"Since I felt it would be rather cliché to interview the Norwegian band Mayhem—and since both you and I would end up learning the same things from them—I decided it would be better to reach out to Desolation, a Greek band that has released a demo and a split CD with other bands, where two of their members—Antonis (vocals) and Vangelis (drums)—had met Mayhem in Norway.
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Day one. January 28, 1990. I left Greece at 9:30 in the morning and arrived in Norway at 2:30 [14:30], specifically in Oslo. They’d told me to take off my earrings and piercings because they’re a big deal there [in the sense that they're frowned upon]. As soon as I arrived at the airport, Vangelis, our drummer, was waiting for me. They wouldn’t let me through customs because I didn’t have enough money for them, and they wanted to send me back. The cop there insisted that I didn’t even have a place to stay. So Vangelis had to go to Mayhem’s house and call one of their members to talk to the cop. Here I should mention that to get from Oslo to Mayhem’s house, you have to take the train and spend a lot of time on it. I waited until 5:30 [17:30], when Vangelis finally arrived with Hellhammer"- Interview with Antonis Orologas from Desolation, Total rage zine #2, 1991 , part 1 🦇
(these were the two Greek guys who overstayed their welcome like Marcin, and were mentioned by several Mayhem members because of it. Big thanks to the follower of ours who found the zine and translated it! @azurescreen Also, these photos are from the zine, so, new ones!)
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