TOTAL MAYHEM: Everything We Think We Know

[Ladle Ghoulash 27,991]

So given Gaga’s used the phrase “total MAYHEM” once again, I figured I’d create a compilation thread with all of the speculative evidence that there may be a deluxe reissue of MAYHEM called “Total MAYHEM” on the way.

The origin:

During Gaga’s Roblox campaign in the lead up to the release of Wednesday (and the soft re-issue of MAYHEM featuring TDD, KFL, and CSTH), she said this:

While “total mayhem” as a phrase is somewhat common, the conspicuous detail is that it’s in all caps and the only other words in all caps are THE DEAD DANCE (a single which, at the time, had not been officially announced), which potentially signifies that they’re both titles.

Another few potential Easter eggs:

As many of you remember, in the run up to the release of MAYHEM, Gaga teased many lyrics from the album on her website. However, once the album came out, fans also noticed that there were lyrics that were being teased that were seemingly parts of songs that had not yet been released, for example:

As we now know, “like the words of a song [I hear you call]” are lyrics featured in TDD, however the other two lines pictured above seem to be from songs that have not yet been released.

 

Jumping ahead: at a Wednesday premiere event when TDD was officially announced, Gaga wore a black dress with *four* keyhole embellishments.

 

As we now know, days later when TDD dropped, MAYHEM was soft re-issued on streaming platforms, featuring *three* previously unreleased/largely non-streamable songs (KFL, TDD, CSTH). Since we now know that TDD’s lyrics were teased beforehand on her website and has now been released along three “new tracks,” is it possible that the four keyholes represent all of the songs to be added to MAYHEM post-release and does that mean the last remaining lyrics from her site are from the final remaining song?
 

And to those who think it’s a stretch that Gaga would be teasing music via fashion this era, lest we forget her teasing the Disease single art + MV at the Chromatica Ball premiere 5 months before the song/video:

Final tidbits:

Gaga also mentioned in her recent interview with Zane Lowe that she wrote around 50 songs during the MAYHEM sessions. TMZ also cited MAYHEM as “Gaga’s first album this year” (implying there may be another). There has also been speculation that Gaga is releasing/promoting a song for a new album coming out in early spring 2024 alongside TDWP2, which some fans theorize is potentially connected to a MAYHEM re-issue. 
 

And, lastly, Gaga used the phrase “total MAYHEM” again while hosting a Halloween party in Barcelona:

What do you think? Is TOTAL MAYHEM coming? Is it a deluxe reissue with a couple new songs? An EP? A remix album? A double LP? If so, when do you think it’s coming?

Discuss!

Edited 12 minutes ago by Ladle Ghoulash

[RBNLM 1,643]

She also teased she may comeback during the Italian stop of the tour this could imply a new release + tour extension which is rumoured already before that 

[Roughhouse Dandy 12,045]

No clue about anything and I refuse to get my hopes up, but if something does drop and we get more grunge/rock songs a la Disease and Perfect Celebrity? Y'all are gonna have to give me some grace bc I'd be INSUFFERABLE about it. 

[lilboyblue 5,727]

During the release of the bonus tracks and TDD, LGN also seemed to go out of its way to clarify that this is NOT to be considered a deluxe edition of MAYHEM 

[Cpeer 4,532]

Honestly I think it’s planned. 
Gaga is name dropping Total Mayhem on every chance she gets 

My theory: It’s planned to be released on the 1 year anniversary of Mayhem release. 
And she’ll add more stadium tour dates after

[Heygirl22 1,405]

I would be so stoked !!!

always happy for more Gaga music 

[weed 74,762]

I think it exists and I'm excited but I feel like the 4 keyholes must be for something else or maybe plans changed since the 3 songs have been released together already, wouldn't feel like a new song is particularly attached to them

unless a fourth song would complete the "total mayhem" and there's nothing else added and I hate that concept lol

Edited 11 hours ago by weed

[MountainMonster 934]

It’s coming. Also on the unused lyrics note, isn’t “a drug to last a lifetime” also unused? I’ve tried to Google it to make sure I’m not missing it in any song on MAYHEM, but it doesn’t appear anywhere. 

[Ladle Ghoulash 27,991]

1 minute ago, MountainMonster said:

It’s coming. Also on the unused lyrics note, isn’t “a drug to last a lifetime” also unused? I’ve tried to Google it to make sure I’m not missing it in any song on MAYHEM, but it doesn’t appear anywhere. 

Could’ve been a demo version of LoveDrug (“thought we’d last a lifetime”), but also 👀

[MountainMonster 934]

3 minutes ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

Could’ve been a demo version of LoveDrug (“thought we’d last a lifetime”), but also 👀

I thought that too, but it seems a little wild to put the incorrect lyric on her own website. 
 

but regardless, there’s no doubt in my mind that TOTAL MAYHEM is on the horizon. 

[zevthepaparazzo 713]

So we can expect a deluxe with maximum 7 more songs (Losing control, sunroof, maybe the fragile ballad, maybe frankensteined, try so hard to sing, worried that im lost and tdwp2 song)

(I say the first two cuz its weird that 2 scrapped songs would leak with the album and not 2 finished songs for a deluxe)

The fourth keyhole could be the next single before the deluxe drops, so each represents added songs after the album has been released

the tdwp2 song could be that last keyhole

there might be another to make it 8 and she could release an ep like Tfm

Edited 11 hours ago by zevthepaparazzo

[Linus Gaga 8,331]

could be release on Mayhem release anniversary or as soon as Halloween 

[NUTELLA 12,832]

1 hour ago, Ladle Ghoulash said:

I figured I’d create a compilation thread with all of the speculative evidence that there is indeed some deluxe reissue of MAYHEM called “Total MAYHEM” on the way.

[Ladle Ghoulash 27,991]

2 minutes ago, NUTELLA said:

Genuinely how I felt writing this. Feeling very seen, Ms. Nut 

[Sepsami 19,342]

I hate y'all for planting this in my brain because I want to be able to be lowkey about this but I literally just can't  this is going to be rentfree on my mind from now until the GRAMMYs