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Mayhem (band) had begun work on their fifth studio album. As of November 2013, the new album was being mixed, with an early 2014 release date expected. Several months later, on February 18, 2014, it was announced that Mayhem would release a new album in May 2014, with a new song "Psywar" made available for streaming. On February 20, 2014, the band's record label, Season of Mist, announced that the new album "Esoteric Warfare" would be released worldwide on May 27, 2014. This marked the first Mayhem studio effort since Blasphemer's departure and Teloch's permanent status in the band. In January 2015,