Mayhem β Deathcrush
- intothewellsabyss
- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min read
π πππ πππ ππππππ - πππππππππππ ππππ πππππ ππππππππ π’π§ ππ‘π πππππππ π¨πΒ ππππ ππππ & πππππ πππππβ¦
August 16, 1987 β Mayhem released their debut EP, Deathcrush on 12β vinyl via the Posercorpse record label. (Listen)
It was reissued via Deathlike SilenceΒ in 1993.
Pictured is the Deathlike Silence Productions reissue (Anti Mosh 003/Anti-Mosh 003) released in 1993.
This was the first pressing on CD.
The original release was limited to 1,000 copies. It was recorded at Creative Studios in Kolbotn, Norway during February-March 1987.
The original βDeathcrushβ demo tape was released before the 12" LP version. The labels on the tape version were hand written.
The first edition on the 12β vinyl version had a pressing error that made the color of the sleeve come out pink, not red. The 1993 CD/LP were both properly printed red, however the 1998 bootleg picture disc LP is pink like the original 1987 LP.
There are many bootleg versions, in all thinkable fashions, the Posercorpse Picture Disc (above) from 1998 is a bootleg.
The LP & CD covers have a picture of cut-off hands on exhibition, Mauritania.
On some editions, (Weird) Manheim and Pure Fucking Armageddon are combined into one track.
The outro only appeared on the original demo tape, original LP and many bootlegs, it was unlisted on the cover. It could previously also be downloaded via the band's official website. The outro appears in a "supermix" on the LP - it runs faster than on the MC.
Background:
Though influential to Black Metal, its lyrics and sound were largely influenced by Thrash Metal bands. After vocalist Dead joined the group, the band adopted darker lyrical topics and guitarist Euronymous (Γystein Aarseth) started rejecting most other Metal bands as their lyrics turned towards "ππππππ ππ πππππππ" and "ππππππ" topics instead of death worship; he "π πππππ ππππππ ππ ππ ππππ πππππππ πππ ππ‘πππππ".
(π΄πππππ’ππππ)
Dead stated that the lyrics "ππππβπ πππ ππ πππ, πππ ππππ’ πππ πππππ π πππ π ππππ ππππππ ππππ πππ ππππππ’".
(π³πππ)
The opening track Silvester Anfang was provided to the band by German electronic music composer Conrad Schnitzler (Tangerine Dream), after Euronymous found Schnitzler's home address and sat outside his house until he was eventually invited in.
(π΄πππππ’ππππ)
Euronymous then asked Schnitzler to compose an intro for the album; rather than record a new composition Schnitzler gave Euronymous a random piece from his archives, which would later become known as Silvester Anfang.
(π³πππ πππ π΄πππππ’ππππ)
Drummer Kjetil Manheim later stated that the band's sound was "πππππππππ ππππ (πππ ππππππ ππππππππππ) πππ πππ ππππ πππ ππ ππππππ, ππ ππ ππππ πππ πππ ππππππππ πππ π π ππππππππ".
(π΄πππππ’ππππ πππ πΊπππππ πΌππππππ)
He also noted that there was "ππ πππ‘, ππππππ ππ πππππ" and "ππ ππππππππ: ππππ, πππππ, ππππππ πππ ππππ πππ ππππ π π ππππππππ πππ ππππππ πππππ".
In 2008, Daniel Ekeroth wrote, "πππ ππ π πππππππππππ (π°ππππππ πππ πΏππ βπ³πππβ πΎππππ) ππππππ ππππ πππππ πππππππ ππππ ππππππππ, πππ ππππππππ ππ π·πΏπΏπΆ ππππ’ πππππππ’ πππππππ πππ πππππππ πππππ ππππ π ππππ ππππππ ππ πππππππ πππ πππ πππππ. πΈπβπ π πππ ππππππππππ ππππ Γπ’πππππ πππππππππ’ π ππ ππππ’ ππππ π³ππππ πΌππππ πππ πΆππππππππ".
(π³πππππ π΄ππππππ, ππππππ ππ πππ ππππ, ππ πππππ π³ππππ πΌππππ)
According to Dead, most, but not all of the lyrics were written by bassist Necrobutcher.
(πΉΓΈππ βπ½πππππππππππβ πππππππππ)
Maniac performed vocals on all of the tracks except Pure Fucking Armageddon, which was sung by Messiah.
(πΌπππππ)
The Venom cover Witching Hour was sung by Messiah and Maniac. Manheim played piano on (Weird) Manheim.
(πΌπππππ πππ πΌππππππ ππππππ πππ πππππππππ ππ π³πππππππππ, π·πΏπΎπ½)
Critical Reception:
Despite its limited print run, the mini-album appeared in the top 20 on Kerrang! magazine's album charts.
"Chainsaw Gutsfuck" was voted "πΌπππ πΆπππππππ π»π’ππππ π΄πππ" by Blender in 2006.
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