
Artist
Mayhem
Mayhem is a black metal artist from Oslo, Norway formed in 1984. 39 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Black Metal · Oslo, Norway · Best black metal albums
- 39
- Releases
- 1986–2026
- Active years
- 1984
- Formed

Artist
Mayhem is a black metal artist from Oslo, Norway formed in 1984. 39 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Black Metal · Oslo, Norway · Best black metal albums

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De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas
1994 · 8 tracks

Daemon
2019

Chimera
2004

Esoteric Warfare
2014

Ordo Ad Chao
2007

Grand Declaration of War
2000

Liturgy of Death
2026

Live in Bischofswerda (June 21st, 1997)
2026

Daemonic Rites (Live)
2023

Live in Jessheim
2017

Live in Sarpsborg
2017

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas Alive
2016

Live in Zeitz
2016

Live in Marseille - Live
2012

European Legions
2012

Live in Leipzig
2007

Mediolanum Capta Est
1996
From the Darkest Past
1993

Life Is a Corpse You Drag
Single · 2026

Deathcrush (Live in Bischofswerda June 21st, 1997)
Single · 2026

Realm of Endless Misery
Single · 2026

Despair
Single · 2025

Weep for Nothing
Single · 2025

Malum (Live 2022)
Single · 2023

Chainsaw Gutsfuck (Live 2022)
Single · 2023

Voces Ab Alta
Single · 2021

Everlasting Dying Flame
Single · 2021

Atavistic Black Disorder / Kommando - EP
EP · 2021

Black Glass Communion
Single · 2021

Wolf's Lair Abyss (Bonus Tracks)
EP · 2019

Of Worms and Ruins
Single · 2019

Worthless Abominations Destroyed
Single · 2019

Falsified and Hated
Single · 2019

Life Eternal
Single · 2016

Freezing Moon
Single · 2016

From the Dark Past
Single · 2016

Psywar
Single · 2014

Deathcrush
EP · 2002
Pure Fucking Armageddon
EP · 1986
Mayhem are a Norwegian black metal band formed in 1984 in Oslo long regarded as one of the pioneers of the Norwegian black metal scene. Mayhem's career has been highly controversial, primarily due to their violent stage performances, the 1991 suicide of vocalist Per Yngve Ohlin ("Dead") and 1993 murder of guitarist Øystein Aarseth ("Euronymous") by former member Varg Vikernes ("Count Grishnackh"), also of Burzum. The group released a demo and an EP that were highly influential, and amassed a loyal following through sporadic and notorious live performances, attracting further attention through their ties to the string of Norwegian church burnings and the prominent incidents of violence surrounding them. They disbanded after Aarseth's murder, shortly before the release of their debut album, De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas, regarded as a classic of the black metal genre. Surviving former members Jan Axel Blomberg ("Hellhammer"), Jørn Stubberud ("Necrobutcher") and Sven Erik Kristiansen ("Maniac") reformed two years later with Rune Eriksen ("Blasphemer") replacing Aarseth. Attila Csihar and Krister Dreyer ("Morfeus") have since replaced Kristiansen and Eriksen respectively. The band's mu…