When discussing the legacy of Mayhem, most people agree that Dead and Euronymous were the heart and soul of the band and with the death of both of them the story of the band ended. But you gotta remember Necrobutcher is the only living member to witness the band's full rise and fall, he was there along with Euro even before Dead joined, and has memories of it all - a band which evolved from a teenage dream into the darkest and most ill-fated act in the history of metal. And don't forget it was fucking Hellhammer who made the final decision to release DMDS in it's final form, probably the only metal album to feature both a predator and his victim on its tracks. Now that's what I call dedication to the band's image. I think both Necro and Hellhammer have done great job to fulfill the band's legacy, and you gotta respect them as legit Mayhem members even though it will never be the same band anymore.
Hellhammer been there from the beginning and Necrobutcher also been there most of the time, but we gotta give credit to Maniac And Atilla, to me They're also one of the original members along side dead and Euro
I went to Øystein's Helvete store in early 90's.. i probably looked like a poser then... most awesome guy (Øystein) helping me find records in the store...I said i liked Godflesh and he went straight for an album of Swans... Øystein is from my home town actually.. Cheers..
@@MetalKeith666 Well, Dead should have respect. But Euronymous shouldn't in my opinion because he encouraged Dead to die instead of helping him with his problem.
hellhammer's makeup was on point jus sayin. srsly tho i've never been a big fan of him as a person but i respect him for keeping the band alive. not to mention his drumming skills
And throughout the 80's and early 90's they only released some demo stuff. While they influenced other great bands which meanwhile released their albums, Mayhem waited until their 'stars' where dead and then released their first real album... All their glory took place before they actually started to be professionals...
i think that if they broke up after putting out the deathcrush ep than they would certainly be one of those legendary bands like dystopia or man is the bastard
Idk how known was Black Metal back in the day, let aside since Metal alone as a genre was kind of underground even then, so I guess that Mayhem would be like the face of it back in the 90's...
I heard that to even get information of the genre or even the sound, you needed to be in the scene or have connections to people in the scene/who know something about it
@@redstone-kg3ne Honestly when I heard the freezing moon demo deathcrush version with dead and dawn with the black hearts are fucking great. It's a shame he committed suicide we lost a lot of great potential. I was at the show in Jessheim in 1990 about 19 years old it was me and my uncle and Dead really got crowds going with his energy it was fucking wild.
@@AleYanok Hey, I have a request. Once you finish all these videos, can you make a video about Neil Peart (Rush drummer), in a few weeks it is gonna turn 1 year since he passed away (January 7, 2020; one of the first musicians who died in this chaotic year). I won't hurry you to do it.
Actually, the guy in that photo at 2:44 is not Attila, it's Zsolt Machát, the drummer of his band Tormentor. He's actually the second guy from the left in the same picture (It's the cover of Tormentor's first demo called "Seventh day of Doom") He said it in a hungarian interview
I think their later stuff is probably so overlooked. I mean, it may not be the Dead Era or Trve Black Metal, but you gotta admit, the music sounds pretty good.
my favorite vocalists of mayhem: 1. Dead man his voice sounds so distorted and like it came from a grave love it! 2. Maniac man he’s the same level as dead just great maybe maniac will be my num 1 one day 3. Messiah he’s pretty good but almost barely hear em 4. Kittil kittilsen he’s pretty hot but almost barely never heard his scream
lol, those bands had no influence on what Black Metal is today. The term was coined by the Norwegians and the genre was developed by international bands who were inspired by the Norwegians. 2nd wave=1st wave, not Bathory and Tormentor, they're just random inspirations
I think a lot about how lucky we are that we actually have so many photos of all the members during the Dead era of Mayhem. …I also think about the fact that there’s only that ONE photo of Snorri Ruch that’s out there, even though his guitar skills were fundamental in the formation of Norwegian Black Metal. (I’ve only ever seen one other photo of him from that era, and only once, poor guy.) He does have a RU-vid channel now and seems like a super nice guy.
The perfect lineup was Euronymous and Necrobutcher being the badass lead guitarists, with Hellhammer on drums and Dead on vocals. Too bad this wasn't the permanent lineup. 💔
@@WhoisVinnie it doesn't matter! It's pretty disrespectful to continue on...especially when they continuously replace members. It completely breaks an important rule in the music business!
Когда дэд вошёл в группу она эволюционировала, Но когда он ушёл она стала деградировать. Немогу поверить что такая великая группа превратилась в ничтожество. Это печально...
Deathcrush was pretty much death metal tbh lol, until the swidish compilation carried freezing moon. There last good song was Carnagecwhich was also featured in the stainless mind complation
