Mayhem (band)
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Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in Oslo in 1984. They were one of the pioneers of the Norwegian black metal scene, and their music has profoundly influenced the black metal genre. Mayhem
Mayhem performing live in 2024
Founding bassist Necrobutcher performing in 2008
A prolific Norwegian heavy metal drummer, Hellhammer has remained with the group since joining in 1988.
Blasphemer (left) and Maniac (right) joined the band during its 1995 reformation.
Euronymous
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Øystein Aarseth, better known by his stage name Euronymous, was a Norwegian musician and a founder of and central figure in the early Norwegian black metal scene. He was a co-founder and guitarist of
Mayhem (band)
…controversies, including their notorious live performances, the 1991 suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin ("Dead"), and the 1993 murder of guitarist Øystein Aarseth ("Euronymous") by former bassist Varg Vikernes ("Count Grishnackh"). The group released a demo and an EP, which were highly influential and amassed a…
Euronymous (right) with Dead
More recent photograph of the location of Helvete, now called Neseblod Records, at Schweigaards Gate 56, Oslo, Norway.
The basement of Euronymous' former record shop, showing graffiti from the early 1990s
Euronymous took part in the burning of Holmenkollen Chapel (pictured)