Band Line Up 2012
Band Photo Gallery
Silmaeth (ex-Vorkreist) is added to the line
up as second live guitarist. The band will now
evolve
with 2 guitarists .
2008: Blasphemer leaves Mayhem.
Morfeus (Dimension F3h, ex-Limbonic Art) joins the band as live guitarist for South American tour .
2007: Ordo Ad Chao is released.
2004: Chimera is released. Maniac leaves in mid November. Attila
rejoins Mayhem.
2002: Split 7inch w/ Meads Of Asphodel released, later released on
CD with bonus tracks. The Studio Experience
box set is released.
2001: European Legions: Live In Marseille is released on VHS/DVD,
also as limited edition CD. European Legions
and U.S. Legions are released.
2000: Grand Declaration Of War is released.
1999: Mediolanum Capta Est is released. Split 7" with Zyklon-B is
released.
1998: Nordgaren stays on during rehearsals, later leaves the band when
he moves to England.
1997: Wolfs Lair Abyss mLP/mCD is released. Alexander Nordgaren
joins as live rhythm
guitarist, plays during the Mayhem Invades England tour.
Out From The Dark is
released, as is the Ancient Skin/Necrolust single.
1996: Freezing Moon Picture LP is released.
1994: De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is finally released and dedicated to
Euronymous.
Mayhem is reformed by
Hellhammer, original vocalist Maniac,
former bassist
Necrobutcher, and new guitarist Blasphemer
(from fellow Norwegian
band Aura Noir).
1993: Recording for De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas is completed.
Attila Csihar handles
the vocals,
Count Grishnackh
handles bass, Blackthorn is second guitarist.
Live In Leipzig is
released and dedicated to Dead. Euronymous is murdered
by Count Grishnackh. Mayhem ceases to exist.
1991: Dead kills himself in April. Necrobutcher leaves the band.
Occultus joins Mayhem
as bassist/vocalist to
take their places, but leaves shortly after joining.
Euronymous, with the
help of Occultus and Geir Bratelli, opens up Helvete in Oslo.
The name for the store
comes from Metalion at Slayer Mag.
1990: Freezing Moon and Carnage are recorded for the CBR Compilation.
1988: Dead joins the band as vocalist and Hellhammer joins as drummer
about 6 months later.
1987: Deathrehearsal is released. Second demo, Deathcrush, is released.
Messiah does vocals for two tracks,
Maniac does the rest.
Manheim and Maniac
leave Mayhem. Torben (drums) and Kittil (vocals),
from the band Vomit,
join Mayhem, but both leave shortly thereafter.
1986: First gig on April 20th. The first demo, Pure Fucking
Armageddon is released.
Messiah later joins as
session vocalist. At some point Messiah leaves.
Later, Maniac joins as
permanent vocalist. bSplit tape with Vomit is released.
1984: Mayhem is formed. Euronymous on guitar, Necrobutcher on bass,
Manheim on drums.
Their band name is
taken from the Venom song Mayhem with Mercy.