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

Who is Dead?

Dead adopted his nickname when he was a child. He had been bullied and beaten so badly that he was pronounced clinically dead for several minutes, after that experience, he adopted the nickname Dead and his personality changed completely. He became incredibly depressed, he started listening to death and black metal, and he started his own band, Morbid. Dead was always searching for a reason to live, and Mayhem fell right into his lap.