undeath

26. Stronghold - Summoning (Black Metal, 1999)

Art by John Martin: "The Bard", ca 1817 - adapted for the album

58. Hexed - Children Of Bodom (Melodic Death Metal, 2019)

Art by Denis Forkas

Nils: "Jørn was out of the picture for quite some time before Pelle died"

Us: "Because of the girlfriend and the upcoming childbirth?"

Nils: "Yes. Øystein behaved like an idiot over that also"

Us: "I got the impression that Øystein's and Pelle's friendship, when things were going well between them, was reasonably exclusive, and possibly left Jørn and Jan on the outer in the way."

Nils: "That started when they lived in Vevelstad. Because Øystein and Pelle were the only ones who lived there all the time. Jan was a little back and forth, but Jørn didn't live there at all, from what I can remember. Øystein and Pelle more or less became like a married couple that were not good for each other" - Nils Brekke Svensson

"The principal of the school denied that Pelle was exposed to bullying, so the parents had to move him to another school, and things slowly started to get better there. After the brutal beating, the near death experience and the hospital stay, Pelle had become very interested in death. He devoured books about death myths and delved deeply into vampire legends. His lyrics also reflected this.

"The fact that he had actually experienced death - not having a pulse- fascinated him. Seeing death from the inside instead of from the outside. He may have thought 'Here I have a power I can draw infinite inspiration from. It also made him take the stage name Dead", says Anders." - article on nrk.no about Helvete documentary 🦇