El Mayhem

Founding fathers of the Norwegian black metal scene, Mayhem emerged in the mid-'80s and went on to influence countless bands with their uncompromisingly abrasive music and sordid history. The group courted controversy from their inception with their blood-soaked live performances, occult imagery, and ghoulish corpse paint. Their legend grew in the '90s with their connection to a spate of Norwegian church burnings, the suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin ("Dead"), and the murder of guitarist Øystein Aarseth ("Euronymous") by ex-member Varg Vikernes ("Count Grishnackh"). Though ...