1983 - Mayhem is formed. Euronymous on guitar, Necrobutcher
on bass, Manheim on drums. Their band name is taken from
the Venom song "Mayhem with Mercy".
1985 - First live show.
1986 - 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.
1987 - Second demo, "Deathcrush", is released. Manheim and
Maniac leave Mayhem. Torben (drums) and Kittil (vocals)
from the band Vomit join Mayhem, but both leave shortly
thereafter.
1988 - Dead joins the band in the summer, followed by
Hellhammer a few weeks later.
1990 - Freezing Moon and Carnage are recorded for the CBR
Compilation.
1991 - Dead kills himself in April. Necrobutcher leaves the
band. Oc More...
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