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Mayhem

Mayhem
Photo: Wojciech Pędzich · CC BY 4.0

About

Mayhem is a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Langhus, near Oslo, widely regarded as one of the genre's founding acts. Their 1994 debut album De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas set a template for black metal that still resonates today. The band's early history - marked by the 1991 suicide of vocalist Dead and the 1993 murder of guitarist Euronymous by then-bassist Varg Vikernes - became inseparable from the mythology of the entire Norwegian black metal scene. The current lineup of Necrobutcher, Hellhammer, vocalist Attila Csihar, and guitarists Teloch and Ghul has performed in over 60 countries and continues to record and tour.

~305K
Spotify monthly listeners
~840K
Spotify followers
~182K
YouTube subscribers
~1000
live shows performed across 60+ countries

What's new

  • 2025-07

    Mayhem's seventh studio album is in active development, with guitarist Teloch publicly confirming intensive work on new material ahead of a planned release.

  • 2025

    Mayhem released new singles 'Weep for Nothing', 'Despair', and 'Life Is a Corpse You Drag' in 2025, signalling material from the forthcoming seventh album.

  • 2025-03/04

    Mayhem headlined the 2025 Decibel Magazine Tour across North America (March-April), supported by Mortiis, Imperial Triumphant, and New Skeletal Faces.

  • 2024-11

    Mayhem cancelled their 40th anniversary North American fall tour dates in November 2024 due to a medical emergency requiring surgery for one band member.

  • 2023

    Mayhem released Daemonic Rites, a live album capturing their concert performances, via Century Media Records.

Tracks

Freezing Moonsignature track from De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas (1994), one of the most recognised black metal songs ever recorded
Funeral FogDe Mysteriis Dom Sathanas opener, a live staple that reliably ignites the crowd
Deathcrushtitle track of the 1987 debut EP, one of the earliest and most influential black metal recordings
Daemontitle track of the 2019 album, which won a Norwegian Grammy (Spellemannprisen) for Best Heavy Metal Album
Daemonic Rites2023 live album documenting the band's ferocious stage show

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