Requiem for the Dead Musicians

duga · 03-29-2010, 03:49 PM

WARNING graphic image below

Dead (Per Yngve Ohlin) of Mayhem

This has always been the musician death that has fascinated me the most. Dead, singer of the black metal band Mayhem, was always known to be quite a strange person. Unsurprisingly, he was fascinated with death. He was known to bury his clothes in the ground for weeks before a show. He was also known to play while carrying a bag with a dead crow in it, which he would breath into to "get the stench of death in his nostrils". He is also credited by many Norwegian black metal bands as the first to wear "corpse paint".

It is not surprising, then, that he committed suicide. While staying in a cabin in the woods, the other band members returned to find Dead with slit wrists, a slit throat, and a shotgun wound to the head. He left a note that simply said, "Excuse all the blood." Aarseth went out and bought a disposable camera and took pictures, one of which was used on the cover of "Dawn of the Black Hearts". It is also rumored that they made a stew of his brain "to absorb his wisdom" and sent bits of his skull to other band members they deemed worthy to have them.

All of this, plus the murder of their guitarist Euronymous by Burzum leader Varg Vikernes, have lead to the huge legend that is Mayhem. They definitely didn't get by on the quality of their music.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-29-2010, 04:02 PM

^ Maybe you might want to add a little warning to that post. I've seen the image before but still... it's pretty damn graphic.

EDIT: Also, I've heard the brain stew thing was just a myth. They did however take pieces of his skull and give it to people they deemed worthy.

duga · 03-29-2010, 04:10 PM

Yeah, maybe I should have thought of that...

Guybrush · 03-30-2010, 06:28 AM

Snuf***e is not cool, but at least I've seen that picture several times before and that takes some of the edge off. Always a little disturbing, though. Nice write-up, duga

Insane Guest · 03-30-2010, 05:54 PM

Wow, sent bits of pieces of skull? WTF? It seems kind of weird that they would use it as an album cover, pretty Fu**** up if you ask me.

lucifer_sam · 03-30-2010, 05:56 PM

It was a bootleg. And it only goes to show how morbidly untalented the band was, they had to get through two different frontmen before anybody paid attention to them.

And guess what? They still suck.

**Janszoon** · 03-30-2010, 06:14 PM

Johnny Ace

This is one that I always found particularly strange, sad and stupid. Johnny Ace was a big R&B star and early rock and roller who shot himself in the head backstage at a concert in Houston, Texas on Christmas day 1954, semi-accidentally.

From his Wikipedia entry:

Quote:

After touring for a year, Ace had been performing at the City Auditorium in Houston, Texas on Christmas 1954. During a break between sets, he was playing with a .22 cal revolver. Members of his band said he did this often, sometimes shooting at roadside signs from their car.

It was widely reported that Ace killed himself playing Russian roulette. Big Mama Thornton's bass player Curtis Tillman, however, who witnessed the event, said, "I will tell you exactly what happened! Johnny Ace had been drinking and he had this little pistol he was waving around the table and someone said ‘Be careful with that thing…’ and he said ‘It’s okay! Gun’s not loaded…see?’ and pointed it at himself with a smile on his face and ‘Bang!’ – sad, sad thing. Big Mama ran outta that dressing room yelling ‘Johnny Ace just killed hisself!"

Thornton said in a written statement (included in the book The Late Great Johnny Ace) that Ace had been playing with the gun, but not playing Russian roulette. According to Thornton, Ace pointed the gun at his girlfriend and another woman who were sitting nearby, but did not fire. He then pointed the gun toward himself. The gun went off, shooting him in the side of the head.

duga · 03-30-2010, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by lucifer_sam

It was a bootleg. And it only goes to show how morbidly untalented the band was, they had to get through two different frontmen before anybody paid attention to them.

And guess what? They still suck.

Very true. This cracks me up everytime:

Insane Guest · 03-30-2010, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by duga

Very true. This cracks me up everytime:

Hehe, yeah, it's actually pretty interesting that band. I listened to a couple of their songs. Not very good. Their story is a lot more interesting. A murder within the band, not may of those. And that Death was one strange character. Buried his clothes, sniffed a dead crow before shows? Thought he was a creature, not a human? Amazing.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-30-2010, 10:54 PM

I've listened to a couple of Mayhem songs. It's not horrible, it's not even bad. But without the deaths it would be nothing. As was brought out, they have a far more interesting story.

03-29-2010, 03:49 PM	#21 (permalink)
duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	WARNING graphic image below Dead (Per Yngve Ohlin) of Mayhem This has always been the musician death that has fascinated me the most. Dead, singer of the black metal band Mayhem, was always known to be quite a strange person. Unsurprisingly, he was fascinated with death. He was known to bury his clothes in the ground for weeks before a show. He was also known to play while carrying a bag with a dead crow in it, which he would breath into to "get the stench of death in his nostrils". He is also credited by many Norwegian black metal bands as the first to wear "corpse paint". It is not surprising, then, that he committed suicide. While staying in a cabin in the woods, the other band members returned to find Dead with slit wrists, a slit throat, and a shotgun wound to the head. He left a note that simply said, "Excuse all the blood." Aarseth went out and bought a disposable camera and took pictures, one of which was used on the cover of "Dawn of the Black Hearts". It is also rumored that they made a stew of his brain "to absorb his wisdom" and sent bits of his skull to other band members they deemed worthy to have them. All of this, plus the murder of their guitarist Euronymous by Burzum leader Varg Vikernes, have lead to the huge legend that is Mayhem. They definitely didn't get by on the quality of their music. __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph... Last edited by duga; 03-29-2010 at 04:12 PM.

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duga MB quadrant's JM Vincent Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 3,762	Yeah, maybe I should have thought of that... __________________ Confusion will be my epitaph...

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	Snuf**e is not cool, but at least I've seen that picture several times before and that takes some of the edge off. Always a little disturbing, though. Nice write-up, duga __________________ Something Completely Different*

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lucifer_sam Unrepentant Ass-Mod Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 3,921	It was a bootleg. And it only goes to show how morbidly untalented the band was, they had to get through two different frontmen before anybody paid attention to them. And guess what? They still suck. __________________ first.am

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	^ Maybe you might want to add a little warning to that post. I've seen the image before but still... it's pretty damn graphic. EDIT: Also, I've heard the brain stew thing was just a myth. They did however take pieces of his skull and give it to people they deemed worthy.

03-30-2010, 05:54 PM	#25 (permalink)
Insane Guest Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: CA Posts: 1,322	Wow, sent bits of pieces of skull? WTF? It seems kind of weird that they would use it as an album cover, pretty Fu**** up if you ask me.

03-30-2010, 10:54 PM	#30 (permalink)
~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	I've listened to a couple of Mayhem songs. It's not horrible, it's not even bad. But without the deaths it would be nothing. As was brought out, they have a far more interesting story.