The Story of Euronymous & Mayhem

Mayhem was formed in 1984 by Euronymous (guitar), Manheim (drums), and Necrobutcher (bass). They were the oldest of the Norwegian Black/Death bands. Mayhem's first recording effort came in 1986 with the release of the cult demo, "Pure Fucking Armageddon". Maniac became the vocalist in autumn 1986, and in the winter of 1987 , Mayhem entered Creative Studios to record the now classic "Deathcrush" Demo. This demo was later re-released as a Mini-LP on Mayhem's record label, Posercorpse Music, in 1000 copies. After the release of the Mini-LP, Maniac and Manheim left the band, and were later replaced by Dead on vocals, and Hellhammer on drums. The band then recorded 2 songs for the CBR Compilation album. After this the band toured East Germany and Turkey. In April 1991, vocalist Dead committed suicide,

and shortly after this bassist Necrobutcher left the band. It was few years later that the band finally got back on track, and entered Greighallen studios to record their long awaited debut album, "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas". In 1993, longtime founding memberand guitarist Euronymous was murdered by a traitor, The Cunt. In addition to running the band, Euronymous also had an amazing record company, Deathlike Silence Productions, and a record shop, Helvete. In 1995, Hellhammer re-formed Mayhem. He brought forth original members Necrobutcher on Bass and Maniac on Vocals. He also brought forth a new member- guitarist Rune.