Murder, Satanism and Church Burnings; the True Story Behind the Origin of Norwegian Black Metal

Suffering for his Art

Dead would also cut his arms on stage and bleed into the crowd, disgusting right? This was entirely for the showmanship, but it did give some insight into Dead’s personality. The other members of Mayhem would attempt to subdue him and prevent him from doing this, but Dead persisted due to his depression and propensity for self-harm…