title: Mysticum
text: # Mysticum
  
  Mysticum is a Norwegian industrial black metal band from Asker. They formed in 1992 under the name Sabazios, but changed shortly after with the demo release of "Medusa's Tears" in 1993. They are known as pioneers of the industrial black metal subgenre.
  
  ## Line-up
  
  ### Current
  
  * Preben "Prime Evil" Mulvik, also known as "Ravn" or "Svartravn" (Raven) - vocals, guitar
  * Benny "Herr General Cerastes" Laumann - vocals, guitar, programming
  * Robin "Dr. Best" Malmberg - bass guitar, programming
  
  ### Past
  
  * Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg - drums (Never recorded. As stated by the band, computer-controlled drums is created with the sound to match their style. Hellhammer was just briefly in the band's line-up.)
  * Ivar Bjørnson - guitars
  
  ## Discography
  
  | Name | Year | Type |
  | - | - | - |
  | Medusa's Tears | 1993 | Demo |
  | Wintermass | 1993 | Demo |
  | Mysticum / Ulver | 1994 | Split album with Ulver |
  | Piss Off!!! | 1995 | Demo |
  | Mysticum (Best Of) | 1995 | Compilation |
  | In the Streams of Inferno | 1996 | Full studio album |
  | Black Magic Mushrooms / The Habit of Fear | 2003 | Split album with Audiopain |
  | Lost Masters of the Universe | 2004 | Compilation |
  | Planet Satan | 2014 | Full studio album |
  | Never Stop the Madness: The Roadburn Inferno | 2018 | Live album |
  