations Destroyed," the sulfurous first single off their forthcoming sixth album, Daemon.

The band had spent the last couple years on the road, performing their groundbreaking debut, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, in its entirety and it appears a bit of that classic sound has seeped into the writing. That's not to say "Worthless Abominations Destroyed" is merely aping past success — far from it. There's a supremely wicked sense of melody imbued within the claustrophobic atmosphere as vocalist Attila Csihar alternates between hushed rasps and bellowing clean-sung chants.

Read the lyrics and listen below.

Energy of Chaos

Absu and Tiamat sleeps

Dreaming their darkest dreams

Spawning the cosmic gods Worthless abominations destroyed Preparing for war

Against the gods

Ultimate blasphemy

Captured and imprisoned

Power-hungry whore

Sliced in half

Creation to rule Now spawned

Infernal Undead

Anti cosmic gods

Worshipping the Demiurge

Keeping people blind

Black flames tried extinguish

Total lawlessness

Exterminate

"After teasing you guys for over six months, it's finally time to show you what we have been up to in the studio this summer," said guitarist Teloch. "Here's 'Worthless Abominations Destroyed,' a track that was made with the intention to have this 'all is lost and hopeless' feeling."

Daemon will be released on Oct. 25 through Century Media. Pre-order your copy here and view the album art and track listing beneath the video.

Mayhem, "Worthless Abominations Destroyed"

Mayhem, Daemon Album Art + Track Listing

Century Media

01. "The Dying False King"

02. "Agenda Ignis"

03. "Bad Blood"

04. "Malum"

05. 'Falsified and Hated"

06. "Aeon Daemonium"

07. "Worthless Abomination Destroyed"

08. "Daemon Spawn"

09. "Of Worms and Ruins"

10. "Invoke the Oath"