Before there was "kvlt" there was Mayhem. Their influence would go on ... without these two vocalists, Deathcrush would have been blown off by history as an egregiously sloppy thrash demo ...

Two years ago I went to Oslo with the express intent of interviewing Mayhem about the 25th anniversary of their landmark debut Deathcrush. My idea was to take them to the band’s old haunt, the ...

In addition to those special shows, Mayhem will also be playing Maryland Deathfest 2024 in Baltimore, MD from May 23-26. Ahead of those epic and historic performances, the band shared a live video of ...

Eirik “Billy” Norheim was one of the co-lead vocalists on legendary Norwegian black metal band Mayhem‘s 1987 debut EP Deathcrush (using the moniker Messiah), but he left the band after that ...

The gulf between Mayhem's seminal Deathcrush EP in 1987 and their first proper full length in 1994 was an industrious but often low key period in the genre's ascendance. This is the third in a series.