Mayhem - Pure Fucking Mayhem DVD-R

MayheM Biography:



It has been seven long years since MAYHEM released their fourth and last
full-length "Ordo ad Chao". Founded as early as in 1984 in Oslo, Norway
by the late and legendary frontman Øystein Aarseth aka Euronymous,
bassist Jørn "Necrobutcher" Stubberud, and Kjetil "Manheim" Haraldsson
on drums, the band took its name from the VENOM song "Mayhem with
Mercy". Continuing and renewing the Black Metal style heralded by the
English trio, MAYHEM soon became the instigators of the so called second
wave and were at the heart of every controversy surrounding that genre.

The suicide of misanthropic frontman Per Yngve "Dead" Ohlin. The murder
of Euronymous by guest bass player "Count Grishnakh" alias the notorious
Varg Vikernes. Church burnings, drugs and prison sentences, MAYHEM were
always at the centre of the storm. Yet not even death could stop the
Norwegians, who released one musical milestone after the other. The
incredible rawness of the "Deathcrush" EP (1987) was followed by the
still iconic and genre defining "De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas" (1994),
which featured devilish drummer Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg, who had
joined in 1988.

The vocalist on this album was the Hungarian Attila Csihar of TORMENTOR
fame, who returned later in 2004 to take over from his meantime heir,
the enigmatic original singer Sven-Erik "Maniac" Kristiansen. The latter
was featured on the "Wolf's Lair Abyss" EP (1997), which was written
mostly by highly talented guitarist Rune "Blasphemer" Eriksen, who
scored a massive success with the highly controversial "Grand
Declaration Of War" (2000).

Those were followed by the more classic "Chimera" (2004) and a
masterpiece of utter darkness called "Ordo Ad Chao" (2007) with Attila
singing again, which inspired many bands to follow in its tracks. MAYHEM
had always witnessed many line-up changes due to the circumstances
described above. Therefore even the loss of Blasphemer, who decided to
focus on his other band AVA INFERI in 2008, did not stop the band.

Activities mainly revolved around live shows, until the right balance
was found again with the recruitment of Morten "Teloch" Iversen. The
guitarist had already made a name for himself with NIDINGR, which is
highly regarded amongst black metal enthusiasts yet remained mostly an
underground phenomenon. Now his first compositional work with MAYHEM is
unleashed and demonstrates how perfectly Teloch has captured the essence
and spirit of the Norwegian legend by linking the band back to its
roots, while at the same time taking a step forward into the spearhead
position of the genre instead of dwelling in nostalgia.

Pure Fucking Mayhem - Release Info:



Pure Fucking Mayhem is a 2008 documentary created by Stefan Rydehed
which shows the inside look of a second wave Norwegian Black Metal band
Mayhem. The movie includes a lot of interviews from the band members as
well as some unseen pictures of an early Black Metal scene.

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