Mayhem

Mayhem Is The pioneering Norwegian black metal band From Oslo (norway) Mayhem started in 1984 with vocalist Messiah, drummer Manheim Bassist Necrobutcher and guitarist Euronymous. The band has been through many members and are associated with extreme acts such as suicide murder and many church burnings. In 1991 the 3rd vocalist of Mayhem who stagename was dead commited suicide in a house owned by the band. He was found with his brains on the floor slit wrists and a shotgun wound to the head. His death note read that he was sorry about all the blood and for firing weapons inside the house. The first person to see the corpse was guitarist Euronymous. His immediate reaction was to take photoes of it, one of the photoes was later used as an album cover for the Mayhem album dawn of the black hearts. The suicide affectect the bassist, Necrobutcher so much that he temporarily left the band. The vocalist was replaced by Attila Csihar, and the bassist was replaced by Varg Vikernes of the 1 man black metal solo project, Burzum. Varg and Euronymous started out as friends but soon Varg feared for his life after hearing about threats Euronymous made about capturing him putting him in the boot of his car taking him into the forest tying him to a tree and torturing him while video tapping it for a snuff film. Varg went to the house of euronymous with a friend (guitarist) because of a contract with Burzum and Euronymouses own independent record company (deathlike silence) Inside the apartment a fight started ending in the death of Euronymous. Varg Vikernes went to jail for the maximum penalty i Norway (21 years) for both church burnings and the murder of Euronymous. Euronymous and varg still had their parts recorded for their next album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas But where now of course out of the band. Drummer Manheim had left the band and drummer Hellhammer took his place. Euronymous was later replaced by guitarist Blasphemer who seperated the old mayhem from the new. Necrobutcher returned to the band and Attila temporarily left and vocalist Maniac returned to the band. Maniac was involved in the first studio album by the band called Deathcrush. Attila later returned to the band. I made this page in support of the amazing black metal band Mayhem and because i support church burning and hate against the mental slavery and curruption involved in christianity.

Photo at the top right: Attila Csihar (a.k.a Void Of Voices