Darkest Intent ABQ

Mayhem photos never seen before!!! Via https://www.facebook.com/takaho.ug

[MAYHEM 1990]

I watched the Lords of Chaos last week. At the movie theater, I got sleepy with a high probability, but I never got sleepy and enjoyed it till the end! I’m feeling nostalgic, so I’ll post it. In July 1990, while traveling alone in Europe, I visited the house of Euronymous, which I was communicating with at the time. Relying on Euronymous’s handwritten map, He lived together with Dead and two other companions. According to my diary, I stayed for 4 nights. Euronymous (and Dead) was a kind man. “I’m here to show you Mayhem’s rehearsal.” He took the trouble to contact Necrobutcher and Hellhammer and showed me Mayhem’s rehearsal in the basement. I think these photos are historically valuable, so I decided to publish them before I died. Thanks to Euronymous, Dead, and Mayhem. Thank you so much for great memories! 

"In some aspects, this show is black metal's equivalent of the infamous Sex Pistols gig at the Pingvin club in Oslo in 1977, where several thousand people have in retrospect claimed to be there, whereas the club only holds around 200 people. The Mayhem gig holds the same kind of status.

I was 16 at the time and traveled over 400km by train to stay in Mayhem's apartment in Vevelstad. I arrived the night before the gig. The apartment was full of people: Nella (who drew the Mayhem logo), Demonaz from soon-to-be Immortal, Maniac, 2 people from the Greek fanzine and a bunch of crazy people from the Sarpsborg and Fredrikstad area. The atmosphere was god damn electric. I had never felt such a vibe before.

In the afternoon we all took the train to Jessheim. I guess the train station in Jessheim never ever since saw such a nefarious and out of this world - looking gang of people.

At certain times it seems like the band is living on the edge of starvation. How long can you live the life you do?

Desperation, 1306, Giotto Di Bondone

Medium: fresco